Heather- tell us what you delicious red wines you drink! Favorite budget bottle? Favorite splurge? My husband typically does the shopping for our wines but there are a few that we go back to time and time again. My favorite right now is by Mark Ryan called The Chief, which is about $22 a bottle. My girlfriends and I are obsessed and order it all the time when we are out. Justin Cab Sauv is … [Read more...]

I am thinking about (finally) putting my toddler in daycare and I need your recommendations. I want to know which program is best (full time vs. part time?) Alix: Since I'm home and Quinn still naps around 1pm a part time program works really well for us. She turned 2 last August (2-2.5 is the minimum age for a lot of the little "school" programs around us) and I had her signed up t start in … [Read more...]

Heather: Have you lost all of your baby weight and if not, what are you doing to slim down? OMGGGGODDDDDD no! I do know that I have about 17-20 lbs to go before I am back to my pre-baby weight but I am not focusing on the scale or a number.. because it doesn't matter. If my jeans and jackets fit, then I know I am back.. and they don't right now. I was in the best shape of my life one year ago … [Read more...]

What are the best sugar alternatives for diabetics? When it comes to managing diabetes it's a must to decrease sugar (glucose) intake in order to manage blood sugars. I wrote up a whole post here about sugar alternatives and reviewed the "pros" and "cons" of each so that might be a helpful post to review. Since the goal is to reduce sugar intake (doesn't matter the source of added sugar … [Read more...]

My little one is 21 months old and still cries when I put him in his crib and leave the room at night. He's sleep trained and does his 12 hours at night but always cries when I leave the room. Did you ever experience something similar? Heather here.. and YES, I continue to have experience with this! My son turns 2 this month and cries when I leave the room for both naps and bedtime and it's … [Read more...]

Alix: I saw on Instastories that you didn't have an egg to add to one of your recipes so you "made your own egg." What does that even mean!? I was fascinated! Ha yes!  For those of you who didn't see on stories I explained how to make a flax egg.   If you're vegan this is a great sub for an egg or if you're like me and assume you have eggs at home then realize you don't and do … [Read more...]

What are some fun and festive activities you can do with toddlers? We plan to do all the things. We want to decorate pre-made gingerbread houses (we found ours at Home Goods) and bake/decorate holiday cookies with the kids. Our neighborhood has a lot of fun streets to take your kids to see Christmas lights.. so why not load them up in the wagon, pour yourself a bevy and stroll the streets!? If … [Read more...]

What is mushroom coffee?  I'm seeing this everywhere and confused about the benefits...sounds gross lol! Lol it doesn't taste gross, but it does have a different taste then traditional coffee for sure.  Essentially it is boiled down mushrooms (specifics kinds of mushrooms are used for their different medicinal properties) blended with coffee.  So you're getting the benefits of … [Read more...]

I saw you make celery juice on stories and curious what the benefits are and how much/how often you drink it? How long does it last in the fridge?  Alix: Celery juice is having a moment right now and I totally rolled my eyes when it started.  But then I did a little research and tried it out for myself and I'm into it!  Celery juice is super healing and some health benefits include: reduces … [Read more...]