Don’t let this year’s face coverings prevent you from taking care of your pearly whites. Your smile is the most personalized, unique trait, so it should be glistening, sparkling, beaming – just like you! I view this time behind a mask as an opportunity to repair, refresh, and rejuvenate thoseContinue Reading
Having grown up a San Diego native, the idea of driving across the border for a quick getaway always seemed like a simple option. Complete transparency, I’ve never felt comfortable crossing just Taylor and I! Driving into Mexico can be a potentially dangerous (and sketch!) experience! We have great tacosContinue Reading
The vintage trend of a mobile bar cart has made an overwhelming appearance over the past few years. Maybe it’s our generation’s obsession with craft cocktails, or our desire for eclectic vintage style…but I’m not mad it! Our Target bar cart was a gift from a family friend at myContinue Reading
Ask for a show of hands, who is happy about these recent shelter-in-place orders, and you’ll be looking out into a crowd of people with their hands firmly in their lap. I’ll be the first to admit, this is not great. With the potential for the deadly pandemic that isContinue Reading
Maybe it was the week-ish of 90 degree temps we had in San Diego this month, but it feels like Summer is here! It’s currently gloomy, so I’m clearly getting ahead of myself. But I just can’t wait for endless summer days, sunset happy hours, beach days, and the smellContinue Reading
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I’d be straight up lying if I said I wasn’t struggling to maintain my low-carb nutrition goals during quarantine. Being stuck at home, gym closed down indefinitely, and a pantry stocked for the apocalypse…the perfect recipe for a set back! If I’m being honest, it really did take me aContinue Reading
A QUICK, LOW-CARB WAY TO USE UP EASTER LEFTOVERS Was I crazy to think that our #socialdistancing Easter Brunch for all of THREE people required a dozen eggs? I’m all for stuffing your face on holidays…but who needs 4 hard-boiled, colored eggs along with the rest of your brunch plate.Continue Reading
LOW CARB, HIGH FAT, ENTREE SALAD FOR ONE When I committed myself to a predominantly low carb lifestyle years ago, one all-time-fave carbohydrate meal I knew I’d miss was a bagel with lox. Having grown up in a blended Catholic/Jewish family, I loved those traditional Jewish meals, one of thoseContinue Reading
Being an avid gym goer, I’ve never invested in home gym equipment. My schedule has allowed me the flexibility to clock some time in the gym every day, even when we travel. This shelter-in-place quarantine business during the COVID 19 Pandemic has got me in a craze over how toContinue Reading