Happy Taco Tuesday my friends, and what a fun coincidence that it’s also Cinco de Mayo! Even though we can’t have a big fiesta at our fave Mexican joint, we are still planning our own Taco Tuesday fiesta at home. In case you missed it, I kicked off a new series last week called Taco Tuesday where I will be… View Post
OK, admittedly “how I organized my spice drawer” is probably not be the most exciting post I have written in my blogging career. It’s also probably not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of ways you want to spend your morning. However, I still felt the need to share it here with you for several reasons: The… View Post
I struggled to get through this book. I think partly because of the way it was written with lots of dialogue between characters, and partly because I am having so much trouble focusing with everything going on! Overall, the topic was interesting and I was torn on whose side to be on the entire book. Such a Fun Age –… View Post
Well here we are again. Wrapping up our SEVENTH week (i think?!?!?) of whatever we want to call this! Sheltering in Place? Quarantine? The Ultimate Test of Our Sanity? Whatever your current mood is, I am so glad you are here today to just take a few minutes for some fun lighthearted coffee talk. I think we can all use… View Post
In the almost three years we have lived in our home, I don’t think our front porch has ever gotten so much use. Don’t get me wrong, our front porch has always been a bit of a landing spot for my family during our normal routine. However, with us “staying home” but wanting to feel more connected to the community,… View Post
It’s no secret that we take tacos very seriously around here! So I am not sure why I haven’t shared more Mexican food inspired posts before- but that changes today! I am excited to start a new series called TACO TUESDAY. (How original, I know… ha ha.) But why mess up a good thing? Since we can’t go out to… View Post
Last March in my birthday bucket list post, I set a goal to read at least eight books every year and started tracking them here as part of our Southern State of Mind Book Club. For 2020, I set the goal for 12 books – one a month. I am a little behind on the year as I have read… View Post
Hello and happy Friday friends. While all of the days seem to blur together, there is definitely still a more relaxed feeling on the weekends around here. So let’s celebrate making it to the weekend and through week six of this hot mess express we are all on. Wow. Six weeks since the world as we knew it flipped upside… View Post
Today I am sharing the pattern I can’t stop swooning over, and a perfect quarantine project to try! If you have been around here long, you know that this pattern has become my “go-to” for adding a little something to my rooms. Read on to see how to make these Les Touches designer fabric look-alike painted pillows! Remember that time… View Post