SIX SWEET READS IN 2017

How on earth are we nearly at the end of 2017? Whaaat? Part of me is itching to be nostalgic and mushy and reminisce on all the things from this year, but I need to put on my sensible, bookish head and choose six sweet reads to share with you today. I know, just SIX,...

DREAMING OF A WHITE (SPACE) CHRISTMAS?

As Christmas looms large and Advent is upon us, are you feeling full of the fa-la-la-la’s or has the holly lost its jolly for you already? Amidst the crazy and colour and chaos and carols do you long for a little white space, breathing room, soul rest? Me too. I’m...

THE GIFT THAT GIVES BACK: FAZL SOCKS

Do you have someone on your Christmas list who is IMPOSSIBLE to buy for? Or do you love to buy gifts that give back— especially to women and children in need? Or do you ever wear socks? If the answer to any of these questions is “YES!” then read on, friend, for I want...

IS SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY A THING?

Y’all better believe it is, and I’m fixin’ to tell ya’ll about it! That sounded weird with a British accent. I just spent a few days in beautiful Charlotte, North Carolina, where I experienced a taste of southern hospitality in all its glory, and I’m still basking in...

WHEN LIFE ISN’T TIED WITH A BOW

Perfectionist tendencies, anyone? I have always liked to have everything “just so”—organized and as perfect as possible. I appreciate the pretty things in life, the beauty in words and creation and song—I’m really not a fan of mess and blood and haphazard! I remember...

THANKSGIVING OVERWHELM?

Are you beginning to feel slightly overwhelmed with the upcoming holidays and gatherings and shindigs that all need hosting? Especially for the perfectionists among us, it can be a cornucopia of stress, work, worry, and sleeplessness that threatens to suck us dry...