09/10/2018
(A Note from the Editor: I jotted this down in wordpress on May 4th and recently found it in my drafts by accident, looking for something else. I was working on another post that morning but just remember these words in my head so I paused what I was doing, created a new post, spilled my thoughts on to the digital page, and then hit save with no intention of publishing, but alas here we are… published. Photos were more recently captured.) I awake to the sounds of a whimpering baby, a common occurrence around here. But after my own … 
Today marks exactly 9 months since we moved into Our Austin Casa! It was a journey that began when we decided to move back to Austin from Los Angeles in July of 2015 and began looking for houses and considered building, to June 2016 when we actually finally found the spot where we wanted to build and moved back to Austin that same month, to December 2016 when we broke ground on our home and finally to December 2017 when we moved in at long last and began the process of furnishing and styling our new space. Since then we’ve been … 
It’s back to school with some seriously tasty and nutritious Packed Lunch Ideas – Caribbean style! From plantains to black bean brownies, your kids will love them. Labor Day might be behind us, but our last leg in the School Lunch series is taking us somewhere seriously fun. This time I (Lauren Daniel) am taking some of my favorite flavors and making them a bit more kid friendly. This flavorful lunch has serious caribbean vibes and will (hopefully!) keep your little ones interested with this awesome Packed Lunch Idea! What’s … 
Last week I talked here about #BestSummerEver and how that mindset really did contribute to making this such a fun and eventful season. Because it was so positive, I’ve been thinking these last couple of weeks about fall and setting an intention for these next few months and to be honest, I’ve got nothing. Nothing that feels like something I can throw my whole weight behind at least. In the meantime, though, I did create this fall bucket list because FALL IS THE BEST and that is something that I can 100% get behind! Also, … 
