Porter and Co.

Today I reached almost the end of a challenge I set for myself a couple of months ago. I finally reached week 8 of my Couch to 5K running app! It only took me eight,   ok, try closer to eleven weeks to finish. But hey, I'm just proud I stuck to it for this long! I was running with one of my sisters and a little while into the run I thought to myself "Wow, I've not run this far in forever!" I seriously felt like a champ when we got finished. And to think today at work I told myself, well Chris is gone this evening, so I can just go home, cook myself supper, watch my cooking shows and be in bed by 8. Yes, I'm an old woman on the inside and I love it.  I'm so glad I didn't! I pushed myself to do something even when I didn't necessarily WANT to at the moment, and in the end I felt so much better. I was a cross country runner in high school and deep down I loved it. I complained just about every practice about fartleks (google it, I promise it's ...

Even though we just got back from the beach last weekend, I'm feelin' the holiday cheer. Thank you Hallmark Channel for making my Christmas loving heart happy. Yes, I'm one of those that love cheesy Hallmark movies and all things Christmas, so you mash those two together- perfection! Where's the hot chocolate? It's getting me in the mood for scarves, boots, and caramel brulee lattes from Starbucks- only THE best holiday drink out there. Chris and I may or may not have a Starbucks addiction. Don't judge. I guess while its 90+ degrees outside I can dream of cooler temperatures and hot beverages. But we did have a great time in Destin last week on vacation. It was probably the longest stint of time we've had together- just us since our honeymoon. We read on the beach, got up early to beat the crowd to our favorite breakfast spot, watched movies and just enjoyed not having a set schedule. And oh did we eat donuts. It became a literal food group last week. Po...

In the first post, I somewhat introduced myself. But in this post I'm going do share 10 Things you probably don't know about me. 1. I am a HUGE worrier. Seriously, about everything. I keep myself up at night thinking and overthinking. What I did or shouldn't have done that day. I replay conversations that I might have had with people wishing I would have thought of better things to say. I know the verse in Philippians "dont worry about anything; instead pray about everything" but let me just say that's so much easier said than done. I want to make everyone happy sometimes to the full extent of not being happy myself. I want to make everything easier for everyone else. I've always felt that I'm some not good enough, that who I am is somehow sub par. That coupled with worrying is a recipe for sleepless nights and stressful days. ANYWAYS...moving on to a less heavy note.... 2. I am a clean freak. Ever since we moved into our new house, I've been...

It's been so long since I've written on my blog. I revamped, changed, deleted, added to it...and basically I'm starting over :) First of all, this blog will hopefully be filled with lots of different things. And who knows what it will evolve to in the future. For now though it will focus on what's going on in my life, makeup, beauty and fashion finds, health & exercise, books I'm reading or have read and loved, and cooking (recipe experiments, good, bad and ugly) Essentially everything and anything under the sun. Basically this a way to get my creativity flowing and have an outlet for that! On that note, let me introduce myself: I'm Renee Porter. Twenty six years old. I am a girl living in the country who loves the city but hates crowds, a girl who dreams of traveling, but is an unapologetic homebody. How 'bout that oxymoron? Simple things make me happy. Watching cooking shows on Saturdays, reading and sipping coffee, walking my dogs, an energetic...