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We’re back with another out of the kitchen post – here’s what we’ve been up to for the month of June!
Left: A door with a glass panel lies flat on a garage floor, surrounded by tools and wood. Right: Two smiling people slide a large metal object under a raised vehicle engine, working together in a garage.

We finished the framed mirror project that we started last month. I should have took a final photo, but I forgot! It looks great though – we just used 2x4s to create a chunky wood frame to a 2×5 foot mirror that I got for $20 off marketplace. The second photo – Ryan taught me how to change the oil in my car! Could I do it by myself? No – I guess I mostly observed ?

Left: A smiling man and woman take a selfie outdoors with trees in the background. Right: A man stands on a bed installing something on a wall, with a black cat sitting nearby and tools scattered on the bed.

We celebrated our seven year anniversary in June which feels crazy! It doesn’t seem like we’re been married for 7 years, because a big chunk of that was spent in grad school where Ryan had no free time. So we like to joke and say it’s like we’re newly married! The second photo – we spent the month slowly getting the guest bedroom decorated. It turned out so cute – again, I’ll have to include a final photo another month! 

Left: A person stands over a trash can containing a broken pie and a bag of candy. Right: A black cat sleeps on a table next to a bottle of vinegar, crackers, and scattered crumbs in sunlight.

Sometimes I make things that are total flops. Like this no bake cheesecake. It didn’t set properly so I continued to test it until it came out fluffy and perfect! I’m so excited to share the recipe with you in a few weeks! The second photo – Salsa just wanted to lay right next to my photography station.. awwww!

Split image: On the left, a person grills on a wooden deck surrounded by greenery. On the right, a close-up of an arm with a cotton ball and bandage over the elbow, suggesting recent blood draw or injection.

Somehow every summer we seem to have a grill fire. Ryan likes to make fun of me because every time he was rotating the kabobs more flames were appearing and all I kept saying was “Whoa…. Whoa!…. WHOA!” The second photo – I had additional lab testing done in June to check and see how my hormone levels were. If you missed the post, you can read about how I was diagnosed with PCOS so I’d had quite a few opportunities to work through my fear of having blood drawn. It’s definitely not as bad and I am braver each time! There’s not really an update to my hormone journey at this time. 

A side-by-side photo shows a messy kitchen with dirty dishes on the left, and on the right, cookie dough and trays of unbaked cookies topped with chocolate chips and candy are prepared on a clean countertop.

Here’s my messy kitchen  ?If I had more counter space, I’m sure it would have been covered with dishes too. The second photo – I baked double chocolate chip mm cookies and cowboy cookies to send to my dad, step dad and father in law for father’s day! Homemade cookies via mail are the best! 

Left: A behind-the-scenes setup of a food photo shoot with a pie, flowers, and reflectors. Right: A smiling man in a kitchen holding a skillet with a freshly cooked dish, standing by a counter.

Here’s a sneak peek of the no bake cheesecake recipe I’ll be sharing later this month ? The second photo – Ryan is an AMAZING cook! Just look at that omelet. I am totally okay with letting him do allll the cooking ?

Split image: On the left, a smiling woman sits with a laptop, while a black cat lays on a yellow chair behind her. On the right, the same cat lies on someone’s lap on a gray sofa.

Salsa is my buddy, you all know that! I love when he wants to be around me during the work day. 

Side-by-side photos show a small lawn area with a lawnmower and patchy grass (left) and the same area transformed into a tidy, mulched garden bed with shrubs and a white downspout extension (right).

We finished out the month with tackling our “weed pit”. The landscaping was in bad condition when we bought the house and have been slowly working our way through the various sections and we finally tackled the last one! It’s crazy because you can’t even tell it’s suppose to be a mulch area in the first photo. It looks so much better! We’re still deciding on what to plant. 

Here are the letter board posts I shared on my instagram this month!

Click each picture to go to instagram.

A smiling woman sits in a blue chair holding a slice of pie and a sign that reads, Pro tip: Keep pie from drying out by eating it all in one sitting.

A smiling woman sits cross-legged holding a pan of smores bars. Next to her is a letter board that reads, If anyone is wanting to know how many smores I ate—just one pan.

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