by jocelyn_mitchell | Aug 23, 2022 | Be Mindful
We’ve all heard the adage from Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” And the journey of a 300-day streak in the New York Times crossword begins with… crossword #1! In all honesty, I didn’t set out to accomplish such...
by jocelyn_mitchell | Aug 20, 2022 | Small House Big Ideas
So before we moved into our new home, I created a Pinterest Board called “Entryway Inspo,” where I dreamed of all the adorable ways I could make an instant statement with color and style when someone walked into our house! But once we opened our front door… we...
by jocelyn_mitchell | Aug 15, 2022 | Small House Big Ideas
IKEA, HEMNES shoe cabinet with 2 compartments, white The IKEA website details the personal history of the founder of IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad (from Elmtaryd, near Älmhult). He grew up amid widespread poverty during the depression of the 1930s, and his entrepreneurial...
by jocelyn_mitchell | Aug 11, 2022 | Drink
Ahhhhhh, summer! When the sunshine and temperature makes you feel like day drinking is a perfectly reasonable activity… Everyone knows the magic combination of iced tea and lemonade (as popularized by the great golfer Arnold Palmer and the Half & Half from...
by jocelyn_mitchell | Aug 7, 2022 | Drink
With the new Top Gun: Maverick movie out this summer, we decided it was important to rewatch the original 1986 Top Gun movie first! But I realized I couldn’t rewatch it… because I had somehow never watched Top Gun. In my defense, I was seven years old in 1986 so… Tom...