It’s week 3 of the Hosting with Confidence Series to help inspire confident and effortless hosting! I am loving this simple series to keep me organized and hope that you are enjoying it too. This week, we are making a Go-To Homemade Salad Dressing. When my friend served this at our Neighborhood Favorite Things Brunch, I immediately asked her for… View Post
A few years ago, I purged my recipe books and binders. It felt great to get rid of everything I wasn’t using and make room for some new recipes to try. I also made a pretty printable for the 3-ring binder that holds all of our favorite recipes. I use it ALL THE TIME and am so thankful I finally… View Post
Welcome to week 1 of a new series I’m kicking off the year with called “Hosting With Confidence.” My hope is to inspire confident and effortless hosting with a weekly idea about hosting. This week I tackled our oven. We hosted lots of dinners over the holidays and it was (WAY!) overdue for a cleaning. I used a pumice stone… View Post
Welcome to our Christmas home! I didn’t prepare a full Christmas home tour this year but plan to share spaces over the coming days with you. I hope you are inspired with a new idea or two and that you feel a warm welcome. Every year it seems I continue to simplify and it truly feels great. Today I am… View Post
Welcome to our Christmas home! I didn’t prepare a full Christmas home tour this year but plan to share spaces over the coming days with you. I hope you are inspired with a new idea or two and that you feel a warm welcome. Every year it seems I continue to simplify and it truly feels great. But I did… View Post
Every Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small, will love this festive snack come one and come all! OK- so I am no Dr. Seuss but these adorable Grinch Fruit Kabobs will definitely leave you feeling festive and might even cause your smile to grow three sizes! These are easy to put together and perfect for a school… View Post
For the first time ever, our bedroom is decorated for Christmas! It sure does bring a smile to my face when I walk in here – I think Mrs. Claus would approve. I am so thankful that after seven years of living in our home, I finally gave this room a proper makeover last spring. (You can read all about… View Post
Watching Home Alone has long been a Christmas tradition for our family. We usually watch it Thanksgiving weekend, and we can all pretty much recite the lines by now. While we love the movie, we are also big fans of the soundtrack. The music just makes the movie, doesn’t it? So it was very cool to see Home Alone in… View Post
If you have to do dishes this holiday, it might as well smell yum, right? Here is an idea to bring as a hostess gift this Thanksgiving. Mrs. Meyers holiday scented soaps are no secret at this point- but here is a fun twist. Instead of using a pretty dish towel- you can add a natural brown sponge in the… View Post