Hi friends! Happy Friday and happy Wicked day!! Are you going? Did you already go?? The girls and I are going the second they get out of school and I can’t.even.wait. (I’m a little bit more excited than they are, but they’re good sports and they know they get movie lunch and dessert out of the…
Sharing my 2025 holiday gift guide for the kids this year! We tend to stick to the purchasing strategy of: “ Something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something to read.” Hi friends! Happy Wednesday! I hope that you’re doing well and that your pre-Thanksgiving week is going swimmingly. I have a…
Sharing a roundup of my favorite HigherDOSE products, just in time for their early Black Friday/ Cyber Monday sale!! Starting now, you can use the code BFCM2025 for 20% off sitewide (minus bundles and full-sized saunas). HigherDOSE is also FSA/HSA eligible so if you have funds that expire at the end of the year, use…
Hi friends! Happy Friday and hi from Manhattan Beach! I’m here for a mastermind event with Jill Coleman aka JillFit (my business coach and mentor for years), some friends and fellow health professionals. It’s been amazing weekend of fun and learning so far. What are you up to this weekend? I hope you have a…
The other day, I mentioned a small business I love during a livestream. One of the folks in attendance asked if I would compile a list of the small businesses I recommend. Wish granted! These are a few of my absolute faves. (Some are local to my area, while others are not.) WaxWing – This…
Tehran is at risk of becoming uninhabitable due to a severe drought that has led to a severe water shortage. The drought has been the catalyst to expose decades of government mismanagement that caused Iran’s water supply to run dry. Now, the government is prepared to issue a city-wide evacuation notice in Tehran if the…
This time of year, the holiday craziness seems to take over daily life (but really, who’s complaining?). And there’s no better way to toast the season than with a collection of handcrafted holiday cocktails. The best part? Mixology doesn’t have to be your forte—especially when you can batch these festive sips ahead of time. Inspired…
Though we don’t get much icy weather here in Texas, I know lots of our winter calendars include a snowy getaway (or two). Whether it’s a visit to Aspen, New York, Montana, or beyond, every packing list and winter capsule wardrobe shares one non-negotiable: winter boots that are actually cute. And not just cute—waterproof, non-slip,…
The more the nation’s Fiscal Doomsday Machine cranks out ever higher spending and fatally rising public debt, the more we realize that the 16th Amendment was a monumental error. In the end its ratification in 1913 may well turn out to be the inflection point at which American democracy and capitalist prosperity took a fatal…
Episode Description: In this week’s episode of The Optimist Daily’s Weekly Roundup, Arielle and Karissa return from a fall break with a fresh wave of uplifting stories, diving right into two standout solutions of the week. First: the “bike bus” phenomenon turning school mornings into joyful, community-powered parades across the world. Next: surprising new research…
