I love that so many people are starting to look at how their choices impact the environment! The choices we make as consumers have long-lasting effects on our environment, from our toilet paper to our clothes. It is important to understand how we are impacting […]

Before going camping, there’s probably one big, hairy question on your mind. “What the heck do I bring?!” Head to any outdoors store, and you’ll find a million different camping essentials and items you could bring with you on your trip. Between the portable heaters, […]

I feel like I’ve never done so much skincare reasearch as I have since we moved to Illinois. This past winter, I wasn’t prepared for how cold and windy Chicago gets. I was totally caught off guard when it came to my winter beauty regime […]

As pet owners, we want to take our four-legged family members with us wherever we can. When Tim and I travel, we look for pet-friendly cities and places to stay so that we can bring the mutts along with us. We’ve taken them on road […]

Color me confused when as a 28-year-old living in Tennessee I stood in the grocery store looking for strawberries in the middle of winter. You see, this Florida girl didn’t really know that you could only get fresh strawberries year-round in warmer climates. This started […]

When it comes to the beauty industry there is always an ingredient de jour. Something new hits the market with a trendy new ingredient and suddenly, everything is infused with it. We’ve made it through the coconut oil wave, the charcoal detoxing, the AHA’s and […]

I am not the kind of person who working out comes naturally to. I’m not an early riser bird that gets the worm by trade – I have to make an effort and force myself out of bed hours before I have to be at […]

I feel like between how often I moved growing up (a few of which were international moves) and how many times Tim and I have moved since we got married (especially that Chicago move into a micro-apartment) that I am experienced enough to give others […]

As we’ve been making our way through some of the best vegan restaurants in Chicago, I remember the first time I tried to go vegetarian in high school over ten years ago – blasting music on our way home. It was do-able in the sense […]

Not all National Parks Sites are created equal. And to be honest, I wouldn’t blame you if you had never heard of Obed Wild and Scenic River. I didn’t know it even existed until I looked at a map in our National Parks Passport to […]

When it comes to wine I will be the first to admit that my knowledge is limited and my palate not as refined as some would hope. I don’t discriminate between the box or the bottle, just the hangover. After having joined the Biltmore Wine […]

When Tim and I lived in the Smoky Mountains, we started doing Gatlinburg Moonshine and Whiskey History walking tours. Our Airbnb experience would always sell out and I still get messages from a number of people requesting tour dates. Since quite a few of our […]

I haven’t really touched much on our minimalism + tiny living journey lately. Last time we really talked about the subject was around this time last year when we decided to move into a 1 bedroom apartment and backed out of buying our tiny house. […]

I remember when my friend Selvey went to a drier climate for a family vacation, she said what she missed the most was the moisture in the air from our sunshine state home. It is one of those moments that had absolutely no importance in […]

When the temperatures outside take a nose dive so does the amount of moisture in your skin. And it isn’t just the colder weather that is to blame. Long hot showers, heat in the office or at home, and otherwise normal products all dry out […]

Much like Meghan Markle when she had her first “Tig moment”, I never felt like I knew much about wine. At least not in the connoisseur sense of wine knowledge. And when it came to buying reds and wines for drinking, I started to experience […]

When Tim and I first went to Biltmore last year, we spent most of the day exploring the house and the grounds near the estate. We didn’t make our way over to the Biltmore winery until recently, something I am totally kicking myself in the […]

Every year, as we say goodbye to one and welcome another with holly jolly cheer and anticipation for what is to come, I look forward to setting goals for the new year. There are goals that I smash, and there are goals that I abandon […]

The Blue Ridge Parkway is considered one of the country’s most scenic drives. With beautiful flowers and majestic lookouts that take your breath away, visitors take the parkway as it winds in and out of the mountains. The natural wonder of the region can be […]

Some of the most beautiful views I’ve seen have been on along the Blue Ridge Parkway and if I’m being completely honest, more often than not it was the beautiful flora that took my breath away. With over 450 miles of beauty that spans from North Carolina […]