Last weekend was filled with so many holidays & a lot of celebrating! Saturday consisted of our Galentine's Day brunch at Ivy Wild with all the ladies. What is Galentine's Day you ask? "Oh it's only the best day of the year. Every February 13th, my lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home, and we just come and kick it, breakfast-style. Ladies celebrating ladies. It's like Lilith Fair, minus the angst. Plus frittatas." - Leslie Knope (Parks & Rec.) If you have not ... continue reading...
The Secrets of Surviving Winter
I'm a Colorado girl (if that wasn't already super obvious) and you may already know but we have like 0% humidity in these parts. That's right people - it is DRY here! We use these things called "humidifiers" all winter long which always catches southerners a bit by surprise. Finding & maintaining moisture becomes one of your main goals all winter long. ... continue reading...
Candy Hearts to Hearts
Alright my loves, it is time for a heart to heart on the upcoming holiday. Valentine's Day is coming up this weekend and that gets a mixture of groans, squeals, and silence. I've always been a bit thrown off by the negative reactions. Even after 23 years of dateless Valentine's Days I never once hated it or participated in a "singles awareness day." It never made sense to me because it never was only about romantic love. It was about family dinners, decorating boxes, writing notes to EVERYONE ... continue reading...
Blaze New Trails
There are too many winter haters out there. Granted, I am spoiled by winters filled with snow & sunshine here in Colorado, but I'm convinced winter doesn't get all the love it deserves. We use winters as an excuse to stay in, eat carbs, and (essentially) hibernate. While there is nothing wrong with this (I'm a huge fan of cuddling up by the fire,) sometimes we make it a burden - complaining about how we are trapped inside & there is no healthy food in site. Then in April when summer is ... continue reading...
Eat The Rainbow
When I outgrew the lovable & chewable vitamins featuring my favorite cartoon characters of my youth, I stopped taking my vitamins regularly. It is not that I don't care about my health or that I know there are so many minerals that I am missing out on, it is simply the fact that I ALWAYS forget to take them. Taking vitamins is kinda a hassle #amiright?! - you have to first remember to take them and second remember to do so with a meal so you don't just throw them back up. ... continue reading...