👻🎃 Spooky sips incoming! Who knew a Hallowee 👻🎃 Spooky sips incoming! Who knew a Halloween mocktail could be this easy (and adorable)? All you need: a pumpkin ice tray, cranberry juice + sparkling water. Freeze the juice, drop in your little pumpkin cubes, pour in some fizz, and BOOM, instant spooky cute vibes in a glass. ✨ Who wants one?! Comment “Halloween” below for all the details! 👇🏻
It only took until OCTOBER 5th for my tomatoes to It only took until OCTOBER 5th for my tomatoes to finally ripen 🤣 Better late than never… but at this rate, I’ll be picking pumpkins before tomatoes next year 😂🍅🎃
We may have missed Charleston this week, but @nice We may have missed Charleston this week, but @nicewonderfarm more than made up for it 🙌🏻 The most romantic anniversary spot, beautiful views, dreamy vibes, and only a couple of other people there so it felt like our own private getaway. Oh, and the FOOD… unreal 🤌🏻 Already planning our next trip back! 💕 Now if only we didn’t have to return to real life tomorrow 😭
AD Sharing part 2 of my series with @windowworldof AD Sharing part 2 of my series with @windowworldofasheville today! This was my favorite demonstration to see! It’s incredible how well their windows are insulated and how well they hold up against the heat! So if you’re looking to replace some windows in your home too, then you need to check them out! They are America’s Exterior Remodeler for a reason! Be sure to check out the link in my bio to visit their website as well!
We may have missed Charleston this week, but @nice We may have missed Charleston this week, but @nicewonderfarm more than made up for it 🙌🏻 The most romantic anniversary spot, beautiful views, dreamy vibes, and only a couple of other people there so it felt like our own private getaway. Oh, and the FOOD… unreal 🤌🏻 Already planning our next trip back! 💕 Now if only we didn’t have to return to real life tomorrow 😭
Fall has officially moved onto my front porch 🍂 Fall has officially moved onto my front porch 🍂✨ Pumpkins cascading down the steps + a mix of real + faux mums = total cozy vibes 😍 I think I’m finally done decorating… but we’ll see 😂 Who else has their porch ready for fall yet?!

Comment SHOP below to receive a DM with the link to this post on my LTK ⬇ https://liketk.it/5q8Xk #ltkseasonal #ltkhalloween #ltkhome
Confession time: I might have a slight hat addicti Confession time: I might have a slight hat addiction 🤠😂 They were completely taking over my dresser, but Amazon came to the rescue (again 🙌). These hat racks are a total game changer, now my hats are organized AND my dresser is finally clutter-free! Who else needs this? Drop a ‘hats’ below for the link! 👇✨
Fall has officially moved onto my front porch 🍂 Fall has officially moved onto my front porch 🍂✨ Pumpkins cascading down the steps + a mix of real + faux mums = total cozy vibes 😍 I think I’m finally done decorating… but we’ll see 😂 Who else has their porch ready for fall yet?!

Comment SHOP below to receive a DM with the link to this post on my LTK ⬇ https://liketk.it/5q8Xk #ltkseasonal #ltkhalloween #ltkhome
Happy Friday my friends!! Sharing some views of my Happy Friday my friends!! Sharing some views of my fall fireplace mantel and living room! I’m loving all the cozy, rich colors of fall here! 🍁 What are you all up to this weekend?! We have no plans and I am always the most excited for a weekend with no plans! 😆
AD I’m so excited to announce that I will be sha AD I’m so excited to announce that I will be sharing a series of 3 videos all showcasing @windowworldofasheville and everything they have to offer coming up within the next few weeks here. If you haven’t heard of Window World of Asheville before, not only do they offer a vast array of different windows in every size and design you could imagine, but they also offer entrydoors, storm doors, garage doors, siding, shutters, and so much more! So stay tuned for all videos and information I’ll be sharing about them coming up soon! And check out the link in my bio to visit their website too!
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Comment “tree” below to see which one I’m putting up this year!!
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Comment “tree” below to see which one I’m putting up this year too! 😉
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Happy 9th anniversary to my best friend! ♥️ Ev Happy 9th anniversary to my best friend! ♥️ Even though our original trip to Charleston didn’t work out this week, I’ve had the best time pivoting and making things work instead. From Pigeon Forge to Virginia and a little staycation worked in between, it’s been the perfect week! Anytime I’m with you (and not at work) it’s perfect! 😉🤣 These past 9 years have been the best, and I can’t wait for many more to come! Love you so much baby! 😘
Does anyone else’s husband have this disorder to Does anyone else’s husband have this disorder too?! I mean it’s rare when he tells me no, but then I just chalk it up to his rare disorder and I don’t listen 🤣 Tell me I’m not the only one 😉
🔥 Honestly, this is my dream anniversary vibe, 🔥 Honestly, this is my dream anniversary vibe, no fancy plans, no stress… just a cozy fire, good music, a glass of wine, and us. 🥂 Who else thinks this is the perfect way to celebrate? 😉
For today’s Tuesday treats, I’m sharing this y For today’s Tuesday treats, I’m sharing this yummy apple crisp recipe! 🍎 And I made it from my frozen apple slices I already had on hand from a few weeks ago so it was super simple and easy to make. Serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and some caramel drizzle and you are all set! Comment “recipe” below if you want it sent your way too! 👇🏻
For today’s Tuesday treats, I’m sharing this y For today’s Tuesday treats, I’m sharing this yummy apple crisp recipe! 🍎 And I made it from my frozen apple slices I already had on hand from a few weeks ago so it was super simple and easy to make. Serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and some caramel drizzle and you are all set! Comment “recipe” below if you want it sent your way too! 👇🏻
✨ Want to take your fall tablescape from cute to ✨ Want to take your fall tablescape from cute to cozy chic? 🕯️ These battery-operated candlesticks are my secret weapon! No mess, no wax drips, just that perfect warm glow that makes everything feel magical. 🍂 Seriously, I use them nonstop! Who else is obsessed with cozy vibes over cleanup?! 😂 Drop “candlesticks” below and I’ll send them your way! 😉
✨ Want to take your fall tablescape from cute to ✨ Want to take your fall tablescape from cute to cozy chic? 🕯️ These battery-operated candlesticks are my secret weapon! No mess, no wax drips, just that perfect warm glow that makes everything feel magical. 🍂 Seriously, I use them nonstop! Who else is obsessed with cozy vibes over cleanup?! 😂 Drop “candlesticks” below and I’ll send them your way! 😉
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What To Plant In A Raised Garden Bed

