For the past few years I’ve taken a break from blogging and Instagram for the month of January. But I love to come back and write my year in review post (you can read 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), it’s a…
Gluten Free Cranberry Bliss Cookie Recipe
Every year at Christmas, Starbucks brings out their Cranberry Bliss Bars. They are a cookie bar with white chocolate, cranberries, a hint of orange and a cream cheese frosting. They really are blissful! I used to look forward to this…
Our Visit to Hotel Excelsior on Lake Minnetonka, MN
A work trip brought us to Minneapolis several weeks ago for a concert and movie screening. Good friends of ours live right outside the city have a boutique hotel, Hotel Excelsior. I remember them telling us about the this hotel…
Constellation Play Dough Kit DIY
I recently put together the cutest constellation play dough kit. I get such a kick out of play dough kits (see my Valentine’s Day kit here) and this was fun to pick out and assemble. This constellation theme is educational…
2023 Nashville Christmas Events – For Families
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And a wonderful time to live in Nashville! I’ve rounded up over 3 dozen activities for my December 2023 Nashville Christmas events for families guide. It’s was impossible to include everything from…
A Gift Guide for Classics & My Christmas Wish List
If you have a “classic” in your life and don’t know what to get her for Christmas, well then, today is your lucky day. I have pulled together my own Christmas wish list and have made you a gift guide…












