Champagne at brunch is always a favorite as the natural toastiness pair well with the actual toast and croissants and the bubble are a wonderful pick me up. Prosecco is another great option. The higher content of residual sugar gives softer and juicier sparkling wine that
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It’s only mid-September and I’m already running on fumes. There are massive deadlines, accounts to be balanced, tests to study for, features to shoot, blogs to post, meetings to rock and events to attend…. Why is it that when the dreaded BER suffix rears it’s
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Ever since I became a mom I became a lot more aware about what goes into our bodies and what kind of harmful chemicals are there out there and with the rainy season up and coming and every one getting sick I wanted to delve
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There’s nothing more exciting than moving into a new place as a young couple – starting from scratch, a clean slate, beginning the rest of your lives together. However, with it comes the very daunting task of also filling up your new home. I can’t
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In the early months of my first pregnancy, I had quite a bit of downtime. I enjoyed relaxing on my lanai, watching the leaves rustle as the occasional breeze blew in and read long, indulgent novels. One of my favorites was Shantaram by Gregory David
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My mother used to tell me “never have a blue room, it’s depressing” and while for the most part she always gave me solid advice, this is one where I’d have to completely disagree. I’m a big fan of blue, particularly variations on different shades
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I've known Amanda Griffin Jacob for quite some time now and our paths have crossed so many times that eventually we've become friends. When I think back to the situations we would find ourselves in when I would hang out with her some ten years
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Every so often friends of ours come over for an impromptu brunch. It's a late Saturday and they want to drop by to come visit our kiddos - yes we are second class citizens in our own home, people come to see our sons and
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When I first realized I was pregnant one of the things I was most excited about was decorating the nursery. I had it all set in my head and had created two Pinterest boards: baby boy or baby girl nursery. I had a clear direction
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I was really looking forward to making Sebastian's second birthday a special one. Beginning from custom face stickers to other fancy gifts, I thought about everything. He had been to several of his friend's birthday parties, loved singing the happy birthday songs and his favorite cartoon
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