fall eats.

In my book, fall is the best season and always seems to pass the quickest. I try my best to savor every moment before the snow (and let's be honest, slush) comes along! Part of that includes making delicious meals that we've forgotten over a summer of grilling almost every day. My top 8 fall dinners: 1. Classic Chili 2. Linguine and Clams 3. Pumpkin Pappardelle 4. Butternut Squash Bake 5. Shepherd's Pie 6. Cincinnatti Chili 7. Thai Chicken and Rice 8. Sweet Potato Pomegranate Salad So far this year I've made Cincinnati Chili and the Sweet Potato Salad. I need to get cooking!

introductions.

The first post is always the most awkward, right? I can only hope things will get easier from here, but we all have to start somewhere. So here is my introduction. My name is Kayla. Most days I am 22 going on 60, other moments I am 22 going on 6. I love my job (grocery manager, graphic designer, marketing brainstormer, baker, register-running multitasker at the most amazing small town market) and push through the rest of my responsibilities (such as school, bill paying, etc!) But most of all I love the people in my life that make the good and bad parts of every day worth living. Through blogging, I hope to further myself as a creative mind, beyond the monotonies of every day life. I hope to spread the little things that inspire me regularly- hopefully a few of them will stick out and inspire you too! I am motivated by color, beauty, design, style. I live for simple joys in my favorite things- jasmine tea, cozy blankets, stuffed crust pizza. If you couldn’t tell, I am a fall and winter soul. I am an early riser, a go-getter until approx. 8pm when I crash and crash hard. I can be overly critical, and am layed back to a fault. This is me. Welcome.