Here’s a fun fact you may not — oh, who are we kidding? You probably do if you read le blog — know about me: I’m a huge nerd when it comes to history, literature, arts, and the like. I just am. I like watching the History Channel and reading works by...
Have you ever been smack-dab in the middle of doing something when you realized — oopsie! — you don’t dig whatever you are doing as much as you thought you would? In the midst of painting my home office, I experienced that very sort of unsettling epiphany that...
A few weeks ago, my friend Sara asked me to participate in a “Secret Sister Gift Exchange.” I didn’t hesitate, because I believe right now we could all use a little extra joy in our lives. And in agreeing, well, I inadvertently set myself upon the...
Growing up, I don’t remember a time in my life when I wasn’t surrounded by friends. My brother, sister, and I lived in a house on the lake with our mom. My grandparents lived next door, and they had a pool — with a slide and a diving board, y’all. It...
When we bought our first house, it definitely fell under the “fixer-upper” umbrella. And while we weren’t ready to tackle big home renovations when we first moved in (we had two kids under two and it was a scorching hot summer in the South!), we knew...
