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disclosure: this post is sponsored by Better Homes & Gardens at Walmart We had a storm here last night around midnight. I love storms. How about you? And as I sat there listening to the sound of the rain dancing...

If you’ve been following along on Instagram in stories you may have shopped along with me at the thrift store where I found this. A table and chairs. I actually was just looking for the table. And some super cute...

Random thoughts on a sunny Saturday baseball morning: 1. We are going to watch my nephew play baseball today and I’m so excited. Even though life goes on after this dirt, I’ve missed it. 2. I started a new...

I love a craft that starts with FREE. Oh, good. You, too? Let me show you what I did. I had a couple of big blank walls in the craft room that needed filling and I tried several things that didn’t really work. So...

This is a post about affordable rugs. Where you can get them. Which ones have the best pattern. Which ones I love that I’ve ordered for less than the cost of a fancy dinner. But can we press pause for just a moment...

Two exciting things are happening today. And I am here for both of them. I’m going antique shopping for the first time in over a year. Baylor Bears are playing in the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. One of the things I’m...

Remember when I showed you this recipe book that my mom made me for Christmas? She took all of the tried and true recipes from her recipe box and copied them into this book. Yep. All the recipes from my entire...

Y’all. I’ve always dreamed of writing a post like this. It’s one of the things that kept me going on my weight loss journey. With every piece of broccoli that I ate and every bite of salad and every time I cut a...

Random thoughts on an exciting basketball Saturday: 1. I’m so excited about book club this morning at 10:30. I’m going live at 10:30 CST. You can still sign up to join us (it’s FREE) here. 2. Here’s a fun video...

Remember when I showed you this space? I got so many questions asking me what the other side of the room looks like. Y’all. I couldn’t. I just couldn’t. I only showed you the cute side because the other side?...

       I have a giant dough bowl on the center of my dining room table. Affectionately called the rowboat by my husband. I adore it and it gets on my nerves all at the same time. It’s amazing because it fills up...

You know I am all about my house. I would marry it in a nanosecond if I wasn’t already in love with a twinkling brown-eyed Angry Lemon. But even houses that you adore have challenges. Just. Like. Mine. At the top of...

Can you believe a couple of weeks ago this porch was covered with snow? Inches and inches and inches of snow. It was amazing and overwhelming at the same time. And now? The trees are bursting with new leaves and the...

Can we still be friends if I tell you I think I’m usually, almost always, pretty good chance, inevitably…. ….right. 99.9999999 % of the time. Just ask my family. But every now and then? Every so often? Once in a...

Random thoughts on a tree-blooming Saturday morning: 1. As part of the whole weight loss journey, I’m on the hunt for clothes stores that are a little out of the ordinary. I just found a new one. It’s based in...

Just in case you were wondering? My spring entry and I are so happy you are here. If you are joining us over here from Carena’s? Welcome. It’s so nice to meet you. Yesterday I told you about what’s on my list for...

The experts tell you that there are a lot of benefits to losing weight. It’s better for your heart. It’s better for your joints. It’s better for your feet. And on and on and healthy on. But sometimes they forget...