Happy Friday everyone! After a nutty week, I am THIS HAPPY that the freakin’ weekend has arrived! I plan ninja kicking my to-do list today, so I can drink wine and craft for the rest of the wee...
***This giveaway is now closed. Thank you for entering!*** The next giveaway in the Month of Holiday Giveaways comes from a company that I just HEART. One Sydney Road! One Sydney Road sells new and h...
Last Saturday, after 12+ hours of driving and shopping at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, my Mom and I made our way to our hotel room where we promptly took a nose dive onto our respective beds, ...
I woke up at 1:17am last night barely able to move. Too cold to move, actually. Somehow I mustered up the energy to kick my leg back to find Ben – my personal, portable heating unit – but...
***This giveaway is now closed. The next giveaway will be Thursday, December 8th!*** The Month of Holiday Giveaways continues tonight with something I SERIOUSLY WANT YOU TO HAVE. A Keurig Platinum Br...
‘Tis the season to shop ’til you drop! This weekend my Mom and I went on our 4th annual girl’s shopping trip to the Mall of America! It’s one of the highlights of the Christma...
After a brief Thanksgiving-induced hiatus, Friday Favorites are officially back! It’s been a busy week ’round these parts, what with kicking off and wrapping up the first week of the 20 D...
***This giveaway is now closed. The next giveaway will be Monday, December 5th!*** Raise your hand if you can’t even believe that today is December 1st. December. First! Bring on the Mariah Car...
When I think of Iowa in terms of food, I think fresh corn (make that fresh free corn!), robust, bustling farmers’ markets, and some of the best beef and pork in the country. What I don’t ...
I’m so pumped that YOU’RE so pumped about the 20 Day Holiday Workout Challenge!! I made a couple buttons and posted them on the Challenge Page, and officially designated the hashtag #20Da...
We’ve got tons of Thanksgiving traditions in my family that I look forward to every year: Sipping mimosas while watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Someone throwing a fit about l...
I’ve got a crazy idea for Thanksgiving leftovers! Backstory: I had the misfortune of working above a hoppin’ pizza shop when I lived in Minneapolis for several years right out of college. It wa...
Remember that time I got paid to spend the entire summer in Japan in college (Camp Adventure, woot!) and gained like, 15lbs from drinking too much Peach Chu-Hi and eating WAY too many gyoza? Well the...
Whoops. I had some extra time after grocery shopping and weekly meal prep this afternoon, so I said to heck with it and dragged the rest of my Christmas decorations out! After adding red ornament acc...
It’s time for another round of Crafting with IGE! Today’s project: Spruce & Berry Filled Mason Jars! It’s been a grey and blustery day (although surprisingly warm) and I couldn&...
Happy Friday everyone! Can you believe Thanksgiving is less than a week away, and Christmas is only 37 days away? I seriously need to get cracking on my shopping! Have you started yet? In the meantim...
Get your stretch pants ready! They’ll only need to be mildly stretchy though – somewhere between yoga bottoms and full on sweatpants – as today’s final recipe in the Week of T...
Lest you think my family only indulges in diet-busting dishes like luxurious cheesecake, buttery potatoes and creamy holiday salad on Thanksgiving, let me share with you a healthy yet decadent tastin...
Today’s recipe from the Week of Thanksgiving Favorites bears a rather unfortunate name… (source) Grandma’s Holiday Salad. I don’t know about you, but such a name conjures up m...
I am this excited to share today’s Week of Thanksgiving Favorites recipe with you, but first I have to share the workout you’ll want to squeak in before you make it. You butter better believe you’re ...
Happy Friday, everyone! Whoo – what a week! The time change and SNOW – yes, I’m just now able to talk about the 3+ inches we got on Wednesday – really threw me for a loop, but...
One of the things I most often get asked, besides what camera I use (Canon Digital Elph for out and about, Nikon D3000 at home,) and if I can post the recipe my Mom made for our Sunday dinner is, got...
Put it in your dinner! Maybe you were wondering if Ben worked for Buca di Beppo in high school, and has had an unnatural obsession with their mouthwatering, homestyle Italian food ever since? You wer...
Last night I was feeling stressed to the max. Stacks of paper on the counter begged to be organized, sock fuzz littering the hallway demanded to be swept, piles of laundry pleaded to be washed –...
Howdy from home! I flew in from LA late Friday night, so Ben and I spent the entire day yesterday unpacking, bumming around and catching up. I cough didn’t leave the house all day cough, while ...
What’s a Friday without some favorites? From chewy caramels to kitten headbands, here are my favorite finds from around the web this week. Favorite bite: Garlic Cheese Wontons. Another awesome ...
Greetings from the sunshine state! Oh wait…that’s Florida. Anyways, yesterday I hopped a plane in Des Moines, made a quick pit stop in Denver (SNOWMG!) and landed in sunny Los Angeles two...
How I became the open minded eater I am today I’ll never know, as this was definitely not always the case. These days I’ll pretty much gulp anything with gusto, but I remember many a nigh...
Mother Nature had one last trick up her sleeve before starting to crank out the snow, sleet and suffering this winter…a 74 degree day. On November 1st! I could hardly believe it! I cranked the ...
Although we celebrated Halloween around these parts last night, I’m still in a festive, creepy, freaky kind of mood. K, that sounded weird. Actually, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. First o...
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