Sharing some of my favorite stocking stuffers, ideas for Favorite Things themed parties, and under $50 finds!

Hi friends! How are you? I hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving weekend! Ours was perfect: we decorated for Christmas, went up to Phoenix for the weekend (Tom and P went to a Suns game and I took Liv to a K Pop concert!), watched a ton of Christmas movies, and enjoyed a family hike. We had an amazing brunch and also went to the Odysea Aquarium and the Museum of Illusions.

(Wearing my Sculpt Society hoodie!)

For today’s post, I’m sharing another gift guide since I know so many of us are crossing off our lists. I’m about 99% done with shopping, and my goal is to wrap everything this week so I can start the baking extravaganza.

Here are this year’s gift guides so far if you’re looking for ideas!

For Her

And, For Him

For Teens

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Sharing a recap of Thanksgiving and sharing my favorite Black Friday deals!

Hi friends! How are you? I hope that my US friends had a happy, healthy, beautiful Thanksgiving filled with amazing food and lovely memories. Our was a great one this year.

I started off the morning with an F45 strength class,

and then we all went over to madre’s for coffee and pastries. We hung out with the fam for a little while, got to see baby Daisy, and then we came home to get ready for the usual Thanksgiving lunch/dinner at my uncle’s.

Our contributions to the feast:

Ina’s bourbon chocolate pecan pie

and maple roasted Brussels sprouts.

The food was ridiculous as usual, and we had a great time seeing everyone, especially our newest baby cousins that we born last year. There are four new babies in the family!

Annual Thanksgiving pic:

(outfit is linked here)

After we ate, the boys all took the kids out on the golf course with them for a round of golf, while the rest of us stayed back, drank coffee, and chatted. After we finished, we were pretty tired and full, so we went back home for Christmas movies and pajamas.

One of my favorite late-night Thanksgiving traditions used to be midnight shopping with my mom and nana. Now that everything is online, it takes away a liiittle bit of the nostalgia, but it is pretty convenient to order everything you need from home, eating a slice of pie in your pajamas. 😉

I wanted to share some of the best Black Friday sales that I’ve found! I was able to scour some of the sales in advance, and included my favorite finds below.

(Maisey helped me find the best of the best to share here!)

For a full roundup of my top wellness essential Black Friday deals, check out this landing page.

I’ve also been updating my LTK page and Read more

Sharing my holiday gift guide for tweens and teen girls.

Hi friends! How are you? I hope your week is off to an amazing start! P had a hard time waking up for school today, but I reminded her that it’s a short week that ends with parties and pie, and she was ok with that. 😉

Gift guides are also in full force and I LOVE putting these together each year.

Here are this year’s gift guides so far:

For Her

For Him

*I’ll have the kids’ gift guide up before Thanksgiving so you’re ready to go.

I’ve also rounded up a landing page with all of my favorite health and wellness black friday deals, in addition to my LTK page and my Amazon storefront HERE — everything is in one spot for you!

I wanted to start the kids’ gift guide for teens because it’s so much fun shopping for them! The reality is that they’ll often tell you exactly what they want – Giftful is a good idea for this! – but I wanted to share some extra ideas if you’re looking for inspo.

When we buy for the kids, we try not to go too bananas and just stick to the following categories: something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something to read.

Here are some ideas that fit within these categories and including some of the must-have items for this year.

Holiday Gift Guide for Teens

Something they want:

– Ugg Tasman

– These Birkenstocks

– Palm Pink Puff hoodie

– Sneakers (these or these)

– An Apple Watch

– Kendra Scott

– Enewton bracelets

– Glow Recipe

– Laneige

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Hi friends! Happy Friday! How was the week? I hope you had an amazing one! What’s going on this weekend? I’m looking forward to decorating for Christmas, a girls’ night, and a family hike. We’re also headed to see Wicked today. Have you seen it yet?!

My week started off the best possible way because it was birthday celebration at Miraval. Betsy drove down from San Diego and we enjoyed True Food and shopping at La Encantada, and then Sunday morning, we met up with everyone for a spa day.

I didn’t really want a *party* to celebrate my 40th. I just wanted to hang out with my closest friends, enjoy some activities, spa treatments, and eat delicious healthy food. That’s exactly what we did, and it was perfection. I’m so thankful to have an amazing group of friends, and I loved spending the day with them. It was also my first time playing pickleball and I get the hype. It was super fun!!

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Sharing a review of Caraway’s nontoxic bakeware and why I love it so much! You can check out their early Black Friday sale using this link. 

Hi friends! I hope that you’re having an amazing day! I’m here in between client calls and going to take Maisey for a walk before I pick up the cream. I can’t believe Thanksgiving is next week! Bring on the holidays, family time, and all of the delicious food 😉

I LOVE cooking, but I have to say that having the right cookware makes it even more enjoyable. We swapped out our pots and pans for nontoxic options years ago, but didn’t replace our bakeware until recently. I’ve been using parchment to avoid aluminum leaching into the food, but our old and sad aluminum pans needed.to.go. I’ve been doing a ton of research, and decided on Caraway – I’ve been blown away by the quality and the materials.

The best nontoxic bakeware

Why Choosing Nontoxic Bakeware Matters

Swapping traditional bakeware for nontoxic options can be a solid move for health and the environment.

Conventional pots, pans, and bakeware are coated with toxic ingredients, like PTFE, PFOA, and PFAS. I’ll share more about why this is important below. PFAS are also known as “forever chemicals” — once they enter the body, they cannot naturally be broken down.

Caraways solves this problem with a safe, eco-friendly coating. It’s naturally nonstick, and you don’t have to worry about the nasty stuff leaching into your food or inhaling the chemicals as you’re cooking. 

If you love to bake but are worried about conventional bakeware, it’s a great time to switch!

What Makes Bakeware Toxic? (And Why It’s Time to Switch)

Here’s a breakdown of some of the ingredients you’ll find in conventional pots, pans, and bakeware:

PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene)

What it is: PTFE is a synthetic fluoropolymer commonly known as Teflon, used for its nonstick properties in cookware and bakeware. Teflon is everywhere, and I’m so glad I got rid of our Teflon pans years ago.

Harms: