Decorating for Christmas right after Halloween means I get to do not one, but two Christmas mantles (call it a pre and post-Thanksgiving mantle, if you will). While I loved our over-the-top HomeGoods farmhouse mantle we’ve had up the last…
Embracing the Mess in My Favorite J. Crew Pants
Is it just me or do the first few days after Thanksgiving weekend feel like utter chaos? Bueller? In particular, my Monday felt like a comedy of errors that left me exhausted and laughing on my couch as to how…
Perfect Ginger Molasses Cookies
While we may still be polishing off leftovers from what I hope was a gluttonous Thanksgiving for everyone, I have fully moved into Kris Kringle mode. And nothing says Christmas to me more than a house that smells of freshly…
DIY Bathroom Backsplash
Happy Monday, guys! Before Thanksgiving totally takes hold of my psyche, I completed a quick (but impactful!) DIY with more peel and stick tile. We have two bathrooms that luckily did not come in some weird shade of pink from…
No-Fuss Painted Kitchen Cabinets
We are so excited about owning our first rental house in Connecticut! It was always our plan when we got to suburbs to hopefully own an investment property one day, but we never imagined it would happen so quickly. Especially…
Holidays: The 2020 Edition
Understatement of the year: 2020 has been absolute poo. While the silver lining tells me that I do have a lot to be grateful for on a personal level, I am saddened (and have much anxiety) about that round spiky…