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The Best Thanksgiving Yams

The Best Thanksgiving Yams

My mom and I used to share a long-standing Thanksgiving tradition where I’d call her up each and ...
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Our New Floors

Our New Floors

As you know, we’re holding off on the major home renovations we had planned, so we’ve been doing ...
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The Imitation Game, Part II

The Imitation Game, Part II

Last week I shared a recap of my October posts from 2020, where I imitated some of my favorite In...
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Dance It Out

Dance It Out

Self Portrait Series 9/52 Have you seen those trends, where people turn on music and try not to d...
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The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game

For the last two years, I've done a big series of posts in October where I choose a theme and share something in line with the theme everyday. It was such a fun creative outlet for me and I loved doing it. This year, I turned it into a much bigger project with my Self Portrait Series.
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Hiking

Hiking

Self Portrait Series 8/52 As a child, my dad would take me hiking, like, all the time. I vividly ...
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Taggart's Bedroom Reveal

Taggart's Bedroom Reveal

When we decided to hold off on the whole house reno, I knew immediately we needed to do something...
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Nurturer

Nurturer

Self Portrait Series 7/52 As a mom, I wear a lot of different hats, one of which is nurturer. In ...
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Aspen and Helen's Bedroom Reveal

Aspen and Helen's Bedroom Reveal

As you probably know, we've been planning for a long time to completely renovate our home this ye...
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Dreamer

Dreamer

Self Portrait Series 6/52 I’m a total dreamer. I’ve actually had super vivid dreams since I was a...
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How to Prioritize Date Night

How to Prioritize Date Night

I know you’ve heard it before, but I think it's worth repeating: We should all make time to date our significant other. But, like, why is it so hard to go on a date? I want date nights. I actually REALLY want them. Life just gets in the damn way. On Friday nights, Ammon and I often find ourselves looking at each other and asking, “why didn’t we even think of going out?!”
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Laugh Like You Mean It

Laugh Like You Mean It

Self Portrait Series 5/52 Isn’t it cool that when you’re a baby no one has to teach you how to la...
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Hello Dollies

Hello Dollies

The second edition of Cook Book for Jane is finally here! I couldn't be more excited to share this piece of my family with you. I thought I'd celebrate by sharing one of the recipes on the blog. Hello Dollies are the easiest and most delicious cookie bar ever!
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Music is Life

Music is Life

As I’ve pondered over things to include in my self portraits, I’ve had to dig deep to identify things that are a part of who I am, or things that have shaped me. Music is 100% one of those things. I get that there are music people and then there are kind-of-music people. I’m a passionate music-is-life kind of person.
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Bountiful Goddess

Bountiful Goddess

Most people are motivated by three things - money, fame and power. But things present a problem when used to measure success. How do you measure yourself...
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The Kaka House

The Kaka House

In 2016, Ammon and I lived in Michigan. We'd been there a while, had two kids and one on the way, and decided it was time for us to purchase our first home...
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It's OK To Be Me

It's OK To Be Me

Remember in elementary school, on the first day of the year, how the teacher always told everyone to circle up for the 'Get to Know You Game'? “Okay kids...
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RASPBERRY PRETZEL JELLO SALAD

RASPBERRY PRETZEL JELLO SALAD

The 2nd edition of the cookbook my mom and I wrote together is currently being printed and I can'...
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Hot and Bothered

Hot and Bothered

Abi's self Portrait Series 1/52 Abi and Heat DO NOT mix. Not now, not eve...
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Cook Book for Jane

Cook Book for Jane

You should know right from the start that I made this cookbook more for myself than I did for my ...
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Our Service Trip to Guatemala

Our Service Trip to Guatemala

My parents have always made service a priority in our family. They taught each of us to forget ab...
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Christmas Traditions with the Taggarts

Christmas Traditions with the Taggarts

Traditions keep families strong. I swear, having traditions is what has really strengthened my re...
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Falling In Love Again and Again

Falling In Love Again and Again

Talking comes naturally to some people and not so naturally to others. As you can probably guess...
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Blackberry White Chocolate Mocha

Blackberry White Chocolate Mocha

This is such a nostalgic drink for me. When I was in college I worked as a barista in a small lit...
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Hot Girl Summer

Hot Girl Summer

We are all gonna have a hot girl summer this year. ALL. OF. US. There’s no good reason you should...
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One Of My Favorite Summer Dinners

One Of My Favorite Summer Dinners

I'm an Aries, which is a fire sign. I know this may sound silly to some, but there's something sp...
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How We're Keeping Our Sanity This Summer

How We're Keeping Our Sanity This Summer

Cereal spilled all over the floor, a lukewarm gallon of milk sits on the kitchen counter with sev...
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Deliciously Easy Chicken Pot Pie

Deliciously Easy Chicken Pot Pie

My toxic trait is making amazing and delicious food, but never writing down a recipe, so I can ne...
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Thursday Thoughts - Girls Trip, Summer Plans, and a New Family Tradition

Thursday Thoughts - Girls Trip, Summer Plans, and a New Family Tradition

Ok, a girls trip is literally what everyone needs! My bucket is overflowing with renewed energy f...
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Avocado Toast to Die For… Literally

Avocado Toast to Die For… Literally

Supposedly millennials can’t afford to buy houses these days because they are spending all their ...
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Everything I Know About Getting Into Hiking

Everything I Know About Getting Into Hiking

The butterflies in my stomach are waking up knowing that hiking season is coming back! I never kn...
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Abi’s Intro to Prepping: Self Sufficiency

Abi’s Intro to Prepping: Self Sufficiency

Self-Sufficiency is the ultimate goal of any hard core prepper. It's the ability to live complete...
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Abi’s Intro to Prepping: Food Storage

Abi’s Intro to Prepping: Food Storage

Have you ever heard of the story of the ants and the grasshopper? The ants spend all year prepari...
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Abi’s Intro to Prepping: 72 Hour Kit

Abi’s Intro to Prepping: 72 Hour Kit

You asked and here it is! A Getting Started Prepper Guide. One of the biggest mistakes people mak...
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Abi's Intro to Prepping: Water

Abi's Intro to Prepping: Water

Every class I have taken for preparedness starts with water. No matter each person’s circumstance...
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All The Best Books - Recommended by You!

All The Best Books - Recommended by You!

When I hurt my knee I was down for the count. While stuck in bed I asked for you all to share wit...
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