Lets go back to school shopping for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year! I officially have a 10th grader and a 5th grader and it is so bittersweet! I love to watch them grow into their individual selves and am so proud of the young people they are becoming but, and it is a big but, I don’t ...
Versatile Pieces to Update Your Fall Wardrobe
Featuring the 2021 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale! This is my Fall wardrobe update and styling guide! Make your wardrobe work for you with these fall essentials and wardrobe updates! Everything is linked in my shop on Liketoknow.it/designingDanielle I love a good sale and finding versatile pieces ...
Bringing my happy place home; the evolution of our home gym!
Covid changed everything fitness for me. Before the worldwide change, I was a local Barre3 Devotee. I went to Barre3 like it was my job. I was there every morning between 8 and 10 am, after dropping the kids off a school, at least 5 days a week. It was my happy place. It was where I ...
Easy Summer Cookout Recipes & Tips
The summer after my junior year of high school my grandparents took my 2 girl cousins and me on a mission trip to Norway. I remember my mom driving me to the airport and Lee Greenwood’s “Proud to be an American” came on and all but made me emotional. The trip was great in all the best ways. We ...
How to Keep Track of a Busy Family Schedule
AKA my Monday morning routine I thought about calling this my Sunday routine but that’s just not true. Sundays I make breakfast for the family, we go to or watch church, and usually get things done around the house unless soccer is in season. So Monday morning is my fresh start. I get the kids ...
New Year, Same (Improved) Me
What are you bringing into 2021 and what are you leaving behind? I have an early January birthday and honestly have always hated it. Since I was a kid I was always frustrated with the timing of my birthday because I always got the “leftover Christmas presents” for birthday gifts. Yes, I realize ...
My Advice After 15 Years
First, I will be the first to tell you that a large part of me feels completely unqualified to offer any advice on marriage. My parents were divorced when I was only 9. It was a very messy divorce to the point that even as a young adult (I would venture to say even months up to the wedding) I never ...
A Slower Christmas This Year
As I sit comfortably with my blanket in my lap and the space heater blowing (it’s 30 degrees in South Carolina this morning) I can’t help but think about Christmas. Yes, I am surrounded by Christmas decor, I realize it is 16 days until the big day, but most notably thinking about how this year will ...
A Southern Fall
Fall in the South is always so fickle. For the most part, you can count on the temps being in the 70s but lately (all of October) it's been in the 80s, and trust me no-one wants to wear a sweater in that with our humidity. If I haven’t mentioned before I live in ...
Finding a Silver Lining in 2020
2020 has been a year of change and self-reflection. Not in the New Year’s resolution way but more of things can change in the blink of an eye and I realizing I still have things I want to do. I think the way this year affected me the most was completely changing my daily routine. I didn't drop my ...