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Optimize Images for Your Blog Post

Who doesn’t love a good picture? I think now, within the blogging community, it’s expected that a blogger will include photographs, images or some sort of visual element in a blog post. And that’s actually great, because including images can {and will} absolutely support a blog’s overall search engine optimization and share-ability, if that is even a word… So, with that said, here are my top five optimization considerations for blog images. Enjoy!!   01 /// File Name Do you...

DIY Yarn Pom Poms

I have a few decorations left over from Mads’ first birthday party. It’s been almost a year since the celebration but I definitely do not intend to part with some pieces because I love them! I love her name banner and I really adore the huge tissue flowers we made to accent the room. However, I wanted to add another element to accent this wall and I finally found it! POM POMS! Super easy DIY project that can be used...

Less is MORE

This thought popped into my head over the weekend: less is more. It’s nothing new or crazy or unique. You’ve heard it a million times before and probably don’t think twice when you hear it. But maybe you should… After our weekend trip to the farmer’s market, I started putting away our fruit and veggie finds. {So many great things!} And I started the meal plan for the week, assessing if we needed to make another run out to the grocery...

DIY Aluminum Can Pen Holder

I’ve been having mini love affairs with aluminum cans lately. I keep finding drinks with fantastic designs and artwork. I just want to keep them around for a bit. So, I tried to figure out a way to make that possible. And then it hit me – pen holder! Something quick, fun and doesn’t require anything extra (because who knows how long the one can will hang around before it’s time for another one!). Step 01 // Select your can...

Choosing Better

So, it was one of those Sunday mornings where the parents woke up on the wrong side of the bed, but the little misses didn’t seem to care or mind because she was her usual ray of brightness and joy. God love her. I can always count on her smile. The “wrong side of the bed” feeling resulted from a very real series of events that would normally crush me into a stress ball of a mess. And, I did...