This is a repost from the archives. This post was originally published in March of 2016; it is one of my favorite posts of the past four years of blogging. We’re all wounded. We can hide behind staged photos and plastered smiles, but we all live with real hurt. We all have aches and bruises [Continue Reading…]
Go to Ikea for a Better Marriage
A theme central to marriage is refinement–learning to love selflessly through triumphant joy and hard challenges, resulting in becoming a “better person,” which in my world translates to becoming more like Jesus. This process is traditionally thought of as long-winded; over years of time, slow change, transformation, and refinement occurs as married couples learn to communicate, [Continue Reading…]
Podcast Guest Information | Simplify Everything Update
I published guest information last week in this blog post, but not every podcast listener is a blog reader (and vice versa)! Today, on my podcast, I’m explaining more about being a guest on my show–who I’d love to talk to, what I’d love to talk about, and why it’s important to me to host guests. If [Continue Reading…]
How to Avoid Adult Meltdowns in High-Stress Situations
Toddlers have meltdowns and throw temper tantrums all the time. Obviously, because they’re toddlers. It’s expected and accepted. Adult meltdowns? Not so acceptable. However, in high-stress situations, it seems that adults are just as susceptible to meltdowns as little children. I’ve seen grown men and women cry, scream, and carry on just like toddlers when [Continue Reading…]
What I’m Loving (August 2016)
Today is the third installment of an ongoing post series, What I’m Loving (June edition, July edition), where I share what I’ve been loving lately in the following categories: Food and Drink, Makeup and Beauty, Home Décor and Products, Entertainment (TV, Music, Books, Internet), Clothing and Accessories, and Priceless. Let’s get started! As always, any Amazon links I share are [Continue Reading…]
What I Use to Paint My Nails at Home
When I was single, there was about a year time span where I got my nails done at the salon every two weeks like clockwork. I was living on my own in Austin with a very modest salary, so I didn’t have a lot of disposable income. Getting my nails done was an affordable indulgence that [Continue Reading…]
Why I Decided To Be A Stay-At-Home-Wife (With No Kids!)
This is a repost from the archives. Original posting date: August 14, 2015. I’m reposting this post because the decision explained here, however “weird” or unpopular, has singlehandedly shaped my husband and my lifestyle, marriage, and routine more than anything else in our life. Me not working in the traditional sense allows us freedom and simplicity that we [Continue Reading…]
5 Things I DON’T Simplify | EP22 Simplify Everything
I love to simplify–but not everything! Today I’m sharing five things that I intentionally don’t simplify. Listen to find out what I keep complicated and why! 😉 I’d love to hear what you don’t simplify, too. Comment below or call in to my show’s voicemail here. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to [Continue Reading…]
Want to be a guest on my podcast?
I am so excited about this post! Even before I launched my podcast in February, I looked forward to hosting guests on my show. Today’s the day–woo hoo! (If you don’t know, my podcast is called Simplify Everything; you can read how and why I launched it here and find a list of episodes here.) I wanted to [Continue Reading…]
Making a House a Home Vlog No. 3
Making a House a Home Vlogs 1 and 2 here. If you haven’t already, you may want to read about our bedroom furniture nightmare story that I included in my anniversary recap post yesterday. It’s the very reason why I’m sharing another installment of Making a House a Home today! We’ve now been in our [Continue Reading…]
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