I’ve been participating in these for years, but haven’t been able to join in the last few months.

It was so sweet of Cindy to keep me in the loop so I could jump back in!

There are a few reasons I enjoy joining these virtual blog hops.

• the girls participating are truly amazing, kind, supportive friends even though I have not met most in person.
• there is inspiration all gathered together where you can see how one idea photo takes different directions with the style and creativity of each blogger.
• I can pass on all the ideas to you!

If you following the hop in order you are coming over from Cindy’s and her 5 reasons container gardens are perfect for her and for us too.

This month’s photo is a Pinterest Pin from Carlene at Organized Clutter.

There are several items that jump out to me right away and speak to things I love.

• Vintage
• Galvanized
• Geraniums
• Reds and Yellows
• Watering Cans
• Picket Fence
• Green Gardening Table

Often I recreate a visual space similar to what is inspiring me in the photo, but with my White Arrows Home twist.

These past posts are good examples:

This month, even though we have had an incredibly warm winter, we still don’t have flowers where I can plant.

So, I’m going back into my old garden photos to bring some ideas that still work well.

Vintage

I love using vintage containers to hold my plants and this old metal wagon is one of my favorites.

Later in the Summer heading into Fall, I can change up the plantings for the season.

Galvanized

For several of my containers, I just simply set the already potted plant inside the container.

I did this with one of my Skotch Koolers because I didn’t want to actually fill it with dirt.

It also saves a lot of time.

Red and Yellow

I love decorating with red and yellow blooms around the house.

Geraniums

Geraniums are my favorite summer flower for the cabin.

Gardening With Kids

This week I’ve been sharing a Blog Series on Parenting and this post fits in beautifully.

One of my favorite ways to spend time with my kids is outside in nature whether hiking and exploring, letting them find adventure while I read nearby or working on projects.

Gardening with kids has so many benefits in their development.

• Responsibility
• Seeing the results of their hard work
• Results appear quickly to keep them encouraged and engaged
• Pride in consistency
• Increased independence
• Trying new things with low risk in failure

Next up you are heading over to to DIY Beautify where Cindy is sharing planting pansies in baskets.

Thanks so much for coming by.

Here’s a full list of all the blogs participating so you can be sure not to miss any.

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SATURDAY SAVINGS

Click on the bold links below to shop these sales.

• Nordstrom has 50% OFF thousands of new markdowns through 4/2.
• Amazon has major markdowns in beauty, home and more for the Big Spring Sale!
• Sam’s Club has 50% OFF the club membership. That’s only $25! Now through 5/1.
• Kohl’s has up to 70% OFF clearance for a limited time.
• Nike has up to 50% OFF thousands of markdowns for a limited time.

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I love sharing favorite finds, collections and ways to get the look on the LTK App. Daily, I post new items to shop for your own home or for gifts. Here are some fun Spring Gardening Style finds. Click on images to shop some favorites below.

AMAZON STOREFRONT

Shop my Amazon Storefront to find many of my favorite products to decorate our cabin, my client’s cottages and these great finds for the vintage cottage look. Shop some beautiful finds HERE.

Welcome Home Saturday Posts

tatertots & jello / Spring Pretzel M&M Bites

White Arrows Home / Come Over for Cake: Beautiful Thrifted Vintage Cake Plates & Carriers

The Tattered Pew / Spring Home Tour 2024

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THRIFTING WITH THE GALS

Its fun sharing thrifting adventures with you over on Instagram Stories  as I shop my local antique shops in Minocqua, Wisconsin and on my travels. 

My Thrifting With The Gals friends share too from where they live around the country, in Vermont and Maine, North Carolina and Florida, Texas and Minnesota.

Search our hashtag, #thriftingwiththegals to follow the series I love passing on their adventures to you too. 

Monthly we Thrifting Gals hosts come together for a blog hop sharing how we decorate with our finds in our homes.

Usually there are some amazing upcycling projects too.

Thanks so much to Ann Dabbling & Decorating starting this fun group years ago. 

