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Home Decorating and Thrifted Treasures 30 Days of Daily Blogging – A Personal Challenge Day #2 I woke up with a smile on my face this morning because I knew that after my quiet time, after watching birds on my feeder for a little while, after watering our garden beds and getting dressed, I’d be […]
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30 Days of Daily Blogging A Personal Challenge Day #1 For the past several months, I’ve woken up almost each morning and had a daily bout with purpose. What am I doing here?! What difference am I making? What can I do to help people? Do you relate at all?! I think this is due […]
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Lemon Cilantro Vinaigrette Okay, I love this dressing. I think I love it just as much as my tried and true, all time favorite dressing, so I guess I have two favorite salad dressings now?! Honestly, I eat this stuff on literally everything. Sandwiches. Eggs. Egg sandwiches. Salads (so good with arugua + parm). I […]
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Three Way To Rest From Work Austin Photographer I am so bad at sitting down!! Honestly, resting is a challenge for me. I love work! I love to be busy achieving my goals and working towards something and checking things off of lists. But if I don’t rest, my work suffers. My creativity dwindles and […]
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Two Oaks on Rockledge It was a spur of the moment decision but the best memories are usually made accident anyway. I’d wanted to do a front porch session with my grandparents, Bob and Peg (or as we call them, Mimi and Papa), since the beginning of this year, and I just happened to be […]
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Lovingly Looking Back on 2020 A Photographic Recap of My Favorite Personal Memories of 2020 This year had challenges, as very year does. Of course 2020 was more of an uphill climb than most, but there was still so much beauty and joy, and I wanted to take a moment to look back on all […]
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This year I’ve found new ways to relish in self care that all center around being at home. I’ve always loved home dearly, and with all the extra time in the house this year that hasn’t changed, but it has forced me to be a little more creative with the ways I choose to “treat” […]
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Lately I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what gives my life purpose. I work from home, I’ve been isolated for months (due to COVID), my interactions with friends and family have decreased and I’ve been left with my work related to-do list, laundry, and grocery shopping. And please don’t get me wrong, grateful […]
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Nothing fancy! Just family time in the mountains. When all your people are gathered close it seems nothing else is really necessary. Simple is sacred. Scrambled eggs at the picnic table, scripture on the porch, chippies on the patio, sunshine behind the trees. A slow, sunny morning at the cabin in the mountains!
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Bowie’s Fifth Birthday Recently our Golden Doodle, Bowie, turned five years old! Bowie has contributed only highlights to our lives (well, maybe aside from the time he somehow got second hand skunked) and celebrating another year with him following us at our heels was very easy! If you haven’t met Bowie, he hasn’t met a […]
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