“What are we going to get our parents” is a topic of conversation between Chris and I and all of our friends during the holiday season. Because they always just want something like…a letter. (It’s true, my mom always asks for a letter.) And while I love writing her a nice long card every year, it’s also […]

We’ve covered gifts for the home lover, gifts for her, and gifts for kids and now we’re ready to share our gift picks for the guys in your life. Chris is the youngest of 7 boys in his family and over the holiday, we polled everyone to hear what their favorite gifts have been–meaning, these […]

There’s probably been one thing that your child (or niece or nephew or grandchild, etc) has been asking for (for Greta, it’s this robot kitty–since she’s allergic to real kitties) but there is nothing better than seeing a child’s face on Christmas morning when you produce the most unexpected, best presents they’ll love forever. Here […]

Whether it’s your best friend, sister, cool aunt or daily gym buddy (anyone that gets your butt to the gym every morning deserves a gift), these gifts are perfect for the women in your life this holiday season–they work for your own wish list, too. ;) I’m including the original price, but everything on this list is on […]

Earlier this week, we flew to Florida to celebrate Thanksgiving with Chris’s brother and his family. It’s been warm and lovely and we’re having the best time. Our house sitters are sending us daily Charly updates (she is loving the snow we’re getting back home) and in between activities, Chris and I have been putting […]

We have more cookbooks in our home than any other type of book. We have a small batch on the kitchen counter that get rotated out from the shelf in the study. Chris keeps a stack on his nightstand and then there’s all the food magazine subscriptions we subscribe to filling our new sideboard and scattered […]

Father’s Day is on Sunday! Which means there’s just enough time to order something for that special guy in your life and his dad and your dad–at least that’s how it works around here–and have it delivered by Saturday. A few weeks ago, we bought Chris an Apple watch (which he couldn’t love more) from […]

I found out 2 days ago that Easter is in March this year, as in less than two weeks. Greta is ecstatic about these back to back to back holidays (St. Patricks Day, Easter and Faye’s birthday) and then throw in her Kindergarten circus next week and she is already bouncing off the walls. So, […]

It’s our final gift guide of the day! Be sure to check out gifts for the kids, gifts for the DIYer, gifts for the home lover, and gifts for the home cook.  For our last gift guide, we wanted to round up a few gifts to give people who seem to have everything. These are […]

Onto our third gift guide of the day! Check out the gift guide for kids and the DIYer if you missed them. There are a lot of serious food people out there. People who think if they aren’t eating the best thing they’ve ever tasted in their life for every meal, then they’re being mistreated by […]

Happy Cyber Monday! This is our second gift guide of the day, see the first one–gift guide for kids! right here.  The idea of being a “do it yourselfer” seems so great, but you can only do things yourself if you have the right tools. Jules and I started down the DIY path with a […]

It’s gift guide day and we’ll be posting one every hour in the morning. Each year, we like to jot down gift ideas over the course of many months that we honestly love or have been a hit in the past and share them right here as our tried and true gift guide. Also, since […]

You can cook. This has been my whole thing, with every post I’ve written. Food is not some exclusive club you have to be on some list to get into, and we should never feel intimidated to try something new. It’s all a matter of having the right tools, and understanding the basics. A few people […]

Every year, since Greta was born, I have given Chris a photo of his daughter(s) for father’s day. He knows it’s coming, yes, but he always tears up and brings it to work to hang on the walls in his office like the proud dad he is. Last year, was his first father’s day as […]

Dogs are simple, really. They love to be walked and fed and if your dog is anything like our Charly, they like to sleep and snore like a freight train all day long, too. But here’s a few ideas that could make their holiday a little merrier–they’re a part of the family too! 1. A […]

In case you missed it, we’re in full-on online shopping mode today and posting a slew of gift guides, too! You can see the first gift guide for budding artists here. And now for the children (ps. somehow Greta always calls kids, “children” and it is so endearing I could faint.) Obviously, we have two […]

Father’s Day is on Sunday!! I already have a few gifts for Chris stashed away, but we put our heads together for this gift guide. Some gift guides are gimmicky or cheesy or maybe just look good (does any guy really want a solar-powered Rubik’s cube coffee mug? a candle?)–this is not one of those. A lot […]

1. Moroccan Oil.  This is actually on my hair’s wish list.  But tomato, tomahto. $23.99 2. Eyelash extensions for your sister, mom, aunt, bff, and/or yourself).  I just got them for the first time and I feel ready when I wake up in the morning (!!) for all the Christmas and New Year’s parties on […]