Hello Daily Connoisseurs, In today's video I'm trying out a hair accessory trend that has recently been embraced by The Duchess of Cambridge: velvet headbands and hair ties. While I am still suffering from postpartum hair loss and the awkwardness that comes from the regrowth, I am still enjoying doing my hair and...

Many of you recently saw my video, The Number One Enemy to Homemakers. If you haven't watched that video, I highly recommend you do. Today, I’m going to share what I believe is the number two— the second enemy— to homemakers. I’ve been thinking a lot about homemaking lately. Why, with so much technology and so many...

Hello dear friends, Thank you for all of your wonderful birthday messages. I truly appreciate them. I am coming to you with The Chic Assignment Check-In for July. Chic Assignment no. 1 André Rieu's Johann Strauss Orchestra. André Rieu has done a wonderful service to the world of classical music. I am linking another...

Hello friends, I'm coming to you on my birthday with a different kind of video... As part of The Chic Assignment, we are reading the poetry of Emily Dickinson. I am fascinated by her life story and her poetry. I thought it would be fun to re-create her look with (le no) makeup and hair tutorial. Our modern society...

Hello friends, Today is Prime Day on Amazon, and I'm going to be sharing some products that I've purchased from Amazon, that have turned out to be excellent purchases. Many of these have really changed my daily life for the better. I know some of you enjoy my recommendations and other do not... That's OK! You can...

My interview series continues on The Daily Connoisseur with author, homesteader and YouTuber extraordinaire, Shaye Elliott from The Elliott Homestead. I had so much fun chatting with Shaye! She and I have a lot in common: we both have four children, we both homeschool, we are both writers, and we share a lot of the...

I have three more intriguing articles on dress to discuss with you in today's video. People who dress in historical dress on a daily basis, dressing up to improve manners, and the mess of modern power dressing are all on the table today. Let's dive into these interesting articles: I don’t see jeans in my future’:...

Hello friends, I hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend! We had another earthquake on Friday... Thankfully everything and everyone is OK. I continue to take it easy this week so this blog post is going to be light. Today's video is a homeschooling update for those of you who have been asking for one. We had...