Happy weekend! and holy hell did I need it to come faster than it did. This was one of those weeks were you didn’t really have time to breathe. A bubble bath? Ch’yeah right. Catching up on your favorite blogs? Not happening. I had to seriously justify even time to take Jasper for a walk that lasted longer than five minutes. Sometimes, life is hard. But then a Friday pokes around the corner and you realize you have the weekend free from work – so you gear up to spend it with friends coming over for a dinner party (so mature of us, right? You’ve never been to one of our dinner parties) followed by family, family, family to celebrate the one mean who means the most to me and my sisters and mother. Yay Father’s Day! Til then, I’ve left you with some things to check out while you’re loungin’ …. Enjoy!

+ I was on a major documentary kick this past week (and I plan to keep it that way – they are the best thing to watch while editing or answering emails!) this one and this one were incredible. (footnote: sobbed during the second one)

+ This shop and blog. You have to check it out. I have a little lady crush on Chelsea and her prints grace our new home in almost every corner. (I order her cards for friends and family, too)

+ We recently just added this to our home (it was one of the gifts from me to Trent for our anniversary) and it’s pretty incredible. The sound is great, and it makes for less TV. Bonus! Currently listening to this, this and this on vinyl.

+ Excuse me? WTF. #firstworldproblems

+ I’m thinking this will happen now that we’re going with some major color in our bedroom.

+ You know each weekend I have to add an app in here. This one isn’t only visually stimulating (so pretty!) but it’s fun.

+ We had dinner here recently and it was to die for. Mussles were out of this world. Oh! and their sauteed kale.

+ I clicked on this article earlier and was super pumped to read their creative suggestions. But really? Hello, common sense.

+ Really, really digging this, this and this. Oh! and this. But NOT this. Go away.

+ Lets end on a positive note, shall we? If you live in Chicago, go here for sushi and the most amazing smoothie you’ll have in all of your life. You’re welcome! (*footnote for my fellow vegans – they have an amazing vegan roll and all of their smoothies are 100% dairy free! Woo!)

I thought it might be fun to track some of the progress we’re making around here in our new home. We will be here for the next two years, so we’re really taking a lot of pride in the decisions that we’re making to make it feel as homey and as “us” as possible. So far, so great. We’re loving every minute. While there is still quite a bit to do (the bedroom, most of all) we’ve gotten a few little areas set up and ready to roll. First up, our front entry way. Although, not pictured is one of our new house plants that lives on the white round table, and this Oh My Deer watercolor type print that’s framed and sitting pretty on the hutch. More glimpses to come soon! Click to read more →

This week has been difficult to say the least. I hate starting a post out like that, but as you all know, this blog to me is a diary of sorts. Somewhere to collect my thoughts and push them out without any reservation. It helps to calm me, to work through the challenges that come my way, and as I’ve mentioned before, if my words and thoughts on certain subjects can lend even just a bit of comfort or relief to any of you readers, then all the better. So here we go. Click to read more →