While I was working on rounding up the 10 best Mother’s Day gifts, I realized that the greatest presents are actually things that money can’t buy. When I think of the things I would truly love for Mother’s Day this year, they aren’t things at all. Shelter-in-place, quarantine, social distancing, whatever you’re calling our state of being during this pandemic, has presented most mothers with unprecedented situational stress. The amount of time we have been spending with our children has…
To be honest, I haven’t worn more than three pairs of shoes in six weeks, AKA before quarantine. The three musketeers of my current footwear rotation includes a pair of indoor workout sneakers, a pair of outdoor running sneakers, and a pair of sequined Golden Goose. What I am wearing more of these days: slippers. My feet are always cold, and I don’t do shoes in the house. Here are the 10 best slippers I found:…
Taking care of ourselves has never been more important than it is now that it can feel like the world is ending. I found that some little creature comforts go a long way, but my supply is dwindling. Sephora’s SPRINGSAVE coupon works on some of my shelter in place must haves, and some things I’m adding in to my self love arsenal. Here are the 5 self care items in my cart right now:…
I’m knee deep in potty training over here with my middle child, which means cookies are being made along with bribes. You’ve probably seen the viral 3 ingredient peanut butter cookie recipe floating around on the interwebs, and this is my riff on that. It takes 6 pantry staples and an optional 7th ingredient, which I can personally attest takes these over the top and will get you results (in potty training at least). Here is what you’ll need to…
The only thing worse than my nail roots were my grey hairs all over my scalp. For some backstory, I have had grey hair since around my 12th birthday. I started dying my hair Liv Tyler Empire Records era auburn in middle school to mask it, which went well with my Doc Martens and flannels. As an adult, I’ve come to rely on 4-6 week apart root touch-ups to keep things copacetic. At first I accepted my roots and it…
Revolve is taking up to 30% off a selection of new spring dresses till midnight tonight. I hadn’t planned on sharing it, but it’s really really good, and it got me excited about getting dressed up for Mother’s Day. Of note, t\hey marked down one of my most favorite dresses I’ve ever worn in the most gorgeous color right here. Here are the 10 must see spring dresses on sale at Revolve right now:…
Sephora’s Spring Sale is on, so the time is ripe to stock up on all the quarantine self care creams for now and the best beauty basics for when we re-emerge anew from hiding someday. VIB Rouge members can shop now and get 20% through 5/1, VIB’s get 15% off starting 4/21, and Insiders (sign up is free) get 10% off from 4/23-4/27 with code SPRINGSAVE. I rounded up my favorites and broke them down by category. Here are my…
This week’s quarantine life brought some of the best news we’ve heard and some of the worst. I honestly didn’t even know what to write today until I talked to one of my nearest and dearest friends just now. The photo above was taken this morning, after I had cried before 10 AM (I won’t even go into detail because I am sure you can imagine why). I shared it with my close friends and told them how I was…
I am fairly certain that over the course of my past three pregnancies and nursing cycles, I tried every single aluminum free natural deodorant on the market. Some of them just don’t keep you dry or fresh, and almost all of them turned my armpits bright red. My skin is sensitive, and most scents irritate it. The best natural deodorant is the Megababe Rosy Pits Daily Deodorant. Some of us crunchies will be hyped to hear it’s made with sage…