Traditions are, and always have been, very important to me. In part because some of my favorite childhood memories have to do with family traditions at holidays and also because I love to plan ahead and traditions are something I can look forward to and expect every year. While I always look forward to old … Continue reading Holiday Traditions
This is the 3rd year that Andrew and I have picked out our Christmas tree together and it makes me so happy. To me, there is just something SO special about having a real Christmas tree in our house during this season. The smell is AMAZING and just the act of going to pick out … Continue reading Finding Our Christmas Tree
A few weeks ago I took a poll on Instagram asking what kind of holiday content you most wanted to see. While everything from holiday décor and recipes, to gift guides and festive outfits were requested, gift guides were among the less popular. So instead of sharing several gift guides over the next few weeks … Continue reading 2017 Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide
Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving and enjoyed the long weekend! It is officially the Christmas season and I couldn't be more excited about it. To be honest I have been in the holiday spirit since early November but was trying to focus on Fall and Thanksgiving. before getting too carried away. … Continue reading Getting in the Holiday Spirit
Last year Andrew and I decided that we wanted to host our families so we planned a fall dinner for everyone. We had such a fun time hosting everyone that we decided to do it again this year. (You can read about last year's dinner here).I started planning back in August. I know that may … Continue reading Fall Dinner Party
Every year I envision having a beautifully curated front porch full of fall decor. It never quite works out this way no matter how hard I try so this year I went in wanting to keep it simple and understated. We don't exactly have the grand front porch that I somehow always end up thinking … Continue reading A Fall Front Porch
Andrew and I have been in the process of (slowly) re-doing our bedroom. From getting new furniture, changing the color scheme to hanging art work and most importantly new bedding. While I spend most of my time at home in the kitchen or out in our living room, to me the bedroom is the most … Continue reading Sweet Dreams: Chic & Restful Sleep
Happy Earth Day! While I love that we have an Earth Day every year I truly wish that more efforts were made to protect and care for our planet every day. It may seem like too much work or too big of an effort to take part in but it is really SO simple. There … Continue reading 6 Ways to Spend Earth Day
I really love cleaning and I get excited about cleaning products, its the little things in life... I had been on the search for new cleaning products and was trying to get rid of all of the chemical ridden products that we had in the house. I had yet to find an all natural brand … Continue reading At Home With Murchison Hume
I'm not really sure how "spring cleaning" began, but I will admit that I love it. I don't only do a major cleaning purge in the Spring though. I like to do it seasonally or at least once in the Spring and once in the Fall. It is so refreshing to sort through everything and feel … Continue reading Spring Cleaning: The Forgotten Spots
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