My husband and I are doing Whole 30 and are currently on day 12 (we started on January 1st.) That said, I’m sitting down to sketch out our family’s meal plan for the week and wanted to share our weekly hauls at Aldi and Costco over the past couple weeks. Each week, I tend to prefer shopping at Aldi both for it’s prices as well as proximity. Additionally, I stop at Costco about every two weeks to stock up on other items we need in bulk.Above is what I got for a typical week at Aldi! (Keep in Read More
My At-Home Skin Care Finds Lately
Now that I am in my mid thirties and we are well into this whole quarantine at home thing, I decided it was the perfect time to take better care of my skin, and address those fine lines & wrinkles, past acne scarring/hyperpigmentation and just improve my overall skin tone. So today I'm sharing a roundup of some of at-home skin care products I've tried lately!TruSkin Vitamin C Serum*I've never really used serums before, and knew I wanted something concentrated like a serum to provide powerful Read More
Thoughtful Gifts for Kids
Just before December arrived, I was done with Christmas shopping for the kids. It felt so good to be "ahead of the game" so to speak so I could slow down and truly enjoy the Christmas season with my family.I set a budget and made a very intentional list – along with prices and who was getting what – and edited the list a bit, too, and then I got to shopping. To keep things simple and purposeful, we adopted the "something they want, something they need, something to wear, something to read" Read More
Holiday Home Tour + Living Room Refresh
This is a sponsored post with Birch Lane.Sharing a fun post today...a family room refresh! This has been a project spurred by COVID-19 (I mean, who hasn't done a home project during the pandemic?!) Read on for all the details, and how I decorate the space for Christmas!When COVID first hit, Tyler and I decided to paint our eat-in kitchen area/family room (it's an open concept space). Previously, it was a khaki color and the wall with the TV was a deep cognac color. We opted for a light gray Read More
Everlane Faves
Everlane has become one of my favorite stores to shop for beautifully made, quality basics. They are also a company focused on making ethical clothing – which is something I can totally get behind! As I’ve fine-tuned my wardrobe over the years and defined my style, I thought I would share some of my favorite finds from Everlane this season. As a heads up, Everlane is having their first ever Black Friday/Cyber Monday promotion this year with 40% off some of their most popular styles now through Read More
November Best in Class
Sharing some of my favorites for this past month, including some great sale/promos as part of Black Friday...check them out!1- Happy feet. I always seem to have the coldest feet for whatever reason (anyone else?!), and I've been living in these wool/cashmere blend Everlane socks. They are legit the comfiest socks I've ever worn. Get free shipping on your order with this link.My go-to on the comfiest athletic/everyday socks I have ever worn are definitely Bombas...no contest. (Get 25% off with Read More
Persona VitaminPacks Review
I received this product for free from Moms Meet to use and post my honest opinions. Compensation for this post was provided and this page may contain affiliate links. Since turning 35 last month, I wanted to focus more on improving various aspects of my health and well being: from skin and beauty care to food to vitamins and supplements. Today, I'm covering vitamins sharing a review of Persona VitaminPacks, personalized daily vitamin packs.I've always been curious to try something like this-- Read More
Local Finds: Salt Salon and Spa
I am excited to feature some lovely local businesses, and today I'm featuring the newly opened Salt Salon and Spa in Antioch, IL. Salt Salon and Spa is Antioch's only salon AND spa located at 744 Main Street. It's a one stop shop! They are open every day except Mondays and are full service, offering hair services + coloring, nails, skin/facials, lash bar, waxing and massage.They used to be located in Grayslake on Rt 45, but Holly the owner just moved it Antioch earlier this month. I got a chance Read More