READING I need something new on my nightstand to read. I just wrapped up America’s First Daughter which was an interesting insight into Thomas Jefferson’s daughter who also basically held the role of First Lady during her father’s administration as President. On the other end of the spectrum, this analysis of Beyonce’s pregnancy photoshoot is […]

We’re off to Carlton Landing for this Labor Day weekend for the first time since mid-July. I’m crossing my fingers that it’ll be cooler. Rita and her family are coming down for the pop-up shops, too — they’re such a fun family to hang out with.  I’m planning on paddleboarding, napping, and eating pie. Not […]

Happy Father’s Day weekend! We’re headed to the lake for the week and I can hardly wait to spend time in our purty new outdoor daybed. Unless it’s a bazillion degrees outside in which I will be enjoying the view of it from inside. Summer in Oklahoma ain’t no joke. Confession: I was suuuuuper anti-Snapchat/Periscope/video, […]

The kids are out of school for most of us, and for the rest of you, the end is in sight! And I think that’s cause for celebration, don’t you? Emily Ley sent me a handful of her new academic Simplified Planners and I’m giving two away to a couple lucky readers! Up for grabs […]