May Rose & Thorns – A monthly recap of the highs and lows experienced each month. Rose: The Institution of YouTube During most of this month, I spent my time preparing my mother's new condo for her to move in. We did a lot of work to make her home feel just right, including painting [...]
Do you have a small home but still want to bring some life into your living space with house plants? You're in luck! There are plenty of space-saving ways to add plants to even the tiniest of homes. Whether you opt for hanging plants, small pots, or creative planters, there's something for everyone who wants [...]
April Rose & Thorns – A monthly recap of the highs and lows experienced each month. Rose: Sister-Sister Trip This month I collaborated with Guess Where Trips, a Canadian business that creates surprise one-day self-guided road trips. Most of the itineraries cover the Canadian providences, but they have recently expanded into the States to include [...]
March Rose & Thorns – A monthly recap of the highs and lows experienced each month. Rose: Solo Trip Success I conquered a significant travel fear that had been looming over me for over a year. I successfully flew to a destination, rented a car, and didn’t end up in a ditch. For some, this [...]
As all good ideas go, this DIY moss wall popped into my head during an afternoon run. I’ve stared at this blank wall in my kitchen for years, never quite finding the right picture or art to display. Subconsciously, I think I may have been influenced by the increasing amount of plant Instagram accounts I [...]
February Rose & Thorns – A monthly recap of the highs and lows experienced each month. Rose: Auntie Life Everyone always says that babies change your life, but I thought these were just words of wisdom for the parents. In fact, these are rules for an entire family. A month into my new role as [...]
December Rose & Thorns – A monthly recap of the highs and lows experienced each month. Rose: The Simple Things If I describe my holiday season in one word, it would be - calm. I didn’t rush into any store to pick up a last-minute gift or stress about what to bring to dinner. I [...]
The end of the year is the best time to see how far you've grown and focus on the accomplishments achieved over the past 365 days. I love end-of-the-year roundups. Whether it's a Spotify music review or an Instagram Reel with a curated collection of highlighted photos, I watch them all. When I pulled this [...]
November Rose & Thorns – A monthly recap of the highs and lows experienced each month. I haven’t written an opening paragraph to a Rose & Thorns post in a very long time. However, I wanted to point out that there will not be a thorn this month. At the beginning of each month, I [...]
October Rose & Thorns – A monthly recap of the highs and lows experienced each month. Rose: ½ Marathon Race(s) Last month I was supposed to run my first half marathon, but because of an untimely hurricane, the race was canceled and rescheduled for next year. As I started looking for other races in the [...]
