Holiday Gift Guide 2023
Below is this year's list of some of my favorite places to shop & ideas for gifts. I love collecting ideas throughout the year so that,...
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- Nov 18, 2022
Holiday Gift Guide 2022
I really enjoy giving gifts around the holidays, however I always try to gift things I'm certain someone would love, which can sometimes...
- Jun 2, 2022
Organizing Our Hall Closet
When we moved into our house a couple of months ago, I was so excited to finally have a hall closet to store items that we want to have...
- Apr 3, 2022
Simple Office Essentials + My New Studio Space
We recently bought our first house, and one of the requirements was a space that could be used as a combined office-studio as I work...
- Feb 21, 2022
Simple Essentials for Hosting a Dinner Party
Hosting get togethers with good friends is one of our very favorite things to do! Creating a warm, welcoming, beautiful space is...
- Aug 24, 2021
Organizing Our Basement Shelves
We are so lucky to live in a beautiful, good-sized townhouse right outside of DC. While it has plenty of space for the two of us to live...
- Mar 18, 2021
Mom Advice: How Did You Decide When To Have Kids?
Cary and I have always known we wanted to have kids (definitely one, possibly two). And, I always thought that my early 30's would be the...
- Feb 3, 2021
Loving Lately: White Dinnerware
I am a sucker for beautiful dinnerware. I prefer things to be on the simple side - white, clean lines, and symmetrical. I also love...
- Jan 26, 2021
Simple Spice Storage
I first want to say that we absolutely love our rental - it's a spacious townhouse with lots of natural light and space for being so...
- Dec 17, 2020
Home Essentials: Kitchen & Dining Linens
I've gotten questions about the kitchen and dining linens we use, so I figured I would write a little post about them. We are all about...
- Dec 11, 2020
Our Favorite Cookbooks
Updated 12 Feb 2021 Since the spring, we've been cooking a lot at home and have gotten some use out of our cookbook collection, and I...
- Nov 28, 2020
Simple Holiday Decor
The holidays are here! I love seeing all of the trees and twinkle lights popping up around our neighborhood. There is something really...
- Nov 21, 2020
Mom Advice: Parenting
For the second piece in the Mom Advice series, I wanted to focus on a topic that moms know a lot about: parenting. I kept this one pretty...
- Oct 20, 2020
Home Essentials: Laundry Tools & Products
I, like most people, have been spending a lot more time around the house lately. I've found that having effective tools for daily chores,...
- Oct 7, 2020
Wardrobe Essentials: Clogs & Mules
Fall is here! It's always such a refreshing time, with the crisp air, vibrant colors, and what feels like the start of a new year in a...
- Oct 1, 2020
Mom Advice: How to Deal with Stress Related to COVID-19
These are stressful times. They are full of feelings of loneliness and isolation, fears of going to the grocery store or just being...
- Sep 21, 2020
Home Essentials: Barware
Cary has really gotten into cocktails this summer. He's been doing a ton of research on different liquors, techniques, flavor...
- Sep 8, 2020
Simple Beach Essentials
Gear While there are a lot of fancy gadgets out there, you really don't need a lot of stuff to enjoy time at the beach, and if you invest...
- Aug 24, 2020
How We Painted Our Rental
I am very thankful for rental apartments. They have allowed us to live affordably in grad school, and have been perfect for living in...
- Aug 10, 2020
A Simple Approach to Jewelry
I have really narrowed down my jewelry collection over the past few years, partly because I've been focusing on defining my own personal...
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