Starting from complete scratch when furnishing a vacation rental is overwhelming to say the least, here’s an inside look at how I designed each room. As soon as our offer was accepted on our Tahoe Vacation Rental, the Tahoe Bear Den, I started on my DIY interior design process.  We had to furnish 4 bedrooms, […]

#TahoeBearDen Available to Book Now! Jason and I have been coming up to Lake Tahoe every year for the last 10 years, often several times a year.  Lake Tahoe is gorgeous in both the winter and summer, and is conveniently only 3.5 hours from San Francisco making it a nice weekend getaway. We even did […]

Half Baked Harvest Recipes are seasonal, bold and approachable for any busy modern mom! Half Baked Harvest is my FAVORITE food blog right now.  If you follow me on Instagram (please do), you’ll see that I cook and bake from Tieghan Gerard’s food blog a lot… like almost exclusively.   My husband and I are borderline […]

Speed up your morning routine with these simple beauty tips made easier by our “new normal” during COVID I used to not be much of a morning person. I hit the snooze button more times than I could count, but a baby changes that.  Now I’m so motivated in the mornings to get 10 minutes […]

On the hunt for light coverage foundation with built-in SPF to keep this Mama’s skin healthy and protected Having a getting ready routine is so important to make sure you continue to feel refreshed and yourself every single day.  While it’s easy to fall into staying in PJs, hair unbrushed, skin unwashed (and let’s face […]

Recipe for fast, no-bake lactation bites for easy energy on-the-go Breastfeeding has been the most difficult adjustment in this postpartum period.  I knew it would be demanding, but didn’t realize the magnitude of constant energy and thought I’d have into my lactation and milk supply.  It’s hard being a nursing mom, the sole provider of […]