Author Archives: Andrea Howe

Andrea is the founder of For The Love Of, a lifestyle blog dedicated to approachable, modern living. She writes about style, her love of DIY, and living a healthier life through wholesome, nutritious cooking. She is also a regular contributor at Babble.
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You can find Andrea on Instagram @andreavhowe and @gwynethmademedoit

Dressing For Nursing

I signed up for a new boot camp this week, one that’s held just minutes from my house in a nice shaded park. The short distance and easy accessibility lured me in, but the workout and community that the group seems to have hooked me. While I’m not looking to add any more “besties” to […]

Back To School

I’d be honored if you considered liking my Facebook page! And if you’d like to receive email updates straight to your inbox, please make sure to sign up to the right. It seems my plan of casual avoidance of back to school talk, for the most part worked.  The subject of school barely got brought […]

My Latte Costs More Than A Slab Of Bacon

It seems a bit funny that what started off as somewhat of an experiment, laden with much tongue-in-cheek sarcasm, has turned into a complete lifestyle shift and overhaul in the way I look at, think about and consume food.  In many ways, since I wrote this post just over three months ago, my whole world […]

Beauty & Hair, Blunders & Tales

I’ve had it on my life list for almost two years now, to donate my hair to charity. I’ve been wanting to chop it off for the past year, but I was patiently waiting and waiting and waiting for it to grow to the required 8″-10″ in length for donation, but it turns out my […]

Making Crafts & Friends At The Land Of Nod

So as it happens to be, really good, awesome things can be stressful too. This past weekend, I led a workshop at the Land Of Nod South Coast Plaza store, and taught kids and their parents how to make friendship bracelets. An amazingly awesome opportunity, but one which had me stressed out quite a bit.  […]

Making Marriage Work, And Blogging Too

In many ways I still regard myself as a kid, or at least younger than I actually am.  It’s hard for me to sometimes believe that I’ve been married for over 14 years, or that 3 small people call me mom.  Because my reality doesn’t always jive with my own perception of myself, I sometimes […]

Hayden’s 1st Birthday – An Elf Themed Party

When we decided on the Elf theme for Hayden’s 1st birthday party, we didn’t really worry that people wouldn’t get the whole Christmas in August thing. It didn’t worry us that many of the movie lines, which we would incorporate into the party, were like an inside joke unless you had not only seen the […]

Friendship Bracelet Class At Land Of Nod

Hi friends! Popping in to let you know that this Saturday, I’ll be teaching a friendship bracelet class at the local Land Of Nod store at South Coast Plaza from 11-1. I’ll be showing you how to make simple bracelets you can whip up, for both boys and girls, while you’re there in store. They […]

Stripes and Denim and Heels

Because my husband is a small business owner, it’s a rarity we ever get to take week-long vacations. The last time we took one was a year and a half ago, and the time before that was 5 years prior. I’m not complaining, we still seem to get out a lot and take small adventures. […]

Anthropologie Giveaway

Hi friends and greetings from the road! I’m excited to pop in and share with you all a very cool giveaway I’m excited to be participating in. Me and some great ladies have partnered to bring you a $200 giveaway to Anthropologie. I appreciate your support so very much and am grateful for those of […]