Taking Care of Your Engagement Ring
Let’s start with this: I’ve managed to ruin my fair share of rings. I smashed one building our closet. I somehow cracked the band of a gold ring that is basically the only nice piece of jewelry I owned before this diamond ring. It was bad enough that it needed more gold to be welded and fixed. I lost my class ring before I graduated high school. I have a terrible history with rings. Basically I’m terrified of ruining my engagement ring. In my determination not let that happen I’ve done a fair amount of research. Here’s what I found…
Goal Summary for August 2019
August was a very busy month, ending with a shiny diamond ring. We’re engaged! August 25, 2019 is one to remember 🙂 While my brain is hopping into planning mode, I’m trying to keep myself in check and remember that…
Grocery Staples You Should Have on Hand
We’ve all been there, the dreaded “What are we having for dinner?” question. The deciding is usually the hardest part for me. I really wrote this post to help myself. Anyway, for whatever reason you don’t have a plan, or…
Spicy Curried Lentils with Roasted Cauliflower
I’ve been ramping up my vegetarian recipe repertoire and lentils have been a recent favorite of mine. They’re cheap and quick to cook. Lentils are crazy high in fiber and are a good source of iron and protein. Oh and…
How to Hang A Canvas Painting Damage Free
I absolutely love this lips painting! I bought it at a small arts festival because it’s so bold and colorful. The teal in the background matches the teal I painted my kitchen cabinets so I knew I wanted to hang…
Goal Summary for July 2019
July is always one of my favorite months. People tend to be happier in the summer, and it’s by birthday month! I spent a lot of my time prepping some upcoming blog posts, celebrating my birthday, and focusing on my…
8 Things I Learned My First Year Blogging
Just like everyone else tooling around with blogs these days, I’m learning as I go. I am by no means a blogging expert. But over the last year or so I’ve picked up a few blogging lessons along the way.…
Crazy Simple Macaroni & Cheese from Scratch
I ate a lot of macaroni & cheese growing up (and still do…). It was almost always from a blue box. I didn’t care. Sometimes instead I’d have the yellow box with its squeezy cheese. You can make mac &…
Goal Summary for June 2019
It’s hot as hell and time for ice cream; summer is here! I started off June in Asheville and haven’t stopped since. It’s hard to believe 2019 is half over. I managed to complete all of my goals for June…
Flooring from Empire Today – A Review of Our Experiences
You’ve seen the Empire Today commercials where floors are replaced similar to fluffing a sheet on a bed, but how does Empire work? Is it expensive? How does everything turn out? We’ve had Empire install flooring twice – first for…
Asheville, NC – A Food & Beer Town
I genuinely don’t think there’s a bad place to eat in Asheville. Someone has probably found a spot that isn’t so great, but they must be few and far between. Everyone I’ve talked to that’s been to Asheville has raved…
