As you know today is Small Business Saturday. I'll be doing some shopping and wanted to let you know that we are offering free shipping on all domestic orders today at Nickel & Suede.

Today is Thanksgiving and for the last few weeks I've been reflecting on how much I have to be thankful for. Of course I'm thankful for my home, enough food to eat, my kids and my family.

My style is definitely casual. I don't really wear dresses or skirts except for church so if there is a way to dress up and still wear pants- I'm all about it. One fun way to glam up this Winter is to find a top with built-in bling.

I may have mentioned before that my Dad is an artist for Hallmark Cards. When I was 2 we moved from Utah to Missouri so that my Dad could take a job there and he has been illustrating greeting cards for them ever since.

Well, I'd love to say we had a relaxing weekend and I'm ready to tackle my Monday today. But thankfully we had a CRAZY weekend and I'm starting this week drowning. Our Holiday sale killed us and I'm just amazed- amazed at the success that we are being blessed with.

I've been loving elbow patches for what seems like forever now and I don't think that will change any time soon. The black patches on this sweater add so much character to an otherwise basic mocha sweater.

When I wore this (thrifted!) jacket home from taking photos the other day Knox greeted me so sweetly. He immediately let out an "ooo ooo ooooo!" and reached out to pet me. He has always loved soft and furry things more than my other boys ever did so it melts my heart when he reacts that way.

For the last few years- the Clarisonic has been on my wish list for Christmas. I had heard amazing things about the past models and having never spent a lot of effort on my skin, I wanted to see what it could do for me.

I can't put a finger on it, but it was just such a good day. We worked hard, played together and our family just felt....good. Sometimes I think we don't do enough elaborate things with our kids or we need to make up for working so much but really all we need is time together to recharge.