After talking online for a month, they decided to meet in person. They picked a halfway point between them, which ended up being in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and met over Easter weekend. “We had talked about meeting [later], but instead, I spontaneously asked her to meet me halfway for the weekend. We watched movies, ate great […]

I have no white walls in my house. Zero. I rented for years before we bought our first home and I was so tired of white that I splashed color everywhere. I have no regrets; I love my walls. I love my dark floors. I love the rich feel of color and warmth in our home. […]

When Henry was first born, I had read about the benefits of coconut oil (google it and see for yourself!) and wanted to give him a great moisturizer for his sensitive baby skin as well as something that had ingredients I could actually pronounce. I made my first baby lotion by mixing 1 drop of lavender […]

Leading up to Christmas, the Amana Colonies has lots of festivities going on and when I heard about a live reindeer, I was all, “We should take Henry!” So this past Saturday, amidst the fog, we strolled through the shops, bought some fresh chocolate truffles from the Chocolate Haus (obviously), and were complimented by an older […]

It’s winter which means dry skin and germs. This recipe for Thieves foaming hand soap is helping on both of those fronts, thanks to the coconut oil, vegetable glycerin, and Thieves essential oil. I love this hand soap so much that it’s strangely fun to wash my hands now. If you suffer from dry skin, don’t […]