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MEET THE GALS

Ann @ Dabbling & Decorating | Pinterest | Instagram | Facebook

Rachel @ The Ponds Farmhouse | Pinterest | Instagram | Facebook

Kristin @ White Arrows Home | Pinterest | Instagram | Facebook

Robyn @ Robyn’s French Nest | Pinterest | Instagram | Facebook

Lora B @ Create and Ponder | Pinterest | Instagram | Facebook

And Our Guest Host

Joanna @Joanna Anastasia Lifestyle & Design | Pinterest | Instagram | Facebook

WELCOME TO CAMP PARADISE

Did you know I own an antique shop?

It’s worth coming to Wisconsin to visit White Arrows Home!

Not able to make the trip?

You can always shop online from anywhere. Our entire store is online.

We bring new treasures into The Shop every day.

We post all week, but on Monday’s I do a LIVE Tour on the Shop’s Instagram and Fridays I host Kristin’s Friday Favorites LIVE Sale over on Facebook where 8-10 items from the different collections around the shop are 15% OFF!

Thrifting With the Gals

Over the years of sharing with my Thrifting Gals, you’ve gotten a peek into many of my collections and favorite vintage finds.

You can watch on YouTube too for videos of me sharing my treasures.

This month I’m sharing my cake stands and cake carriers.

Come Over For Cake

I love sharing decorating ideas and vintage decor, but my true passion is to share encouragement, especially helping you find more direction and connection in your life.

My cabin home is just the backdrop for the messages I pass on that are on my mind and from my heart.

My beautiful cake plates and cake carriers serve more purpose than just pretty accents, they serve a way to make a sweet connection.

• Invite a friend over for a slice of cake and cup of tea.
• Message a neighbor to stop over for a slice.
• Take along a coffee cake to work on a Monday morning to add some sunshine.
• Drop off a cake to someone needing a little extra joy.

Use Your Heirlooms to Entertain

Entertaining is the perfect time to use your pretty pieces whether you have just begun collecting or you have pieces that have been passed down in your family.

My Grandma Libby passed down the start of my mix matched tea cup collection and my cute lea pot too.

The embroidered napkins were my Grandma Patty’s and my mom passed them down to me.

Inviting someone over can be simple and easy, a no pressure way to show hospitality.

Maybe baking is one of your favorite hobbies and you love having someone to bake for, but if you don’t just stop and pick something up from a local bakery.

This snickerdoodle cake was one of many beautiful choices at our local Walmart.

Your gathering, whether big or small, one friend or a few can be pulled together in minutes.

• Pull out your pretty plates, tea cups, forks and napkins.
• Put your cake on a cake stand.
• Then just add your smile as you welcome friends in to relax and enjoy catching up or getting to know each other better.

When I was visiting my daughter in Germany, her au pair family kept the tea pot warm on the table with one of these nifty little ceramic stands with a tea light candle inside.

Picking up mismatched tea cups and plates is a fun way to build a collection at an affordable price.

Collections are fun to gather too when you are able to pick up one new piece on each outing because you find these items often and usually they are only a few dollars.

In my shop we have a special room, our dish bar, where you can shop hundreds of dishes to collect!

Display Your Collections

There are pretty ways to keep the tea cups and plates on display all the time or you can keep them stored away, bringing them out as needed.

I do a bit of both, some are out and around my house and some are stored in my dish closet.

My dish closet was one of my favorite projects, where I did some switching around and turned my cleaning and coat closet into my dish pantry.

Vintage Cake Plates

Like the plates and tea cups, cake plates can also often be found inexpensively and in most shops.

A walk through the aisles of your local Good Will may send you home with a pretty one.

I’ve had my glass collection for years, purchasing my first small one in high school.

Having cake stands in different sizes and heights lets me use them in so many ways.

Even everyday occasions like a Saturday morning of pancakes calls for using a cake stand to stack them on.

You can elevate the usual to a memory making moment, by simply pulling in a pretty vintage piece like a cake stand.

It’s simple and it’s special.

Shop Cake Stands

Vintage Cake Carriers

When a cake carrier catches my eye, it may make it’s way home with me too.

This red hand painted piece is simply a cake cover that I add to the top of one of my cake stands to help the cake stay fresh longer.

Using a cake cover can also add a layer of surprise as you keep your treat covered until serving.

