I made chicken shawarma quinoa bowls for dinner on Sunday night and doubled the recipe to use for lunches throughout this week. These have been such a fun and delicious change from our usual lunch salads and I have been surprised how well the leftovers have kept in the fridge (I did keep the quinoa …
We use Amazon Subscribe & Save for a lot of things around here to automatically refill some of our household staples. Not only does this save me from running to Target (and overspending there!), it saves us money too (5%-15%)! When our kids were babies we had probably double the amount of subscriptions we have …
Last week I requested your tips and tricks for making motherhood and/or life generally easier on Instagram Stories. The response was incredible. In fact, I received so many amazing pieces of advice that I decided to turn this post into a Homemaker Tips series and will share the tips by categories. Whether managing your home …
Happy Friday! It’s been a weird week. I returned to the office on Tuesday from a combination of bereavement and PTO the past two weeks. Getting back into a routine has been a welcomed distraction…but also just weird. It feels weird to be back in the motions and structure of every day life knowing someone I love …
Matt and I have been on a huge poke bowl kick lately so I decided to experiment with making our own at home. This Hawaiian dish is sort of like a deconstructed sushi roll and is packed with fresh ingredients. To reduce the carbs I used sauteed cauliflower rice instead of white rice and they …
We spent a lovely weekend in Asheville with some of our best friends, Brynn & Palmer. Once upon a time they lived in Charlotte and ever since they moved away we’ve made it a priority to get together annually, sans kiddos, for a weekend in the mountains. Asheville is one of my favorite places on …
We were warned by some friends that the 5 most expensive words during a renovation project are “while you are at it…”. It’s true. Throughout the process we tacked on several projects — some big, some small. While these expenses weren’t exactly planned for, we are so happy we went ahead and checked these home …
Getting out the door in the morning with two pre-schoolers can be a struggle for our family. More often than we’d like, Matt and I roll out of bed and begin the mad dash to get ready the second we hear our kids stirring upstairs. And the chaos begins. Together, Matt and I tag team …
Last year I polled my lovely readers on what the heck to put in our entry way wall niche. The most popular vote was to patch it up and the second most popular vote was a bronze statue of Matt. Unfortunately for Matt, I secretly slid in the patching project to our kitchen renovation. So …
Alright friends, this is my last kitchen renovation update I wanted to share before I do an official kitchen reveal. Oh, and the reveal probably won’t be for awhile — still tackling the last few items on the punch list, waiting on our backordered fridge to arrive, need to order bar stools, decorate, take photos, …
The weather has been so…weird this year. We’ve had snow earlier than ever yet days of spring weather in late December. I know we’ll have more frigid days to come before we hit spring, but I’m stocking up on our favorite dresses NOW for Caroline so I don’t miss out on some of our favorite …
Progress went a mile a minute since I shared our framing + drywall photos and our kitchen is now complete! Even though things are finished now I’m going to take a few steps back and share our cabinetry today. Also, this is kind of a huge reason why we picked Atreum to work with… Kitchen …