We all have that one person — the one you wrack your brain and drive yourself crazy over during the holidays. Finally, after a month of stressing out, you just chucked an iTunes gift card at them. I'm talking about the hard-to-buy-for person. The impossible person who buys from obscure, unique stores. The one who has everything. Since[...]
This month I'm hosting the neighborhood moms group for a holiday party, and that means I've gotta get this house party-ready, so I thought, what better time to share my holiday entertaining tips and tricks! Now at first thought, that may not sound super awesome...or maybe it does? But it may conjure up thoughts of kids running around, ba[...]
Self care — it's one of the last things on my mind. In fact, I'm struggling to even think of what my needs might be. The hustle of unemployment, being a mom and wife, the holidays, and all the noise from the media...well, let's just say life has taken my quiet time to an all-time low. This last week, I've especially felt like I w[...]
When people find out I'm in my early 40s, I'm always asked what I use on my skin. Well, I've been getting facials since my late 20s, and moisturize, moisturize, moisturize. Yes, I've always been pretty much skin obsessed, but since I started a daily skincare routine and regular appointments with a dermatologist, my skin hasn't looked bett[...]
We all see celebrities, actresses, beauty bloggers, and Kardashians posting no makeup selfies. The #ijustwokeuplikethis candid shot. A genuine look underneath at all the time and effort that goes into looking beautiful. Some still look stunning and others absolutely hideous. But in a weird way, it makes that person more relatable. Every[...]
Last week I was invited to a design summit in Minneapolis sponsored by Cambria. (For which this post is not sponsored, but I really wanted to share because I returned fired up.) I walked in thinking inspiration for the kitchen and walked out thinking let's makeover the entire house. We toured the Cambria Processing Facility and got to se[...]
Monday morning I woke up to The Boy sending me a CNN report about yet another mass shooting. Key words there…yet another. I try not to get political here. There’s no talk about Trump or Hillary. No North Korea. No hurricane talk. The biggest problems we have at HOH are mixing patterns and too many chairs and not enough rooms. This po[...]
It wasn't until recently that I started shopping thrift stores. The smell at Goodwill kinda skeezed me out, and more often than not, they are full of discarded junk that no one wants. Broke vases, mismatched glasses, holiday decor, old pots and pans, 100s of vases you get from the floral shop, fake Coach purses...shelf after shelf after s[...]
Yes, I know I'm long overdue for a Parsian recap. Je suis désolée. Summer and unemployment got the best of me. But, I promise to have a full Paris Flea post or two in the next month or so...where I went, what I bought, and what I wish I would have known. But until then, I hope this bordello inspired boozy beverage from Maison Souquet wi[...]