When you want to take your cake to share, carrying it in a vintage carrier is such an easy way to give it a more special appearance, an extra “no need to say it in words” way to communicate that you hope your sharing brings joy.

Shop Cake Carriers

Next up you are headed over to my talented friend Robyn’s house and blog Robyn’s French Nest where she is sharing 15 ideas to decorate for free.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Take the Tour

Kristin | White Arrows Home ~ Robyn | Robyn’s French Nest ~ Lora | Create and Ponder ~ Ann | Dabbling & Decorating ~ Rachel | The Ponds Farmhouse ~ Joanna | Joanna Anastasia

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Today I’m sharing a favorite FASHION find.

Other posts in the series:

• FITNESS | INSPIRING WHOLE HEALTH: JOIN WHITE ARROWS WELLNESS SOCIETY

My blog covers these topics regularly as I hope to inspire you to find your fuel in the good things.

You can also get encouragement over on Threads as I share on all these topics all day long.

I love sharing my finds with you and you can find many of them in my Welcome Home Saturday posts each weekend.

You can also subscribe to my Fun Finds + Fabulous Deals Group over on Facebook HERE.

One of the things I enjoy sharing most are fashion finds, pieces that give you effortless style to feel beautiful about.  

This Spring I have finding more outfits than usual that I want to pair with white shoes.

This Winter I picked up a pair of New Balance for my trip to Germany in December where I visited my daughter, who lives there, and explored Christmas Markets.

My shoes stayed pretty clean the whole time even with walking busy streets for miles and miles each day and even a hike through the Black Forest.

New Balance 327

Find tips for cleaning white shoes at the bottom of this post.

Here are some other favorites I’ve found:

Vans Classic Slip On

Carhartt Detroit Low

Sperry Crest Vibe Washed Linen

Vagabond Shoemakers Zoe Leather Platform Sneaker

Timberland Stone Street Boat Shoes

Keds Champion Canvas

On Cloud 5 Terry

Converse Women’s Chuck Taylor All Star Shoreline Slip-on Low Top Sneaker

Toms Valencia

Keds Platform Lug Lace Up Eyelet

Sperry Augusta

There are beautiful white sandals too.

Birkenstock Madrid Big Buckle Leather

You can’t go wrong with any of these options for around town, running errands, meeting up with friends or travel.

Keeping White Shoes Clean

White shoes can easily be scuffed and dirtied.

Like a new car coming off the lot, they are really only perfectly white when you pull them out of the box.

But there are easy ways to spot clean and keep them looking clean and fresh.

Protector

It’s a great idea from the get go to spray your new shoes with a protectant that will give them a barrier that can repel liquids and stains.and make them easier to possibly whip clean.

Leather

Remember too that how you clean them will depend on their material. Are they canvas? Leather?

For leather, I also recommend using a leather conditioner every so often to keep them from looking old and cracked.

Growing up I lived on a horse ranch in Texas and one of our chores was to clean our saddles.

I loved working with the leather conditioner and how it brought out the beauty in the saddle leather. It’s the same with shoes, handbags, belts and other fashion pieces.

When my kids are cleaning their shoes, an old toothbrush is their favorite tool for a spot clean or to get into tight spaces.

Keep a Tide Pen in your purse for easy stains, but if you get into a bunch of muddy situations, wait until you get home and the mud dries before attempting to clean.

Continue following along as I share more fun fashion finds!

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WEEKEND PLANS

How are you spending your Saturday?

We are home after a week down at our getaway, Badger Hollow, in the Driftless area of Wisconsin.

Whenever we travel we always plan at least one “buffer day” between vacation and starting back to work and school to get rebalanced and organized.

The weather was beautiful all week, summer like and sunny, but some winter moved back in as we got home, just in time for soccer season to start on Monday!

WHAT’S CAUGHT MY EYE

Scroll through these fun finds and click on what you like for more detail

SATURDAY SAVINGS

Click on the bold links below to shop these sales.

