Welcome to Southern State of Mind! Today on the blog, I am officially kicking off SUMMER with a colorful beverage station idea. This is part of the seasonal Progressive Dinner Party collaboration with Christmas Tree Shops andThat! where a group of bloggers are collaborating to share seasonal ideas for entertaining. Today it is all about summer hosting ideas. If you… View Post
Hey busy ladies! Are you surviving the May craze? I am only 8 days away from the “storm” passing and trying to cherish these last few days before summer. As much as we all complain, it really is a sweet time of year to mark how much our little ones have grown! Today I wanted to come in with another… View Post
No matter how much I prepare, the end of the school year just seems to creep up on me every year. Please tell me I am not the only one?! So I was thrilled when my Co-Room Mom suggested that we gift our sweet preschool teachers a plant and gift card for their end of school gift. Turns out lots… View Post
Our annual Family Girls Weekend tradition continued this year when Aunts, Sisters, Cousins, Daughters and Nieces from my mom’s side of the family all gathered a few weekends ago- eight of us actually! Of course, this just meant lots of laughs, eating and shopping. I mean, what else is the point of a girls weekend without those three activities, am… View Post
This post is sponsored by Happy Egg Co, and all opinions are my own. As a stay at home mom, I struggle with coming up with simple, healthy and satisfying lunch ideas. Here is a simple chef salad recipe complete that you can prep once and eat all week. It includes hard boiled eggs, cheese, avocado and turkey and will… View Post
As I mentioned in my birthday bucket list post, my goal is to read at least eight books a year. Of course, I would LOVE to read more, but my track record the past few years has been bad fairly sad so I figured a goal of eight would be great! Since making this an official “goal”, I thought it… View Post
Hello hello! I am back today with an update on Little Brother’s bedroom and his epic American Flag Gallery Wall. OK, so maybe epic is extreme, but it sure does make a fun statement! I originally shared my vision and mood board early last year (ahem, yes I am referring to January 2018) for Sweet B’s Bedroom and failed to… View Post
If your kids are anything like mine, they want to eat a snack every 37 seconds or so. The struggle is real am I right? So I am attempting to have some healthier snacks on hand to give them when they are hungry. I made these No Bake Peanut Butter Protein Balls (of course, I called them “cookies”) and was… View Post
This past weekend we kicked off our neighborhood Friday night spring happy hours at our house. This is one of my favorite neighborhood traditions and we just love hosting the crew! Of course, the beautiful spring weather resulted in the Friday night happy hour rolling into a weekend-long Masters Tournament viewing party so we were able to enjoy our outdoor… View Post