I’ve been outspoken in the past (and will continue to be) about not asking women “when are you having kids?”. The question itself makes a number of assumptions and places women in a lose-lose situation in their response with so many circumstances and emotions in play. While I’ve varied my answer to that very question in the past, my husband, Drew, and I have always…
At 18 when I moved to the Kansas City suburbs to live with my family after being on my own, I was not in a good place. I was broke, overweight, listless and felt defeated and was unclear on what I would do. Nothing changes overnight and I was certainly no exception. It took me a long time to get out of that period of…
Be honest, you have seen books on Instagram and Pinterest and wanted to grab them right off that coffee table so you can put them in your own home. Finding them without spending more than your furniture can sometimes be easier said than done, though. Some of these books come at a cost that would make most question if it can also mow the yard…
That’s right! One of my favorite KC boutiques has opened their second location! The Pink Dinosaur is now on the Kansas City Plaza in addition to their Zona Rosa location. Not familiar with this boutique? You should be. Think Elle Woods if she loved KC and wanted to share affordable fashion tees and apparel, and you’ve got The Pink Dinosaur! From bright pink Kansas City…
Sweater weather is so close! If you are in an area of the world that is already feeling it, I envy you. Especially since these super cute fall and Halloween-inspired sweatshirts and tees are available and I want to wear every single one! Salem Broom Co Sweatshirt Basic Witch Sweatshirt Sandersons B&B Sweatshirt Farm Fresh Pumpkins Sweatshirt Halloweentown University Sweatshirt Autumn Harvest Sweatshirt Sanderson Brewing…
It’s that time again! We made it to my absolute favorite season: fall! While I always promise not to decorate my house until after September 1st, I’ve rounded up some of the very best of Amazon’s fall decor so that you can get into the swing of decorating your home for the season whenever you choose to do it. Pillow Cover Set One trick to…
It’s September 1st, and you know what that means: Fashion Week is almost here! This is how the shows break out by city this season: New York: Sept 8-12 London: Sept 17-21 Kansas City: Sept 22-25 Milan: Sept 21-26 Paris: Sept 27-Oct 5 You can click on any of the cities above to get more information about the designers and shows for each. I am…
Every fall, we get to start the fashion year again. We welcome in our knits, plaids, and boots often with a new twist from the runway collections. However, those runways can often throw us trends that don’t work in everyday wardrobes or style. So today, I’m bringing you the three trends from the Fall/Winter 2021 Runway Collections that are not only easy to integrate into…
Being an adult, life often gets in the way of enjoying things that we love. Between working full-time and doing all the things that a house needs to function while keeping relationships going strong, it can be an overwhelming amount of ‘stuff’ that takes up so many hours of the day. After being asked what my hobbies are and struggling a little to come up…
Moving from an apartment to a big new house has meant that there were rooms where we didn’t have any furniture when we first moved in. We quickly added to those areas of the house that we use often and ordered what could wait. Now that we have some of the bigger ticket items either in place or on order, I’ve started to turn my…