• Anthropology has an extra 40% OFF Sale for a limited time.
• H&M has 20% OFF kidswear when you spend $50 +.
• LOLE has 13% Off sitewide with code SPRING15 through 4/14.
• Nordstrom Rack has up to 60% off sandals for a limited time. 
• Bed, Bath & Beyond has up to 60% OFF outdoor furniture for a limited time.
• Wayfair has up to 50% OFF outdoor essentials through 3/25.

FOLLOW ME ON LTK

I love sharing favorite finds, collections and ways to get the look on the LTK App. Daily, I post new items to shop for your own home or for gifts. Here are some fun Spring Style finds. Click on images to shop some favorites below.

AMAZON STOREFRONT

Shop my Amazon Storefront to find many of my favorite products to decorate our cabin, my client’s cottages and these great finds for all us sports moms. Shop some beautiful nautical style decor HERE.

Welcome Home Saturday

The Tattered Pew / Lazy Girl Tips for Growing Zinnias in Pots

tatertots & jello / Spring Moss and Butterfly Wreath

She Gave it a Go / Easter Table Setup-No Stress, All Wow!

White Arrows Home / Inspiring Whole Health: Join White Arrows Wellness Society

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This post is part of my Filledl Up series where I’m sharing all the good stuff that fuels me:

Faith ~ Family ~ Fun ~ Friends ~ Fitness ~ Food ~ Flowers ~ Fashion ~ Furniture ~ Finery ~ Finds.

You can get inspiration following my blog posts, my social media and throughout the day I post to Threads to keep the encouragement coming your way.

For this post I’m focusing on Fitness and how it fits into my Wellness Challenge and Wellness Society.

White Arrows Home Wellness

Join my 5 Day Wellness Challenge HERE where you will get five days of challenges and inspiration sent directly to your inbox for FREE!

Join my Wellness Society HERE for access to my private Facebook group full of inspiration, encouragement and support.

Your monthly wellness subscription includes:

• Access to the WAH private Facebook group
• Iinvitations to private wellness events in the area
• Weekly tips, recipes, workouts and so much more
• Special discounts will come your way too!

You can also grab our limited White Arrows Home Wellness Box to keep track and motivated while you chase your dreams to better wellness whatever your goals are.

This box includes:

• Extra soft tissue Chase your Dreams tank top
• Nalgene buffalo check water bottle for daily hydration
• Chipboard spiral bound embossed journal

Fitness

What are your favorite ways to get exercise?

Mine?

• Going for a walk
• Spinning on my stationary bike
• Pilates
• HIIT workouts with my husband

Walking is one of my favorite ways to get moving: it’s easy on my joints, not intimidating and can be done anywhere easily.

I love taking a walk alone, with a friend or with my family and dogs.

My favorite workout is to get on my spin bike for 30-45, turn on one of my playlists and get lost in the rhythm and effort it brings.

We used to have a spin studio in town I would go to a few days a week and really got into how much this workout could do for me physically and mentally too to clear my head.

I find it fun, with my music going, it’s like a little dance party on pedals.

Two mornings a week I go to the pilates studio and enjoy a session with my trainer and a few other gals.

It’s a beautiful studio with views of the woods and lake and each class is encouraging and fun with the small group.

Many afternoons I do a HIIT Circuit Workout (High Intensity Cardio) with my husband.

We have a NordicTrak treadmill and through the screen on it we have built in classes and coaching through IFIT or a very small few each month. (Even if you don’t have the treadmill, you can get IFIT and use it anywhere streaming it on your mobile devices making it easy to do anywhere even when traveling.)

Every class we have taken on it, whether the couch to 5K one I did running on the treadmill, to the fitness classes you can participate in when you turn the screen, all have been FABULOUS.

This treadmill has been so worth the investment!

Yoga

In my ideal schedule, I do yoga on Friday mornings at our local yoga studio.

Friday’s class is a sculpt yoga, so along with a traditional yoga practice, some cardio and hand weights are included.

The balance, flexibility and centeredness that yoga helps me with are a definite bonus to my fitness routine and whole body wellness.

As a Christian, I spend time in prayer during the session, feeling gratitude for the blessings God has given me and focus on how he will be with me through all that will come my way in the day ahead.

I plan to add in more yoga sessions when my schedule allows.

