2016 Holiday Gift Guide: for the kiddos

Hi friends! Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful weekend! Iโ€™m popping in to say hi and share the last gift guide for the year. The kidsโ€™ gift guide is definitely the most fun -and kids are so darn easy to shop for- so thatโ€™s why I saved it for last. More gift guides from this year:…

Read More →

2016 Holiday Gift Guide: for moms and expecting mamas

Hi friends! Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful day. Itโ€™s been a crazy and fun week over here: a cookie party with friends, a hot yoga class with Betsy, and starting to go through the stuff in our house to get ready for next week. One of the good things about moving so often is that…

Read More →

Naughty Cocoa

Hi friends! Hope you’re having a wonderful morning. I wanted to share this post again, since it’s a delicious and boozy recipe – perfect for upcoming holiday soirees. A little something from the naughty listโ€ฆ. with NICE ingredients. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Ok, and an excuse to use our Elf on the Shelf as a prop. (Anyone else…

Read More →

2016 Holiday Gift Guide: for your fitness-loving friends

(or yourself!) Hi friends! Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful morning. The holiday Gift Guide fun continues! Here are the ones I’ve posted so far this year: Gift Guide for Men Gift Guide for your BFF and Gift Guide for Holiday Hostesses This is my favorite one to put together each year, for obvious reasons. I…

Read More →

2016 Gift Guide: for the guys

Hi friends! Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful weekend! Itโ€™s time to rock and roll into our next gift guide, which I think is always the trickiest: gift guide for the dudes! I think it might be because guys donโ€™t seem to be as vocal about what theyโ€™d like for special occasions. Usually in our family,…

Read More →

2016 Holiday Gift Guide: for your BFF

Aka the easiest person on your list, because usually you can buy something youโ€™d like for yourself! Anyone else LOVE shopping for their best friends and the ladies in the family? I feel like itโ€™s so much fun, and so much easier than shopping for the dudes. (Weโ€™ll get to that gift guide tomorrow.) I…

Read More →

2016 Holiday Gift Guide: for holiday hostesses

Hi friends! 2016 holiday gift guides are here! I LOVE putting these together to share on the blog each year, not only because I love shopping (heh heh) but I also love sharing gift ideas with friends during the holiday season. Itโ€™s so much fun to hear what youโ€™re gifting and whatโ€™s on your wish…

Read More →

Ways to ease anxiety during the busy holiday season

This post is sponsored by Rescue and includes a fun giveaway opportunity from me to you. As you guys know, Iโ€™ve struggled with anxiety on and off throughout my life. Iโ€™m an anxious person by nature (it comes with the Type A territory) and usually find myself two steps ahead, wondering about โ€œwhatโ€™s next?” Over…

Read More →

Crunchy almond butter truffles

Basically everything thatโ€™s good in the world. These little balls of chocolate perfection are free of added sugars, gluten-free, and contain the perfect amount of crunch. These would make awesome holiday gifts in cute little tins, or the perfect accompaniment to your holiday cookie assortment. Hi friends! Howโ€™s the morning going? I hope you had…

Read More →

Fun Things to Do with Kids this Holiday Season

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the day going? Hope youโ€™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! Itโ€™s been an interesting day over here. P is dancing the โ€œone nap or two napsโ€ dance…

Read More →

Reader’s Request: Healthy Holidays

Hi friends! Hope you’re having a wonderful morning! I thought it would be fun to revisit this older post, and update it a bit to reflect the current holiday season. I’ve received so many questions about maintaining fitness goals and keeping consistent during the holidays, so I thought I’d share some tips.  From a reader…

Read More →

Thanksgiving Weekend in the Desert

Hi friends! How are you? Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful Monday. New post is up on the Family page here. Weโ€™re back in San Diego after a nice long weekend in Tucson to visit with the fam. When we first got into town, I thought it was going to be such a long trip (since…

Read More →