Tonight we had the “moms” over for a small dinner party for Rick’s birthday. The plan was to eat outside but with a storm brewing, I realized we may need to move the dinner inside. I had just taken down my summer tablescape to make way for fall decor. With the chance of our dinner …
If I’m in the kitchen cooking and going so far as to share a recipe then you should know two things. One, it’s easy and two, it’s yummy. I am not a kitchen person. AT ALL. Put me in a kitchen to decorate it but not to cook in it! However, I sucked it up …
What I miss most about living in Chicago is the wide variety of both shopping and food. I still crave Numero Uno pizza, Portello’s Italian beef sandwiches and Ricobene’s chicken vesuvio. I also miss having Nordstrom, Saks, Bloomingdales and Nieman Marcus stores close by. Back in the day the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale was my shopping …
Plus my first (and last) TIK TOK video! I’m almost 50 and last fall created a life and style hobby blog after the youngest of four kids left for college. I needed an empty-nester project, hence the blog! It’s been awesome. It’s challenging, I’m learning new skills, sharing home projects and finding a niche with …
The Nordstrom Anniversary sale is underway. Well it is for cardholders (from August 4 – 13th card members have early access depending on card member “status” i.e. Icon, Ambassador, Influencer or Insider). For non-card members, sale access opens up on April 19th. For more specific sale info, details on becoming a card member or want …
Due to COVID-19, wearing a mask in public is necessary and really important. When wearing masks ½ of our faces are covered including one of our best features, our smiles. This is unfortunate since our smiles are a big indicator of expressing ourselves positively to other people. With half of our face hidden, we can …
I don’t have a green thumb. Year after year, season after season I purchase flowers, plants and trees and undoubtedly, they all die a slow death. Just can’t seem to get it together enough to keep live plants alive. I either water them too much, not enough or simply forget about them all together (I …
After four years at the University of Tennessee she’s done it! Ella graduated from college with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree! I would have preferred more pomp and less circumstance though! Due to COVID-19 Ella’s commencement ceremony on May 9 was cancelled. So bummed. Instead of being in Knoxville, Tennessee to watch Ella …
I did this DIY last Saturday. A day that I needed a good project to keep my mind off what was originally planned to happen that day. Last Saturday was (supposed to be) Ella’s commencement graduation ceremony at the University of Tennessee. The weekend was planned for celebrating Ella with family and friends. Instead, because …
I’ve gotten notice that my office is opening back up this week to its employees. Next week we can start bringing in clients for face to face meetings. So after 8 weeks of working from home, I’m heading back to work! I’m not 100% sure of how I feel about returning to work in regards …