Category: Telling Your Story

Photographs – Documenting our Lives

Have you ever lived a moment that you wish would last forever? First kisses, a wedding, the birth of a child are all events that create memories that last a lifetime. Photographs are taken to preserve these memories, allowing us to look back on with fondness for years to come.

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Chalk Paint

A Chalk Paint Project — An End Table Rescued

Several weeks ago a friend texted me a photo saying, “You want this? It’s set out in the trash in my neighborhood.” Without hesitation, I responded, “YES!!!” I was just given an adorable, wobbly, drawer-less end table. An end table that was calling out for a little love and some

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vanilla bean and oatmeal cookie recipe
Food and Wellness

Vanilla Bean and Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

I have never been able to make those prefect cookies. You know the ones — the ones where they are thin and a little crunchy around the edges but soft in the middle with the perfect flavor? Yeah, those. My cookies have always turned out cake-like. Moist, but thicker and

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open letter
Telling Your Story

An Open Letter to OSH Friends

Dear Friends, In case you missed Amanda’s video/post on Facebook awhile back, I wanted to introduce myself and say “hello”. Amanda is crazy busy these days and moving on to other projects and to a new adventure. Change is difficult, scary, and exciting, but she feels now is the right

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10 Best Ways to Let Yourself Go After You Turn 30
Suds & Soul: Things I Think of While Washing Dishes

The 10 Best Ways to Let Yourself Go After You Turn 30

I’ve absolutely let myself go since I turned 30. Here’s how you can, too:   Let yourself go and make female friends. 10 years ago, I would have said that I’m incapable of making female friends. I would have told you that I had more in common with guys. I

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