Kimberly Michelle - a career mom trying to make every day extraordinary

crafty

how to make your own holiday window bows

This Christmas, I wanted to decorate our living room windows with something out of the pages of a Pottery Barn holiday catalog. But the cost of draping 6 windows in…

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yummy

tried & true: strawberry shortcake

recipe inspired by: Strawberry Shortcake with Grand Marnier Strawberry Compote and Chantilly Cream (from Michael Mina) [source] You might remember my ravings about this dessert last year. That’s why…

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Bloggy

#weverb11 #9: appreciate

In which moment did you find yourself flooded with gratitude? How will you rally around gratitude in 2012? Father’s Day. Miss L started to walk. Really really walk. Long after…

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lovely

wild about the mustard flowers

There was something extra magical about this year’s mustard flower blooms in Northern California.
homey

Back to Hogwarts on September 1st

While the kiddo’s away, you’ve got to mess with her stuff, right? This time it’s a Harry Potter redo of her room, which we hadn’t touched since before she was born. A post shared by Chris M (@thewrongmonkey) on Aug…
travel

summer in the UK: Castles and Crypts

This summer, after months of planning, and more than a couple of years of hoping we’d get across the pond sooner than later, we were finally off on a 2-week family trip to England! Day 4: Tower of London &…
travel

Summer in the UK: A Day at Wimbledon

Wimbledon was a "MUST DO" activity for our UK trip and it absolutely lived up to all of the hype! Read about our full day from the Queue to Court 2!
travel

Summer in the UK: London Shakespeare and Mummies

Our trip to England was off to a fast-paced start with a visit to Shakespeare's Globe within hours of arrival! Then the next day it was off to the British Museum!