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When I was younger (even just 10 years ago), I thought I could wear any old shoes and be just fine. Well...my age has caught up to me and I now realize that the quality of your shoes does matter--for lots of reasons! One of the most important reasons you want to wear good shoes is to protect your fe

Summer is the season of cookouts, picnics, and get-togethers. It’s also the time for us to pull-out all the stops with our side dishes! I don’t know about you, but I’m super competitive when it comes to how my food is received by a group. I basically want it to be all that people are talking about.

I have never really understood the Christmas in July concept. Not sure who came up with that...especially since Christmas already seems to be around for like 3 months out of the year. If it's an excuse for a good sale, though, I guess that's all that really matters. Right?? Speaking of sales, Kirkla

(This post is a paid partnership with Homemakers Furniture. All words and opinions are my own.) When we moved into our new-to-us house last October, the furniture from our old house just.barely.fit in the living room. It seemed strange to me, since the new house is so much bigger than our old one,

How is it the 4th of July already?? I don't even understand how that happened! I hope you're having the best time celebrating with friends + family today, but I wanted to let you know that you should definitely take a few minutes to check out the sales that Pier 1 is having! To celebrate the July 4t

Friends, we finally have furniture in our basement and I’m so excited! We didn’t have a very nice basement in our old house, so we didn’t have a need for an extra set of furniture there. Cut to us moving to a much larger and nicer house than we’d had before…and the basement was shockingly empty. One

'Get a pet!' they said. 'It'll be fun!' they said. I think we all know what getting pets really means...buying all the things! I seriously wouldn't trade anything for the furry little creatures that live with us, though. They're so funny with their individual personalities...plus all the love that t

Are you tired of paying more every time your e-mail subscriber list increases? Or maybe you want your email marketing to be prettier, easier to use, and be within your budget? I'm sharing the 5 reasons I made the switch from Mailchimp to Flodesk and why I think you should too, including it's beautif

Have you been looking for a new headboard or maybe you don’t have one at all yet? I’ve rounded up several tufted headboard options that would look great in any space! There is a mix between fabric and leather upholstery, depending on your taste!

I’m sure I don’t need to tell you, but it is bananas how quickly June has gone! It’s always like this, so it shouldn’t be a surprise to me, but here I am, picking my jaw up off the floor at July being just around the corner! I remember as a kid being so depressed when the 4th of July came around bec

Welp, friends, I have to be honest with you today and say that it’s my birthday. It’s my 40th birthday. I don’t even understand how I’m writing those words right now! But you know…the alternative to getting older isn’t really ideal, so I’ll just embrace it and keep looking for the positives! Part

Every time I go to Walmart's site, I'm so surprised at what they have to offer for the home! Not only do they have their own pieces, but their site acts as a host to many other retailers' items as well, so there's never a shortage of selection. I'm sharing just a few of my favorites for home decor&a