We are two sisters who love cooking, DIYing, entertaining, traveling, a good glass of wine (or two or three), photography, and pretty much anything where we can use our creativity. Our main mission is to keep an online journal in hopes of inspiring ourselves daily. If we happen to inspire others along the way, it would be an added bonus.
I am a 25 year old recent newlywed to my husband, Brian. I live in the suburbs of Chicago in a 25 year old condo. Yes, my house and I are the same age (my house being the one needing redecorating and updating). I love trying out new recipes, DIYing works of art to decorate my home, working on my photography skills, and above all making time for my family and friends (particularly my big sister Cortney). During the week you can find me wearing kaki’s and cardigans, as I am a second grade teacher. My goal is to use the creativity I use in my classroom on a daily basis in other realms of my life.
I am a 29 year old Chi-Town city gal living in a cozy condo with my boyfriend, Jeff. Monday through Friday I go by Miss Schmitt, as my main gig is working as a speech-language pathologist at a school in the burbs. Beyond my day job, I adore decorating, finding treasures at flea markets, seeking new adventures in the city, laughing, indulging in anything sweet, and spending time with friends and family (especially my lovely sis, Kali). Read along as I share my hopes, dreams, and outcomes (the good and the bad!).Welcome to our blog, Just KaliRae! We are two sisters, Cortney and Kalin. After a long and late night gossip session (these tend to be frequent) about where we are in our lives, we decided to start our own blog. We came to the conclusion that creating a blog together would inspire us to use our creativity more frequently in our daily lives (beyond our day jobs and more for things that we desire than things we must use it for).
Where does the name come from you ask? Well since it is the two of us writing it together we wanted to use both our names. After we decided that CorneyKali, or CortKal or most other options sounded fairly ridiculous, we decided KaliRae was the best fit. Kali (pronounced Cali, as in the state) is what Kalin goes by around close friends and family. Rae is Cortney’s middle name. And it is just the two of us. Put them together, and you have our blog name, Just KaliRae!
We plan to write this blog as a form of an online journal for ourselves and anyone else who wants to read it. Who knows, it might end up being a random mish-mash of things. But that’s ok. As long as we are inspired, we will blog about it. Come join us on our new journey we call Just KaliRae!
