House & Home

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018

4 travel essentials that made my life much easier this fall

Organizing, Stuff I Love

I’ve always said I don’t travel enough to be good at it, unlike those people who can pack up a week’s worth of clothes and gear in twenty minutes, zip ... Read more

July 18, 2018July 18, 2018

The things that seem to work for everyone else

My Life, Reflections, Time Management

This morning my alarm went off in what felt like the actual middle of the night. It wasn’t; it was 5:20. But it hurt. In my dreams, I’d been in ... Read more

July 16, 2018July 31, 2018

One helpful piece of organizing (and life) advice

Organizing, Reflections, Time Management

This year I’ve been working on organizing my spaces, and so I’ve spent a contained but real amount of time scoping out other people’s pantries, fridges, and desk drawers, looking for ... Read more

May 24, 2018May 24, 2018

Don’t take fake breaks (and two nonfiction books to frame your summer reading)

Books & Reading, Time Management

Up today: a simple tip to help you feel less harried and two great nonfiction books to kick off summer reading season. These past few months I keep having some ... Read more

May 7, 2018May 7, 2018

20 interesting recipes to make for dinner with boneless skinless chicken breasts

Food & Recipes, House & Home

Do you ever have days where you didn’t plan ahead and you find yourself with absolutely zero creative energy (or any energy at all) to decide on dinner? That was ... Read more

April 16, 2018April 18, 2018

7 ways I’m minimizing decision fatigue in my daily life.

My Life, Time Management

Since I began thinking hard about people who wear the same thing every day, I’ve been examining other ways to minimize decisions in my daily life. I’ve put this into ... Read more

February 14, 2018February 14, 2018

What I learned from living with all-white walls for a whole year

House & Home

Where did the time go? A year ago yesterday, we moved into our current new-to-us, really old home, a house we didn’t originally intend to seriously consider buying, but that ... Read more

December 18, 2017December 21, 2017

Sprucing up our new home for the holidays + a $300 giveaway

House & Home

This post is sponsored by RetailMeNot. We’re so excited to spend our first Christmas in our new-to-us old house this year, but wow, is it different. We love our new ... Read more

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017

Addictive spiced nuts.

Food & Recipes

We’re spiced nuts fanatics around here. Every season we make pounds and pounds and pounds of them, that we eat ourselves and give as gifts. These are the nuts my kids beg ... Read more

October 19, 2017October 27, 2017

Our cozy and inviting reading areas for fall (plus an Arhaus giveaway)

House & Home

This post is sponsored by Arhaus. Last week the weather around here finally changed, and it’s starting to finally feel like fall. I’ve been dreaming for months of curling up ... Read more