Casual Friday
Casual Friday: A Look Into Our Office, Kitchen Inspo, A Fun Gift I got and more!
It was an exciting first week back at our home! Painting started around the house. Flooring got laid in our office and we moved back into the space. Because, yes, we had to move EVERYTHING out of the office for two days while they did the floors. Let's just say the entry was crammed and […]
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January 10, 2020
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Selling the Cabin plot & More
This week, 9 months after the fire at our cabin, the plot finished getting cleared of all the debris. The investigation took MONTHS and in the end they declared the cause undetermined, which was heart-wrenching. It's a weird thing being attached to something that no longer exists. Wanting to be somewhere that isn’t possible. We […]
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November 22, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Snakeskin sneakers, Sofa fabric, the new it rug, Joy Score Projects and more!
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Snakeskin sneakers, Sofa fabric, the new it rug, Joy Score Projects and more!
Happy Friday! Chris and I made it home from our anniversary trip to New Orleans Wednesday afternoon after having the most incredible time. Chris served a mission for our church there 15 years ago and it was my first time so we really took it all in and experienced so much. I'll share more next […]
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November 15, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday - It's Our Anniversary!
Today is our 11th anniversary, and after several months of sickness, crazy deadlines, and living in a construction zone, we are taking a much needed break. We'll be jet-setting to New Orleans for a few days (Chris served a mission for our church there 15 years ago and it's his first time back since!) […]
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November 8, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Trying To Find A Sanctuary in too Much Construction, We bought A Couch, Office Plans, Great Dome Lamps and More!
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Trying To Find A Sanctuary in too Much Construction, We bought A Couch, Office Plans, Great Dome Lamps and More!
Happy November! What?! Was October the fastest month for anyone else? This week, we cleared out our bedroom again and right now, Chris and I are cuddled up in Faye's Queen size bed--which feels really significantly smaller than our King, I'm not going to lie--while she is currently sleeping in the extra bed in Greta's […]
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November 1, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Magic Leaves, Influencer Starter Pack, A Fun show to binge, Nixing Stone & More!
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Magic Leaves, Influencer Starter Pack, A Fun show to binge, Nixing Stone & More!
Happy Friday! I think everyone in our home is finally feeling better (Chris had pneumonia, along with Greta, and Polly was on the verge--they got her on antibiotics before it got worse) so we're going to try to squeeze in a lot of our pre-halloween fall bucket list activities this weekend! We're taking our annual […]
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October 25, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: The One Where Chris Convinces Everyone They Need A Bidet (& A lot More)
It's Casual Friday, so we can talk about toilets for a minute--right?! As soon as I mentioned to Chris that I wanted to share a little bit about the bidet attachment that's on our toilet (this one is similar!)--he insisted on sharing his thoughts. I'm basically in competition with a bidet for the number one spot in […]
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October 4, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: A Food Diary, Bedroom Makeover, Fun Fall Nail Color and More!
I got diagnosed with Hashimoto's over 6 years ago and what started as a strict gluten free diet has gradually morphed into something more restrictive as the years have passed, as I have had more children and as my condition has advanced. This is not an opportunity for medical advice (I'm under the care of […]
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September 20, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Floor Sitting, Rugs and Rug Pads, New Exterior Inspo, CBD Face Oil and More!
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Floor Sitting, Rugs and Rug Pads, New Exterior Inspo, CBD Face Oil and More!
Something about me is I love to sit on the floor. Even subconsciously I'll sometimes choose the floor over a couch, chair or, well, bed. I think it started when I had our oldest daughter and I found myself sitting on the floor to play with her and be closer to her. And now, 9 […]
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September 13, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Our new dining room light, A Doormat DIY, Where We've Been all Week, Love Letter & More!
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Our new dining room light, A Doormat DIY, Where We've Been all Week, Love Letter & More!
Our new dining light is here and it's perfect in it's simplicity. I knew I wanted a large globe light--they're classic and even a little vintage feeling. My grandma had 4 white globe lights hanging over her island in her kitchen and I remember even as a child thinking how cool they were. In my […]
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September 6, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Decorating for our Audience vs. for Us, a homey living room, fall sweaters and more
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Decorating for our Audience vs. for Us, a homey living room, fall sweaters and more
We had a fun tiling project come up which spurred a mini bathroom renovation in Greta's bathroom (remember when we introduced it here). We got the floors tiled yesterday and today we'll grout and then I'll paint the walls and maybe add wallpaper (or maybe not because I really want to wallpaper her room--I think?) […]
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August 23, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday : Arched Mirror, New Beds for Greta's Room, What I actually bought from the Nordstrom sale, Demo begins, Our Favorite games and more!
