My World Is Darker
This is the hardest post I have ever written. I have started and stopped so many times. My baby, my best friend, Jedi, passed away on March 8. It feels like a piece of me is gone. I have this…
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Going Back
We’re moving back home! Yep. After a year in Charleston, we’ve decided to return to West Virginia. We have loved our time in Charleston, South Carolina but the opportunity arose to go back home and we decided to take it.…
2017 Recap
January and February Nothing much happened in January and February. I did catch the planning bug at the beginning of 2017 and Mike bought me the Erin Condren Life Planner that I wanted. But I didn’t utilize it as well…
Christmas in Charleston
This was our first Christmas in Charleston, a new city hundreds of miles and 9 hours away from our family and friends. To say I have been homesick this holiday season would be an understatement. I don’t miss the freezing…
The Health Benefits of Owning a Cat
This is a guest post by Raven Flanigan The love and support a cat provides their owner can be a calming experience; a heartwarming head nudge or a soft purr on the lap are simple affections with a lot of…
Folly Beach, Oh How I Love You
Folly Beach is about 18 miles from our townhouse, which means we’ve become regular beach-goers. Being so close gives us the opportunity to spend a few hours splashing around in the ocean and walking along the stunning beach whenever the…
Just Call Me A Southern Belle
We’ve moved! That’s right, we have left our home state of West Virginia. If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you may remember me talking about us wanting to move to South Carolina sometime in the future. Well, Mike…
2016 Recap
January: Along with losing the magical David Bowie and Alan Rickman, we also lost my husband’s grandfather, who was a man like no other. We also contended with Winter Storm Jonas, which dumped 2 feet of snow on us in…
It’s Almost Here
I cannot believe that Christmas is only a few days away and then, in a short week, we will be ringing in the New Year. Does it seemed like 2016 has flown by way too quickly to anyone else? Anywho,…
We Are Currently Christmas Tree-Less
This past summer I decided to throw away our Christmas tree. We have had it for way too long, something like 15 years I think, and needed a new one. But I just cannot bring myself to pay full price…