30+ days of being 30 and figured I would celebrate by going to Starbucks AGAIN. I also figured I should share this “secret” (birthday) drink I created and love, because it’s just that good and I’m just THAT kind of person…

It’s been just over two years since I created this blog, and I figured it was about time to give it a makeover! Since doing so, I’ve received quite a few questions on how to convert banner text to custom logo on a blog site. While I can’t say it’s the same process for all blogging platforms, I can show you the simplicity Squarespace has to offer when wanting to add a personal touch (custom logo, etc) to your blog. If this is of interest to you, keep reading below…

Today I turned 30 and I’m still not entirely sure how I feel about it. My stomach, however, felt that I should share this cake with you all and help myself to a second slice to go with my second cup of coffee. I’m not going to argue. In my last blog post, I shared a buttercream recipe while happily eating it by the spoonful, but after about the 10th spoon, I thought to myself, “What is icing without the cake?” Now don’t get me wrong, I’m all for icing with or without cake, but it just doesn’t feel complete without that set foundation…

My very first food recipe is finally here! I mean, Buttercream counts as food, right? Whatever, Karen, it’s here and you can catch me in my kitchen eating it by the spoonful. I’m going to be honest though, I had originally planned on my first recipe post to be cake, but I had so many requests for the buttercream and figured, what is cake without the icing?…

One thing I have loved so much about becoming a Mother is the endless love that grows with every new tradition that begins to flourish…

10 years + 1 month still feels like yesterday and forever ago all at once. A lot has happened in the 10 years since my mom passed, and a lot has happened just this month. To say it’s been a difficult process would be an understatement, but I’m still hanging on to hope and these Eucalyptus petals. After all, that’s what she would have wanted — The hope (and the damn Eucalyptus). “Don’t throw it away, we can use it for a project”, she would insist. God bless her. No, really… That woman has given me some remarkable teachings about repurposing things, specifically related to nature, and I love her dearly for it…

The last time I posted on here, I opened up a little bit about what’s been going on in my mind and emotional state while trying to find my way through the process of grieving, healing, and well, just being. Some days it’s still difficult to make sense of how I feel, but through the difficultly, I have been provided the determination to open up my mind further to the psychology behind it all…

Being a mom, I never get anything done on time. Okay, let’s be honest, I was like that before having children — I got that from my mother. Regardless, since entering motherhood, I have come to truly realize just how precious time is, how it is spent, and also that it’s perfectly okay if not everything gets done on time…

This day, last month, I became another year closer to thirty than twenty and I’m still not sure how I feel about it. My stomach, however, felt like I needed to either make cake, have cake, or eat cake. Needless to say, I accomplished all of the above and I’m well on my way to finishing a second slice as I write this piece. You're probably wondering why it has taken me an entire month to finish the second slice. Well, it hasn't. It just took me an entire month to get around to making a second cake. So, if we're going to keep track, I'm on my fourth slice in a month's time. Okay sixth…. Two slices for me, two slices for my mom, and two slices for me again…