Learning about Skincare from Beth Casse of Beyond Skin

I’m a complete skincare minimalist. It’s not that I don’t think taking care of your skin is a good idea, it’s more that skincare doesn’t really fit on my plate of priorities. Up until a few months ago, I knew I needed to be be doing “skin stuff”, I was just not willing to put in the time to learn what I should be doing. As you dewy, pristine-skinned people probably already know, the lack of care and attention starts becoming… Read more »

November Favorites

Hi! It’s been a little while, hasn’t it? I just got back from two weeks in Peru. The visit was full of new places and lots of family time, which was fantastic. I’ll definitely post a few pictures and details from my trip next week. As a routine-lover and homebody, I am happy to be back though. Since we left before Thanksgiving, I am feeling a little anxious about being “behind” on Christmas preparations. Normally, we use the Thanksgiving weekend or the weekend after… Read more »

October has come and gone! We celebrated Halloween yesterday. At first, I was a little worried that it fell on a Monday this year. I was thinking it would not be as fun on a school night. But it turned out to be one of the best ones yet! I think we simplified the preparation so much that we actually got to enjoy ourselves more than when we plan a big party with games, elaborate food, etc. Hmmm…good to remember… Read more »

The best podcast episode I heard this week was AirBnB’s Joe Gebbia on the “How I Built This” podcast. The podcast features “innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists, and the stories behind the movements they built.” The theme of the podcast hits on several of my hot-button interests: entrepreneurship, marketing, and the behind-the-scenes of successful organizations. As I scanned through the available episodes, I decided to listen to the one featuring Joe Gebbia, the founder of AirBnB. I am guessing you are… Read more »

September Favorites The end of September is upon us, and there are a bunch of random things I want to share with you. Not all of them are worthy of an entire post, so I thought maybe I could do this at the end of each month to recap some fun things I’ve been into lately. I am loving the SkyFit audio fitness app! My friend recommended it to me (thank you Becca!) and I have been using it quite a bit when I… Read more »