Stretching

Spending time stretching and doing some of the yoga flow I learn in class, fits easily into the beginnings and endings of my other workout sessions at home.

I also love to do about 10 minutes of stretching when I wake up in the morning to help my body wake up.

Food

Diets + Meal Plans

What I eat and how I fuel my body affects my mindset and how my body performs during my workouts so it is a critical piece to my fitness.

Do you struggle to find the right eating plan?

You name it, I’ve probably tried it over the years, but I’ve come up with the best plan for sure.

Here are my secrets to healthy eating:

• Eat whole, fresh foods, farm grown and raised.
• Limit added sugars wherever possible.
• Work on upping your protein intake. See if you can get close to 100grams a day or half your desired healthy weight goal.
• The best eating plan is the one you can stick with. It doesn’t matter how great it is if you don’t follow it.
• Stay accountable to yourself to be as healthy as possible, but drop the guilt. Try to enjoy the process and learning what’s best for you to feel great.

Basically though, it comes down to ONE question: Will this nourish me?

Supplements

There are a few supplements I take every day.

• Fish Oil
• Vitamin D + K2
• Biotin
• Apple Cider Vinegar
• Turmeric
• Magnesium

I buy my supplements at our local health food store.

Not being a nutritionist, I just spend time reading and learning, trying to find what is best for my body.

Seek out expert advice and counsel from professionals to find your exact deficiencies and recommendations for supplementation.

I start every day with this DoTerra MetaHeath routine.

Cold Plunge + Sauna

I first started learning about cold plunging when I read Own the Day, Own Your Life by Aubrey Marcus.

Living on a lake in the Northwoods of Wisconsin makes this a bit easier when the ice goes out in Spring.

Each Spring we go in the lake many days for a few minutes.

There are groups of ladies here locally that get together to cold plunge all year long.

Maybe there is a group in your area you could join.

We also have a new spa with a sauna/cold plunge and it is getting great compliments.

Photo from Unwind

I go there regularly for massages, but haven’t gone to cold plunge yet.

Check your area to see if there is place to go. They may sell punch cards so you can drop in on your schedule.

At home we have a sauna we use regularly.

The data out there about the benefits of the sauna are huge and encourage me to take time for sitting inside a few times a week. Here’s an article with some examples.

Many communities now have rentable saunas that will come park at your house, your fitness facility may have a sauna, or a local spa.

You can also add one to your home for many price points.

In my schedule I take a cold shower in the mornings after my morning workout.

After my regular shower routine, I turn the dial all the way cold and stand under the ice cold water working at slowing my breathing down for one minute on the front of my body and then turn around and do one minute on the back.

For the sauna, I turn it on to heat up before I go over to our workout room a few afternoons a week, then sit inside for 30 minutes when my spin or circuit is over.

Breathing

This is an area I still need to dive into and that makes me excited.

I love learning new things, especially if they up my health in body and mind.

When I first heard about cold plunging, I also started to learn about specific breathing practices, like those of Wim Hof.

We can learn together! Join my Wellness Society HERE.

Hydration

Another big piece of my whole body wellness and increased stamina during workouts is hydration.

Each day I try to get at least 64 ounces of water.

A few ways that it becomes easier:

• Keeping an infused decanter out where its visible and ready to pour.
• Using my big 30 oz. Stanley. when I head out each morning (I know! I know! But it truly does help!)
• Using a beautiful vintage goblet when I’m at home.

Each morning I add an LMNT packet to my water to help make sure I’m getting my electrolytes and sodium.

I would love to keep sharing ideas with you in the Wellness Society!

• Join my 5 Day Wellness Challenge HERE where you will get five days of challenges and inspiration sent directly to your inbox FREE.
• Join my Wellness Society HERE for a monthly subscription full of inspiration, encouragement and support.
• Grab our limited White Arrows Home thoughtfully curated Wellness Box to keep track and motivated while you chase your dreams.

We can chase dreams together!

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WEEKEND PLANS

How are you spending your Saturday?

My daughter and I went down to Chicago to Prom dress shop and my friend came along.

It was a fun adventure and she did find a dress she loved. She looked beautiful in all of them in so many styles and colors, but the winner was a clear choice, long, red and so classy.

