Here’s a look back at our week in photos. It’s not too late to participate in the #Imperfect366 Photography Project! Check out the details here. (And check out the 300+ photos already submitted!) January 4th: The light in our kitchen this morning was so perfect. I love morning light! January 5th: Leah and light… it’s crazy…
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#Imperfect366 Photography Project 366 – Shall We Try Again?
A fun yet imperfect photography project 366. Will you join me in taking a photo a day each day or so in 2016? Do you all remember this project from last year? The Imperfect 365 Project? Over 13k amazing pictures were submitted in 2015 – which makes me so happy that so many you embraced this…
The Joy of Choosing Experience Gifts Over Things
Choosing experience gifts over things could make you happier this holiday season. Like many of you, I have spent much of the past year following the KonMari Method of decluttering my home. What I learned from reading The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up has been a constant theme in my life. “Does this item spark…
The Happiness Report #38 (Happy Calm Focused Edition)
The Happiness Report #38, featuring Happy Calm Focused, Bags and lots of other happy things! Christmas music is playing, my daughters have been busy in the kitchen making our favorite cutout Christmas cookies (recipe here…you’ve gotta make these) and I feel like I’m wrapped in a blanket of holiday bliss. It’s been a low key…
So, You Want to Be a Morning Person? 3 Ways I Make Mornings Rock
I used to hate mornings…then I discovered some simple ways to make mornings my favorite! Here are 3 of my favorite ways to “Take Back Morning” and make them rock! An alternate title for this post could easily be “I Hated Mornings But Now I Love Them”. I love mornings… in fact, the early morning hours…
The Happiness Report #37
Tattoos, styling wands, hand painted aprons, 1 second a day videos and more… here are a few of the things making me happy lately! Hi friends and happy summer to you! We’ve been out of school for a little over a week and have had some super fun days so far. The weather has been…
Share Your Beauty
8 years ago we brought a tiny little twig of a lilac bush home from my husbands grandmas house. As soon as the Iowa snow would melt away, Grandma Doyle’s lilac bush would flourish in the most stunning way, bidding goodbye to the harsh winter. Beautiful, fragrant blossoms gave everyone hope that warmth and new beginnings were possible….
Use A Wire Whisk To Dye Easter Eggs
I’m a horrible blogger… I am always so late to the game, sharing holiday stuff AFTER the holidays. The reason? I don’t do holiday things ahead of time. I do my holiday preparations, tablescapes, crafts, food for my family, when we celebrate the holidays. With that said, often times the things that would be helpful to…
The Chopped Podcast – The Pursuit of Happiness
Hi friends! I thought I’d share that my friend Marly from Namely Marly has a fairly new (and awesome) podcast called The Chopped Podcast. She invited me to be a guest on her show and that episode is now live. If your curious about how I started Dine & Dish 8 1/2 years ago, what…
Reclaim the Kitchen
Now, more than ever, it’s time for us to Reclaim the Kitchen. When I was a kid, eating out was a special and very rare affair. We ate together as a family most nights, created the meal together and cleaned up after dinner together. My siblings and I were involved in sports and other activities,…
