Can you believe it?! A new DECADE! Excited to see where this year takes us personally and professionally. But in order to meet our goals, we always like to write them down and manifest :) Alix Professional Continuing Education To keep up my Registered Dietitian credentials I have to get 75 continuing education credits every 5 years. My 5 years is up in May and I have a good chunk of … [Read more...]

I hope you all had the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER.. and if yours was anything like mine, it meant waking up at 5:46 am to, "MOM! Wake up! SANTA CAME!!!" Five more minutes, buddy. Just five. more. minutes. please! And if this sounds like the SNL skit with Matt Damon called "Best Christmas Ever," it's because I am pretty sure it was depicted after my life. If you haven't seen it, go watch it IMMEDIATELY. … [Read more...]

Today is Christmas and while Alix would normally share a Wellness Wednesday post, we figured that could wait ;) Today, we just want to say thank you. To you, our loyal followers, who have shared in this journey with us for the past two years. The Champagne Theory is a labor of love and something we are so passionate about.. we truly love sharing our lives with you and hope that the topics we … [Read more...]

When have you ever heard anyone say that they LOVE change? A new mom finally gets into a groove with her newborn and then their sleep goes to hell in a hand basket. The mom isn't exclaiming, "WOOOHOO!!" Quite the contrary; she's huddled in a corner sobbing and Googling everything she's doing wrong (hint: you're doing NOTHING wrong). Or when you're dropping a baby's nap, or moving your toddler to a … [Read more...]

Warning!! I'm going to talk a lot about poop in this post. As a dietitian and mom, I'm comfortable talking about it, but understand if it's not your thing ;) The Backstory We potty trained Quinn when she was almost 2.5 years old and it went pretty smoothly. Sure, a few accidents here and there, but that's to be expected. Usually on the first day at school or a new camp she would have a … [Read more...]

There's a stigma that White Elephant gifts need to be goofy, funny, gross.. basically something undesirable. While some people may be attending these types of parties, I don't lol.. so I don't have suggestions for you ;) If I'm going to a gift exchange, you better believe the gifts are good. So, my version of White Elephant gifts are unique gifts that you wouldn't necessarily get from your spouse, … [Read more...]

These are by Bauble Bar and I found them at my local Nordstrom Rack.. also a great place to find fun, inexpensive earrings for the holidays! one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten A simple rhinestone hoop is always classic, too xx, H … [Read more...]

headbands Heather Statement Earrings The holidays bring out the bling! There is no better time to splurge on a pair of sparkly, dangly earrings than during Christmas and New Year's. They just add a little pop to any holiday outfit. I plan to do a full post on my favorite sparklers but for now I'll tease you with these gorgeous baubles: Makeup Vanity Mirror The lighting in my … [Read more...]

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We hope you had a beautiful Thanksgiving with your friends and families. Now let the true madness of the holidays commence! It all starts today with Black Friday. Ready, set, SHOP! Abercrombie- 50% off everything. Load up on jeans and fleeces like me :) Amazon - This is when you snag home supplies and electronics like this Bose speaker or the Dyson home purifier (a must have in our … [Read more...]