Then we headed downtown to hit our favorite circle of stops:

• POSH
• Anthropologie
• Ralph Lauren + Coffee @ Ralph’s

We ate dinner downtown at then headed up to Milwaukee to spend the night at a great boutique hotel, The Brewhouse Inn & Suites.

Part of our Chicago tradition is to have brunch with my sister at Sweet Diner in the Third Ward in Milwaukee on the way home to Minocqua.

WHAT’S CAUGHT MY EYE

Scroll through these fun finds and click on what you like for more details.

SATURDAY SAVINGS

Click on the bold links below to shop these sales.

• Premium Outlets has up to 55% OFF RayBans for a limited time.
• Home Depot has 40% OFF select furniture, kitchenware & more + 10% OFF with Code BEDROOM10 now through 3/20.
• Banana Republic has 40% OFF your purchase + FREE 2-3 day shipping on $175+ with code BRSHIP.
• Ulta Beauty has 50% OFF beauty steals through 3/27.

FOLLOW ME ON LTK

I love sharing favorite finds, collections and ways to get the look on the LTK App. Daily, I post new items to shop for your own home or for gifts. Here are some fun movie night finds. Click on images to shop some favorites below.

AMAZON STOREFRONT

Shop my Amazon Storefront to find many of my favorite products to decorate our cabin, my client’s cottages and these great finds for all us sports moms. Shop some beautiful Easter Brunch and Spring styles HERE.

Welcome Home Saturday Posts

White Arrows Home / A Home and Heart Refresh for Spring

The Tattered Pew / Free Printable Garden Markers For Flowers and Herbs

tatertots & jello / Three Free Spring Flower Prints

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Thanks so much to Bluesky at Home for hosting this hop.

On this tour, you’ll get spring and Easter inspiration from nine bloggers.

You can find links to each at the bottom of this post.

If you are coming over from Thistle Key Lane, welcome! Didn’t you love her beautiful green and white spring tablescape?

Welcome to Camp Paradise

Welcome to Wisconsin and our lakeside log cabin home way up north in an area known as The Northwoods.

Vintage Picnic Baskets

I love mixing in vintage decor and accessories throughout our home.

Seasonally I can pull pieces together based on their colors to add layers of interest.

This stack of green picnic baskets looks pretty all year long, but especially in the spring.

I’ve used them in other seasons as well, mixed in with mums in the Fall and full of trees at Christmas.

Vintage Wood Crates

I love collecting old wood crates with great graphics like this Black Bear Beverages.

This crate is usually holding blankets up in the loft, but it made a great holder for Easter lilies too.

Hens & Chicks + Vintage Dishes

My vintage dishes are one of my favorite collections to pull out, mix and match and style with.

I use my dishes not just at the table, but under candles, to hold items in drawers, as soap dishes…

I’m also always adding to my milk glass collection and a few hen and chick dishes when I find one I like.

Decorating with Lambs

This lamb cookie jar was a fun find and addition to my Easter decor.

I found it for under $10 at an antique shop and that made it an easy decision too.

Decorating with Bunnies

I have a wooden bunny that is my favorite pull out for Easter.

Decorating with natural elements in our log cabin is inspired by the forest that surrounds the house and the views outside our window.

So the rugged bark of the bunny is perfect.

He’s found his spot many places over the years.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Next on the tour you are headed over to Peacock Ridge Farm to see her beautiful spring touches.

Take the Tour

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A big thank you to my friend Marty of A Stroll Thru Life for organizing this Spring Home Tour blog hop.

A full list of participants and links can be found at the bottom of this post.

If you are taking the tour in order, then you just came over from Peacock Ridge Farm, who finished up Monday’s tours.

Welcome to Camp Paradise, my lakeside log cabin home in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, where I am kicking off Tuesdays round of virtual home stops.

Welcome to Camp Paradise

In a few months trees and plants will begin budding in our area.

Usually we don’t get much of a Spring, just a quick mud season between Winter and Summer.

But this year we had a very weird Winter with no snow and warm temps, it has felt like a really long Spring.

