The Best Movies To Watch For Back-to-School Week

September brings so many memories of fresh school supplies and a new outfit with an embarrassing photo taken before you get on the bus. What better way to celebrate this changing of the season than watching some incredible back-to-school movies and feeling the nostalgia? Our 10 Favorite Back-to-School Movies Clueless Like most back-to-school movies, Clueless […]

Cozy Cookbook Reviews: PlantYou Cookbook

a full review of the PlantYou cookbook

Recent reports show that $1 trillion of food is thrown away annually in the United States. I am guilty of overshopping at the grocery store, and it’s painful to find moldy berries and veggies past their prime. PlantYou is a cookbook that features zero-waste recipes with all kinds of tricks and tips on how to […]

The Best Pop Culture Podcasts to Get the Scoop

I subscribe to two different types of pop culture podcasts. The deep dives are my favorite because the hosts research and chat with experts to dive into one specific area of culture and society. It speaks to the side of me that still clings to my sociology degree. The other type of pop culture podcast […]

Cozy Cookbook Reviews: Salad Seasons

Salad Seasons is a cookbook featuring vegetable-forward dishes. Salads are not my favorite, and I tend to avoid them unless I can’t say no to a dinner invitation to a steak house. Sometimes, the only vegetarian option is on the menu. But I’ve been trying to get outside of my usual zone and find ways […]

True Crime Obsession: The Podcasts I Couldn’t Get Enough Of

True crime podcasts seem to have staying power at the top of the trends list. It’s not my go-to genre for day-to-day (that’s usually human interest and political podcasts), but I love bingeing them on a road trip. It makes the time in the car go by quickly if you can power through a wild […]

My Political Podcast Recommendations: Smart Listening for Election Season

showcasing a few of my favorite political podcasts to listen to during election season

Podcasts are one of my favorite ways to get the news and updates on things happening worldwide. With the election coming up, I like getting political news from a few specific political podcasts. I like a little humor alongside the news and like listening to people who have similar opinions to me. I also really […]

Cozy Cookbook Review: I Love Trader Joe’s Plant-Based Cookbook

Trader Joe’s is my number one grocery store. There’s one just down the street from us, and I shop for most of our groceries there. It’s taken on a bit of a cult following over the years, with multiple Instagram accounts and websites dedicated to the grocery store. It was only a matter of time […]

Epic Girl’s Night at Home Inspired by Taylor Swift’s Eras

10 ideas for a night at home inspired by Taylor Swift albums

The Taylor Swift Summer continues, and as the days get shorter, you might be brainstorming ways to keep the Eras Tour magic alive (until it returns to the US next fall.) We were waitlisted for a second round and are finding as many ways as possible to keep TS in weekly girl chats. We’ve created […]

Cozy Cookbook Review: Smitten Kitchen Keepers

a review of the Smitten Kitchen Keepers Cookbook

Many people are like me, and I have dozens of recipes saved to a Pinterest board. Smitten Kitchen is a website that I have so many saved from. I actually have a tab open currently for this website for these salted brown butter crispy treats, and that was a complete coincidence. So when I saw […]