Y’all may remember my post last year all about how we created a non toxic raised garden bed. But unfortunately, we never got around to planting anything in it during growing season. So this year I was determined to do so! And I figured I would share all about what to plant in a raised garden bed too.

That way, if you’re looking for some ideas, I have you covered! Now, you could either do vegetables or flowers. And I debated a long time about which one I should do. But ultimately, I decided to do a flower bed instead.

I shared in my that post I mentioned above that I was inspired by Charleston’s window boxes. We even cut down the legs of the bed to make it even with the windowsill. And this raised bed is sitting right in front of my office window.

So I wanted to look out my window and see a beautiful box of flowers and leafy greens! But that’s the great thing about garden beds, you can customize them to exactly how you want them!

And it’s a good option especially if you have a small space to work with and can’t do a full on garden. Which I would love to do eventually one day! But, come along with me as I plant and prepare this beautiful flower garden instead! 

What To Plant In A Raised Garden Bed

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Preparing The Raised Bed

Before you do any planting, you need to get the bed ready first. Now, since this raised bed is pretty big, with it having 8.4 cubic square feet of space, we decided to fill it with more than just garden soil. I will link the exact garden bed we have below too:

You can also use a soil calculator to determine just how much soil you may need for your bed too. You need to take into account the soil depth and what the best soil would be for the type of plants and/or flowers you want to plant.

Before Filling Raised Garden Bed

And be sure your bed has a good drainage system before filling it up with soil. Our soil compaction consisted of mulch wood chips as the bottom layer.

Adding Wood Chips To Garden Bed
Adding Gravel To Garden Bed

Then, we placed pea sized rock gravel on top of that. And as the final layer, we placed some loose soil on top. 

Adding Soil To Garden Bed

Figuring Out What To Plant

I mentioned this above, but it’s important to determine whether you want a vegetable garden or a flower garden in your beds. Ultimately, I would love to do a vegetable garden too.

But, where this raised bed is, I didn’t think vegetables would thrive there. I know tomato plants get pretty tall, and since this is right in front of my office window, I figured that would block my view.

And this raised bed garden is mostly in the shade. So I knew that I could really only plant root vegetables, bush beans, pole beans, and salad greens like Swiss chard that thrive in shady environments.

Placing Plants in Raised Bed

If you remember I attempted to do some strawberry plants in some raised beds last year too. But, they didn’t turn out too great because all the deer around here enjoyed them as a tasty snack!

Maybe one of these days I will do a veggie garden too. It’s my dream to bring in a bountiful harvest to enjoy that I grew with my own hands!

At least I still get to do that with my herb plants though! So now that I knew I wanted to create some beautiful flower beds, I set off to our local nursery to find the best flowers!

I knew I wanted a mixture of taller plants and smaller ones, as well as some kind of plant that would drape down the side of the raised bed.

So basically I got a few annual flowers of different varieties to give it some color and dimension. When it came to planting them all, I wanted to make sure there was enough space for everything that I got.

Raised Flower Bed

And I wanted to make sure I made good choices when it came to picking out the flowers. I wanted everything to look good together as well be healthy plants under the same growing conditions.

So I looked for specific plants and flowers that thrive under mostly shady and partial sun conditions.

