I’ve been spending a lot of time with my thoughts lately and feeling a bit apprehensive about sharing them – I think about when I started my blog – the same day I started my experience with grief. My mom and dad were going to the first of what would become endless doctors appointments and…
& Other Stories Haul – Summer to Fall
Hi everyone! Just popping up a quick round-up of some of my favorite, wearable, splurges; also wanted to mention that & Other Stories is having a huge sale right now, so if you haven’t checked them out – now is the time! It took me 27.5 years to discover the color green – and now…
Gifts That Say “I’m Thinking of You”
Hey all, you know that gift guides are just about my favorite thing to post and today I was brainstorming the perfect gift to get someone to let them know that you’re thinking of them – maybe you don’t get to celebrate a friend’s birthday in person, or maybe their special event got postponed, or…
stephanielecain .com – An Overdue Introduction
Hi there! It’s recently come to my attention that I’m getting some new traffic on here and I thought an introduction was in order and honestly, a bit overdue! I’m Stephanie, a bubbly, blonde, bookish 27 year old, who loves words and dogs. My parents were going to name me Pavlina Stefania after a Czech…
My Mom’s Pumpkin Bread
Hi all – happy Sunday! It seems that people are taking up bread baking as of late, which inspired me to do the same, except I’m leaving the sourdough to the pros and trying my hand at some of my mom’s most famous recipes – to start, her pumpkin bread! There are people I went…
everything I know about love
Dolly Alderton’s everything I know about parties, dates, friends, jobs, life, love is the memoir that every twenty-something, thirty-something needs. Dolly documents the years leading up to her 30th birthday – the relationships, the friendships, the moments she’ll never forget and the nights she wishes she could. I laughed, I cried, and I found myself…
Dreams About My Dad
When my dad passed away in November – my life changed forever – I remember writing about it once, how my life would always be separated into two parts, the time before and the time after my dad died – I’m now living in the part after my dad died. Grief is an emotion that’s…
In the Past 365 Days
In the past 365 days, I finished my first semester of graduate school, I got in an accident that totaled my car, I got a new car, I got a new job, I left an old job, I lost my dog, I lost a parent, I gained a friend, I moved to a new town,…
The Best 6-Ingredient Apple Crisp Recipe
Nothing says bliss quite like the smell of apples and cinnamon baking at 350 degrees in the oven, combined with butter, oats, flour, brown sugar, and of course love. I thought today was the perfect day to share my Mom’s apple crisp recipe, while I usually only bake this in the fall – these rainy,…
A Round Up of My Favorite Blog Posts I've Ever Written
Hi all! I wanted to post a quick round up of my favorite blog posts, from well… my own blog. If you’re like me, you might be feeling a bit like you’ve consumed everything there is to consume on the internet – well, if that’s the case and you ended up here, I wanted to…
