let’s make it clear.

HATE HAS NO HOME HERE. period. i put this sign in my front yard as soon as i could find one to purchase, after PEACEFULLY PROTESTING and MARCHING in my local Women’s March after he was elected. keyword: PEACEFUL. i marched with folks of all colors, genders, religions, ethnicities, and sexualities. it was a truly

thank you. merci. gracias.

a very short and sweet post today to say THANK YOU for following us both along on this blogging adventure! we started this blog as an experimental way to forge our path in the blogging/social media world. it was also a way for us to connect during this global pandemic, being several states apart and

reclaiming holiday cheer: let’s do this!

lets take a deep, collective breath together and own this truth: we are ALL tired and feeling stressed-out. the holiday’s are a stressful time of year during typical times, but with Covid numbers raging out of control right now, we’ve all had enough. we’ve all lost so much this year: some of us loved ones,

a blog post about gift wrapping. (you love me)

yes, you read that title correctly: this whole post is about wrapping gifts and the joy it brings me! in fact, one Christmas, i voluntarily wrapped gifts for a friend who was a new mama and super busy and just needed this task done. i think that is probably how most people view this: a

thanksgiving hangover.

how did your thanksgiving go? i spent the day cooking everything from scratch and even surprised myself with roasting a PERFECT turkey! (it was only my 2nd time ever roasting one!) i found all of the hustle to be a great distraction from not being with family, though i am mega grateful for facetime as

covid thanksgiving thoughts.

thanksgiving is going to look different for a lot of us this year. my husband and i planned to travel a few hours south (by car, & with no restroom stops) to be with our families since we’ve all been staying home and quarantining. however, life happens and i ended up having to see a

hola noviembre.

today’s post was supposed to be our november to-do lists. but that just doesn’t feel right, given we’re all waiting with bated breath to see who our next president is going to be. if you follow us on instagram, you saw my election day post about voting with my dad for the first time back

¡felíz cumpleaños!

it was my birthday, recently, and my co-blogger gal pal Jamie did an awesomely creative thing for me: she sent me a birthday box with several gifts to open through-out the month! during this “new normal” of covid times, we both have been making sure we always have a sweet, little positive thing to look

A Hygge Emergency Kit

FINALLY: The coziest time of the year has arrived! Yes, it may still be pretty warm outside for those of us in Florida, but that won’t stop me from acting like I live in the town in Hocus Pocus. Life this year has been… stressful? Hmm, not even sure what adjective to use here, but