A Bowl Full of Simple

Baked Eggs

July 26, 2013

I make eggs almost every day. I usually make a spinach and egg white scramble topped with salsa verde and avocado in a corn tortilla. I also like hard boiled eggs + soft boiled eggs. I like to pretend I’m in France when I eat soft boiled eggs from a little egg cup. Fracophile. Whatever. […]

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More Succulents + a Crush

July 24, 2013

I keep thinking I want to write a post on confessions of a blogger. I have accumulated quite a few actually. Today’s is a crush. A really BIG crush. A girl crush. It’s borderline stalking. And the unknowing victim is Emily Henderson. I love her interior design style. It makes me so happy. Equal parts […]

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It’s Pickling Time Again!

July 22, 2013

The garden is thriving and the green beans are ready! It’s time again for some pickling. These spicy pickled green beans may have been my favorite thing from last summer’s garden. I love adding these to charcuterie plates, bloody marys, or right out of the jar. The recipe is easy follow and couldn’t be simpler. Try […]

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11th Wedding Anniversary

July 20, 2013

July 20, 2002 It’s been eleven beautiful years since our wedding day when we were married in the mountains in California which continue to be a big part of our life together. I remember it so well, even with 11 years, 3 kids, 3 moves + 3 career changes between then and now. I remember […]

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Kids Nutrition + A Giveaway!!

July 18, 2013

Are you guys anything like me where I’m constantly trying new ways to get my kids to eat healthier?! That’s what I thought. What parent isn’t really? Whether you have a truly picky eater or just kids being kids, we all would like our kids to try some new foods, branch out from their ruts, […]

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Alt SF

July 17, 2013

On my way to Alt SF this afternoon and I can’t express how excited {even nervous} I am to be attending the AltSummit conference in San Francisco this week. I have “attended” several online workshops hosted by Alt, but have not been to a real blogger conference since starting this little blog a year ago. […]

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Birthday Cakes

July 15, 2013

It’s been all about birthdays over here this week! My labor of love for all my sweets’ birthdays is to make a cake. Often it’s mom-made which means mom opens the box and mixes it up with lots of love and makes it look real pretty. But thanks to pinterest, this one is 100% homemade. […]

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Birthday Banner

July 13, 2013

A quick pop in to show you one of our favorite birthday traditions that is simple simple simple! I picked up one of these cute birthday banners to decorate my oldest’s 1st birthday in 2004. I bought it from Pottery Barn Kids, unfortunately they don’t sell them any longer, but I’m sure you can find one […]

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This is 7

July 11, 2013

This is 7. Seven is a big kid. Seven is still a little kid. Seven is both big sister and little sister. Seven is sweet. Seven is loving. Seven is a reader. Seven looks like a jack-o-lantern. Seven loves pretty things. Seven sucks her thumb. Seven wants to stop. Seven swims. Seven sings. Seven helps. […]

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Superga Summer

July 5, 2013

Happy summer feet my friends. Just a quick hello while on vacation. I’m loving these Superga sneakers this summer. So many cool colors to choose from I can’t decide. How about that kelly green or any of those cool blues. I mean, if I’m ok wearing pink ballet flats, why not add these fun punches of […]