darling i love

To dance!! My heart out!! I have loved to dance since being a little girl. I remember my dad playing records (Yep...they are back again) and I would grace the floor in my tutu and prance up and down our little living room like a ballerina from New York. I took ballet and jazz lessons growing up and when I was in high school I hit the big leagues...... Wait for it..... cheerleading and dance team!! Oh the memories. As a mama, my kiddos only know me as a dancing mother and our dance parties sometimes consist of glow in the dark wand sticks and an incredible amount of giggles.

I write this as an encouragement to you to step out of the box sometimes. Let go and have fun. The best dance parties I have had are by myself with the music at top notch and me looking like a wild woman. Man does it feel good, incredibly good and a free feeling like nothing else.

So now, I dare you....you know you have a favorite song or two....go for it. Dance your heart out. You might even smile...I double dare you :)

Have an incredible weekend darlings! p.s. you can find my crazy dance moves on the bottom of this page...

xo Jennifer

inspire

Gratitude. What makes you grateful? Peace. What give you peace? Thankful. Is that the same as gratitude? I have always been a sensitive soul. I was born with it, just ask my mama. I tend to feel others feelings even more so than they do at times....or so I think. This sensitivity can be a huge positive aspect in my life or it can be negative. It depends how I chose to look at it and how I respond to certain situations. I believe God gave me this talent and I need to use it on a daily basis. If you are a sensitive soul, use it for good. It can make others around you feel gratitude, peace and thankful. My little thoughts for today.

xo jennifer

love it styling

How do you decorate? Do you use simple whites or colorful patterns? Textures or clean lines? I tend to enjoy an eclectic mix of patterns and colors. I find joy in styling my own home day after day. I know, you might be thinking really?! It is amazing how moving one little object to another place can make a dramatic difference in your home.

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Enjoy your day darlings, xo jennifer

hello darlings.....

How fun is this! A website, a blog and a little space in this big big world that I can call mine. Darlings......I love it!!! The name came to me after using 'Love it' as my home styling business for the past couple of years. I knew I wanted to expand a little more, but I wasn't sure how it would all come to place. Darling I love it will be a space of inspiration, my life, food, a little fashion and for sure some fun. It will be an online journal for me and my hope for you the reader is to feel inspired and encouraged. We are saturated with negativity in this society and my prayer for this space is to bring a smile to your face.

Speaking of a smile, today I turned 40. Who knew this day would come?! I was so excited for today as my sweet hubby took the day off as we were going to adventure around our little mountain town. I guess I needed a day of rest instead as I woke up this morning to balloons and a fever. What!!? As my 30's have shown me, life is up and down and sometimes we just have to make a choice to be ok and content. I struggled today and I didn't think my first entry would be like this....but I also believe it is good to be REAL. Can I get an AMEN?

I did get to have a little vegan ice cream, blow out candles, open some pretty amazing gifts like what I am typing on now...hint hint. Hugs from my kids, texts, songs, emails, fb messages, IG messages, cards under my doormat, in the mail, friends stopping by with flowers and gifts....so peeps...I am 40 and I am grateful.

My morning looked like this....thanks hubs and kids. Love you family.

xo jennifer