Happy NEW YEAR! I will make this post brief...because I am SURE you have been bombarded with New Year's posts regarding resolutions and creating the "perfect" year ahead...and if you are like us we love to use this day to clean up all of our decorations and recoup from the craziness of the holidays. This weekend, I will be cuddling with a holiday gift that I gifted myself... Danielle LaPorte's, The Desire Map! (I first learned of Danielle LaPorte while I was a student at t

As many of you know, I am ALL about beauty products that can be made from wholesome ingredients in your own kitchen! This holiday season, I made Lavender-Mint Sugar Scrub for friends and family. It is SUPER easy to make and smells/feels AMAZING! It is the perfect remedy for dry, winter skin (and if you live in an NYC apartment with steam heat that is out of your control, you KNOW how dry things can get...#saharadesert). Ingredients: 1 cup organic cane sugar ½ cup organic vi