Blog Posts

  • I have a lot of people in my life who have really shaped me to the person I am today. I’ve always heard people say “It takes a village” to raise children or to help your child grow and even though I’m not a parent, as a teacher I feel that. I feel that because…

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  • August 2nd is a day that I don’t often think much of… It quickly approaches and then once it’s here, it hits me. It shouldn’t surprise me, obviously the second comes after the first, so I don’t get why I’m so shocked every time it rolls around. Five years ago, in the early morning of…

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  • It’s dirt season, which means my husband works long hours and our conversations happen at 5am over a cup of coffee before he runs out the door. Dirt season is a grind. The alarm goes off right after you shut your eyes it seems, but you have to make hay while the sun shines, right?…

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  • There are a lot of things that make my heart happy and I find that when I can focus on those things, life is just so sweet. I spent A LOT of time the last couple of weeks cooking in my little kitchen. Some of my recipes turned out great, others did not (I should’ve…

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  • Recipe Three: Egg Roll Pasta

    Let’s be honest. I don’t really know what to call this dish. All I know is that it’s delicious and I used a couple of ingredients I got off of Thrive Market to make it. When I’m cooking in the kitchen and just kind of making things up as I go, I rarely measure things.…

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  • I love trying different products-hair, makeup, skincare. The list goes on. One of my most recent finds that I’ve been LOVING is Pure Haven. I saw a cleaning product from this brand on an Instagram story one day so I decided to go on the website and take a look. I’ve been trying to use…

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  • Let’s be real. I don’t as much as I should. I don’t do well in the quiet. My mind is always going a million miles a minute and even when I’m sitting in a chair in a room with no one around I’m talking to myself in my head or thinking about what I need…

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  • Who loves the egg bites at Starbucks? Me. Who loves easy breakfast options? Me. Who loves anything with cheese and bacon? Me. If you’re reading this and you can relate to any of those things you’ve come to the right place. Even though it’s summer, I love to do a little meal prep and have…

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  • It’s summer which means time for everything to be topped with BBQ sauce. My husband and I recently bought the new Busch Light Peach beer and while I was sampling it, I thought to myself “This would make a good BBQ sauce!” So…I decided to give that a go. I’m new to this whole writing…

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  • I love to cook and bake, shocker right? From homemade mac and cheese to rich chocolate cakes topped with chocolate buttercream, I love to do it all. BUT my favorite thing to make is my husband’s sandwiches for lunch during the working season. My hubby works long hours in the summertime. It’s weird because his…

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