Regardless of all the steps we take in order to keep a well-balanced life, I know we all experience waves of stress throughout the day. Even with my daily ten minute morning meditation sessions, I still find myself getting overcome with stress from time to time. Here are my five go-to’s when it comes to reducing stress: 1. THE…
Wedding Weekend | Springfield, MO
Happy Wednesday friends, I hope everyone had a fantastic Labor Day Weekend! We definitely did. Alex and I traveled to Springfield, MO for a friend’s wedding over the holiday weekend, and we had the best time. I kicked off the weekend at Jazz in the Garden on Friday with my girlfriends — live jazz, red…
Summer Reads | Three Books I’ve Enjoyed This Season
It’s been a great summer, albeit hectic. And to compliment that, I’ve read a handful of wonderful books that I’m very excited to share with you, and highly recommend you add to your reading list. Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King This shouldn’t be a surprise as one of my favorites summer reads. You know if…
The September Minimalism Challenge
I love the first day of a new month. And since we’re finally on the brink of crispy cool weather (can you feel it?!), and all things autumn (yaaaas!), I thought NOW would be a great time for a new challenge. Not just any old challenge, but a minimalism challenge. I found a really great one…
Love or Hate | Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
I was really excited to read Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff. I had been seeing this book everywhere and after reading a few reviews, I knew it would be a great choice for my 30+ minute walk to work. This is a book that’s split into two parts — Fates and Furies. It’s about the course of the twenty-four…
Reading Challenge | Twenty Sixteen
I’m slightly book obsessed. And when I saw that POPSUGAR released their 2016 Reading Challenge, (about time, it’s August!) I got excited. Because I’m a firm believer that Sundays are for reading. You know, staying curled up in bed with a book a cup of coffee. With that, here is where I am currently with this reading challenge. As…