Beautiful. Or as I prefer to call it: Beauty Full. True beauty isn't about mirrors or makeup. It's about being comfortable in your own skin. True beauty is easier to possess than it is to feel. Just because you are beautiful, doesn't mean you feel that way. Sometimes we need to be reminded. At least I do, anyway. I ne[...]
It’s easy to follow a blog, get caught up in the endless pictures, and then start to feel bad. Pictures of a perfectly clean home. Of delicious, home cooked meals making their way to the family dinner table every night. Of Mom’s dressed up in adorable colored skinny jeans with a J.Crew statement necklace and…gasp…high heels[...]
I'm really trying to be better about actually cooking the meals we eat for dinner. I set a goal of making dinner at least 3 times during the work week. I know many of you will laugh, but for me, this is a challenge. Which is why I've found I have a better chance of meeting my goal when I use yummy recipes that don't take all day (an[...]
{via} (names of those mentioned in this post have been changed to protect privacy) When you’re labeled as one of the popular kids growing up, you are given a power. And the way I see it, you get to choose early on in life just how you are going to use that power. For good, or for bad. To be the mean girl. Or be th[...]
It's been a long time since I updated you on my "hair" situation. I suppose I've felt like I couldn't come back to you until I had good news to report... Until I could tell you that I had stopped... That I had found a way to overcome this... To be stronger than my urges... To win. But unfortunately, my news for you today... I[...]
Dear Friends, I hope you're smiling now. I know I am. love, this proud Momma[...]
It's no secret that I like to entertain. I like an excuse to take out my cute dishes and fabric napkins, to make yummy treats and sugary drinks, to sit around the table with dear friends and laugh the night away. And then there comes that time of year (my favorite time of year), when the smell of fireplaces, and fresh rain on the pav[...]
