I’ve been organizing my space since I was a little girl sharing a room with my sister in my parents’ house–you better believe that my side of the room was neat, tidy, and organized! I’m all about creating organizational systems that are functional, practical, and easy to implement and maintain. Today, on my podcast, I’m [Continue Reading…]
From Brown to Blue: Painting Our Front Door
This is what our house looked like when we looked at it for the first time back in February. Everything dead and winter-y (shudder), and a big, ugly brown front door. Here’s another shot on the day we closed in March. #BeardedRiley As you can see, the brown front door totally blends in with the brown [Continue Reading…]
Making a House a Home Vlog No. 4
Previous installments: Making a House a Home Vlogs 1 here, 2 here, 3 here. We have spent the entire month of August getting our home prepared for fall. Both Riley and I are very seasonal people, meaning that we are very affected by the change of season, and that’s reflected in our behaviors, schedules, purchases, recipes, [Continue Reading…]
30 Minutes
In four and a half years of blogging, I have never written a post like this. It’s 8:29pm on Monday night, and I still haven’t written tomorrow’s (today’s) post. I’ve been working on other projects all day–finalizing my Etsy fall line, communicating with mentees, prepping our home for our friends who are visiting this weekend. When [Continue Reading…]
5 Things to Consider When You’re Deciding Where to Spend Holidays With Your Spouse
With the first day of September coming up this Thursday (what?), it’s time to start thinking about holiday travel and solidifying plans, flights, and reservations. The longer you wait, the more stressful and expensive holiday travel gets! Take it from me, I’ve lived away from my nuclear family for over seven years now and have done my [Continue Reading…]
Listener Simplification: Living Without Modern Conveniences | EP23 Simplify Everything
Today I hosted my first guest on Simplify Everything! (Woo hoo!) I chatted with Hannah Olson from Just Bee Blog about living without modern conveniences. She and her husband live in rural Minnesota without a dishwasher, dryer, or television. You will love listening to her story–she embraces simplicity and has found great peace and joy [Continue Reading…]
My Updated Cleaning Routine + The One Change That Made It Click
If you’re wondering why I haven’t shared recipes or cleaning routines or any other kind of homemaking tip in a while, it’s because I completely fell off the homemaking bandwagon this summer. I became so immersed in everything that makes up my work (the Blogger Mentorship Program–15 mentees at the moment!, my Etsy summer and fall [Continue Reading…]
Organizing Our Pantry Vlog
I originally planned on writing a full post with photos to accompany this vlog, but completing this project took me all day, it’s now 9:30pm, and I want to take a bubble bath and go to bed! 😉 To accomplish that, I’m just sharing the vlog. If you’re interested in a full blog post on pantry organization, let [Continue Reading…]
How I Manage and Style My Long, High-Maintenance Hair
After releasing my latest podcast episode, 5 Things I Don’t Simplify, I received numerous requests from listeners for a blog post explaining my hair care routine in greater detail. (If you didn’t listen to that episode and want a little background, I talk about my hair starting at 6:00 minutes in!) Basically, I have very [Continue Reading…]
How to Plan an Adult Birthday Party (Post + Vlog)
My sister-in-law’s birthday was last Thursday, and I hosted a party for her to celebrate. She’s one of my very best friends, and this was the first party/event we’ve hosted in our new house, so I was very excited for it! There were nine guests total–six adults and three children, and everyone was family. Today, I’m [Continue Reading…]
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