Green Acres Meets Paris

FabFitFun Winter 2019 Box

December 9, 2019 No Comments

FabFitFun Winter 2019 / www.vanessahwood.com

Winter — I just love this time of year! Not only do we get to celebrate Thanksgiving and then Christmas, but there are holiday get-togethers with family and friends, parties, shopping, baking, mini-vacations, and stress… lots and lots of stress. That’s why I was so excited to get my FabFitFun Winter 2019 box a couple of weeks ago. When I got the email from FabFitFun saying it was time to customize my Winter 2019 box, I was excited to see what my options were and I wasn’t disappointed. This season’s box is filled with pieces that will soon become some […]

Life, Style

Growing & Evolving with Blogger Xchange

November 16, 2019 No Comments

Blogger Xchange XPO 2019 / www.vanessahwood.com

The annual Blogger Xchange XPO conference was a few months ago, but I’m still putting into action the things that I learned there — how to grow and evolve as a blogger. Since 2017, the co-founders of Blogger Xchange have brought Nashville, Minneapolis and Memphis bloggers an array of creatives classes, socials, and various “xperiences” to help create community over competition. The Blogger Xchange was founded by Leigh Love & Kay Elle. Both are Nashville natives that grew up together. They saw a need to bring the growing Nashville blogger community together and thus their first event was created. Leigh is a music, travel & […]

Life, Style, Travel

Links I Love: October 2019

November 13, 2019 No Comments

I bet you thought I’d forgotten about posting last months “Links I Love”, but there were just sooooo many links that I really loved that I have been trying to narrow the looonnng list down. Links, Links, and More Links The 8 Best Restorative Yoga Poses {PureWow} — I actually love restorative yoga poses and find them helpful to stretch out my muscles when they get tight. In Support of the Old-School Blogger {Hayley Hall} — All Hail the old-school blogger! This is a nice reminder of why I started blogging, and before I even knew bloggers could monetize on […]

Style

Queen of Halloween: Heidi Klum

October 31, 2019 No Comments

Halloween Queen: Heidi Klum / www.vanessahwood.com

If you asked anyone about who the real Queen of Halloween is and they don’t say, “Heidi Klum, of course!”, then they are living under a rock. There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it — Heidi rules Halloween! This year will mark Heidi Klum’s 20th year of hosting her annual Halloween event, and I can’t wait to see what extravagant costume she will be wearing. It’s bound to be another epic year and an even more epic costume from Queen Heidi. Here’s a mini sneak peek into what the Queen of Halloween is going through to make this […]

All Things Edible

I’m Only Here for the Halloween Snacks

October 30, 2019 2 Comments

Halloween is tomorrow and I’m sure you’ll make the rounds to several parties. You’ll wear outrageous costume and loudly proclaim, “Trick or Treat!” And if you’re like me, you’ll only be there for the halloween snacks! “Mix” It Up If you’re attending a party, whether it’s at your child’s school, your work, or a friend’s house, don’t go empty handed. Take a tasty snack. Or if you’re hosting a party, try making this yummy Harvest Hash Trail Mix, compliments of The House of Hendrix. It’s a great combo of a salty chex mix with the sugary sweetness of candy corn […]