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10 years ago I hit publish for the very first time on belovelive.com. I was 36, newly married, and had just completed my first 7 months of living in Norrköping, Sweden. Life was uncertain…

Happy New Year! It’s 2021, y’all! Can you hardly believe it? I felt really ready for the new year. Not just because of all of those 2020 vibes that we all wanted to get…

The long summer nights have officially returned + that means Mondays are the perfect time to share some random thoughts. My energy always lasts a bit longer – way into the evening, even after…

Mid-April. What the heck? Just when I think that things are going to drag on, time keeps right on flying by. And suddenly I find myself at the beginning of my long-long-looooong-awaited Easter/Spring break.…

It’s time to stop. Stop the hustle. I am enough. Just as I am. Right where I am. That hustle way of life ain’t for me. No, not for this slow living girl… devoted…

Year endings are all about countdowns, right? So, to celebrate the ending of my blogging year, it’s time for my annual top posts post. I’m counting them down chronologically. So, here we go! Here…

Is it just me, or does today feel like this week has lasted foreeeeever? I’ve been a day ahead every day. It’s been a week that has been tons of fun, lots of work,…

It should be obvious why I didn’t bring my computer on vacation with me. Right? I mean, duh. I’m not working. So why would I cart around my MacBook with me? But, I’m a…

Happy April, lovely soul! I sure do hope you’re having a long weekend however you want + need it to be. For me, I’m taking it very, very slow. Celebrating just being here. And…

A guest post collaboration with NK imode. Fridays are the perfect days for thinking about exploring + traveling, am I right? And while I am not actually doing any traveling this weekend, I am…

Well, hello there! It’s been about 3 weeks since I last published something here, and to tell you the truth, I thought I had decided that I was taking an undefined, long (like months…

Just the other day, I shared a post about 5 things to let go of this year. Five things that I realize that I don’t need anymore. Five things that I need to release…

It’s time for the big Year in Review countdown! In this end-of-the-year post, I’m sharing with you what turned out to be my top seven posts from 2017. They are the ones that I…

I’m thinking it’s time for a fun questions and answers post, because we all love a post with lists. And we all love learning random things about others. Plus, this one creates community and…

You guys, my 15 year old self, 20 year old self, and even 30 year old self would have never thought of myself as a Boss Woman. Like, for real. I mean, I felt…

It’s been a few days, my friends. But, I have a good excuse… I don’t have a computer! Ok, so nothing horrible happened to mine, but my lovely wife sent me a text on…

Happy Sunday, everyone! How’s your weekend been? Mine has been buuuuuusy. In the best of ways. As I sit here right now, I can’t really remember what I did on Friday. Oh right…. I…

I’ve read a few places that blogs are on their way out. Say it ain’t so! I suppose with the popularity of social media channels (instagram, snapchat, youtube, Facebook, twitter, etc…), people get their information +…

A few weeks ago, I started to think about how I wanted to summarize 2016 on the blog and I just started getting stressed out about it. Well, not stressed exactly, but I couldn’t quite…

you know that feeling of trying to get back into the habit of doing something? that feeling that it is waaaaaay bigger than it is, even though you know as soon as you start, you’ll…

Hey y’all! For me, there’s nothing like riding the rails.  Snuggling into my seat, hopefully beside a window, and blogging while the countryside whizzes by. (Except for blogging on a plane while flying to…

I found a little list on my wife’s cousin’s blog. It sensed like a great little present moment post. A chance to pause for just a minute and actually notice what’s going on with…

i am not ashamed at all that i have spent the better part of my weekend so far in bed and in my pjs… because i have been so productive it’s crazy. and i didn’t…

here’s a fun little photo thing to do with me, especially if you’re as crazy about photography as i am. i was inspired my wife’s cousin. such a fun + simple little post idea! // first,…

grounded. i’ve been thinking about it a lot. good thing, too, since it’s my theme for april. it really has stuck with me, though. and last week, one of my favorite new-to-me bloggers really…

when I think of being grounded, i think of being humbled. in awe. i think of all of those feelings + moments that lead me to bow my head or close my eyes and breathe deeply. after…

march is ending; and so we are also coming to the end of the first quarter of 2016. one third of the year is now complete. that’s a crazy thought, isn’t it? now, this…

well, my friends, it seems as if i have gotten over the initial shock of having to move (read my tiny freak out post here). of course, in the moment of my feelings of…

i have this idea, this beautiful idea, that i am going to write and schedule all of my posts for the week ahead during the weekend (or on monday, the day i work from…

happy hump day, friends! time for my third, and next-to-final, countdown as i look back over my 2015. over the past two weeks i counted down my top instagram photos and my year in music. and today,…

it’s already the 3rd of december. and somewhere inside of me i feel a bit of a panic. 2015 is almost over. the season of advent and my hibernation in my cave as i…

almost two weeks have come + gone since the last weekend of my life coach training. now that things have settled and sunk in a little bit, i thought it was time to share with…

i don’t know if it’s the fact that i live amongst nordic designers, if i am influenced by my wife, or if i just like it, but clearly there is a minimalistic theme in…

hello, dear friends. it’s wednesday evening, and it’s already been pitch black dark for about 4 and a half hours. i’m snuggled under the blanket, curled up in the corner of the sofa. my…

lately i’m digging these different lists that pop up and make their way through blogs. i think it’s fun to do a post that’s a bit different. it helps me to not get stuck or…

last week, i came across a blog post from one of my newest blogging buddies, miriam, from farm girl miriam called “currently”. you can read her post –> here. the idea of the post is…

hello, dear friends! i’ve got two important + fun purposes for this blog post. to share a few of my thoughts about the blogging community. to respond to some questions that i received because i…

hello, friends! it’s been a while, but lina and i are back with a new video blog! give it a little look and then leave us a comment – we challenged you to help…

i’ve discovered a few phrases that i am going to incorporate into my life. let’s call them mantras. of course, i have a few that i already use quite often. must notably, follow your…

since i posted the other day that we are supposed to focus on ourselves, that life is all about me (and your life is all about you), i thought i’d keep the same self-centered theme going…

i have posts drafted for today that i need to finish, and i have one for friday that i really need to complete too. but i’m just not in the mood. oh, i’ve had time…

my blogging + instagram buddy kate, from 365til30, has a fabulously inspiring blog series called “project 30”. it’s a little q + a with different women in their 30s. last week i got an…

hi friends! be.love.live turns 4 today! on the 1st of april 2011, i began this crazy, beautiful, wonderful blogging journey and here i am, four years later, still going strong. and loving every single…

after weeks of utter chaos + craziness, i finally settled down just enough to meditate. yes, i haven’t done real, alone, focused meditation since the middle of december. since then, life has been a…

 i woke the other morning to find that i have started getting some comments on my blog again. this transfer to a self-hosted website comes with some consequences… namely, losing blog followers + comments…

morning, friends! i was wondering… have you ever heard of Bloglovin? it’s a great website where you can discover and follow blogs. once you follow a blog, it shows up in your Bloglovin feed (Bloglovin’s…

hi friends!! well, i have worked almost all freaking day on this website, and it has not been without some stress, including some feelings of complete + utter confusion. at one point, for some…

hey friends! i am working on everything! (it’s stressful, but we will see what happens!) light + love xx…