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  • Homemade Christmas | Local Honey

    Homemade Christmas | Local Honey

    Some of you may know that my dad and uncle are beekeepers and for the past couple years they’ve helped Adam keep a hive on the roof at Cardinal Spirits. About a month or so ago he was up there to check on the bees and discovered they’d swarmed and left the hive (not uncommon…

  • Quirk 2017 Holiday Cards

    Happy Holidays, everyone! Now that I’ve addressed, stamped and mailed out all of our cards, I wanted to share with you how they turned out this year! It only took about 387 shots to get both kids looking in the same direction, not blinking and smiling at the same time. But we did it! WE…

  • Our Farmhouse | Mini Living Room Makeover

    Today I’m excited to show you a little progress I’ve made in the living space of our farmhouse – the upper living room. We have so many different projects in motion right now so instead of waiting until the entire space is finished (and furnished!) I wanted to highlight the little changes that have made a…

  • Our Farmhouse | Master Bedroom

    I’m so excited to show you my master bedroom makeover using second hand, self made and pieces bought on sale. It took me a week to pull everything together, including three coats of new wall paint, repainted trim and the ceiling. Phew. It was a lot of work, but fun work. Come on over and have…

  • Our Farmhouse | Felix’s Room

    We’re on a roll updating the farmhouse and today I’m so excited to post photos of Felix’s room! While most of my decorating preferences lean towards neutrals, I just love color in kids’ rooms. I incorporated many of the items from Felix’s bright nursery (first here and updated here) from our old house but went bold…

  • Our Farmhouse | Bathroom Update

    We’ve official owned our little farmhouse in the country for an entire month!  We love living out here and we’ve had a lot of fun making updates to the property. We’ve dug over 1000 square feet of gardens, removed an entire 1970s addition to the house (a sunroom that will now be a patio) and…

  • How to Plan for the Whole 30

    With the New Year just around the corner, it’s time for me to get prepped for another Whole 30 Challenge.  Last January was my first go at it and I saw amazing results.  While I’ve stuck to a balance of about 80/20 true paleo, the Holidays have been a little gluttonous and I’m ready to clean up…

  • Follow Up to the Whole 30

    Since posting my Whole 30 experiment I’ve had so many of you ask questions that I’ve wanted to follow up on. Let’s get right to it!  Are you still following the Whole 30 guidelines? For the most part – yes.  I make exceptions for about two to three meals a week, depending on my social plans. Through trial…

  • The Whole 30 Challenge Review

    This January, I indulged in the Whole 30 Challenge. My goal was to to only eat whole foods. No added sugar, no grains, no legumes, no alcohol. And it was the best month of my life… A lot of you have been asking about my experience with the Whole 30 and I’m excited to share the results. I’ll share my…