Thank you to Zonderkidz for sponsoring this post. All thoughts, opinions and reviews are my own. When Otto was a sweet little baby in the hospital we felt helpless as new parents. We didn’t know medical terms, we couldn’t hold him a lot and we were still learning about his heart condition and what the…
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Deck the Dining Room with Vintage Christmas
This year in lieu of parties and guests and gatherings I thought I would focus on getting out all of my vintage Christmas collections. They needed a good cleaning, organizing and inventory as year after year I hurriedly tossed them in bins after the holidays. This year I got everything out and grouped my collections…
Mint Tulle Anthro Skirt
“Forget it”. I said I as clicked “ORDER” on this mint tulle skirt. I’m not going really anywhere right now but in my head I have future dinners with friends, trips to take and shows to see and I’m going to need a skirt to do it in. Sure sure they are going to be…
Small Business Report: Stems Market
It’s time for another Small Business Report! This week I am featuring Stems Market located in Grandville, Michigan and lucky enough for me, they are located just a few miles up from my office halfway to The Found Cottage. I stopped in last week to pick up some bundles of greenery and was amazed at…
Holiday Weekend Sale Guide
The meal is demolished, the left overs are packed away, it is time for the holiday shopping sale guide! Most stores (thank goodness) are closed on Thanksgiving this year (as it should be) and are having a lot of their black Friday deals on line. Me personally, I always seem to find more deals on…
Thanksgiving 2020
It’s Thanksgiving 2020 and for the first time ever Joe and I (and Otto) are having Thanksgiving by ourselves. With everything that is going on in the world we thought it best to just stay put this year. It leaves a sting in my heart. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It’s all about relaxing with…
Small Business Special: Spring Sweet
Spring Sweet is not just a store, she’s a person. Yes. There is someone on this earth who won the name jackpot with the name Spring Sweet. Let me tell you, the store is just as lovely as the person and I watched the instagram like a crazy person waiting for her to post the…
Why I Am Getting the Flu Shot
Sponsored by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services I used to be one of the people that never got their flu vaccine. Guilty. I never thought I needed it because I was a healthy, young woman who always washed her hands. That all changed when I had Otto and learned the importance of…
Small Business Special : The Local Epicurean
Small businesses need our support especially during this holiday and winter season. I thought it would be fun to highlight one of my favorites each week here on the blog for the next few months. This past week I went and stocked up on homemade pasta from The Local Epicurean in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They…
Gift Guide: Home Bartender
Guess what time it is? GIFT GUIDE TIME! I am obsessed with putting these gift guides. There are so many fun trinkets and treasures out there that I cannot wait to share all my finds with you. Most of mine this year are going to be focused on things we can do and use…
Madewell Plaid Coat Jacket
Black Friday is coming earlier (online) my friends. Madewell just posted that all of their site is 30% off! Which means my new favorite jacket / shirt thing is 30% off. This was the only thing I ended up putting my closet after a rowdy round of “keep or return” on my instagram and…
Tory Burch Silk Dress
Outfit Details Dress: Tory Burch Sample Sale but on sale here. Budget Version Here. This one is also fun! Shoes: Tory Burch old, Similar here and bow is in the back on these but they’re so fun! Clutch: YSL. Budget version Here $13! We were spoiled with the weather in Michigan this past week. If…