Jess Lively

To be honest, it’s 11:30pm and I just had an epiphany after watching Sarah’s House. So I’m writing while Mr. Lively falls fast asleep in bed and my mind races with inspiration at my desk. For those who might not watch HGTV, Sarah’s House is a show about Sarah Richardson designing homes new and old with [...]

  Happy Memorial Day! Today I have a new Keeping It Real post by Katie of Gadanke and Making This Home. Enjoy! I’m building two dreams at once: a home and a business. After a long day of hanging sheetrock or installing bamboo flooring at our future home in an old airplane hangar, I come [...]

Over the weekend I thought about this new wave of truth that’s spreading online and I think there a few other personal boundaries that I’d like to smash. Though I thought I shared most of my personal hang ups in my first Things I’m Afraid to Tell You post, there are other things that I’m [...]

  While on the phone last night with my good friend Emily, I found myself repeating a few times “it’s good and real” in connection to my relationship with Mr. Lively. As I noticed myself saying it, I connected a few dots and had a little a-ha moment. To be honest, coming into our relationship, [...]

 Today I have a new blogger ready to “keep it real.” Danielle Moss is not only a friend, but one of the hardest workers I have ever met. She has managed to grow and run her graphic and blog design business, photography, Breakfast at Toast, and launch The Everygirl all at the same time.   [...]

Today I’m proud to announce a new series on MML called Keeping it Real. Inspired by the applause from my humbling bikini photo, I knew that I needed to wipe away the “blog gloss” a bit. But rather than show you a gross-ish picture of me every week, I thought you might like a little [...]