
The Blog

Small Farmhouse Pantry Reveal
One Saturday last month I knew I needed to do a pantry clean. You know, the kind that you pull everything out, throw away anything...

Preschool: My Feelings
Can we talk about how fast kids grow up? Claire will be 4 next month. This has gone by so fast. We are so blessed to have someone in our...

Daily Journaling: French Kiss Life
Last month I was perusing Pinterest. And like always there was a pin about Paris. Or something French. This tends to be how my feed...

Weight Loss Goals
Photo by i yunmai on Unsplash Oliver was born in April of 2018. He’s nearly 17 months old. I am not back to my pre-pregnancy weight at...

Social Media Education – Grow your BUSINESS
Are you a small business? Are you an entrepreneur? Are you starting out in the world of social media to build a brand? If you answered...

FALLing in Love With Farmhouse Decor
School is in session, that means it is fall right??? I know the temperatures are HOT still. And it will probably be an Indian summer, but...

Earning My Way In: Exclusive Event
Do you remember my post about GRADUATING from a course I took? I am so excited for the opportunity to work with CHELSEY on an event. She...

Hair Goals Update
If I told you that I wash my hair every 5 days could we still be friends? Because I do. At the time I am writing this I washed my hair...

Amazon Party Favorites
As I was getting ready for The Strawberry Nest Boutique last month I was super happy that Prime Day happened just before! Who doesn’t...

First day of HIGH School & Junior High
I am not sure I am ready for this. Yesterday was the first real day of school for Courtney and Alex. On Monday they got to go and meet...

My Next Event
I wasn’t planning on doing another event so soon. I was going to wait until like November, but the opportunity presented itself. Tess...

Back to School Traditions
While I was setting up my blog posts for this month I wanted to focus on a couple of things rather than LOTS of things. Since my kids are...

I GRADUATED
At the beginning of May I made myself a priority in my business. I know that sounds funny. It isn’t though. I needed to invest in myself...

A Gourmet S’mores Bar
Photos by Elaine Farris When I started planning for The Strawberry Nest Boutique I was unsure what to do for the food portion. I had...

Favorites Friday: Back to School Edition
School starts in 11 days for our house! 11 DAYS. It feels like school just got out for the summer. I have a high schooler, a junior...

The Strawberry Nest Boutique Behind the Scenes
Two weeks ago I was preparing for my first event as an event planner. I had decided to host my own boutique. It was THE best idea I have...

A Date Night to Remember
In June Scott and I were invited to attend a Date Night event. We were entertained, fed a fun dessert, met up with our friends Carli and...

Happy Birthday to The BLOG
Time to celebrate! It has been ONE year since the first blog post went live! Thank you for being a part of my journey in this new world...

My First Podcast
I did my first Podcast interview with Chelsey Curtis of Housewife2Hostess earlier this month. I could not believe how much fun I had...




















