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On Sunday afternoon the sun was shining and the weather was tap tap taping on the door of 60 degrees. It was warm enough to all work out in the garden in our T shirts. We stripped down out of our carhartts and piled them on the garden chairs while we worked. It had been […]

A few weeks ago my girlfriends and I had a much-needed night out together in Grand Rapids. It’s been months since we’ve been able to see each other and we decided to take a cheese class at our local Gordon Food Service Store and have dinner afterward. We met up for the class at their […]

We sleep surrounded in Red Land Cotton and now we  wrap ourselves in the bath towel sheet when we get out of the tub and shower. When I was at the Country Living Fair this past fall I finally got to meet Anna from Red Land Cotton. It was so awesome to meet in person […]

Earlier this January I went on short and sweet girls trip to Fort Lauderdale with my mom, sister and sister in law. It was a fun little getaway that was a much needed escape from the harsh Michigan cold. I needed warm air on my face and some blue sky desperately. The weather was too […]

With the recent news of the Deva Curl class action lawsuit I have decided to wait until they release an official statement with the test results of the product. While I personally have never had an issue with the product and it worked great for my hair, there have been numerous reports of women losing […]

Last week was gloomy and I was craving something warm and sweet. So I decided to whip up a batch of chocolate chip cookies. I mean what can make a day better than a good old fashioned chocolate chip cookie? I had my Cooks Illustrated cookbook sitting on the counter from a steak sauce I […]