Welcome to my blog! My name is Taylor and I’ve been sharing my style, travels, coffee adventures, and simple moments of joy here since 2010. My goal is to share the things I love by way of my own photography. Now, my focus is on living intentionally amid the noise and doing the things I love: reacquainting myself with my own 30something style, creating a happy home, photography, and everything in between. Even still, my favorite things to capture are everyday moments.
As a new-ish homeowner, I stand firmly by the belief that Year 1 is meant to “get to know” your surroundings - your garden, the type of light it gets, the composition of your soil, what kind of pests you’re dealing with - Year 1 it is a time to observe. So now that I am almost a 2-year homeowner, I felt more confident knowing where I wanted to situate my cut-flower garden.
Read MoreSo, this week we started a new month….March felt like it lasted forever, because it did. We start a new season…spring is most definitely here, with my crocus bulbs springing up out of the ground as if to say, “good morning!” And personally, I start a new decade of life. I am turning THIRTY!
Read MoreLife lately in the world of Coronavirus. It’s quite repetitive, and I notice that good moods directly correlate with good weather; the littlest simplicities like having the windows open, or seeing my plants spring towards the sunlight, are inspiring.
Read MoreLast November, our basement was an eyesore. We had been through the mill with asbestos remediation, which left us with an exposed cement floor and a slipshod coat of white epoxy sealant splashed on the floor. Dark brown wood paneling lined the walls, all the way up to the ceiling. It was cold, dark, devoid of personality, and of all things, aging….
Read MoreBetween Christmas gifts and a feeling of newness approaching with a new year/decade, I have been upping my game in the self-care/beauty department. I have been on a new regimen since Sunday which involves a blend of microdermabrasion, deep cleansing, glycolic peels, and moisturizing. And I am tottttally geeking out over it.
Read MoreIt’s New Year’s Eve and I always find myself feeling quite reflective on the year, to the point where I am compelled to do a blog post. I think a “year in review” is too ambitious for me at the moment…I can’t even fathom a “decade in review” post. It gives me the shivers, because it has been my decade of CHANGE. So much has happened in the 2010s. Good, Great, Bad, a just a lot of Change.
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