Best Of
A Recap of September + My Favorite Things From the Month
At the end of each month, I go through the camera roll on my phone and am shocked at how many moments we fit into the span of 30 days. September started with a weekend stay at the beach, where my sister Andi took some of my favorite family photos of all time. Then, somehow, […]
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September 29, 2023
Best Of
A Recap of August + My Favorite Things
The kids are back in school, the leaves are beginning to turn, and I'm in full-on Fall mode over here, pulling out the faux fall branches and decorating the bonus room for fall. Other highlights from August were celebrating Polly's birthday, finally choosing a color for our exterior windows and trim, and getting started with […]
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September 1, 2023
Lifestyle
The Best Products of 2022 (Game-Changers)
You all know I love sharing products I find to be life-changing, so to wrap up the year, I thought I would share a list of the best products of 2022! These are all things I find to be game-changers and use in my daily life. 1. Striped Pool Towels Whether you have a pool […]
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December 21, 2022
Best Of
Our Favorite Things | September 2022
The weather in North Carolina is officially starting to turn. Temperatures are dropping and I'm putting on my boots and layers, but not mad about it at all. Last year we learned that fall actually lasts longer than a couple weeks here in North Carolina! In Idaho we were used to temperatures and leaves dropping […]
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September 29, 2022
Best Of
Our Favorite Things | August 2022
Our girls started school this last week and I've said it before, but this is my favorite time of year. I really thrive off of routine and it's just nice to get back into the groove of things. Fall is on the cusp, but we've just been soaking up as much time in the pool […]
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September 1, 2022
Lifestyle
Our Readers' Favorite Things of 2021!
Last year we dug into our analytics to tell us what YOUR favorite things of the year were. And we're doing it again! I love seeing what you love, and honestly seeing these things make me so proud. Seeing some of my favorites as your favorites of course makes sense, but there are always a […]
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December 15, 2021
Gift Guides!
28 Gifts under $25: What I Would Bring to a Favorite Things Party!
Has anybody ever been to a favorite things party? They're so fun and I love the concept. It's such a great way to share your favorite things, but also learn about other peoples' favorite things! Here's how it works: Everybody brings 3 of the SAME gift (you could also do 2, just depending on how […]
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December 9, 2021
Decor
Casual Friday: YOUR Favorite Things of 2020!
(See Living room sources here.) This week, we dug deep into our analytics to see what you loved most this year. And I was shocked and intrigued and...proud? With each one, I can clearly see the story and we ordered them for your FAVORITE/most requested/most clicked on products we shared this year. Here are the […]
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December 11, 2020
Gift Guides!
Julia's Favorite Things Gift Guide
We've done a LOT of gift guides for her over the years (here, here, here, and here to name a few). So this year, I really wanted to focus on my personal favorites that I keep reaching for. Or gifts that meant a lot to me this year. These are tried and true. Tested and […]
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November 30, 2020
Gift Guides!
Father's Day Gift Guide 2020: Chris's Favorite Things
We have endless amount of father's day and "for him" gift guides in our archives. But we thought this year, it would mean more to share my actual favorite things. All laid out below. The things that I recommend to my closest friends and family over and over and would buy again and again. So if you're […]
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June 11, 2020
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: The Beginning of March was a lifetime ago + A Video and Favorites.
The beginning of March feels like a lifetime ago. And in a lot of ways, it was. Life was different one month ago--and while we're settling in to a slower pace and leaning into a lot more time with our girls, and celebrating some quiet time in our home--a first since moving in--we're also grieving and scared […]
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April 3, 2020
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: My (Updated) Make-up and Skincare Routine
It’s been awhile since I updated you one my daily skincare/makeup routine so I thought today’s Casual Friday post would be a great time to chat about that! You know when you’re an adult when your skincare regimen starts taking longer than your makeup routine, but here we are. Welcome to 34, Julia. I didn’t […]
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January 24, 2020
Design
A Few of My Favorite Things 2019
There was a good portion of this year where I couldn't light a candle due to a little bit of PTSD from the cabin fire in February. Not that a candle caused the fire, just that I was so worried one would cause another fire. I am happy to say I have cautiously been able to move […]
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December 6, 2019
Decor
5 of our Favorite House Purchases to Date
Let's say these are our favorite functional purchases, and not necessarily the ones we love just because they look good, like the Clare Elsaesser print in our bedroom. Completely different post. The pieces we wouldn't want to live without again. Ready? First, the Ikea shoe cabinet by our front door. I can't tell you how many […]
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June 12, 2013
