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Pioneer Women Lemon Bar Recipe

Y’all probably don’t know my favorite part of the weekend is watching Pioneer Women on Sunday mornings. I get so many great recipes and I even cried my eyes out when I watched her daughters wedding episode. Today, I’m sharing her Lemon Bar recipe. I LOVE a good lemon bar! As a child I couldn’t eat enough. Over the last few years, I haven’t enjoyed the lemon bars I’ve eaten. I thought maybe my palette changed. I finally realized it has everything to do with the shortbread crust and the lemon filling ratio. I haven’t made them in about 15 years. My Mom also has a great recipe. I realized that the shortbread was too thin and the lemon filling … [Read more...]

Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Preview

  The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale (#Nsale) starts TOMORROW! This is a great way to stock up on items you use all year, or items you are purchasing for Fall. I’ve combed the website for my favorite followers and I’m happy to say I found some great finds for y’all. I’ve made it easier and I’ve sectioned off my favorite categories below...   SHOES I LOVE Shopping the #NSALE shoes.  I always end up wearing them ALL Fall/Winter long!     BEAUTY Another one of my favorites! I always snag the Mac lips and anything else I use year round. There are some amazing beauty + Hair Care finds on SALE that … [Read more...]

Memorial Day Weekend Sales 2021

Happy LONG weekend friends! I love Memorial Day Weekend. I feel like it’s the kick off to Summer! Evan is already out of School for the Summer and Ellie is Graduating College on June 12th.  How is this possible, I feel like she just started College. Are you shopping this weekend? I’ve been completely into home decor lately + I have found some amazing pieces. I’m sharing some of my favorites items on my “to buy list” and some pieces I’ve just purchased. Rounding up a TON of great Memorial Day Weekend sales below! Up to 70% off some of our fave retailers including fashion, beauty & home.   ABERCROMBIE // 25% select … [Read more...]

Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2021

Mother’s Day is this weekend! Don’t worry if you haven’t already purchased your Mama’s gift... you can still get some of your favorite ideas through Amazon Prime and they will arrive on time. This gift guide contains items I just bought, items I have in my shopping cart and items I already have and LOVE! Are you renovating/updating your home? A quick fix for updating your home but not starting a huge renovation... update your lightening fixtures. That will make a huge difference visually and it’s simple to do. I’m completely in love with these brass light fixtures I had installed over our kitchen island. This style comes in my different … [Read more...]

Cinco de Mayo Bar Cart

I hope you had a great Cinco de Mayo?! Y’all LOVED my styled bar cart I shared on Instagram. So, I wanted to share it here on the blog as well. I made this adorable grab -n go appetizer/drink bar cart. Which featured individual layered dip, chips and Corona beer. This idea makes entertaining so easy. All the prep is done ahead of time. I layered my favorite taco/dip ingredients in small plastic containers. Starting with refried beans, sour cream, sprinkled taco seasoning then added guacamole. Topped with tomatoes, green onions, olives & cheese. I ended up using a baggie cutting the corner and piped the beans, sour cream & guacamole … [Read more...]

Tips To Have The Most Productive Day Ever!

  Today, I’m sharing 5 tips on HOW to have the most productive day! Many of my tips have taken years to master... Don’t give up and you don’t have to do them all at the same time... you can work on one at a time. 1) WAKE UP ON TIME I rarely set an alarm and I tend to wake up the same time everyday. I don’t have black out shades in our bedroom or wear eye covers to sleep. I’m a sunlight kinda gal and the sunshine wakes me up and gets me going. 2) GIVE YOURSELF 45 MINUTES EACH MORNING WITHOUT CELLPHONE, TV or INTERNET This gives me clarity, it gives me time to collect my thoughts. I either am taking a walk or am getting … [Read more...]

Valentines Gift Guide for Her

I Love, Love! Valentine’s Day is such a FUN day to give gifts. To a box of chocolates or a candle for the kitchen, I love gifting my loved ones. When my kids were in Elementary School Valentines Parties were so much fun. Each kid crafted there very own Valentines box and each kid gave out Valentines treats & Valentines cards. I remember sitting at our kitchen table for hours with my kids watching them filled out their Valentines card and helping them stuff their bags of treats for their classmates. Such cherished memories my kids were able to experience that joy. Today, I'm sharing with you a Gift Guide to help you shop for any ladies in … [Read more...]

Christmas Movie List

Every year, I love settling down with a cozy blanket and a hot cup of Cocoa to watch Christmas movies. We have 12 days until Christmas Day. Join me as I watch one movie a night until Christmas. I created a easy guide to help you pick your favorites or to help you pick something NEW! Click on the title of the movie to watch a trailer on YouTube. I have found that on my cable provider I can pre-record Christmas movies and watch them later. I head to the channel, then guide, scroll the guide until I find one I want to watch then, hit record... some favorite movies are on FreeForm. (Disney) I gave a "star" on the movies I've already watched. So, … [Read more...]

My Favorite Black Friday Sales

Abercrombie & Fitch– 40% off sitewide     Aerie– Up to 70% off American Eagle– Up to 70% off BaubleBar– Select items on sale Banana Republic– 50% off everything   Express– 50% off sitewide     Francescas– Up to 50% off sitewide Frontgate– Up to 40% off everything Gap– 50% off everything Goodnight Macaroon– up to 70% off H & M– 30% off everything   JCrew– 50% off everything     JCrew Factory– 60% off Kate Spade– 50% off everything Kendra Scott– 30% off Lulu’s– up to 90% off   Loft– Up to 60% off     Madewell – up to 50% off with code … [Read more...]

Crustless Pumpkin Pie

Ramekins | Gold Stand | Nail Polish I’ve never made soufflés before now! I just bought these adorable individual ceramic ramekins with lids and instantly thought Pumpkin Pies would be perfect. I couldn’t  figure out how to add the crust so I decided why not try crustless pies. They are amazing! Truth is I LOVE the crust of the pie probably better than the filling. I made the soufflés just like a regular pumpkin pie but baked it a bit differently. I poured the pumpkin mixture into each ramekin and then set the ramekins into a 9x13 baking dish. I boiled water on the stove in a separate pan and added it to the outside of the ramekins … [Read more...]