Messy Kennedy

Fitness: My New Yoga Obsession

So, I am naturally tall and thin. I know, I am lucky. I have a job and family genes that keep me pretty thin. However, I have been gaining a little belly over the last few months and my thighs are getting kind of ridiculous. With all of the stress in my life I have been thinking about working on my personal fitness but just did not know where to start. For Christmas, my husband got a FitBit and he started running on the treadmill and eating better. Rather than sit on the couch eating chocolate and making fun of… Read More

Ashley’s Favorite Things Giveaways: Prize 1

For the next few weeks I am channeling my inner Oprah. So, I can’t buy you all a new car. Heck, I can’t even buy myself a new car. This blog and the Facebook Page have been very busy the last week and I wanted to thank all of you for your support. So, I am doing….. Ashley’s Favorite Things Giveaways So this is how it will work. I couldn’t decide what I wanted to give away as a thank you so I decided to look at my favorite things and picked out some of my favorite products. I promise… Read More

From Dated to Rustic Modern: Kitchen Remodel

As you all should know, we have been under a major house remodel. For months and months and months. A few weeks ago I was finally able to host my own house party! The upstairs is still a work in progress but the downstairs is basically done. Talk about exciting. After all that time to have a gorgeous, fully functioning first level. Today, I want to show you the kitchen remodel. I think the before and afters are quite drastic, but in a way the after pictures don’t do the ceiling height justice. This the facing the front door… Read More

Are There Antibiotics in my Milk?

As a lifelong dairy farmer I have to say that quality of the milk we produce has always been a top concern of ours. The comfort and care of our cows has always been number one because when we take excellent care of our cows their milk is always higher quality. The two are directly related. One big part of milk quality is making sure the milk is free of outside contaminates. Those contaminates can be natural like bacteria but they also can be things like medicine that we treat the cows with. If you want to learn more about… Read More

I Heart Cali: Visiting Friends and Sunshine

For those of you who do not know me personally; you might not know California holds a special place in my heart. It was the place where I had my first real adult experience. I am not talking about anything dirty or highly inappropriate. When I was 19 I packed up what I could fit into a friend’s car and we drove across the country to start summer internships in the Central Valley of California. I cried the entire way there (you can ask my friend Adam) but once I got there I decided I was going to kick ass. … Read More

Biscotti Cookies

While at the Cookie Baking Class at The Farm we made a Spiced Biscotti cookie recipe and it was my favorites of the day! Biscottis are one of my all time favorites. Last weekend I decided I wanted to make a batch so I could enjoy them with my morning coffee during the awful snow storm that hit us. But I didn’t have all of the ingredients to make the spiced ones so I found this delicious recipe for Cinnamon Hazelnut Biscotti cookies. When we made the Spiced Biscotti cookies we dipped them in white chocolate and then dipped the… Read More

5 Things I Love for Winter

It feels like it has been a while since I have done one of my Things I Love Posts. Oh wait, that’s because it has! We are in the new year and in a new season (boo winter) so I thought I would suggest things that might help you keep those New Year’s Resolutions. Now, I don’t know everyone’s resolutions, but I thought I would go for the most common ones. 1. Brow Wiz from Anastasia Beverly Hills – For the person who has resolved to spend more time on them and putting more effort into their appearance. I have… Read More