To honor the return of autumn this year, I sat outside to appreciate the company of my beautiful backyard animal friends on a lovely, non-rainy day. Of course, I took loads of photos in…

We have some rare winter sun this week, so I eased back into the work week by spending some time with my Community Center friends this morning. The sun provided pretty lighting while I tidied…

We were recently surprised by a visit from a Barred Owl who hung out in our yard and took a six-hour nap! It was so incredible to see them up close. Even though it was just under 40…

If you follow me on Instagram , you know I call my backyard ‘the Community Center’. It started as a little birdbath and has branched out to the whole yard, with multiple bird and…

If you follow me on Instagram , you know I call my backyard ‘the Community Center’. It started as a little birdbath and has branched out to the whole yard, with multiple bird and pollinator…

An activity that has brought me immense joy these past few years is watching the wildlife in my backyard. There are rabbits, squirrels, many birds, and the occasional raccoon or possum. I…

It started snowing a couple weekends ago, which was met with a flurry of activity in our backyard as birds and squirrels ( plus bunnies and a possum ) stocked up on food before the cold and ice set…

An activity that has brought me immense joy these past few years is watching the wildlife in my backyard. There are rabbits, squirrels, many birds, and the occasional raccoon or possum. I…

An activity that has brought me immense joy these past few years is watching the wildlife in my backyard. There are rabbits, squirrels, many birds, and the occasional raccoon or possum. I…

The last project in my Bedroom Makeover is this moss mirror! I had some lovely moss mirror inspiration on my Pinterest board, but I was on the lookout for real-life inspiration to hit me…

This is the final installment of the Bedroom Makeover series highlighting the bedroom redo my husband and I just completed. ( Update: Actually, one more DIY post is on its way… ) Of…

I’m having a lot of fun making these Instagram videos and posts to share the bedroom makeover with you! I’ve been so stagnant creatively lately. I have so many ideas and just couldn’t find the…

The biggest DIY project for the Bedroom Makeover was this fairy-inspired canopy I designed. I had this vision in my head of a fantastical, whimsical canopy with hanging vines and crystals, like…

The next project in my Bedroom Makeover is making forest-inspired candles out of the plain flameless candles I already had. I love using items I already own in different ways, or changing them…

Sean and I have spent most of this month steadily working on giving our bedroom a much-needed makeover. Our not-very-old Big Fig mattress gave me so much pain that we purchased a new bed over…

I was back on KATU’s Afternoon Live, on-location from my family room! I’m sharing my tips and tricks for organizing jewelry, shoes, and lots more. While I only had time to talk about…

Hello, beautiful people! It started snowing Tuesday night and left us with seven to ten inches of it. Some places around here got up to fifteen inches! This is definitely not common in…

In a continuation of last week’s post that featured an overview of my newly cleaned and organized dressing room, this week I am showing you the little details. You can take a look at…

I’m so excited to finally share this post with you!! We bought our house and moved in back in 2013. I was so grateful we found a place that met most of our list of wants and needs. …

Finally! My dresser is painted, moved into the room, and everything is in its place! All last week, I worked on reorganizing and cleaning my dressing room to accommodate its new…