Letās settle this once and for all. Or⦠maybe we'll just sip some coffee or tea and talk about it. Are you up before the sun, sipping your coffee or tea in total peace, feeling like youāve already won the day by 8 a.m.?Ā Or are you most alive after dark, buzzing with creativity while …
My Go-To Scripture When Iām Feeling Motivated
You know that feeling when you wake up and something just clicks? The coffee tastes better, the playlist hits harder, and suddenly youāre organizing closets or plotting how to finally launch that side hustle. Yeah, that kind of energy. When Iām riding that wave of motivation, I always circle back to one scripture that feels like …
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57 and Fine: My Midlife Glow-Up Is Nobody’s Business But Mine
Letās get one thing straight: 57 is not the new 27āitās better. Because now Iāve got fewer insecurities, better shoes, and absolutely no tolerance for nonsense. This glow-up? Oh honey, itās not about Botox or brows (though I fully support a little zhuzh if it makes you feel fabulous). This is the kind of glow …
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šĀ Red, White & Berry Delight: A 4th of July Dessert Worth Fireworks š
The 4th of July is one of my favorite excuses to play with food. And by āplay,ā I mean layer, drizzle, whip, and maybe sneak a little Cool Whip straight from the tub (donāt judge ā itās a holiday). This year, Iām serving up a Red, White & Berry Delight Trifle ā easy, crowd-pleasing, and so …
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Back to the Blog: A Fresh Start and Why Lifestyle Still Matters
Hey friend! Itās been a minute. Honestly, itās been more than a minuteāitās been years since I last hit āpublishā here. Life, as it tends to do, got full. Somewhere between the busyness and the beauty, I stepped away from blogging. Not with any big announcement or dramatic pauseājust a quiet shift in focus, a …
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Cornbread Waffles & Chili
Comfort food is not just for cold weather and waffles are not just for breakfast! These savory cornbread waffles are topped with a spicy chili and all of your favorite toppings. This is a great way to change and lighten up your favorite comfort meal of chili and cornbread! Savory Cornbread Waffles and Spicy Chili …
Snow and Buttery Pound Cake!
This morning we woke up to the first snowfall of 2018 here at Fort Campbell and this South Texas girl is super excited! Everything looks so different and magical when it's covered in snowā so charming and whimsical. Sure I get itā itās all fun and games until youāre cold and soggy but nothing a …
Confessions of an Unorganized Control Freak: Calming the Chaos this Christmas Season
Unbelievable! Christmas is two weeks from today and Iām really not sure where the time has gone. Iāve been shopping on numerous occasionsā¦almost daily but Iām having a really hard time committing to gifts this year. My Christmas decorations are halfway complete. I havenāt baked oneā¦NOT ONEā¦Christmas cookie yet. Oh Mylanta!! I mentioned to you …
Holiday Sweets 101: Orange Cranberry Pound Cake Cupcakes w/Orange Cream Cheese Icing
Do you have your Thanksgiving desserts decided yet? No judgement here from me if you havenāt finished your menu yet, I mean I only realized yesterday that I have a crowd coming over and that Thanksgiving is less than a week away. I finalized my menu yesterday and made grocery list a mile longā¦now Iām …
Holiday Sweets 101: Vanilla Sugared Cranberries Part Deux
Oh yāallā¦these cranberries!! I took them out of the refrigerator this morning SO EXCITED to dry & sugar coat themā¦but my dang drying rack grates were too wide!! Ā Like really??? So off to the shopping center I wentā¦oh darn! Haaaa!!Ā Although I didnāt want to travel too far because I wanted to get back to …
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