We can get as much as 100 feet of snow in the Winter and our local tourism depends on it as recreational enthusiasts flood our area for snowmobiling, cross country skiing and ice fishing, but this year the trails couldn’t even open.

It’s been hard on the economy.

Typically, our Winters are long and cold and last from October into April and we truly have a need to feel refreshed in home and heart as Spring begins to break through.

Even without all the snow and freezing temps this year though I’m still craving these reviving practices.

Refreshing the Home

There’s lots to do this time of year to give our cabin home a refresh.

With the new buds and blooms outdoors also comes a rebidding of freshness and color inside.

So Fresh & So Clean

Going through the cabin and giving everything a deep clean feels amazing in Spring.

Opening up the windows and doors to let in the fresh air is invigorating.

I break the giant job of cleaning the entire cabin into doable chunks that don’t overwhelm, put in my earbuds, start my audiobook and get to work. See what I’m listening to HERE.

Organize

As i go around and clean, I’m also decluttering, moving extra decor into crates to take down in my storage room.

Winter has more layers not only in clothing, but in our home with lots of throw blankets and seasonal decor.

It simplifies for Spring.

Color Bursts

After the bright lights and colors of Christmas, my Winter decor matches the view outside our windows and goes to more neutral palette of browns and whites.

The bursts of color then that begin popping out inside in March bring a refreshing joy throughout.

Adding florals and mosses is one of the quickest ways to boost the color levels.

Shop Some Spring Favorites

More Spring Inspiration

• OVER 20 WISH LIST ITEMS FOR SPRING ANTIQUE FLEA MARKETS
• SPRING AT THE SILOS AT MAGNOLIA MARKET IN WACO, TEXAS
• SPRING EASTER CRAFTS THAT ARE CLASSY, QUICK & EASY

Refreshing the Heart

With all that’s refreshing in our home, I’m also getting a reboot to my creativity and energy in myself.

Refresh Your Routines + Habits

This time of year is a great time to refresh routines and habits.

Morning sunlight makes it easier to wake up and get the day started strong from the get go.

Just like the beginning of the calendar year in January, Spring gives us another natural inclination toward trying again with habits like those of a productive morning.

A New Journal

Each season I love getting a new journal with fresh, clean pages.

I love keeping journals for my daily to do lists, my morning pages writing and other idea dumps.

There’s something about a blank page that leads to an energizing, reboot and abounding possibilities.

Maybe a new project will evolve.

Maybe a new workout plan will forge forward.

Menu planning will include new clean recipes with lots of fresh ingredients.

Looking for a little encouragement? Join my 5 Day Wellness Challenge HERE.

Refresh Your Mindset

For some Winter can be hard on energy levels and mood.

Spring brings a refresh of our mindset with more sunny days and daylight.

Getting outside more can really bring a boost in positive thinking.

Shop Some Spring Favorites

Thanks so much for visiting!

I hope your Spring is refreshing to not only your home, but your heart as well!

Next up you are headed to my friend Thistle Key Lane and her green and blue spring tour.

Take the Tour

Monday March 4th

A Stroll Thru Life – Worthing Court – StoneGable – Decor To Adore – Peacock Ridge Farm

Tuesday March 5th

White Arrows Home – Thistle Key Lane – Calypso In The Country – Eleanor Rose Home – A Pretty Life In The Suburbs

Wednesday March 6th

Whispering Pines Homestead – Our Southern Home – Thrifty and Chic – Bluesky At Home – County Road 407

Thursday March 7th

It All Started With Paint – Bungalow 47 – Lyndale Drive – From Farmhouse to Florida – My Thrift Store Addiction

Friday March 8th

Pasha is Home – Follow The Yellow Brick Home – The House of Silverado – My Family Thyme – Rae Elizabeth’s House

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I’ve been a reader since I was a little girl, getting lost in books for hours at a time.

I would curl and read a whole Nancy Drew from cover to cover.

I still always have a book going, feeling a bit lost if I don’t.

HOW TO MAKE TIME TO READ

Do you want to find more time to read? We are all busy and those of us that love to read can find it hard to make time. Here’s how I fit more reading into my day.

I love sharing with you what I read each month so you can read along with me or get ideas for what to read next.

Here’s last month’s post.

