Camper Van Living in Iceland in August

A lot of the logistics of our trip were learned along the way and shared by our adventurous friends who visited Iceland before us. I like documenting and sharing because I want need to grasp my surroundings and accommodations before I arrive. Pretty much everyone we...

Is this thing on? I’m back, baby.

How does one merely start posting to their blog again after all that has happened? When I say "all that has happened," I'm specifically referring to having a baby a few months into a pandemic in the midst of a racial justice reckoning during a critical election year....

My First Group Workout Class

I told myself for a long, LONG time that exercising in a group sounds like my nightmare! First of all, I don't know what I'm doing so I'm not going to be perfect at it. Second, struggling in a room full of people is very embarrassing! Plus there are just so many...

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Kassels In Europe: Paris

Kassels In Europe: Paris

Oh, Paris. You were so beautiful last August! Who am I kidding? I'm sure Paris is beautiful every August. London was our first stop and the The City of Light was our second. Day 4: Tour de Eiffel and River Seine Cruise On the fourth day of our trip, Cale and I took a...

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Pinspiration: Pretty Petals

Pinspiration: Pretty Petals

It's that time again. The time for a collection of pretty images that found themselves living in harmony on my Pinterest boards. This time of year always seems kind of long. Here in the Midwest, we are hanging in the balance between late winter and early spring. The...

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Pinspiration: Pops of Red

Pinspiration: Pops of Red

Maybe it's the fact that Valentine's Day came and went or maybe it's the glimpse of warm temperatures around here, but I've been digging on vibrant pops of red lately. Some evenings I spend too much time on Pinterest and on some of those occasions I end up pinning...

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Blizzard Casual – Sneaker Trend

Blizzard Casual – Sneaker Trend

My favorite look from last winter was the dominance of super cool sneakers. I cannot tell you enough how happy it makes me when A) practical and comfortable things are fashionable and B) when said practical and comfortable fashion lasts for more than one season. It...

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Kassels in Europe: London

Kassels in Europe: London

'ello! You're about to enjoy a charming, historic stroll down Memory Lane/London. It is now many months after the fact, but I've been trying to sift through the [hundreds] of photos Cale and I took on our two-week trip to Europe this summer. We visited four major...

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Rejected Mood Board

Rejected Mood Board

It's been awhile! I've had several irons in the fire, and I'm trying to work on some larger posts so, in the meantime, here's a rejected mood board for a freelance/pro bono campaign I worked on. Obviously, the campaign and organization had very strong ties to water....

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Lartin Wedding Mood Board

Lartin Wedding Mood Board

I just needed a small dose of "pretty" in my day today or a break from thinking or both so here we go. It may seem cheesy or unnecessary but I like to create a mood board when I'm brainstorming for new projects and coming up with concepts for how something will look...

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Back at it

Back at it

It's been a minute, or three years, since I stretched my blogging muscle and I am itching to get back in the swing of things. My old blog "Oh My Heavens" was adorable, and super simple, but I LOVED sharing my favorite things. I am focused on web design these days and...

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