Your Style ~ Yourself ~ Your Life
How often are you taking time for yourself? As a career educator and #autismmom, I know how hard it can be to find five minutes to yourself in a given day, let alone an hour or more to truly recharge. In the midst of catching up with family and friends, often in full houses, it’s important to take a breather…. Read More
Do you love a good dip? How about two dips? Dips are a great party app, of course, but a great dip can also dress up a sandwich, brighten a brunch spread, or even be a meal on its own. These two dips are some of my favorites – one hot, one cold. One a family recipe, passed down through… Read More
Winter weather can be especially tough on your hands. Here are five tips to winterize hands that you can try now: Stay hydrated Dry skin begins from the inside out. It is important to drink water year-round. And while chugging a bottle of water on a warm day in July is usually easy for most people, it is often harder… Read More
Beauty on the Go What does that look like to you? If you’re traveling this holiday season, consider putting together your travel-sized favorites and leaving them packed. No need to scramble to make sure the shampoo AND conditioner are there. Or to check that your favorite face cream won’t be confiscated by TSA since it’s in the original 5-ounce container…. Read More
Apple crisp recipes can be fussy. Too many ingredients, finicky butter temperatures, mushy apples. The key is to not overthink it. This is a truly accidental recipe- born out of the simple truth that I am TERRIBLE at remembering to defrost butter (which I routinely store in the freezer. I had peeled a mountain of apples from one of my… Read More
Can you make dinners without thinking? Here are some ideas to get you started – because sometimes there just isn’t enough room in your brain to process dinner! Special needs parenting brings with it a host of unique challenges and situations. But it also doesn’t mean that the more mundane things in life cease to exist. Case in point –… Read More
Do you need some last minute gifts? It happens to all of us – whether for a birthday, Hanukkah, Christmas, or any other gift-giving occasion – the need for a last minute gift. Sometimes in the hustle and bustle, someone slips your mind. Or that special someone is so hard to shop for that you are “looking” for months and… Read More
Easy brunch recipes can be the answer to entertaining for a busy family. I LOVE to cook, but I work full time as an educator, in addition to selling Color Street, and raising our two boys, one of whom is nonverbal autistic. When we want to catch up with friends, we usually invite them over for brunch – a perfect time, in… Read More
Do you celebrate Galentine’s Day? As an #autismmom, it is hard to find a babysitter on a Tuesday, let alone on what has become the biggest date night of the year – Valentine’s Day. We celebrate nearly everything on off-days. Our June anniversary is marked in April or October. Birthdays are often celebrated plus or minus a month. Valentine’s Day… Read More
