A Working Mom's Guide to Food, Family & Fun
I am so honored to have been nominated again for PopSugar’s Circle of Mom’s Top 25 Foodie Mom Blogs for 2013. Being a part of that group of women from 2012 has been an amazing experience. I felt insanely blessed to have been voted into the Top 25 last year right out of the gate [...]
If you’re reading this post and it is April 26th, 2013, the movers are at our house loading up our furniture as we make our way back to Nashville after 4 years in Clarksville. This is such a bittersweet day for us because we have made so many incredible memories at our home. I have [...]
Year after year I stroke a check to Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Coastal Living, Southern Living, Traditional Home, Martha Stewart Living, the subscription list goes on and on and now that we have Pinterest and Houzz at our smart phone fingertips, I can be connected to the world of home design 24/7. While I am [...]
“Hey, What’s Up, Doc?” Ummmmm……..Thyme Roasted Carrots is what’s up, Bugs! Yesterday I made my first trip of many of the year to the Nashville Farmer’s Market and picked up the some of seasons first fresh produce. In my adult life I don’t think that I have ever made roasted carrots just for eating that weren’t [...]
For this “Favorite Things Friday” I am sharing with you some of my favorite spring gardening finds. In less than a month (hopefully) we will have moved back to Nashville just in time for the ultimate spring weather! I love to garden and am a bit sad that we won’t have a full blown [...]
I am working on a very special cake for my grandmother’s birthday on Thursday and was digging through her cookbooks and even cookbooks of my great grandmother!! I will tell you more about these treasures on Thursday with her birthday cake post featuring a VERY special cake!! In a book that I assume belonged to [...]
Easter dinner for our family is always an important planning process. From the menu to the tablescape to the kids table, we put lots of thought and detail into the occasion. For the last couple of years we have had our Easter dinner at my sister Beth’s. Together she and I combine our creative ideas [...]
You know what I think is pretty nasty? My old bathroom. Now the cabinets probably looked a bit spiffier back in 1987, so I can’t be too mad at them and like many of us middle-agers, they could get a little push into this century with a small makeover. What I can’t under any circumstances [...]
You can take one look at this fireplace and quickly figure out why we felt the need to give it a complete makeover. Let’s start with the color of the brick. I’m not even sure what color you would call that brick……oh, I know, doo doo brown! Yep, I said it……Doo Doo Brown! Before the [...]
So, it only seems fitting to sell our house and move once we FINALLY get all of our renovations done after 3 very long years! We have had our house on the market FSBO for about 4 months and have broken down and hired a realtor to give it the good marketing push we hope [...]
Welcome to my blog! I'm Amanda and I am a busy mommy! When the work day is over I drop my heels at the door, slip on my apron and kick domesticity into high gear! I love my family, I love food and I love to have fun. Join me and we can celebrate the joys of life that bring us together.
