December is the most beautiful month of the year. Sure, it has to compete a little bit with September and May, but between the joy laced into every single day of the month, the chilly weather forcing you inside with the ones you love and all the decorations and lights–December wins. I often find, though, […]

Friends, I’m so excited to announce my Etsy Shop, Gold & Graphite Goods, is live! I’ve said every year I’d love to have a shop and yet every year I just said there wasn’t enough time. I learned this year that I’ll never find spare time, I had to make time. I gave up many […]

1. I’ve watched the Great British Bake Off for years now and I can’t believe I’m saying this but Season 6 on Netflix was my favorite! I’m a bit of a purist and once the original crew left I thought I’d be done with the show. Season 5 wasn’t my favorite so my hunch seemed […]

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend, friends! I hope you had a beautiful day with the ones you loved reflecting on what you’re most grateful for. I know you’re being bombarded with all things Black Friday but this is the time of year I get all my gifts taken care of as well as any investment items we […]

I’m sharing this favorite blog post again before releasing new gift guides next week! These are the gifts I’ve gotten my O in the past that have become his absolute go-to things. I’ll never forget our first married Christmas-our third Christmas together. I pride myself on being a gift-giver and pour my heart into each […]

“You are a great mom.” Initially, in those newborn days with Oshiolema, I took the compliment as necessary fuel. If my life was a pie chart, breastfeeding, up with a crying baby instead of sleeping and chores were even; me-time, time in the Word were those little slivers that are too small to see or […]