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Things We Love: Face Rollers
I recently invested in a rose quartz face roller (pictured here). I got mine from Amazon and if I am being honest, I didn’t do a ton of...
May 12, 20201 min read


Things We Love: Puzzles!
Puzzles are the best! I feel as if I have recently rediscovered puzzles as an adult, and I am so glad I did. I’m not the best puzzler-...
Apr 14, 20201 min read


A Really Good Idea: Gratitude Journal
The older I get the more I realize the importance of small stuff - watching the birds out of my kitchen window, a sweet card in the mail,...
Apr 14, 20201 min read


Hurricanes and Other Interesting Moments
As regular readers know, I have lived my whole life in Florida … and I love it here. It’s completely weird and wacky but it is also...
Apr 7, 20203 min read


Grateful
When I look at my desk, I see a few things: too much to do, mountains of paperwork, and some messages that I really am going to return...
Mar 31, 20202 min read


Ideas for Staying Home
In this time of uncertainty, it is very important to stay home and away from crowds as much as possible. For many of us- even the...
Mar 24, 20201 min read


This, Too, Shall Pass
When Sarah and I started this blog a few years back we decided we wanted to be a happy place for people to visit. A place where everyone...
Mar 17, 20202 min read


Restaurant Review: il Lusso
My husband and I recently celebrated our second wedding anniversary by heading to a new and buzzy restaurant in Tallahassee. The...
Mar 17, 20202 min read


Another Shoe I Love
If you read this blog regularly, you know that I am always in search of comfortable shoes! My husband recently found this brand for me...
Mar 10, 20201 min read


Sarah: Laundry Balls
My husband has extremely sensitive skin, so we are always on the hunt for detergents and soaps that don’t irritate him. This can be...
Mar 3, 20201 min read


Angela: Laundry Balls
Yes, it is possible! These wonderful little balls allow you to wash your laundry without a drop of soap saving you money, keeping you...
Mar 3, 20201 min read


Things We Love: Weighted Blankets
You may have heard about weighted blankets, as they have recently become all the rage. These blankets are specially sewn with pockets...
Feb 25, 20201 min read


Public Speaking
I do a lot of public speaking for my job. From presentations to informal networking, being in front of people is a big part of what I do....
Feb 18, 20202 min read


Joy in the Ordinary (or: why I love Phil Dunphy, Sue Heck, Jane Villaneuva, and Beverly Goldberg)
The older I get, the more I realize how much joy there is in the ordinariness that is life. When I was much younger I would have told you...
Feb 11, 20202 min read


A New Year, Resolutions, and Black-Eyed Peas
Studies show that we all start off our new year with high hopes for personal growth and change. We are excited about what the future can...
Feb 4, 20202 min read


Galentine's Day
We all owe Leslie Knope a great debt for the invention of Galentine’s Day. Galentine’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate the women...
Feb 4, 20201 min read


Living in the South
I was born in Pensacola, Florida in 1956. Since then I have lived in Jacksonville, Florida, Tallahassee, Florida, back to Jacksonville,...
Jan 28, 20202 min read


Book Review: The Matchmaker's List
The Matchmaker’s List by Sonya Lalli is a total delight to read. It is fast-paced and fun, with characters that are easy to like and to...
Jan 21, 20201 min read


2020 New Year's Resolutions
I love making New Year’s resolutions! Instead of tasks I have to accomplish, I see resolutions as opportunities to make myself better...
Jan 14, 20202 min read


A Simpler 2020
I was in the post office recently, idly putting stamps on the letters I was mailing. They were the kind of stamps that come pre-sticky...
Jan 14, 20202 min read


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