I’m all into the holiday spirit this year. My work days have looks like sipping hot coffee, holiday movies on the TV 24/7, and even watching it snow. This past weekend NC got a major snowstorm and while we made it out just fine here in Raleigh, there really is…
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Fall Home Decor Must Haves
I have kind of gone nuts with Target’s fall home decor this year. I’m sure I’m not the only one who walks through their aisles and wants 1 of everything! It’s all so stinking cute that I even had a hard time picking my 20 favorite home decor products for…
25 Introspective Journaling Prompts
As many of you know, I’ve gotten super into journaling lately. I’m all for finding ways to document life as well as find a little introspection in my day to day. Journaling can kind of be whatever you want it to be and is a great place to jot down…
One Year Older
As of today I am officially 27. It’s a little hard to believe and not because I’m one of those people that dreads getting older. On the contrary. I embrace getting older. It’s hard to believe because I feel like just last year I was turning 23 and the year…
8 Creative Ways to Document Your Life
I’ve always been a firm believer that memories and documenting memories is important. I understand the whole argument for being present in the moment and, for instance, not behind a camera but even being present there’s a lot that my mind doesn’t hold on to. When traveling or site seeing…
5 Trending Home Exteriors Painting Styles
I’ve been having major house hunting fever. I spend most of my evenings scrolling through listings, not even necessarily in Raleigh, daydreaming of what life would like in each home. Mike and I are are not quite to the stage of buying a home just yet, but my HGTV binging…
Actually Fun Ways to Exercise to Help You Meet Your Fitness Goals
For years I’ve had a love-hate relationship with working out. I typically hate it before I go and love the way I feel after I’m done. Regardless, it’s one of my intentions for this year to make fitness a big part of my life and to go from love-hate to…
Art Journal Inspiration
I’ve always loved to write. Obviously, that’s one of the main reasons for this blog. But even as a child and teenager I kept journals or sketchbooks. In college it was mostly for concepts and designs, but I miss the days when I documented my life as it was happening…
Holiday Decor That’s Pretty Year Round
Decorating for the holidays is pretty high on my list of favorite things to do, ever. Taking it all down after the New Year is definitely not on the list. However, as our collection of holiday decor grows I find myself gravitating towards items that honestly could be left up…
Modern Indoor Planters
*this post contains affiliate links* I’ve become quite the plant lady. Currently we have 12 plants in the house and I’m in the process of propagating 2 of my succulents which means at some point we will have a lot more. Since we live in a high rise we obviously…
The Fear of Traveling Somewhere New and How You Can Prepare For Your Trip
Mike and I are getting so excited because we have finally decided to take another big trip, just the two of us. This time we are striking out with Prague as our destination. Some of you may know that I actually studied abroad in Prague 4 years ago during my…
How to Evolve Together
Maybe it’s because I’m still young (25 is young, right?) but one of the main reasons that I see all the time for couples my age not staying together has to do with the couple evolving in different ways. It’s a natural part of getting older; that wants, desires, and…
Date Ideas to Build a Stronger Connection
When Mike and I first started dating, neither one of us were very good cooks. It’s something we’ve been trying to work on these last few years and I’ve found that I enjoy cooking more when there is someone doing it with me. In my opinion, cooking is not a…
How to Maintain Friendships As You Get Older
Guest post by Lauren from BecomingWellthy.com There is something to be said about an old friend. The ones who weave in and out of your life like ribbons. You can go months without talking to them, and then suddenly they are back in your life like there was never…
How to Decorate and Bring Balance to Every Room
Most of you know that I’m obsessed with home decorating. OBSESSED. The way someone decorates their home tells me so much about them. What colors they like, what their main focus is (i.e. most living rooms have the tv as the focus, meaning they like watching tv together in the…
Balancing Being an Introvert and Extrovert, for Those of Us Who are Both
I loving call myself the loud mouth introvert. Depending on my mood I can be extremely extroverted or extremely introverted. Some friends have insisted it’s due to my Gemini ways, that I purposefully have two very different sides to my personality based on my horoscope. But I know that I am…