January 2023

The Ember Mug: the Perfect Gift for the Coffee Drinker

If there is that one person in your life that is super hard to buy gifts for, but the joy of finding the perfect gift for them and getting it right keeps you knawing on the thought anytime the chance to buy for them comes around… then the Ember mug...

Winter Walking: What’s Keeping Me Warm Outside

Last month I went back and forth with my husband about whether or not I wanted to get a treadmill so that I could stay consistent with running or walking. My brain works so much better when I move my body daily. But with a whole lot of deliberation, I...

Deep Gratitude

We woke up to half a foot of fresh fallen snow this morning, with no signs of it stopping. I had plans to go for a walk and talk to a dear friend, but without snowshoes, the paths through the back woods would be hard work to trudge through. But...

Nature Inspired Winter Suncatcher Craft

I don’t naturally feel the call of the outdoors to get outside and play. In all honesty, I’m not a great “player” at all. In California it was easy year round to fling the door wide open to our gated yard and say, “go play” and know that my kids...

Bringing some glow back to dull winter skin

UPDATE: this week only (until March 10th), you can boost your winter skin with a free full-sized bottle of the All Bright Vitamin C serum (valued at $90, and listed below as an essential product in boosting my skin’s glow) with orders of $125+ as a part of Beautycounter’s 10-year...

Leaving California… Why We Left

On the first day of the year (2023), Nick and I sat around the kitchen table for an hour after the kids finished their lunch and went off into the other room to play. I looked at Nick after looking out the window for some time and quietly spoke, “I...