Our Living Room Inspiration | California Casual

Well, here we are neck-deep in planning and starting renovations for our home! If you happen to follow me on IG then you may have seen us ripping out floors in my stories. First to come is our family living room. We spend the majority of our time here as a family of 6… so […]
DIY Bathroom Sink Cleaner | Natural Soft Scrub

I am not the best housekeeper… that’s really no secret. BUT one of the things I really wanted to prioritize was deep cleaning on a more regular basis because there is nothing beautiful about a nasty dirty home. The problem is I wasn’t sure how I could have a clean home and minimize toxins. I […]
5 Tips for Choosing a Hardwood Floor Color

Well, after living in this house for nearly three years, we finally are ready to go forward with installing hardwood floors. But first came choosing a hardwood floor color. When I first started looking into wood flooring over a year ago, I had NO IDEA how many colors were out there. Talk about complete overwhelm! […]
How To Grow Zinnias | An Easy Guide

Is there anything more beautiful than flowers fully in bloom? I’d venture to say that one of the most gratifying things to grow (apart from growing your own food) are flowers in fact! Some things are easier to grow than others and I find that it’s important to me that I find varieties of flowers […]
Backyard Garden Update – Early September (tons of pics!)

Well, this gardening year hasn’t exactly gone the way I planned (hello unplanned house purchase and move), buuuutt nevertheless we’ve had some pretty good harvests in our backyard garden – Which is super important when you’re trying to grow your own food. Ahem. We’re maybe 4-5 weeks away from our first freeze […]
Easy Basil Pesto – 5 Farm-Fresh Ingredients

Here we are – knee-deep in loads of one of my favorite summer herbs, basil. I think one of my favorite things to do with the kiddos is to introduce them to delicious food made with simple ingredients, straight from the garden! The basil plant was starting to get a bit unruly and rather than […]