About How Simply Lovely

Author of lifestyle blog wearing floral dress sitting on velvet chair.

Welcome to How Simply Lovely, a lifestyle blog where I share ways to create a charming life, no matter your address.

I’m Elizabeth Helen, a wife and soon-to-be mom trying to cultivate old-world tradition and artistry in a Midwest life.

After living a decade in Romania, I moved back to the United States in the middle of 2020. It was here where I met my now husband, Joshua, through the only source of dating at the time – an app!

We host a podcast called “The Cashmere Couple,” discussing navigating Christian dating and marriage in modernity.

As much as I love being reunited with my family, I miss Eastern Europe and its warm culture.

In the United States, we are living in a fast-paced society. Sometimes, we must remind ourselves to put down the screen, slow down, and be present. How do we practically implement that? I’m on that quest!

Which is why I decided to start this lifestyle blog.

Whether trying a Romanian recipe from my childhood or learning new ways to create a holistic home as I journey toward motherhood. Or sharing my passion for the domestic arts, such as knitting, sewing, hand-embroidery, gardening, and food preservation. I wish to bring you along on my journey as I document my trials.

In this chaotic and sometimes mundane world, I am trying to bring back the beauty in simplicity.

To be left with the sensation where I can’t help but express:

“How Simply Lovely”