Please tell me I'm not the only one who suffers from having totally unrealistic expectations about what I'm going to be able to accomplish over the summer months! When my kids were little and the summer days involved running through sprinklers, blowing bubbles, hours spent at the park and praying that I could make it to naptime without falling over from exhaustion, I imagined that the summer days with teenagers would mean I would have unlimited time to check projects off of my list and lay ... continue reading...
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Honey Tea Cake Loaf with Lemon Glaze
Last spring, I asked my husband to pick up some flour for me at the store on his way home. If you remember what life was like in the spring of 2020, you're probably already chuckling to yourself. Because you know that trying to find flour in a store felt like trying to find a unicorn. I think that there had to be some kind of record broken last year for the number of sourdough starters created. In our house, we baked countless loaves of banana bread, tried our hands at homemade pretzels and ... continue reading...
A New Gig!
Friends, I'm so thrilled to announce that I have a new gig! I'm now a contributing writer for the amazing Joyful Life community which includes their blog and magazine! "The Joyful Life inspires women to pursue joy and discover beauty in their daily lives by grounding their hearts in Christ, leading them to live and love well —for the purpose of glorifying God." My first article was published recently and I would love for you to head on over to their site to read it and, hopefully, ... continue reading...
Lessons From Growing Out My Bangs
My hairstyle has included bangs for 95% of my life. But last year I decided that if I was going to be stuck at home that it would be the perfect time to grow them out. If you've ever grown out your bangs then you know that it can be an agonizing process and that you will second guess your decision every day, especially when they're still too short to pull back in a ponytail and you're constantly trying to keep them out of your face. I'm at the mid-way point right now. Where they are blending ... continue reading...
Painted Staircase Handrail Makeover
Hello friends! Happy almost Spring! Between the historic ice storms we had here in Oregon, power outages as a result of the ice storms and subsequent school closures due to the power outages, I feel like I'm finally getting my bearings again and making it back to relative normality. Although we are still dealing with storm damage and have spent every weekend taking a chainsaw to downed trees and cleaning up debris. But, I'm here today to share with you a makeover that I did MONTHS ago but never ... continue reading...
