To say that I've become obsessed with anti-aging skincare in the last few years feels like an understatement. I am here for all the serums, retinols, facials, and lasers that I can get my hands on. But one (all natural!) product has trumped them all and completely transformed my skin over the last six months.
Over the summer, I saw my friend Shannon for the first time since the pandemic hit.
Well hello from 2022! This is the first time in 10 years of blogging that my first post of the year isn't about goals and aspirations for the coming months. But this year is also very different. I don't have that new year new you energy quite yet. But here's hoping it's on the way :)
We have spent the last two weeks with COVID, in quarantine with two kids (one of whom has been sick the entire time), and generally trying to keep our heads above water.
The halls are decked, my presents are wrapped, our holiday cards went out and I am ready for Christmas, you guys. Can you tell I'm trying to mitigate holiday anxiety but getting things done early? It helps!
Amalia is in her prime Christmas/Santa age and is truly mesmerized by the magic of Christmas. I made the mistake of buying her an advent calendar with chocolate so that has become the first thing she wants to do after school every day.
My Italian grandma made the best pasta fagioli in the world. That's just a fact. I sadly never got her exact recipe before she passed, but it has been one of my top comfort foods for as long as I can remember so I make it often, especially in the winter.
Pasta fagioli is an easy weeknight meal packed with protein from the beans (and if you use chickpea pasta, you double that!), veggies, and flavor.
