Every now and then I notice an uptick in my spending patterns, whether it’s because of an upcoming event, a season change, etc. Whenever this happens, I love to roundup everything here on the blog for a grab bag post of sorts. I’ve mention this before, but I really do not shop all that often, so it’s fun to dish about the little things when I do.
Let’s get into my recent purchases- be warned, it’s random!
Have you been learning to cook recently? I’ve been there. When I was first learning to cook, I scoured the internet for just which meals I should try to expand my cooking skills and add to my recipe repertoire.
These five meals are great recipes for beginners that are not only delicious but also incredibly easy and still impressive.Read more
Another great month over here on classicallygrace.com! This month was personally extremely busy, and I think it paid off well on the blog, because it was the highest month of traffic I have ever had. Thank you all so much for reading along.
As a reminder, my photo diary posts are roundups of those photos that just didn’t quite make it to the ‘gram. I try really hard to not include any edited images, because I always want to remind everyone that instagram is literally a highlight reel, and nothing is always exactly as it seems.Read more
April was a very exciting month for reading in many ways. I read a ton of fantastic books this month, and I also hit my yearly reading goal… How you might ask? Well, my post with tips for becoming an avid reader explains a lot of it, but basically I have just been obsessed with reading this year and there’s no end in sight. I set my goal for 30 last year and only ended up hitting 27, so I get it for 30 yet again, hoping I would hit it but thinking I would likely go over. Well, it looks like I’m going way over!
I know I will hit 50 by the end of 2021, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it ends up looking more like 75… I usually read the most during the summer days spent by the pool.
Looking back over these, the first book I read in April feels like it was six months ago and another time entirely. I don’t know how things are moving so quickly around here! I read a lot of great books this month, so grab a cup of coffee and catch up on my recent reads with me.
One // Two // Three // Four // Five // Six // Seven // Eight // Nine // Ten // Eleven // Twelve // Thirteen
If you follow me on Instagram, you will definitely know we have an unhealthy obsession with make-it-yourself coffee. Don’t get me wrong, we love getting coffee out too, but something about having an amazing cup of coffee at home is just so cozy. As a certified home body, high quality coffee products are a worthy investment for me.Read more
It’s time for another photo diary! With Preston and I almost fully vaccinated (going to get our second one this Friday!), things are feeling sooo close to normal. It’s been great, but we’ve already found ourselves creeping closer to that breakneck speed things were going at before the pandemic.Read more
You’ve probably seen Hello Fresh and Hello Fresh recipes everywhere by now. Whether your favorite Youtube star promotes Hello Fresh in every single video, you’ve heard about it on a podcast or seen it advertised all over social media, you’ve probably been exposed to Hello Fresh at least 100 times by this point- but can you trust those sources? If you’ve asked yourself, “Is Hello Fresh Worth it?”, you have come to the right place. This post is everything you need to know about Hello Fresh before you purchase, from an unbiased source.Read more
Last night, Preston and I went on a lovely, spontaneous spring picnic. It was so nice. Wearing this dress also came at the perfect time for the tiny Hill House Nap Dress launch next week!Read more
There are thousands of seemingly great cookbooks on the market right now, which makes it nearly impossible to know just which one is really going to be worth it. I know we’ve all been through it, you buy or are gifted a cookbook, you thumb through it one night while you’re watching Netflix, mentally mark one or two recipes you *might* make and then never look at it again.
If you’ve been around for any amount of time, you know I am obsessed with cooking and all things related to it. One of the passions this hobby has brought out in me, is the obsession with cookbooks. I never got the appeal before, but since becoming engrossed in all-things-cooking, I now appreciate them more than ever.Read more
