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Trendy Tuesday | All Things Olive

I’m obsessed with all things olive. Olive is everywhere this season! I used to think of olive as a grungey color, but I think it has taken a turn and become a much more feminine color. It’s a classic that I never really loved until now.. I especially love olive with blue undertones! It seems like […]

Monday vs. Friday

 I had no idea what I was going to write about when I took these pictures, but now it is perfectly clear… Monday vs. Friday. Raise your hand if you have ever been personally victimized by Regina George Monday. In all seriousness though, sometimes Monday (or any day) is just HARD. Hard to wake up. […]

Black Bean Brownies

I love the SkinnyTaste cookbook (meaning, I love when someone else makes the recipes and I get to eat them)! This recipe comes from the website, which has tons of other great recipes! I’ve made this one a few times now, and if I can do it… so can you! :) These brownies are amazing […]

My Favorite Place

My favorite place, the Keweenaw Peninsula. There’s a lot of amazing places in the world, but this one tops the charts because for a period of time, I got to call it home. It’s been almost three years since I lived in Houghton, but I still miss it often. It is so peaceful, serene, and secluded. Last […]

Trendy Tuesday | Matte Lipstick

I heart lipstick… especially matte lipstick! There’s just something about the matte look (and the fact that your hair doesn’t get stuck to your lips like when you wear lip gloss). This trend has been around for a little while, and won’t be going anywhere anytime soon (at least if I have a say in […]

A Day to Myself

Today is unique. It’s a day that I have completely to myself. When I lived in Wisconsin, I had a lot of days like today. The only word I could use to describe this was that it was lovely. I could choose to be selfish – my days were filled with the farmer’s market, yoga, […]

Meet Lucy & Ethel

Meet Lucy and Ethel, two of my mom’s chickens! Lucy made a guest appearance on the blog in our family photo last Christmas, but I thought it was time for a more formal introduction. My mom had the idea to get chickens last year, and when she asked around to see what fellow chicken owners thought, she heard […]

Trendy Tuesday | Alex and Ani

Usually, when I blog Trendy Tuesday, I post a trend that I just HAD to have. Today’s is a little different – I did not find this trend, but it found me. I’ve seen tons of girls wearing the signature look of layered Alex and Ani bracelets, but to be honest it just isn’t my thing – I’m […]