Casual Friday
Casual Friday : Arched Mirror, New Beds for Greta's Room, What I actually bought from the Nordstrom sale, Demo begins, Our Favorite games and more!
Arched Mirror | Area Rug | Pouf | Heels | Jeans | Homebody Tee Well, I haven't ordered a bed for our master bedroom yet, but we did get this amazing arched floor mirror from Rejuvenation that has doubled the size of our room, I swear. Here are some other fun arch mirrors! 1. | […]
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July 26, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday : Our new table, painting progress and Celebrating progress, sex talks and more!
Casual Friday
Casual Friday : Our new table, painting progress and Celebrating progress, sex talks and more!
We no longer have a folding table in our breakfast nook and I can't wipe the smile off my face! This cerused oak round table was the first furniture purchase we made for our home and it's a beautiful one. For some areas, we're doing phase one furniture, but this table is here for the […]
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July 12, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: We're Hiring, Our FINAL Exterior Direction, How to commit to furniture, The Fourth, Staycation and MORE!
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: We're Hiring, Our FINAL Exterior Direction, How to commit to furniture, The Fourth, Staycation and MORE!
• We're Hiring! Jordan is moving back to Utah (to pursue a relationship--we're cheering for them but will miss Jordan terribly!) and we're looking for a new in-house Visual Media Producer. (Videographer/Photographer + An eye for graphic design is helpful for this too!) This is a full-time, in house, salaried position. If this sounds like […]
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July 5, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday : Suing Your Neighbor for Copying Your House, Good Influence(r), The IT chair of the year, My Fav Blush, & More
Casual Friday
Casual Friday : Suing Your Neighbor for Copying Your House, Good Influence(r), The IT chair of the year, My Fav Blush, & More
• Earlier this week, when we were all deeply engulfed in choosing an exterior direction for our house, and sharing so many inspiring designs, a follower sent me this article about a couple that sued their neighbor for $2.5 million dollars for copying their home design. (!!!!) It was right after we shared the inspiration […]
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June 21, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Saturday : What's In a (House) Name, Willow, An Inspiring interior paint combination, Weekend Sales and more!
Casual Friday
Casual Saturday : What's In a (House) Name, Willow, An Inspiring interior paint combination, Weekend Sales and more!
(via Amber Interiors) Does your house have a name? We have our own name for our home (that involves our address) but when we were trying to decide on a hashtag (#cljhouse represents our last home) we turned to all different sources. This article was a great starting point. "Once reserved for grand estates and […]
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June 15, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday | Feelings on Moving in, My First Furniture Purchase, Favorite Mom Jeans and more!
Casual Friday
Casual Friday | Feelings on Moving in, My First Furniture Purchase, Favorite Mom Jeans and more!
We closed on our old house and moved into our new house this week and that came with a lot of emotions and trials and triumphs. "Bittersweet" is a phrase that is thrown around a lot, and I've even said it myself many times--but this week was the first week I can honestly say I […]
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June 7, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Closing on Our New home, Selling our Home Furnished, and the Best of May
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Closing on Our New home, Selling our Home Furnished, and the Best of May
We closed on our new-to-us house yesterday! It still feels so surreal or maybe my long to-do list has helped keep me numb to a lot of the emotions that are running through my mind: excited, grateful, overjoyed, sad, stressed, nervous, overwhelmed. I'm feeling it all. Sometimes tears just start rolling down my cheeks and […]
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May 31, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: May 17, 2019
It has been the most amazing, busy, exhausting week. We've had non-stop showings of our home every day which means I wake up at the crack of dawn every morning and reset the house to show worthy. (I have a post coming next week that goes into more detail on what that entails!). We made […]
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May 17, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday on a Sunday | Best of April
We just returned home from a fun couples' getaway to Chicago to visit our friends Kim & Scott (yellowbrickhome.com) along with John and Sherry (younghouselove.com)! It was a trip that we had been planning since January when we decided we were all such good friends that come from three vastly different places--how amazing would it […]
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May 5, 2019
