If you have been watching over on Instagram, you already know we need a refresh.  Our rental has been feeling very stale.   I explained our feelings in a post when I shared about the update on the house.  And, let’s face it, if The Woods and Ivy Cottage would start being built tomorrow, we would […]

  We recently got together with a few friends over on Instagram.  And, decided we wanted to do some type of Fall DIY pumpkin project.  When we moved into this rental, last September, we put our Fall items into the storage unit first.  Because we knew we would for sure be here for Christmas and […]

We have been struggling. If you are new here, we were planning a new build, and then things went south with the lumber shortage, prices, etc. ???? We decided to go with the flow and plan a different type of build – The Woods and Ivy Cottage.  Which is taking WAY LONGER THAN WE THOUGHT. […]

Sitting in the woods around the campfire gives me lots of time to think… and plan!  I have so many thoughts and ideas going through my head all of the time.  To be honest, I have been feeling a little humdrum about this rental.  We wanted to be out of here by now.  We actually […]

I couldn’t wait to share our fire pit decorated for Fall this year.  Because it means we have spent time out in the woods during my favorite time of the year.  Fall is so cozy.  The air starts getting a little cooler and it even smells different.  The sounds of Fall… fires crackling, leaves crunching…. […]

This post is written in collaboration with Verb Energy, Co.  All thoughts and opinions are my own. You guys know that I am always on the hunt for the best low calorie snacks.  Verb Energy bars have been all the rage over on social media for awhile now.  I’ve heard so many people talking about […]

We are on a pallet kick.  ????  I have no clue why.  Maybe it’s because pallets are free and easy to get in our area.  We made the neutral American Flag from a pallet and then Deb used the leftover scraps to make a wooden tray that I currently have in our home decor.  She […]

We have our favorite recipes that we rotate in and out all of the time.  There is the Refreshing Summer Salad with Lemon Dressing that is literally our go-to salad.  ????  We have this delicious salad probably twice a week.  Number one because it’s so good.  AND, number two because we normally have everything we […]