L O V E C A T S …Hello! It’s been a hundred years, well a few weeks anyway, and the longest accidental break I’ve taken from this space since I began blogging over ten years ago now. It’s crazy that I’ve been here in this space for so long, before social media really even …
Dogwood Tavern Restroom Renovation // Before and After
Now that Dogwood Tavern is finally open (THANK THE GOOD LORD) I can give you little insight into the renovation process, and I’m beginning with the restrooms. Why you ask? Because it’s the easiest place to start 🙂 We signed the lease on the building and it was finalized around November 2016 and by December, …
#MondayMotivation // Embrace What Is… Then Think Bigger
I didn’t get a chance to blog all last week, and it drove me insane. Every day I thought about all the things I wasn’t accomplishing instead of seeing exactly what I was, and that’s never a positive place to be, mindfully speaking. If I’m going to be able to make both careers work, I …
It Finally Happened! Dogwood Tavern is Officially OPEN!!!
We quietly opened our doors last Saturday night and Dogwood Tavern quickly went from the space we’ve been renovating for over a year, causing so much stress we could barely manage to see straight, to a place that was alive and full of happy people and music and I couldn’t stop smiling all night long …
Dogwood Tavern // Our Rescued Baby Raccoon Friends
above: just after a bath, swaddled in towels From the time we signed the lease on the building that would become Dogwood Tavern, we knew we had some little friends living among us – which we may or may not have possibly mistaken for ghosts 😉 The building had been abandoned for about four years, …
#MondayMotivation with Kids // One Give One Day At A Time
I stumbled upon this Ted Talk How to Be Happy Every Day: It Will Change the World by Jacqueline Way the other day and was completely inspired by it. Jacqueline Way is the founder of www.356give.ca, a charitable organization dedicated to educating, empowering, and inspiring children to change the world “one give, one day at …
#MondayMotivation // Breathe. Trust in Life. Keep Going
Everything that you re going through is preparing you for what you asked for. Wow. I mean… wow. This quote really blew my mind. Sure, it’s saying the same exact thing I’ve heard and read a million times before, but I’ve never seen it in these exact words. AND these exact words in this exact …
#SayTheFWord Campaign // Fertility is Not a Dirty Word
I started talking about my fertility and subsequent INfertility journey right here on this blog about ten years ago – before I even knew I was actually talking about it. It began with what I thought was going to be a routine checkup by a new doctor back in April 2007 (4 months before I …
#MondayMotivation // 2018 // Happy New Year
I had hoped to get this post up on Monday and to include it in my #MondayMotivation series to start the year off with a great motivated BANG! But alas, it did not happen, and now that it’s Wednesday, I’m clearly judging myself for it and hoping that it’s not going to determine how this …
Happy Happy Merry Merry Christmas To You!
Merry Christmas Lovecats! Even though this year has been one of the most challenging and difficult times in my entire life, I feel so blessed every day to get snuggles from these two Bobes and to get to wake up and do what I love, and that’s because of ALL OF YOU! I’m so grateful …
Dogwood Tavern Renovation / Inspiration / Rustic Modern
Last year around this time, my partners and I acquired the building that is in the process of becoming Dogwood Tavern. While we had planned on doing a sort of quickie fix-it to open early 2017, it turned into a full-blown renovation. Much of the structure has remained the same, but the entire place has …
Chatting with Mom // Video // Mother Daughter Relationships
Happy Monday Lovecats! So my mom and I made a video! And we had such a blast chatting and filming it that we kind of want to make it a regular thing… so hopefully you find it not only a little entertaining, but also a little enlightening as well. Since it’s the first one, it’s …
Note to Self: Stop Comparing. Be Patient. Choose Life.
It’s almost as if last year didn’t even exist. How is it Fall, again? I sit here in my living room warmed by a fire that I made, somehow feeling like I’m waiting for someone to get home. But no one is coming. I’m alone. I feel utterly blocked and more confused than ever right …
Built a Brand New House in My Mind
What I’m Wearing… * Little black wrap dress with ruffles ( ancient ) * Leopard print bag * 3.1 Phillip Lim Sunglasses * Jeffrey Campbell suede ankle strap sandals * Gold pendant necklace from Tiffany’s * Title: Marc E. Bassy – Plot Twist ft. Kyle… Plot twist, I never thought it would end up like …
I Loved Him When I Left Him
What I’m Wearing… * BB Dakota Alexia Plaid Shirtdress * Sunhat with black bow * 3.1 Phillip Lim Tortoise Sunglasses * Pink suede slouch bag from Topshop a few years ago * Black ankle wrap espadrilles * Title: Camila Cabello – Havana (Audio) ft. Young Thug If only we could be strangers again. I had …