I’ve shared very little with you about our kitchen and all the ideas of how you want to proceed with it. Astecitally we don’t love the space but it’s so practical for our family (except for having a rug every where in the space where we eat) that we have taken a lot of the ideas from this space for…
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I am so excited about today’s post with Mother’s Day gift ideas because a lot of the ideas are straight from you! Thank you to everyone who weighed in on Instagram and Facebook. I loved reading about what items were your favorite gifts or what things you can’t get enough of now. You’ll see below who recommended each item. Hydrangea…
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Branches: Michaels  // Vase: Savers (originally from Pottery Barn) // Eggs: Joann Fabrics  // Pink Plates: Target (similar here) // White Plates: Pottery Barn  // Easter Baskets: Target (last year)  // Napkins: Home Goods (very similar design on sale here)  // Chairs:  Classroom Essentials Online  // Table: Second Hand (similar here)  // Highchairs: Amazon // Bunny: Marshalls (very similar here)…
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When we were first married people told us to get away for regular date nights once a week. We weren’t so great at doing it for the first year we had the twins but these past few months we’ve been a lot better at getting out even if it’s just for an hour date to grab a drink and some…
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The other night we had Life Group with some people from our church (basically it’s a mix between social hour and discussing that week’s sermon / Bible Study). I was in charge of the snack and brought Swedish Brownies. It’s a recipe my mom made when I was growing up and it’s delicious. I’m in love with almond extract which…
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For any goal to be accomplished there needs to be regular check ins to make sure you are able to accomplish them, right? When I set my 2018 goal to live COMPACTLY I knew it was going to take some really intentional work. I figured I’d try to do my quarterly check ins here on the blog in an effort…
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