Andrew and I set out to take photos Sunday morning and we got off to a later start than I had hoped. By the time we got out to the lake it was already super hot and humid. The lighting was bad, my hair was starting to get frizzy and curly from the humidity and … Continue reading Nautical Stripes (and a lesson on perfectionism)
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday week and enjoyed some time with friends and family. While we would normally go home to be with our families this weekend we spent this year at home just the two of us and celebrated with a big brunch on Sunday (more on that next week). Having Tuesday … Continue reading Living Lately No. 10
I don't know about you, but I have very little desire to cook during the peak heat of summer. I genuinely enjoy cooking most of the time but on those hot an humid days it's a real struggle. I try to incorporate as many easy and refreshing meals into our weekly menu as I can. … Continue reading Favorite Summer Recipes
If you open up my closet you will find that the majority of it is blue and white with a very small percentage of colored pieces. I told myself I would start branching out and that lasted for a while. Then as I packed my bags for Chicago I realized that every single item I … Continue reading Summer Red
As I'm sure many of you have plans to celebrate the Fourth of July tomorrow, be sure to take some time to give thanks and appreciate the true meaning of this holiday. Along with many other holidays I feel like The 4th is no longer celebrated for its true meaning. So I just want to take this … Continue reading Motivational Monday: Independence Day
Happy Friday, everyone! I spent this past week doing LOTS of research for our upcoming trip. We finally decided to go to Maine this fall and we are both SO excited. If anyone has any recommendations or tips let me know! Other than that we have spent the week attempting to get back into a … Continue reading Living Lately No. 9
“Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.” – Unknown One thing I really struggle with is focusing on the present. Two weeks ago in Monday's post I talked about how it is important to focus on what is currently happening around you. I have the tendency to rush through … Continue reading Motivational Monday: Appreciating What You Have
We spent part of last week in Chicago and while it was unbelievably hot and humid we had such a great time. I was really struggling to decide what I should pack for our Chicago/Kansas City trip as the weather looked like it was going to be in the 90s with a few scattered storms.... … Continue reading City Exploring in a Sundress
I have always been interested in the blogging world and had toyed with blogging for years before I finally decided to really commit to it. There are several blogs that I read regularly and love, but when reading them I realized that I sometimes became envious of the picture perfect lifestyles that were being portrayed. … Continue reading The Purpose of Living Taylored
"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default." -J. K. Rowling I will admit that I don't like taking risks. I live life pretty cautiously and try my best to avoid … Continue reading Motivational Monday: Failure
