“The idea of coming home to this sounds pretty dang fantastic.”

Let’s be real: who doesn’t want a cozy home? Who wouldn’t want a super relaxing place to come back to at the end of the day?

I know I do!

And if you’ve clicked on this post, chances are you do too.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: what we surround ourselves with matters.

Our homes are where many of us spend the majority of our time. It’s the first place that influences us in the morning and the last place to do so at night. Shouldn’t that place be a positive influence?

My interest in home decor truly began when I moved into my first apartment. I went straight from college classes to an extremely stressful and demanding job, and all I wanted at the end of my shift was to retreat into a cozy safe-haven.

It’s 6:00 AM. Your alarm is blaring and you’re supposed to go to the gym before work. You’re tired, your bed is warm, and working out sounds awful. You’ll go to the gym tomorrow. You turn over and fall back asleep.

It’s 6:00 PM. You promised yourself you’d work out after work. You’re starving, your feet hurt, and work was ridiculously stressful. You’ll work out tomorrow. You go home and watch Netflix.

We’ve all been there.

“Salt is like a sponge. When you have a lot of it in your body, it will draw more water to it and make you feel like an unhappy water balloon.”

There’s no doubt about it: sodium has gotten an extremely bad rap. And because of that, a LOT of people are starting to pay more attention to it. When I hear the word sodium, these are some things that come to mind:

• Bloating
• High blood pressure
• Heart disease