I’m blessed to have my 87-year-old Grandma Charlotte as a guest in our home for the next week. Every time she visits, or I travel back to see her in Michigan, I always pick up some baking tips (and a couple of extra pounds) because she is such a master baker. Since Easter is almost here and one of our family traditions is baking a to-die-for carrot cake, I wanted to share a healthier version we made together. This cake…
New Year, New You! Creating Your Success Map
Happy 2016! This is the third year of doing my New Year, New You series and I hope to offer up some useful bits you haven’t heard before. Nothing is worse than reading the same old tired sh*t like “take the stairs instead of the elevator or replace fruit for dessert.” Nope…not going to insult your intelligence and waste your time. As a mother, wife, daughter, business owner, etc the definition of New Year, New You extends beyond just healthy…
Made With Love: Essential Oil & Brown Sugar Scrub + DIY Gift Wrap by Natalie Jackson
I asked Natalie Jackson of the mindful lifestyle blog, My Green Son, to talk about her homemade scrub that if she produced on a mass scale would seriously put FRESH scrub out of business. My Green Son is a great addition to your blog repertoire if you are looking for whole food family recipes and organic beauty product DIYs. – CC What is better than a homemade, hand crafted gift. I love making this body scrub for my girls. I…
The Skinny Confidential & Count Me Healthy
So my Count Me Healthy journal bracelets were featured in a recent post on The Skinny Confidential. This was special for me as both a jewelry designer and blogger because Lauryn Evarts is probably one of my two favorite bloggers (Garance Dore, the other being you) and I’ve been reading her content for years. Aside from having one of the most successful lifestyle blogs, she is also best-selling author of the book The Skinny Confidential: A Babe’s Sexy, Sassy Fitness…
11 Incredible Pinot Noirs Under $15
So this weekend is all about down-time; heavy doses of house maintenance, Netflix, homemade dinners and hanging by the pool. No agenda but leisurely catch-up. A perfect time for a nice, light and well-priced Pinot Noir. Generally reds are too heavy for the summer heat, but Pinot Noir is a year-round, any climate wine. If I’m having it outside I’ll set the temperature on the wine refrigerator a little lower than the red setting. Too cold and you can’t get…
5 Life-Changing Healthy Eating Tips I Learned From My Toddler
Ever had the challenge of getting your toddler to eat? I swear every day it’s like going to battle getting my son to eat his dinner. I thought I would never have the child who turned up his nose at healthy things. No, my child would be the one who asked for seconds on kale—who craved it. Um…not so much. I’m not proud to admit how dependent I’ve become on bribery tactics too. “Just five more bites and you can…
