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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”
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Expertise
Interior Design
Graduated with a BFA in Interior Design in 2011. Worked with an artisanal woodwork shop and renovated and repurposed old homes in Romania.
Featured in Detroit Hour’s Magazine.
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Hour Detroit Magazine
IIN Health Coach
Certified through International Integrative Nutrition in 2015.
Culinary Nutrition Expert
Certified through the Academy of Culinary Nutrition in 2017.
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