[ad_1] Life Update! We left LA to try to do life differently in a quieter place called Santa Ynez. Here’s a tour, details on the renovation plans and a little bit more on pursuing this life long dream. Still can’t believe we did it! ALSO! I’m back on youtube! Subscribe here. Geri H. I’m an LA girl (who started this …

[ad_1] Guest Cottage Before & After Welcome to the guest cottage! ⁣⁣We’re living here while we renovate the main house but cant wait to host friends and family every single weekend!⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣We had roughly 6 weeks to update the 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house so we could move in which was ambitious, I know! It was a race until the finish …

[ad_1] Hello to all of you and hello to 2022! Happy new year! After a pandemic-induced blogging hiatus, I’m back to where it all started and I’m so excited to be here! I’ve missed it. I’ve missed you! I’ve missed sharing on the Internet the good old-fashioned way. I’ve missed writing. I’ve missed the way the keyboard feels under my …

[ad_1] One of the hardest parts about change is making the decision to move forward with it. Depending on the decision at hand, it can take days, weeks, months, and sometimes years of contemplating. There are the endless lists of pros and cons, tossing and turning, daydreaming and discussions at nauseam until one day, you’ve …

[ad_1] This post was written by contributor Chelsea Becker Chalk it up to a pandemic-induced year of overbuying, but going into 2022, I found myself with more *stuff* than ever. This is coming from a ‘minimalist’ who preaches she only buys things she loves. Which used to be the case, but with boredom from isolation …

[ad_1] Early on in the pandemic, I lost touch with self-care. It was like a college best friend who I’d always love and long for but as life and time grew between us, it felt like all we had were memories until we’d someday be together again. I desperately missed our wild nights on the …

[ad_1] This post was written by contributor Chelsea Becker. You know those books, full of so much information, that you read little by little? The books that are always relevant, no matter your season of life, and always give you something to think about? I call those my ‘return books’ and I have a small …

[ad_1] 13 Tech Boundaries to Consider I’ve been thinking a lot about boundaries lately. First inspired by this podcast (and the guest’s book), I’ve been questioning my own boundaries a lot – and realizing just how few strict boundaries I implement. But I’m working on it, starting with tech boundaries. If you’re looking to do …

[ad_1] This post was written by contributor Chelsea Becker. Scroll through Instagram any night of the week and you’ll see a mom sharing a glass of wine as she ends a hectic day. Wine has unofficially become the drink of motherhood – some people feel like it’s the only way to cope with the endless …

[ad_1] A big topic of conversation the last couple of years has been cancel culture. Including the canceling of CEOs and higher-ups who created toxic work environments. Can I get an amen for this!? I, for one, have put up with toxic work culture throughout my entire career, and the sad part is, I often …