2023 Gift Guide for Holiday Hostesses (and under $50 faves!)

Sharing holiday hostess gifts and under $50 faves. Hi friends! How’s the week treating you? I’m here getting ready and looking forward to our Arkansas trip this week. Today, the gift guide fun continues with holiday gifts and under $50 faves. I know we all have a frenzy of holiday parties on the horizon, and…

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Last-minute gifts and stocking stuffers

Sharing some last-minute gift ideas and stocking stuffers for everyone on your list! Hi hi! How are ya? I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Ours was low-key and perfect. Friday was a bit wild (girl scouts, dance, a bday party) but Saturday was gloriously low-key. We watched movies and baked Christmas cookies, and I…

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15 festive holiday cocktail recipes

Sharing 15 festive holiday cocktail recipes that are perfect for your Christmas dinner or morning brunch. Hi friends! Hope you’re having a lovely week! We’re up in Phoenix for a little bit enjoying some fun and am looking forward to the rest of the week’s festivities. I’m excited for Christmas Eve at my dad’s house…

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2021 Holiday Gift Guide for Her

Sharing my top picks for mom, your BFF, your new mama friend, aunts, or ideas for your own personal wish list! Please share any of your ideas in the comments! Hi friends! I hope you’re having a lovely morning! We’re back in the swing of life after a nice weekend, and I’m teaching an aerobics…

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DIY grazing boxes (COVID-friendly appetizer or easy holiday gift)

Sharing my tips on making DIY grazing boxes; they’re like mini cheese boards in a box! This is a perfect COVID-friendly appetizer idea or a nice surprise for something you love. <3 Hi friends! How’s the week going so far? I’m so happy you liked yesterday’s workout – please let me know if you give…

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2019 Holiday Gift Guide Under $50 faves and stocking stuffers

This is that last of my holiday gift guides for this year. If you’re looking for ideas, check out my gift guide for her, for him, for the kids, for holiday hostesses and teachers here. This gift guide focuses on some smaller but awesome gift ideas! Perfect for a little something or for stocking stuffers!…

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gluten-free Irish Soda Bread recipe

Hi friends! Hope you’re having a wonderful week so far. We’re on day 3 of “Operation Get The Girls to Stay in their Bed All Night” and it’s going swimmingly. (<– aka it’s a hot mess) I’ll post an update soon, but for now, we don’t have much of an update lol. I got up,…

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Momaste

Hi hi friends 🙂 How was the weekend? I hope you had a great one, and that all of my mama friends enjoyed a happy Mother’s Day. It was an amazing one, and it was so nice getting to spend some time as a family together again. After dinner on Friday night (we walked around…

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Looking back on 2017

Hi friends! HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you’ve enjoyed the holiday fanfare and are relaxing this morning. I always get excited about a bright, shiny, new year. While I’ve never been a huge resolution person – I’m a believer that if you want to change something, do it now instead of waiting for the pressure…

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Fourth, fireworks and festivities

Hi friends! How are ya? Hope you’re enjoying the day! Sorry I’m a little later blogging today than usual. Livi had a weird bite on her leg -swollen and a ring around it- so we headed to the ped’s to make sure it wasn’t a tick bite or infected or anything like that. The good…

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Fun Things to Do with Kids this Holiday Season

Hi friends! How’s the day going? Hope you’re having a wonderful almost-Friday. I’m looking forward to this weekend because we have some fun holiday activities for the kids planned. I’ll share our holiday bucket list with you below! It’s been an interesting day over here. P is dancing the “one nap or two naps” dance…

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Prickly Pear Margarita + Healthy Cinco de Mayo Recipes

A beloved celebration is almost here! Cinco de drinko… I mean Mayo.  At Annie’s wedding a couple of weeks ago, we had the most refreshing prickly pear margaritas. They were the best type of drink: sweet with a salty kick, ice cold, and you couldn’t taste the alcohol. It was like a fruit punch, really.…

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