Where would we be without Chip & Jo, am I right? Creating a distinct guide for us especially at Target was the best inspiration we could have ever asked for. Along with the fun spring finds I shared from Target last week, I thought I would share some special items solely from the Hearth and Hand collection. Here are my favorite spring items from the Hearth and Hand Collection at Target.

Not everyone knows what they want to be when they grow up & that is okay. This was not the case for me, however. I always knew exactly what I wanted to be. It consisted of dreams filled with home cooked meals, a stocked piled room of toys & a home filled with people that needed me. Watching all these strong women in my life taking great care of their homes & loved ones demonstrated so much grace. Grace that I longed to one day have.

Amazon might be the best thing to happen for online shopping. Am I wrong? Getting a new job after the move & having a little space for an office made my super giddy. I was so excited to start decorating it, but mostly wanted to go about it the right way. I worked in the space for a few weeks before ever buying any decor. It was important to see what I actually needed & then move forward from there.

The other week held one of the most fun things I have done yet with Our Blue Abode. My dear friend, Ashleigh Kluck asked me to join her on an episode of her inspiring new podcast “Have Camper Will Travel”. What a joy it was to not only chat voice to voice - we are Instagram pals, never met! - but it was so good to have a push of creativity in a platform I had never been apart of before. I left the interview with Ashleigh so motivated & inspired to keep doing this whole Our Blue Abode thing because of her infectious, creative personality & welcoming attitude.

Spring is in the air which brings a waft of many different feelings. Knowing how quickly the year is flying by, the freshness of new life through out your surroundings & mostly the yearning for a clean, bright home. Being a neutral girl, I am surprised how often I desire color & “pops” through out my home once spring rolls around. Through the long months of fall & winter when I toss around all the chunky white throws, spring always makes me want to add some color.

Time & time again, I read quotes or articles saying “don’t let the infertility define you”. I mean if it did define you, then that would mean you are a skeleton made of hormone disorders, organs filled with despair & brokenness. A human full of doubt & fear bundled up in a skin of loneliness. How can you refrain from letting the number one thing that burdens your mind day in & day out not define you? I found it near impossible to find comfort in this quote because it deemed an impossible task. Therefore, I decided to let it define me. The difference is - I am learning how it is defining me as a woman, not my worth.

I have been asked several times now why we chose our specific rig. I am always hesitant to explain because frankly I do not know much about the logistics of our RV. In my head, I chose it purely based on the fact that I was able to visualize it as a home. However, once I got back to them & went a bit deeper, I realized that this was information I once looked for. Why not give my honest take? So here we are, why we chose the RV we now call home.

One of my most frequent asked questions is how do I stay organized while living in such a small space. Moving to our RV, I learned & am still learning on what it means to live simply & minimal. I am learning what is truly important to me, how to make the most of my space & belongings & little ways to still make it feel like home. Showing the coziness we created through pictures is fun, but I do understand that it might not be as easy understanding how simple it truly is to live tiny.

Making your bed can truly change your day. I was asked to give advice once to an almost married couple & my short experience didn’t leave me with much. What I could say however, was to make your bed together. The motivation of completing this task, the act of doing it together & the ambiance a cozy bed offers changes your day & the feel of your entire home.