Friday Favorites and a Special Announcement

  I’m thrilled to announce that the amazing Shelley Johnstone Paschke and I are working on a new book together!  The book will be called A Loving Table and will feature over 20 amazing women who will share family traditions to inspire our own entertaining.  We are hard at work on it now and can’t…

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Back to School at Home

I’m looking so forward to school starting and getting back into a routine.  Even though the return will be unusual this year, at the very least it will put us back on a normal schedule.   Here a few of the tips and suggestions that I have gotten from friends, family and experts. Creating a Space…

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Friday Favorites: Back to School

Can’t believe it is time to get ready for back to school!  I have one more week with my little ones all to myself and I’m going to soak it all up and capture every moment with this!  I like to stock up on easy little dresses like this to throw on for carpool –…

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Friday Favorites

I can’t wait to share more images from our trip to Ireland with you next week but I couldn’t wait to get this up!  We were greeted at Ballyfin with a rainbow -an amazing start to an amazing weekend! Love these darling note cards with sweet sentimental sayings. Have you gotten a head start on…

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Friday Favorites

Love this kitchen….Neutral but not boing!  Click here to see more.  Adore this super-cool backpack for your wise little back-to-schooler! Ordering these for my son as a back to school treat.  Talk about up-cycling! Love this Winter White look for Fall.  Love! Love! Love! Wondering how high to hang your chandelier?  I love this guide!…

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Back to School Checklist

I love Mom Adgenda Products.  I have spoken about them before on the Gene & Julie Show but I always follow their new items and keep an eye out for things that might be helpful.  They often offer free downloadable checklists and worksheets and they are fantastic!  The latest free help sheet they have created…

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Back to School Style

Upwardly Mobile Satchel in Oxford University I love back to school time!  Tune in to 103.7 Lite FM next week to hear some of my favorite back to school tips!  In the meantime, I had to give you a link to the fantastic back-to-school bag!  It is perfect for a student or a car-pooling mom…

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Plum Life

If you are one of those people who leads a hectic lifestyle that includes needing to manage a family full of schedules, you are probably feeling the heat right about now!  School has started.  Homework is hectic.  Soccer Games, Ballet Class and Back to School Parties are all being juggled.    It is crazy hard…

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Locker Looks

One of the things I always looked forward to was when summer was ending and school was starting up again was the chance to decorate and organize my locker!  There is something so exciting about dressing up the metal box assigned only to me!  Here are few tips for keeping your locker looking good: Stackable…

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