Flowers I Planted

Now, here is a list of everything I got and planted in my garden bed:

  • Waxleaf Begonia 
Waxleaf Begonia
  • Sunpatients
Sunpatients
  • Orange Marmalade Crossandra
Orange Marmalade Crossandra
  • White Queen Caladium 
White Queen Caladium 
  • Gartenmeister Upright Fuchsia 
  • Creeping Mazus 
Creeping Mazus 
  • Tradescantia Zebrina
Tradescantia Zebrina

I got two of each plant since my bed has two sides and I wanted them to be symmetrical. Before planting everything, I laid the plants out on top pf the soil until I got the arrangement I wanted.

Placing Flowers in Raised Garden Bed

I think that’s the best way to determine how you want to plant everything. Once I was satisfied with it, I began to plant them. 

Enjoy Your Raised Garden Bed

I’m so happy with how this small raised bed turned out. Especially since it is my first ever flower bed. I can’t wait to see how the plants and flowers fill in and how they start to grow.

Finished Raised Garden Bed

I’m hoping to have a thriving garden very soon! And I hope this gave you some great garden bed ideas. As you can see you can do so much more than in-ground gardens.

Finished Raised Flower Bed

The good news is that there are so many different options and beds to choose from. Do you have a raised garden bed too?! If so, let me know below what you like to plant in it too! 

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Comment SHOP below to receive a DM with the link to this post on my LTK ⬇ https://liketk.it/5q8Xk #ltkseasonal #ltkhalloween #ltkhome
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Fall has officially moved onto my front porch 🍂 Fall has officially moved onto my front porch 🍂✨ Pumpkins cascading down the steps + a mix of real + faux mums = total cozy vibes 😍 I think I’m finally done decorating… but we’ll see 😂 Who else has their porch ready for fall yet?!

Comment SHOP below to receive a DM with the link to this post on my LTK ⬇ https://liketk.it/5q8Xk #ltkseasonal #ltkhalloween #ltkhome
Happy Friday my friends!! Sharing some views of my Happy Friday my friends!! Sharing some views of my fall fireplace mantel and living room! I’m loving all the cozy, rich colors of fall here! 🍁 What are you all up to this weekend?! We have no plans and I am always the most excited for a weekend with no plans! 😆
AD I’m so excited to announce that I will be sha AD I’m so excited to announce that I will be sharing a series of 3 videos all showcasing @windowworldofasheville and everything they have to offer coming up within the next few weeks here. If you haven’t heard of Window World of Asheville before, not only do they offer a vast array of different windows in every size and design you could imagine, but they also offer entrydoors, storm doors, garage doors, siding, shutters, and so much more! So stay tuned for all videos and information I’ll be sharing about them coming up soon! And check out the link in my bio to visit their website too!
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Comment “tree” below to see which one I’m putting up this year!!
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Comment “tree” below to see which one I’m putting up this year too! 😉
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Does anyone else’s husband have this disorder to Does anyone else’s husband have this disorder too?! I mean it’s rare when he tells me no, but then I just chalk it up to his rare disorder and I don’t listen 🤣 Tell me I’m not the only one 😉
🔥 Honestly, this is my dream anniversary vibe, 🔥 Honestly, this is my dream anniversary vibe, no fancy plans, no stress… just a cozy fire, good music, a glass of wine, and us. 🥂 Who else thinks this is the perfect way to celebrate? 😉
For today’s Tuesday treats, I’m sharing this y For today’s Tuesday treats, I’m sharing this yummy apple crisp recipe! 🍎 And I made it from my frozen apple slices I already had on hand from a few weeks ago so it was super simple and easy to make. Serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and some caramel drizzle and you are all set! Comment “recipe” below if you want it sent your way too! 👇🏻
For today’s Tuesday treats, I’m sharing this y For today’s Tuesday treats, I’m sharing this yummy apple crisp recipe! 🍎 And I made it from my frozen apple slices I already had on hand from a few weeks ago so it was super simple and easy to make. Serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and some caramel drizzle and you are all set! Comment “recipe” below if you want it sent your way too! 👇🏻
✨ Want to take your fall tablescape from cute to ✨ Want to take your fall tablescape from cute to cozy chic? 🕯️ These battery-operated candlesticks are my secret weapon! No mess, no wax drips, just that perfect warm glow that makes everything feel magical. 🍂 Seriously, I use them nonstop! Who else is obsessed with cozy vibes over cleanup?! 😂 Drop “candlesticks” below and I’ll send them your way! 😉
✨ Want to take your fall tablescape from cute to ✨ Want to take your fall tablescape from cute to cozy chic? 🕯️ These battery-operated candlesticks are my secret weapon! No mess, no wax drips, just that perfect warm glow that makes everything feel magical. 🍂 Seriously, I use them nonstop! Who else is obsessed with cozy vibes over cleanup?! 😂 Drop “candlesticks” below and I’ll send them your way! 😉

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