Wow! What journey 30 has been! I will never forget this year and all the transformation it brought along with it. Shortly after my 30th birthday I stopped creating content on all my platforms and ditched social media for several months to focus on finding peace and happiness. I was feeling overwhelmed, unfulfilled, and lost. There were some negative thoughts, habits, hurts, and emotions inside of me that needed to be brought to the light. I thank God they were! In the past year, my life has been greatly enriched by the lessons I’ve learned. In hopes of encouraging you on your own journey I want to share with you…

We all know those people that are Christmas fanatics. They start pulling out Christmas décor on the first of October. Forget Halloween and Thanksgiving. I too love Christmas but WHEN IT’S TIME, folks! And the time is now. Growing up, the tradition in my family was to put up the tree and commence the Christmas excitement the day after Thanksgiving. I plan to continue that tradition in my own home. We were a few days behind schedule putting up the tree because we hadn’t picked one out yet. When I finally decided on the perfect tree I found that it was sold out everywhere including online. My husband knew how…

Thanksgiving is next week and I’m so ready! I’m salivating just thinking about the spread. Greens, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, chicken, turkeys, rabbit. YOU NAME IT! I know y’all remember that. Now of course, we’ve given thought to what’s on the menu but what about the table itself? A great tablescape really goes a long way in setting the atmosphere for an event. In the past my table was always covered with food but I’ve learned that creating a neat assembly line in the kitchen leaves so much space at the table and makes the dining experience much more enjoyable. It doesn’t have to cost a fortune to create a festive…

A week ago today, I turned 30 years old. Man! Thirty years old! My twenties were awesome and taught me so much about life. I’m actually a teensy bit sad to see them go. As far as my thirties go, I don’t have any huge goals or expectations. At this point, I just want to take it day by day and see where that gets me. And if you know me, you know that’s far from my usual constant need for control. I don’t want to be as hard on myself in this next decade as I was in the last. So cheers to my thirties! In celebration of this…

Having great friends is truly priceless. Positive people that build you up, want to see you happy, and appreciate you are hard to come by. I thank God that those kinds of people are in my life. Those are the people I love to spend time with and last week my family and I had the opportunity to do so. A few months ago our friends Shaun and Jonathon invited us to vacation with them in Florida. I had been itching go on a family beach trip so we jumped at the opportunity. I’m so glad we went. We had thee best time! It was our first ever family vacation…

Life can get so busy sometimes. And even with my small circle of friends, getting everyone together at one time can be a task in itself. I try to get my girlfriends together at least a few times a year to kick back and catch up. I usually see each of them individually but theres nothing like having everyone in the same room at the same time. So, not long ago I planned my first girl’s night of the year and it was great! We all just sat around stuffing our faces with pizza, popcorn, and chocolate, sharing all the latest celebrity gossip, and sipping on fruity cocktails. You would…