It’s been a bit of a slow week around here on the blog, but we have been busy playing hooky from work and school and enjoying some quality time with family. Sometimes I just get the urge to slow things down a bit and take some intentional time to make memories and do the things … Read more
It has been a whirlwind of a week…in a really good way! We had our first visitors for a ski vacation and we were SO excited to play host. I wish they could stay forever…but I can’t blame them for wanting to return to warm and sunny AZ! It was fun for them to be … Read more
The New Year always makes me a little bit emotional. This year I feel even more emotional than usual. My kiddos went back to school yesterday and to be honest, I have been avoiding writing this post, and getting back to work a bit so that I could spend these last few days of … Read more
Oh my goodness, where has this month gone? I feel like we were even lucky and got an extra week this year since Thanksgiving was earlier, but whoa! Time flies when you’re having fun! Every year at this time I feel a little bit like there are so many things on my list I wish … Read more
Everyday when my email alerts me to something new in my inbox, I get a little ping of excitement, but in June, that excitement turned to total exhilaration when I opened up an email from the team at Better Homes & Gardens inviting me to the Better Homes & Gardens StyleMaker event in NYC in … Read more
Hello Monday! Today is a hard re-entry into real life. We had the chance to sneak away for a few days to Scottsdale, AZ to soak up the sun and attend a work conference with John. We always try to take the kids with us whenever possible so that we can enjoy some family time, … Read more
Happy Monday! How are you today? I am feeling like I could happily crawl back into bed for a long nap, but there’s no time for that! I have finishing details on this darn house to manage! We just scheduled our stuff to be delivered from LA in a little over a week. I can’t … Read more
I don’t know how it is that my Monday morning recaps always seem to turn into Monday afternoon recaps. 😉 These days, especially with the renovation going on, just get away from me SO quickly! With the kids gone all day at school I thought for sure I would get SO much accomplished, well…that remains … Read more
Oh wow! Time flies when you’re having fun…or moving across the country. 😉 I cannot believe that I haven’t even had a minute to sit down and blog in the last 10 days. It has truly been a whirlwind around here! Moving was hard enough, but moving into an unfinished basement to live in during … Read more
Today is the day. The movers have come and gone, the carpets have been cleaned and we are handing the keys over to our renters tonight. This is a wild ride. I was reading a sweet story few days ago, trying to find some comfort in this whole move situation, and there, staring back at … Read more
Happy Tuesday! I love it when I get to say Tuesday when I’m doing a weekend recap…because that means it was a great 3 day weekend and that we are that much closer to the next one! 😉 I hope you all had a wonderful time celebrating with friends and family. Do you have big … Read more
Happy Monday! I am suffering from a bit of a weekend hangover…no, not that kind…just too much fun in the sun with my favorite peeps. 🙂 I’m longing for those days to continue and not to be forced back to school and work. 🙂 This was an extra special weekend for me and I was … Read more
Happy Monday! How was your weekend? With Mother’s day yesterday and the school year wrapping up in just two weeks, our weekend was full of family activities, sports banquets and very needed haircuts. Andy cracks me up. He is usually an “I need my hair cut every 4 weeks” kind of kid, but lately he … Read more
What a week! So much has happened at the Utah house, I’m actually headed back up there today because there are so many decisions to be made. All of this back and forth, leaving my kiddos and hubby behind are starting to wear on all of us I think. This weekend my sweet husband surprised … Read more
Yesterday was the first of many “endings” for me here in this house…at least until we return. 😉 You are all familiar with me sharing home tours and pictures of our home design, but I’ve been keeping a bit of a secret for the last three years. It has been a bit of a challenge … Read more
I started blogging about 11 years ago. Way before blogging was really “a thing” I was hammering out post after post on my TypePad blog sharing scrapbook pages I had made, recipes I was cooking up and lots of pictures of my kids. It was a fun outlet I used as a young mom who … Read more
This whole moving thing just got real. We are in escrow on our very own 1980’s Fixer Upper. I can’t believe it. For the last few months as I’ve wandered through what seems like hundreds of homes, refreshed Redfin and Realtor.com practically every 3 hours looking for new listings, and poured over every home source … Read more
I feel so fortunate to work with some of the best companies on the planet, and HomeGoods is definitely one of them. Back in 2012, HomeGoods ran a contest on Facebook for fans of their page. I, of course, being a huge HomeGoods fan couldn’t help but enter…the prize was a $250 gift card! Visions … Read more
I’m so excited to be heading to Alt Summit today in sunny Palm Springs, but I have to say part of me wishes I could just stay home and snuggle my babies. January has been a super wild, fun and emotionally draining month. Between trips to NYC for an amazing, dream meeting with HomeGoods, (more … Read more
I am so excited to be heading back to my favorite city later this month, but boy, it is going to be cold! I have been to NYC in the winter before (well, technically I guess it was still fall, but it was December and the 18 degree temps sure made it feel like winter. … Read more
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. It’s always amazing to me when it seems like we spend countless hours preparing for the holidays over a period of several months, and then poof! it’s all over in the blink of an eye. A new year often brings with it the … Read more
I can’t believe that it has been two and a half weeks since the BHG StyleMaker event already. Time sure flies! I am excited to tell you all about it and share pictures. I also want to make sure and answer the questions that I had before I left. Hopefully, if you find your self … Read more
You guys! I cannot believe that I am headed to NYC in just 12 short days! I have always wanted to visit NYC in the fall and I am SUPER excited…but I am also totally stressing! Packages have been arriving practically daily a I try and sort out just what to wear. I feel like … Read more
It has been a long time since I took the chance on the blog to just write about life. I started this little blog 10 years ago next month…can you believe that? I can’t! While it’s changed names a few times and evolved with me as I have grown up, I want to get back … Read more
There are always so many things that I want to share with you all, but they just don’t quite deserve a post on their own, or don’t necessarily fit into one of my usual blogging categories. So, I’ve decided I have to do something about this problem because sometimes, I just want to chat about … Read more
The kids (particularly Ash) has been begging all summer for a lemonade stand and bake sale. Like any good mom, I have been dragging my feet and keep putting it off. It sounded like a lot of work for me, only to earn them money to buy a bunch of junk…you know…all those little trinkets … Read more