florence | piazza pitti palace

When I was planning out the final leg of our Europe trip, there was no doubt that my mom and I wanted to stay at the Piazza Pitti Palace in Florence again. We made a last-minute hotel change last year and it was one of the best surprises of the trip. Not only does the […]
farmhouse christmas blog tour 2019

If you’re hopping over from Love Grows Wild, then welcome! If you’re a regular here, you’re most welcome, too! Sooo, when I said yes to participating in this year’s Farmhouse Christmas Blog Tour organized by Sheila of Maison De Cinq, I had no idea I would be just a few weeks out from major shoulder […]
basket full of yarn & crochet update

So, I have fully embraced the crocheting thing! I made three trips to the craft store last week, which is no small thing because I couldn’t drive. I had to ask someone to take me and witness me exploring this new world of yarn. I’ve actually always been drawn to yarn and have found excuses […]
favorite things 2019

Today, I’m excited to be a part of the 10 year anniversary of Favorite Things by Melissa of 320 Sycamore! She is one of the first bloggers I ever met. We met nine years ago at the Blissdom blog conference and, unbeknownst to her, she became one of my mentors. I looked at her as […]
Armchair inspiration

There is only so much sitting and watching TV that I can handle. Don’t get me wrong…I love a lazy day now and then or a movie marathon, but I’ve been operating at 50% or less for a few weeks now. Especially during the first two weeks of recovery, I was medicated, sore, tired, and […]
Keeping my hands busy

Before I get into today’s post, I wanted to let you know that the Arhaus giveaway has been extended to my allow entries to my blog, so those who aren’t on Instagram can enter as well or those who entered on Instagram can have another chance to enter. Just go back to the giveaway post […]
Customizing a sofa & arhaus giveaway

** This giveaway is closed. Congratulations to the winner, Brooke Morrow! ** This post is sponsored by Arhaus. As always, all opinions and words are honest and my own. (And you’re going to want to stick around, because this is one of the biggest giveaways I’ve ever hosted!) Shopping for a sofa can be an […]
Lucca Purchases

One of the things I was looking forward to most about our day trip to Lucca was visiting Officina Della Pelle, the family-owned leather store I bought so many beautiful pieces from last year. Last year, I visited the leather store at the end of the day, so I wasn’t able to get any of […]