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  • Quick Sourdough Banana Nut Bread
    This Banana Nut bread has become a staple in our house – my husband is obsessed and cannot get enough of it. Last night I made 3 loaves (hence the crumbs on the plate from slicing the previous two loaves) – it is so easy and I promise you will want to make it again… Read more: Quick Sourdough Banana Nut Bread
  • Spend a Friday with Me
    I decided to do a quick vlog yesterday for TikTok and Instagram taking you on a Friday with me as a work from home teacher and mom. You can watch the video version on TikTok or Instagram or keep reading below for the day in the life + links to all of my favorite things… Read more: Spend a Friday with Me
  • Beartown by Fredrik Backman
    It has been awhile since I wrote a book review, but I felt like I would be doing you a disservice if I didn’t share this one. Trigger warning: rape, sexual assault, violence – if you are not in a good headspace for this, you might want to hold off on reading this book. While… Read more: Beartown by Fredrik Backman
  • Movement for Joy
    In the past, my relationship with movement has been so complicated. I was not a big fan of exercise as a young child. Then, when an eating disorder began to develop and spiral during my teen years and then into my early twenties, I was unhealthily obsessed with exercise. The amount of running I would… Read more: Movement for Joy
  • Easy Like Sunday Morning
    Sometimes the best medicine is an easy weekend morning. After staying up late (for me) watching college football, it felt great to not wake up to an alarm clock this morning. Visit my Instagram for a video recap, or read below. Links to all of my favorite products in the video/recap are in this post.… Read more: Easy Like Sunday Morning

I’m Staci.

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