In 2023, I started a habit of tracking everything I read and watched in a note on my phone. I enjoyed revisiting so much, that I continued the habit for …
At the beginning of 2023, I set up a note on my phone called “2023 Media” and made a goal to record every TV show I watched (and every book …
As an avid reader who prefers historical fiction to every other genre, I frequently find myself returning to World War II novels time and again. I’ve mentioned a few of …
Transforming a house into a home can be quite the journey, one that often involves numerous phases. We completed the first phase of our 1980s contemporary home exterior makeover last …
It’s almost October, and Fall is my favorite time of year to curl up with a good historical fiction book and read away the evening, curled up in bed with …
Reading has always been one of my strongest passions and my number one hobby since my earliest memories. The amount of time I have devoted to reading has ebbed and …
We purchased our 1980s contemporary style home in West Des Moines right before our son was born. We looked at a dozen or more houses that summer, and when we …
Two months ago, I signed out of Instagram on all of my devices and deleted the app from my phone. Except for one very brief relapse, I haven’t gone back, …
Last weekend Keegan and I took our first “vacation” alone in a whole year and drove up to Decorah, Iowa, for a quick weekend getaway. Keegan’s mom grew up in …
Let’s get real here for a minute. Life looks a lot different today than it did a week ago. It’s unrecognizable from two weeks ago. And, those two weeks…they feel …
I’ve been experiencing a little bit of writer’s block lately, and I think it’s partly because I’ve been too concerned with keeping this space focused entirely on design. I first …
There are definitely pros and cons to having a new baby during the coldest months of the year. Two of the pros are rarely needing to leave the house and …