design a life you love
The day has finally come for me to share my new mid-century bohemian office tour with you! As I mentioned earlier this week when I shared my inspiration behind the space, I worked to ensure that the my office fit in with the mid-century bones of our home while still incorporating the global influences that I hold dear. The end result, while still very much an ever-evolving work in progress, is bright, cozy, and full of endless amounts of inspiration.
In interest of total transparency, I am about to get real about my August 2018 playlist. The last month of my life has been particularly challenging and has come with its fair share of disappointment and defeat. While I have continued to portray a relatively picture perfect reality on social media, the truth is that my life has been anything but.
I entered into this summer full of hope and excitement for the grand adventure ahead. While I certainly got my fair share of new experiences this summer, the season also failed to live up to many of my expectations. I debated keeping this fact to myself but, the thing is, I’m guessing every single one of you has experienced this exact feeling at some point in your lives, so why fake it? We all struggle and we all face disappointment but what matters isn’t how many times we are knocked down. What matters is how we pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off. For that reason, this August 2018 playlist is full of happy, upbeat songs designed to help those of us feeling the summertime blues turn our moods around and end the summer on a cheery note.
You can find a link to this playlist after the jump.
I have been waiting to press “Publish” on the first segment of this home series since we purchased our new house in March and, much to my great joy, the day has finally arrived! As I mentioned when I shared our empty home tour last week, our fixer upper is very much a work in progress. Due to the fact that I needed to hit the ground running and begin work immediately upon our arrival in Kansas City, my office, which also serves as our main guest room, is the first room in our house to be completed. I will be sharing the final reveal of my mid-century bohemian office next week but, in the meantime, wanted to share some of the influences behind the space.
Gin and tonics have been my go to drink of the season for several summers in a row now. They are crisp, refreshing, and easy to whip up…essentially they are the perfect summer cocktail. As much as I love a classic G&T, I have occasionally been known to mix things up. Since moving to Kansas City, I have been eating peaches by what feels like the gallon. Peaches at breakfast in my smoothie, peaches at lunch, peaches for dessert…in all honesty, it is getting a bit out of hand! Today’s peach gin and tonic recipe is in equal parts the spirit of my peach obsession and in the spirit of summer, because what says summer quite like an invigorating peach gin and tonic?
