Since we are just days away from closing out 2015, I wanted to take the next fews days to recap my favorite books & podcasts from this year. Today I will reflect on the best books that sat on my nightstand. For some reason, I have been reading a lot more non-fiction lately, so my top three happen to all be in that category. Best 3 books I read this year: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. I absolutely loved everything about this book and… Read more »
I recently had the honor of being in the audience to hear Brandon Stanton, creator of Humans of New York, speak to a sold out crowd at the University of Florida. It totally blew me away and I am not exaggerating when I say it will be a highlight of 2015 for me. Before I share my experience of the talk, are you familiar with Humans of New York? Considering the site has 16.4 million Facebook followers and over 4 million… Read more »
A few weeks ago, I started seeing Advent calendars popping up in preparation for the beginning of the Advent season. I didn’t grow up celebrating Advent with little presents for every day, so that tradition is just not something I have strong ties to. A couple of years ago, Ben convinced me to get him the Lego Advent calendar, in which you pop open a new Lego piece every day. I didn’t really like that, because uhh…do we need another reason to get them… Read more »
Remember my friend Carly who asked me to give her some ideas for refreshing her living room and master bedroom? I posted my ideas for her living room HERE. Since my last post, Carly has been really on a roll with her living room. I cannot wait to show you the changes there very soon 🙂 In the meantime, let me share with you her master bedroom space and some ideas I have for the decor options she has. Here are… Read more »
You might have noticed by now that I absolutely love discovering new picture books. I wish I could get every kid on my Christmas gift list a book. Yet I am fully aware that unwrapping a book might not be something most kids are hoping for. So to channel all my book-buying energy, I thought I would share several of the new(ish) selections we have been loving lately. Perhaps there is a child in your life who might enjoy one of these…. Read more »
