Category: Living

Gather

It’s not often I’m able to catch morning television, but I am so excited I randomly saw this segment on Good Morning Texas the other day. Gather Kitchen has apparently been serving up healthy, customizable bowls in Downtown Dallas’ Thanksgiving Tower for a year! I’ve worked out of that WeWork location before and never realized …

Hang it all out to dry

One of the items I was MOST excited for when registering was a drying rack for my clothes. I am serious. I spent my twenties with hangars dripping in my bathroom and delicates laying over surfaces. I have always believed in air drying my clothes that fit perfect. It can be a $12 cotton graphic …

Wine Country Vacationing

A few years back, our friends got married in wine country. We had never been to Northern California and made sure to visit AS MANY vineyards and wineries as possible. We rented a bus and scoured for miles.  I mean, we had to do our due diligence, right? Our very first stop was Domaine Carneros. …

Asparagus Chicken- Kid approved!

Finding a meal that everyone in the family will enjoy is difficult.  Finding one that my kids can enjoy helping me prepare is nearly impossible!!  There are a handful of recipes that accomplish this feat- and one of them is. . .   Asparagus Chicken  It’s a super easy recipe, the kids enjoy “helping” and …

Cheese Boards

Maybe it started when my Mom would buy me Lunchables growing up, but I have always preferred a cheese board to a traditional meal. Give me a deconstructed sandwich over traditional any day. Oh my! The deconstructed pho at DaLat? Yum! But that’s a blog for another day. Today is all about charcuterie. And my …

Lemon Broth Soup

Summer is officially in full swing and the swim suits in heavy rotation. I never quite feel like I’m ready to walk around in my suit, but it’s proven pretty difficult to swim in denim shorts and a Tshirt. I’ve previously referenced my problems with committing to hard core diets. But I do like to …

Closet Cleanout

It’s commonly referred to as a Spring Cleaning epidemic. You go through your closet, vowing to purge, and somehow end up just as full after as it was before your hours of sweat and chaos. But things are a bit more organized, so that’s a bonus. I would like to offer a little assistance. Follow …

Mother-in-Law Pot Roast

Welcome to your new favorite pot roast. This roast is so delicious and quite possibly the easiest recipe you’ll ever make. So simple. So delicious and I absolutely could eat it once a week. What you need: Pot Roast (You can use chuck roast or rump roast. I prefer chuck) Jar of sliced pepperoncinis Low …

Summer Shape Up- Plank Challenge

How is it already time to think about swimsuits??  I feel like I’ve only just begun to wear my cozy sweaters and stretchy pants this season- some of them don’t even have any permanent stains yet!! But the calendar doesn’t lie, which means it’s May.  Summer is right around the corner, and I’m gonna need …