As soon as it hit 50 degrees (maybe even 45) I immediately started wearing skirts and dresses, minus the tights and leggings. After a winter like Indiana just had, this sunshine and warmth feels glorious! I haven’t quite broke out my strappy sandals and peep-toe wedges yet, (my horrendously unpainted toenails are ugly) but my… Continue reading Easy Spring Chocolate Pretzel Treats
Spring has finally arrived in Indiana! (At least I think so. Who knows, it could snow tomorrow. Typical Indiana.) And what better way to celebrate warmer weather than with a shopping afternoon dedicated to buying pastel clothing! New York & Company is one of my favorite stores not only for their feminine, professional styles, but also for… Continue reading Four (Affordable) Items to Rock this Spring!
I woke up this a.m. with typical Monday morning angst. I didn’t have the opportunity to catch up on my sleep during the weekend (typical), I might have not showered the night before (oppsie) and I just had no desire to wear any clothing in my closet (fashion crisis). I stared in my bedroom mirror… Continue reading Fashion and Faith
I’m finding out more and more that I love baking desserts, but fail to make foods that could actually be used in a meal. I’m going to work on this — bring on the main dishes and sides! But here’s one dessert I couldn’t help but give a try. (Plus the brownie part of this… Continue reading No-Bake Cocoa Brownies with Raspberry Jam Buttercream
About two years ago I wrote a short narrative for school. I just came across this document and thought I would share bits and pieces of the original story. It’s written in reference to a memory I have of my childhood yearly family vacations to Charlevoix, Michigan. (Also, we were very strange and creative kids.)… Continue reading Butterfly Man
I had a family gathering/late birthday celebration last Sunday. I’m not a fan of bringing the same thing to carry-in after carry-in, so this time I gave broccoli slaw a try. I know, it doesn’t sound the greatest, but if you’re a vegetable lover like me you’ll really like it! It has a crunch, sweetness… Continue reading Broccoli Slaw
The other day I went into a coffee shop. I really don’t know what happened from there. Even though it was 10 AM and I was running errands for my job, I still hadn’t completely woken up. I said something about a shot of espresso in jumbled words to a very confused barista, and the… Continue reading Stupid Sleeping
Happy Valentine’s Day! Or Galentine’s Day! I’ll take any excuse to bake and eat super sugary foods. I found a recipe for cupcakes with Red Hot Cinnamon candies and I decided to give it a try in a mini-cupcake version. Ingredients 1 Box white cake mix, plus the ingredients on the back of the box… Continue reading Red Hot Cinnamon
A sharp January wind fluttered the curtains in the farmhouse that day. There wasn’t a stage, a pulpit or even an aisle runner. There was just a living room and a small gathering of friends and family. The lack of extravagance didn’t matter as the two twenty-year-olds exchanged vows—vows that would hold for three-fourths of… Continue reading Seventy-five
I am a huge fan of group workout classes. There’s something about the trainer, facility, other members of the class and, of course, cute workout clothing that makes me push myself extra hard. (Not to mention it gives me a chance to be around people. Post-grad and post-dorm life has left me searching for more… Continue reading The six types of people you find in a workout class
Rachel Batdorff 