From the Front Porch: Spring to Summer Reset Edition

Hello from the front porch sweet friends and welcome to the Spring to Summer Reset Edition of this weekly series.

How has your week been?

As I shared in Tuesday’s email, this week has been all about resetting after being out of town most of last week.

My Mom and I celebrated Week 6 of the Habits for Purposeful Living Challenge with lots of fun adventures from treasure hunting to visiting the tea room to our annual Derby party and so many other things in between.

One of the things we talked about while we were together is how important it’s been to make time to reset and establish healthy rhythms after life changing events.

While it wouldn’t have changed our circumstances, I think it might have made things easier to handle these past 18 months.

Instead, we “soldiered on” and “pulled ourselves up by the bootstraps” and took an “onward and upward” mindset that kept us busy so we didn’t have to deal with all the sad stuff that was happening around us.

Now that we’re on the other side of things though, I can see what we needed most was to give ourselves permission to take more breaks, to talk about the hard stuff, to lean into self-care, make time for joy and laughter, embrace micro habits, to infuse simple pleasures back into our days and to create a structure that helped us get unstuck.

So, as we begin making the transition from spring to summer, I encourage you to think about your reset policy.

Do you know how to help yourself get back on track?

Are the tools in your resiliency toolbox on point?

Are the systems and routines you currently have in place working for you?

Is it time for a glow up?

If you haven’t started thinking about your summer goals and themes, now it a great time to start thinking about them.

They don’t have to be big or bold unless you want them to be, simply something that motivates you, gives you hope and makes you excited about what’s to come.

A Few of Our Favorite Posts from Around the Web this Week…

*This post was updated in May 2025 with additional links, original post date May 2021

Beautiful Home and Garden Tours:

• A beautiful portfolio with lots of layers of texture from the talented Paperwhites Interiors.
• Speaking of beautiful, the portfolio of Establish Design is a constant source of inspiration.
• This Serene Island Home Tour via Decoholic is filled with fabulous ideas.
• I will forever love painted furniture but the way Amber Interiors uses wood tones to warm up this home is so cozy.

Seasonal Project Ideas and Inspiration:

• Is Farmhouse Decor Out of Style? This post from Karianne of Thistlewood Farm is filled with fabulous tips if you’re ready to make a change!  
• This blue and white bedroom refresh via Apartment Therapy is pretty.
• 10 Ways to Bring Spring Hygge Into Your Home (via My Scandinavian Home-I feel like you could use these for the summer season too)
• 45 Indoor Plants Everyone Needs (via House Beautiful)

Health and Wellness Inspiration:

• 5 Lessons I’ve Learned About Confidence As A Career Coach  (via Cupcakes & Cashmere-such a great reminder)
• 99 Ways to Add Mindfulness to Your Day (via The Good Trade-this post is filled with simple ideas)
• Why You Shouldn’t Drink Coffee On An Empty Stomach (via Vogue-this was eye opening)

Makeup, Style and Travel Inspiration:

• Must-Have Affordable Makeup Under $10 (via Stephanie Marie Blog)
• Look Classy With No Effort With These Elegant Casual Outfit Ideas (via My Chic Obsession)
• The Best Time to Visit Paris (via CN Traveler)

If You’ve Missed Anything From the Blog or the Archives Lately, Here’s a Peek at What We’ve Been Up To…

13 Ways to Feel More Organized Every Day 

Spring Into Summer Entry Ideas and Home Tour Blog Hop 

One Room Challenge: Guest Bedroom Makeover

DIY Vintage Bucket Labels

Finding Clarity With Journaling Prompts

Shopping Notes…

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• Sweatshirt (have and love, comes in so many colors)
• Cushions (thinking about getting these for our front porch in gray)
• Fascinator (wore to the Derby party but you could also wear it to other racing events, showers, or to tea)
• Bistro Set (hoping to get this for our front porch, I’ve looked at so many I keep flip flopping)
• Headbands (saw several girls pairing headbands like these with sundresses and they were so adorable)
• Drawstring Pants (pants like these make travel days easy)
• Plates (these would be so pretty at a garden party)
• Dress (wore this to the Derby party and have no idea why it doesn’t have better reviews. It was super cute)
• Glowy Super Gel (have and love in starlight)
• Bracelet (a simple spring to summer bracelet)
• Cardigan (great to wear as a layering piece)
• Welcome Mat (hoping this will work for our front door)
• Face Pads (curious to try these after the masks from the same brand went viral)
• Nail Concealer (have and love)
• Sandals (18 colors to choose from including a pretty pink)
• T Shirt Dress (easy to dress up or down)

As always, we appreciate you so much and we hope your weekend is peace-filled and relaxing. We can’t wait to share more with you next week!

Until next time, I’ll see you on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest.

Many blessings,

CoCo