**to get this free Christmas gift tags PDF in your inbox, subscribe to the newsletter HERE** Who has started wrapping their Christmas gifts? Okay to be honest, last year I didn't wrap them until a couple days before Christmas. Somehow, this year I'm on my A game and have been wrapping presents as I have [...]
Live vs Artificial Tree I have a love hate relationship with getting a live tree each year. On one hand, I love how it makes the house smell like Christmas. Live trees look so much more full than even the best artificial trees. I also just really love the whole experience of picking out a live [...]
A change in season means it’s time to make another doormat! I fell in love with my fall doormat and couldn’t believe how simple it was to DIY. In today’s post, I’m going over some tips I have learned from making these doormats. If you would like to read the full instructions on how to [...]
Feels like it took me forever to get my front door decorated for Christmas, but with our "ice day" on Friday, I had an unexpected day to finish getting Christmas up around my house!! Real Talk... Can I be real for a second? This has been a really busy season of life the past three [...]
I’m constantly looking for new ways to use my extra tree trimmings. I usually get trimmings from our life Christmas tree. Most years we have to cut off a few lower branches to make our tree fit in the tree stand, and I end up saying those branches for trimming projects. If you don’t get [...]
*Get the freebie tag for this project by subscribing to the newsletter HERE during the month of December 2019* I've always wanted to try those stovetop recipes for different scents for the fall and winter. This past weekend, I decided to make a Christmas inspired stovetop recipe, and my goodness - it worked! There are [...]
This is the first year I am going into the holiday season as someone who eats whole food plant based (aka healthy vegan, more on WFPB here) 90% of the time. I've shared this before, but about 1-2 times a month, I'll have seafood at a restaurant. Also, ya girl still loves extra virgin olive [...]
I am pretty bummed I'm not hosting a Friendsgiving this year. I've hosted a Friendsgiving for the med school crew three years in a row, and it's something I look forward to every year. This year, with it being 4th year, everyone is around the country on rotations and interviews, and we couldn't swing it. [...]
Happy November! Is it just me, or did this week seem excruciatingly long? And to top it off - I can't believe we're now in November. This fall season has been flying by! For the past three years I have hosted a little Friendsgiving, and honestly it's my favorite event of the year! I love [...]
Need a spooky inspired cocktail for Halloween this year? This refreshing and skinny cocktail is just what you need! I finished up this blog post as my mom and I were watching Hocus Pocus, so naturally I had to name this cocktail in honor of my favorite Halloween movie - the Witch's Brew! This cocktail is [...]
