Happy Friday! I thought I would theme today’s Friday favorites post around advent calendars for everyone. I got a really cool (and educational!) advent calendar for Finn last year and we both looked forward to each day’s new surprise. Now is the time to order your advent calendar so that you’re ready to kick off [...]
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10 Great Gift Ideas: Post Holiday Round-Up – 10 Hits & 1 Big Miss
January 9, 2023 { 4 comments }I’m doing things untraditionally this year by sharing a post-holiday gift guide/round-up. While I find some holiday gift guides to be helpful, I mostly feel very overwhelmed by the sheer volume of them in November/December. I did participate in the madness by sharing a crowd-sourced round up of screen-free gifts for 4 year olds because it [...]
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A Beautiful Day
November 29, 2019 { 2 comments }Thanksgiving 2019 was maybe the most relaxing Thanksgiving of my adult life! I enjoyed spending the day in the kitchen preparing a meal for two, a long walk with Zoey and an evening at the movies with my mom. I had hopes of sleeping in but woke up shortly before 7a. I made my way [...]
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Shopping at ALDI + My Tuesday
March 19, 2019 { 21 comments }I have made it onto the couch with my feet up after a bit of a crazy 24 hours. Remember how I said that Finn had a bit of a cold? Well, despite him being in a great mood all day yesterday, eating normally and going down for bed with no problem, he woke up [...]
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20 Prime Day Deals for Kitchen, Baby and Home
July 16, 2018 { 9 comments }Confession: this is the first year that I’ve gotten excited about Amazon Prime Day. It all started when I was at Whole Foods shopping this morning and saw a bunch of Prime Day signage up. I learned that if I spent $10 at Whole Foods, I’d receive $10 to spend on Amazon. The offer is [...]
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50+ Holiday Gifts Ideas for (Almost) Everyone on Your List
December 8, 2016 { 10 comments }Apparently Christmas is just 17 days away and here I am finally pulling together my holiday gift guide for you. Given that I am a chronic last-minute shopper and have only bought gifts for my dad so far this year, my late arrival into gift guiding comes as no surprise. Also, rather than stretch this [...]
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Updating My Fall Wardrobe on a Budget
October 10, 2016 { 8 comments }This post is sponsored by thredUP, an awesome online resource for secondhand fashion. Be sure to read to the end of the post for a code to receive 40% off your first thredUP order! I made a decision a few weeks ago that I’m getting it together this fall. September 24 marked five years since [...]
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Weekend: Massages, Sweets & Shopping
June 15, 2014 { 11 comments }Happy Father’s Day! I’m doing this weekend a little backwards by spending it with my mom but we did call my dad today to say hi and wish him a happy day! Fun fact, I was born on Father’s Day so I always joke with my dad that I was the ultimate gift. I can [...]
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The Target Vortex
May 28, 2014 { 34 comments }Hey, hey! My day started off super busy with a training client at 5:30 a.m., teaching yoga at 6:30, a skin appointment at 9 and then another training client at 10 but it’s been smooth sailing after I knocked all of that out. No more classes or clients for the day. I’m appreciative for an [...]
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A Pho-Tastic Start to the Year & Some Shopping Finds
January 2, 2014 { 26 comments }Happy second day of 2014! It’s cold and gray here in Charlotte but I’m combating that by eating lots of comfort food like oatmeal and grilled cheese and tomato soup and I have a big pot of homemade chicken noodle soup going on the stove for tonight’s dinner. And as usual I’m drinking hot tea [...]
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Relaxation Rituals
September 17, 2013 { 12 comments }Growing up (and to this day) one of my moms favorite things to tell me when I was tired, sick, emotional or blah was, “take a shower and you’ll feel better.” It’s one of those things I wanted to roll my eyes at but I couldn’t deny that it worked. What is it about a hot [...]
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A Fashion Post (Gasp) + Sushi + Lazy Sunday
June 2, 2013 { 29 comments }Part two of my weekend included a shopping trip, sushi and normal Sunday stuff. On Saturday afternoon I made a trip to Nordstrom Rack in search of white jeans (my favorite pair had an unfortunate encounter with red wine at a party that left them beyond saving :cry:). While I didn’t find any white jeans [...]
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Trip Prep – Swimwear, Dresses, Accessories & More
February 18, 2013 { 81 comments }Happy Monday! This time next week I will be in the Caribbean. I kind of can’t believe it. I have a crazy week to power through to get there but it will all be worth it when I’m planted on the beach with a drink and book in hand. I have had several requests recently [...]
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Holiday Recovery
December 27, 2011 { 31 comments }Monday was spent in what we’ll call “recovery mode” from Christmas. It started with laying in bed until 9:15 followed by a long and sweaty workout at the gym. I ran 4 miles on the treadmill. The first mile was a warm up. For miles two and three, I alternated between inclines and speed every [...]
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Road Trip Shopping Adventures
October 14, 2011 { 13 comments }Greetings from I-85! We are currently en route to Georgia for a wedding. The wedding is near the Georgia/Alabama boarder but we’re stopping tonight in Athens to visit friends and enjoy a night on the town. I finished teaching for the day at 1:30 but before we hit the road lunch was a must. I [...]
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Bulk Madness
April 25, 2010 { 0 comments }Happy weekend! I woke up starving Saturday morning. You will all be so proud…I mixed up breakfast a bit this weekend (no oats!). Toasted 12-grain English muffin, almond butter and Crofter’s with cantaloupe and black coffee on the side. I thought about going to yoga or running yesterday morning but I really wasn’t feeling it. [...]