Let’s get cozy and have some tea. Sleepytime is my go-to, but I’ll take a good mint tea any day. Or my mom’s famous Lipton with sugar and milk. What’s your favorite? Do you swear by loose leaf or are you as efficient as possible and plop in a teabag and call it a day ( <– that’s me, no surprise, although I do agree that loose leaf is better!)
I am reading the book Raising Your Spirited Child, by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, and should have read it years ago! During the first few chapters I was nodding my head yes in agreement, and can say with confidence that Mazen is a spirited child. “Normal but more,” as she calls them. I am only halfway through the book and am really eager to put some of her tips into place when it comes to minimizing the resistance and battles and maximizing all the wonderful things about Mazen’s personality.
After my visit to Neroli spa, Alyssa sent me home with this gentle rose exfoliator. As my mom would say, “It ain’t cheap,” but I really like that it isn’t super scratchy or rough. There are little beads inside that “polish” the face. And….all the smells!
Speaking of rosey things, I have been using this rose shampoo which arrived in a package from Target featuring brands that are #madetomatter. You guys would recognize a ton of them as being environmentally friendly, organic and the like. This shampoo is natural, organic, sustainable and best of all – smells amazing!! ‘Tis the year of the rose.
Holy warm coat Batman!! Guess who is going to freak when this shows up under the tree?!?
A friend told me about Sensationail products that are at Target. It’s a whole line of gel nail products for home use, and the kits look really awesome and is really affordable. I wish I had known about this line before buying my kit, but I will give them a test run to see how they do. You can guess which color I’ll be buying ; )
Have you seen this hilarious Facebook channel by JP Sears? I just love his super dry sarcasm.
And this video from Billy On The Street with Will Ferrell was produced by my cousin Anna!! Also hilarious. Elf IS the best movie ever!
^^This was the prettiest Birchbox! I love the gold foil sparkle. (This post features a ton of the boxes I have kept!) And that evo Root Canal volumizing spray is awesome!
This was our sky the other morning. #rosegold (sorry I had to!)
Christine says
OMG, that video is hysterical! So many good one liners! “It’s a replica you shit”. hahahahaha I want to watch more now!
Melissa says
I love, love “Raising your Spirited Child!” It almost should be a must read for all parents. I resisted reading it for a long time because I could not relate to the term “spirited” for my son. Biggest joke of all is that I fit more categories then my son!!!:) We both are spirited! It gave me invaluable insight about myself and my introvertedness.
Merry Christmas Kath!
KathEats says
I am only about halfway through and it is SUCH an eyeopening book and explains so much!
Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says
I’ve actually never watched Elf… guess it’s what I’ll be cuddling up to this Christmas!
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Tonya says
I LOVE JP Spears’ channel and Billy Eichner!
Kay says
I adore Elemis Gentle Rose Exfoliator! My initial reason for trying it was that there are no plastics in the microbeads. (The beads in the product are jojoba, I believe).
I’m sure you are aware of the recent publicity about the huge amount of damage microbeads from personal care products do to the environment and aquatic life, and it is so good to see that you are promoting an alternative.
As far as tea goes, I’m British, so it’s “builder’s tea”, with no sugar, all day, every day for me!
Pat says
Glad to read that there are no plastic beads in this scrub. After learning that the plastic ones are not biodegradable I have been searching for one that doesn’t have them.
Donna says
“I’M RIGHT HERE!” omg–that video was hilarious. And YES, “Elf” is the best Christmas movie ever.
Sam @ Hygge Wellness says
That Birchbox is beautiful! I don’t blame you for keeping them
coco says
what a beautiful sunset pic!!!
Bites for Foodies says
Firstly, those mugs are too cute! I am going to buy that book…it really resonates with me because my son is a spirited child! Any books that deal with raising our kids in a positive way catch my eye. I just posted a blog about teaching kids kindness that you might find interesting.
http://www.bitesforfoodies.com/blog/6-ways-to-raise-kind-children/
KathEats says
Awesome! I’ll check it out
katie says
Hi! Can you share where your dining room table is from?
KathEats says
Hi! My dining table is the Toscana Extending table from Pottery Barn, and the table the Birchbox is on in this post is this West Elm coffee table.
Theodora says
Still mad that the Will Ferrell video was filmed ON MY BLOCK and he did not stop by to say hello.
KathEats says
Ahhhh!!!
Sarah says
Sorry if I missed it, but where is the coffee mug in the first picture from?
KathEats says
I believe this is it – or similar.