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May 28, 2015
Food

Strawberry Cookie Tart

You've got to be careful when you contribute to a potluck. One too many batches of cupcakes, and you're the cupcake girl. I'm not complaining—just offering a little advice: If you're going to make something your "thing" at a potluck,

By Taryn Williford
May 27, 2015
Entertaining

Giveaway: Summer Entertaining Essentials from Martha Stewart

I hope everyone had a lovely long weekend like I did. I had a wonderful dinner at Superica on Friday, enjoyed a lunch-and-a-movie date (pizza and Pitch Perfect 2) with my husband on Saturday, spent the day at the pool

By Taryn Williford
May 19, 2015
Career

15 Beautiful Resumes You Can Buy on Etsy

The resume is such an important part of any job hunt. Think about it: It's your first impression, put to paper. You're not the type of employee to phone it in professionally, so why wouldn't you put the same kind of

By Taryn Williford
May 15, 2015
Lifestyle

How I Quit Drinking Soda

I'm a girl who's set in her routine. Wake up, get ready, grab a can of Coke Zero on my way out the door. If I had a particularly rough morning, maybe two.  I've never been much into coffee—soda was always

By Taryn Williford
May 13, 2015
Blogging

Be a Better Blogger: 5 Must-Read Blogs About Blogging

Want to guess how many unread blog posts are sitting in my reader right now? It's 686. Just since last week. I subscribe to a lot of blogs—food blogs, wedding blogs, lifestyle blogs, home decor blogs

By Taryn Williford
May 12, 2015
Restaurants

Frosty Margaritas and Crispy Pork at Superica

I use the notes app on my phone to keep track of lots of things. Blog post ideas, future dog names, trying to remember recipes I invent on the fly

By Taryn Williford
May 7, 2015
Money

On Long-Term Goals and Saving Money for a House

Newlywed life is pretty great so far. I'm finally getting used to calling him "my husband," seven months later. And now we get to enjoy friends' weddings without stressing about our own. The engagement was an incredible time in our lives,

By Taryn Williford
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This morning’s theme is: Måneskin on the speake This morning’s theme is: Måneskin on the speaker, homemade chai latte, and sunshine.
Fresh from the storm: my first patio peony of the Fresh from the storm: my first patio peony of the season. 🌸🌿
Never been more ready to break into the bar tray o Never been more ready to break into the bar tray on this Friday night. Cheers to the weekend ✌️🥃
In the spring and summer, my kitchen turns into a In the spring and summer, my kitchen turns into a prism. ✨ I think I need a disco ball in here, non?
Hello welcome to my dining room that everyone thin Hello welcome to my dining room that everyone thinks is outside when they see pictures because it gets such good light. I do not take that for granted. Thank you, skylights. Not pictured: The zero closets (zero!!), two square feet of kitchen counter, and how you cant run away for alone time when you have a fight with your partner. This is loft life.
This is an old pic of my bedroom. We took this mir This is an old pic of my bedroom. We took this mirror down to have the exposed ducts replaced around Thanksgiving, and the mirror hasn’t gone back up. No reason, just purely out of energy to put this place back together. ⁣
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We’ll put it back together soon though. But in the meantime I’ve been getting dressed not based on how things look but how they feel. And that’s been strange but fun. I’m not sure I’ll keep it up when the stakes are higher than “someone I know might see me at the grocery store,” but it has felt spiritually good to not have a full length mirror for a while. ⁣
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I don’t know what the lesson here is, except when you’re decorating don’t get stuck on the way things have always been or the rules about what needs to go where. Move things. Remove things. See how it changes not just the way your space looks but the way your spirit feels. ✌️