Hannah Morrison

Hannah’s Home Guide

As you know, we are building our dream industrial farmhouse meets boho vibes… hehe. I have been sharing posts the last couple of months with the items I have in our cart for each room in the new house. And today… nearly ALL OF IT is on massive sale. I rounded up my favorites below, but you can shop the two rooms I have shared thus far in full blog posts via the links as well. Nearly everything in my shopping carts are from Mcgee and Co. or Anthrologie (both of whom are having site-wide sales today!!)

The Kitchen

The Living Room

Peloton Bike Review

All I want for Christmas is… A PELOTON BIKE! Guys, if the Peloton is on your Christmas list then you best just copy and paste that URL and send this post to Santa, because I AM TEAM PELOTON.

I have never been more thankful for home workouts than this season of life. Our gym is amazing, but a trip there is 30 minutes + 1 hour workout + 30 minutes back… it’s a 2 hour endeavor to go at minimum. Some seasons of life have been great for that set-up. This is not one of them… lol. From being stuck at home by force with quarantine to having just small spaces of time to devote to a workout with two boys and running multiple new endeavors, my Peloton has been the freaking best thing ever. When I lived in Dallas, I went to a dome-style cycling studio. I LOVED IT. I would ride every single day after getting home from my shift at Pure Barre. So I was doing barre and cycling every day… I was in the best shape of my life. The Peloton gives me both of these now in my office whenever I can make it happen. I legit did a 30 minute barre class last night before I made dinner with Rory in his chair watching, and Knox even ran in and out doing it with me. I love the instructors, I love their “vibe”, and I love having so many options to pick from every day. Whether I have an hour or just 15 minutes to squeeze something in, they have a wide range of options for me at different lengths of time.

Every single penny we’ve spent on this has been worth it. 

For my mental health, my physical health, and overall ability to have some “me time”, the Peloton has delivered above and beyond my wildest dreams. 😉 Only slightly being dramatic.

Right now, the original stationary bike is under $2k because they just released their Bike+! The Bike+ has a screen that moves so you can do the cardio and ride combo classes easier. However, I will say, it’s not necessary. I have the stationary and I just do the floor classes behind my bike! They also have bite-sized monthly payments for the bike if you need to. This thing is WORTH IT. Especially for my work from home/stay at home/entrepreneur mommas out there.

My Fit Guide:

Colorful Christmas Home Decor

TODAY IS THE DAY. Yep… We are going for it. I am putting up my tree and finding things to be joyful about as we all anxiously navigate a tension so thick I legit feel like you can feel it in the air. On our phones, on our tvs, on our computers… when we are in the lines at the grocery store.

So… Christmas time in the Morrison household. We transitioned from white and gold christmas decor to ALL.THE.COLOR. a couple of years ago, and I am still as in love with it as ever. My favorite spots to find Christmas decor every year to add to my collection are without a doubt Anthropologie and Opalhouse at Target. These two look so similar in style and are entirely different price points. This makes it easy to find the few expensive pieces at Anthro you don’t want to shortchange and will last for years, while the other is cheaper but just as cute IMO!

A Week of Cozy Meals!

Happy Saturday! We were traveling this week and spent a few days in Alabama for a training with our church planting network. First of all, Alabama is so pretty! I love seeing new places and had such an incredible time. We were in Birmingham and just really enjoyed ourselves. If you’re local and in need of a church, my husband and I would LOVE to meet you and talk about Cadence with you. We have an event in two weeks at a fun spot in Plano where you can meet other people and learn the vision we have for our city.

Here’s my week of meals line-up for those cozy fall nights in! We are officially CHILLY here in Texas, like 40’s *gasp!* and I am whipping out the fire wood, the flannel, and all my go-t0 cold weather meals for the family. This weekend, my greatest worries in life are how judged I will be for starting to switch out my pumpkins for nutcrackers… But it’s 2020 y’all and I say… Do it. 😉 We actually have no idea when our home will be closing for sure, but it’s likely we will be in boxes on Christmas. So… I am getting in all the Christmas I can now!

You can see all my Christmas posts for inspiration here and recipes here.

Week of Cozy Meals

My Chili: DUH. We have strict rules in my home that you can only eat chili when it’s cold outside or it ruins the magic of chili… lol. Like I am stickler for it.

Apple Cider Pork Loin (In the Ninja Foodi!): This is so yummy and so easy, y’all. It’s great to add apple slices on top, too! Throw your pork loin in and then add carrots and brussel sprouts for an EASY cold night in dinner. *Costco has some great ones!*

Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie: EASY, HEALTHY, ONE POT. Alleluia!

Rotisserie Chicken Soup: Even easier when you buy one of Costco’s chickens that are ALREADY pulled and shredded for you. I just saw this yesterday and shed a tear for every tired mom across America.

Sweet Potato Casserole + Salmon: I put the salmon in our Ninja Foodi *THE BEST THING EVER- Read my review here* and just put salt, pepper, and seasoned salt. I put it in the air fryer add-on, but use the baking method (400 for about 12 minutes, depending on your preference) Then, you can top it off with the air fryer setting for 1-2 minutes to crisp it up perfectly!

Baked French Toast: Sometimes, you just gotta do something sweet for dinner and break all the rules. I love when we tell Knox we are having breakfast for dinner! We rarely do it, but that’s what makes it so fun. A movie night in Knox’s tent + baked french toast is the PERFECT weekend fun at home.

New Kitchen Plans

AHHH! Okay, it’s really hard to say what my FAVORITE room in the new house is… but the kitchen is a top contender. Although, I feel like I am going to say this about every single room when I share it hehe. No doubt, our living room/dining room/kitchen space is going to be where we are majority of the time in the new house. It’s a spacious open concept, but each room will have its own personality and attention give to it. My kitchen is going to be a lot of white for just a clean slate. I feel like kitchens can feel dirty really quickly, so the “cleaner” the design the better my sanity. 😉

I chose skinny white subway tiles with some texture that will be laid herringbone style and a greige grout. I originally was going to do a black grout, but with the countertops we went with, the greige tone just looked really sleek and clean. A few other spaces in the house will have the black/white contrast tile and grout. 😉 Our countertops are a multi-textured quartz. It’s similar to a marble, but way easier upkeep with our on the go lifestyle. And lastly, I am tossing around adding a batten board black finish to the island. (thoughts!?)

I will be pulling in the black metal accents throughout the house with a black metal cabinet that I am really stoked about. I have a rather expensive version and a little less expensive one linked for y’all. I initially thought this would be going in the dining room, but the more I figure out the layout, it seems it will fit best on a blank wall in my kitchen. I am really excited about this, because I can fill it with special dishes and cute cookbooks!

I am not 1000% sure how that wall will work, but it will likely have art to the left of the cabinet and maybe a basket below. And then, I am planning on a tasseled chandelier over the island. I have two ideas, pending what I feel is best once I see the space and sizing. Or, there’s the potential of offsetting a smaller one in front of the pantry a bit more flushed style.

My two inspiration kitchens are seen below:

Cara Loren

Studio McGee

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