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You may be wondering, ” what if you don’t fit it all?”

I never worry if I don’t make my reading goals, giving myself grace.

This is only a plan to help me, not structure me so tightly that I don’t enjoy one of my favorite things.

This past month I didn’t finish my Chore Time book The Berry Pickers, so I just keep it going into March.

It’s no big deal, just a way to encourage me to do my best and I hope it encourages you too.

QUIET TIME BOOK 

For my last quiet time book I read She Reads Truth by Rachel Myers & Amanda Bible Williams.

After finishing She Reads Truth, I squeezed in Women of the Word by Jen Wilken.

I am in the last weeks of her Abide Bible Study on 1, 2, 3 John right now in my Tuesday morning Bible Study group and couldn’t wait to dive deeper into Jen’s strategies for studying the Bible.

I’m able to fit in more books some months when I stick to my schedule of reading a chapter a weekday.

This month I’m reading From Where I Stand by Shanna Noel & Sherri Gragg.

Each day of the 30 day devotional takes you on a walk in the footsteps of the women of the Bible.

There’s a short devotion, Scripture reading, questions for reflection, personal applications and guided journaling prompts.

Read From Where I Stand  with me!

WAIT TIME BOOK

Last book club post I was reading The Gap and the Gain by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy.

This month I’m reading a book that’s been on my stack for a few years.

Do you have one of those piles?

Books you’ve purchased or been loaned just waiting for you to read, your TBR, “to be read” stack.

I’m finally picking up, Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul by Howard Schultz and his philosophy, “It’s not just about winning, but the right way to win”.

My wait time books are usually books for business or personal motivation, books I can set down and pick up easily.

They are books I don’t usually listen to on audio, because I want to highlight so many ideas to remember.

Professionally, books from successful entrepreneurs and company leaders really inspire me, especially if they are like Onward and share the story of struggle to success.

I would love to read a book about Chick-fil-a, Kwik Trip and Culvers.

I’ve heard several podcasts with the owners of Chick-fil-A, like on this episode with Tony Robbins, but not read a book.

If I finish Onward  early, or in the future, I’m going to move onto:

• It’s Not About the Coffee: Lessons on Putting People First from a Life at Starbucks where Starbucks executive Howard Behar shares how they stressed people over profits.
• The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary by Joseph Michelli and how the customer experience and focus on their employees built an empire.
• Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time by Howard Schultz.

Read Onward with me!

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FOR THE LOVE OF READING

Last month I read The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel.

This month I’m reading The Women by Kristin Hannah.

Through this work of historical fiction and the story of one woman’s service in Vietnam, her patriotism and friendships made, Hannah sheds light on the often overlooked women who put themselves in harm’s way, sacrificing with commitment to their country.

I am never disappointed by the novels of Kristin Hannah, like The Nightingale, The Great Alone, I found some of my favorite books, usually not being able to put them down!

Read The Women  with me!

CHORE TIME BOOK

Last month I listened to The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters.

This month I’m listening to The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger.

My chore time books are always on audio, because I can put in my earbuds, push play and get lost in my work while listening.

It makes my cleaning, gardening or drive time so much faster and more enjoyable.

I actually look forward to my to do list because I can’t wait to hear what happens next!

The River We Remember came out this Fall and I’ve been looking forward to reading it ever since after loving some of Krueger’s other books like This Tender Land and Ordinary Grace.

This novel, like his others I’ve enjoyed is set in the midwest, in Minnesota.

The River We Remember is the reflections of a grown man looking back on the summer of 1961 when he was a 13 year old boy in a small town and the tragedies that took place just as he was on the brink of manhood.

Read The River We Remember with me!

I’M SO EXCITED FOR MY FRIENDS’ NEW BOOKS!

• THIS BOOK by my friend Stacy of Bricks ‘n Blooms that just came out!
• My friend Christy has THIS BOOK releasing March 5.
• My friend Rachel’s has this WONDERFUL BOOK.
• THIS MUST HAVE from my friend Kristen.

LOOKING FOR MORE IDEAS?

You can find links to past books I shared HERE.

And find quick links to the books shared in this post by clicking on the cover images below.

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