Pretty Food

I can’t help myself. My name is Kelli and I’m a food photography addict. {Hi, Kelli.} A few shots from Thanksgiving break: Start with some huevos rancheros… Add a dash of salt… and then decide what’s for dinner. How about we fry a turkey...

Sisters in Spirit: Thanks!

Sisters in Spirit is a series of blog posts by a group of women who felt that a spiritual perspective was lacking from the steady stream of news and information that flowed through their daily lives.  They each agreed to carve out a space on their blogs on a monthly...

On Writing: Glory of Gossip

For those in need of a writing prompt, or a simple kick in the pants to get back to your project — I’ll be posting brief pieces I’ve recently submitted for a Lighthouse course. This week’s assignment: write a short narrative about hot gossip....

Oh, yes.

I just spent 8 days on holiday and oh, how lucky I feel. I slept 10-plus hours most nights. I ate like I’d never seen food before. I even cheered for football. It. Was. Fantastic. A few photos from the road trip. (Of course, upon review, the majority of the...

Thank You

Happy Thanksgiving, y’all! I am off celebrating with new friends, a ton of food and some great views. Hopefully as you are reading this, I’m photographing some gorgeous landscape. Or putting on a pair of stretchy pants for another run at the buffet. On to...

Prep

Christmas tags stamped Christmas photo taken, cards ordered and stamps in hand. Envelopes to be addressed this week. Decorations out and ready to be swapped for Fall decor Shopping underway (I’m so not a Black Friday girl) Christmas spreadsheet updated Craft...

Fix

Who needs a cute fix to get them through this painfully long short-work-week so we can all just go stuff ourselves with turkey already? Wait. Did someone say turkey? WE LOVE TURKEY. -k  

Hostess Gift

News flash: I over-think. When I found out I’d be spending the Thanksgiving holiday in family’s home I hadn’t yet met, I got a little sweaty. What do I wear?  What do I bring?  What do I do? Wearing: jeans, boots, chunky turquoise jewelry, jackets...

Pick Joy Instead

I had a conversation with a coworker the other day that left my face burning with shame. I realized, quite suddenly, how comfortable I’ve become. I was caught complaining about the mundane — tasks I didn’t like. Clients who were too difficult. Other...

November Fashionistas

My darling Kara, Hello from the chilly, snow covered Rockies! Okay. Fine. Hello from the kinda cold, sprinkled with snow Foothills. Days like these, I like to imagine I’m writing you from a log cabin, wrapped in a plaid blanket by a roaring fire. Two really well...