I love summer. I love burning my butt on my black leather car seats, I love feeling wet as soon as I step outside, and I love the long days of sunlight. I could live in Florida, year around. But I don’t. So I’m going to try to focus on the positives of summer ending…
Great Minnesota Get Together
There is no way I could write a Minnesota Lifestyle blog without mentioning The Great Minnesota Get Together!
Introducing everything emelia!
I’m so happy to introduce my new blog name, everything emelia! I’ve spent months thinking about and planning a re-launch of Hate to Love the Split because I was transitioning to more of a lifestyle blog and I wanted my name and image to reflect that. You may have already noticed a few changes that I’ve put…
Funny Things I’ve Learned from Paying Off My Student Loans
This is not going to be your typical boring how-student-loans-are-crippling-millennials article about the 43 million Americans with $1.3 trillion of student loan debt. Instead, I’m going to share all the unconventional, hopefully amusing, things it taught me.
Disconnecting for a Week
I’m guilty of responding with “Busy” when someone asks “How are you?” which is why it’s important to disconnect and rejuvenate occasionally.
3 Reasons Why You Should Still Host When Your House is Full of Half-Completed Projects
When we first moved into our house I was so motivated to complete a ton of projects before hosting anything, but then I got over it and here’s three reasons why.
5 Books to Read at the Cabin
At the risk of sounding like a book worm, I’m sharing the 4 1/2 books I read during our 4th of July cabin vacation.
Happy Holiday Weekend
source I hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday weekend!
Public speaking isn’t so bad
When a friend of mine asked me to be a guest speaker in her MBA class at Hamline University my initial reaction was, NO. I’m not an expert in marketing and public speaking is scary. But I thought about it for a minute and realized that it would be a great experience with really little…
Honey Mustard Baked Salmon and Roasted Asparagus
Springtime in Minnesota means acting like it’s 80° when it hits 60. Like yesterday when I got home and it was still 57 outside, and I immediately went for a ride outside. I missed the wind condition on the weather report and battled~14mph winds, but I didn’t care because I was biking, outside, in March. …