The Mood Boosting Diet: Here’s Your Feel-Good Grocery List
A science-backed stock up.
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True health is about feeling vibrant, balanced, and deeply connected to yourself. Our thoughtful guides explore nutrition tips, movement inspiration, mindful practices, and expert insights to help you cultivate wellness from the inside out.
When the Wellness Routine Becomes the Problem
Discipline—or obsession?
Feeling Scattered? This 10-Minute Practice Will Bring You Back to Yourself
How this simple AM ritual became my favorite way to reset.
In Defense of Wanting More: Why I’m Embracing My High-Maintenance Era
Less compromise, more alignment.
How to Create a Vision Board: Ideas, Inspiration, and My Personal Process
The step-by-step guide I live by.
How to Reset This September (Without Overhauling Your Whole Life)
Tiny tweaks, big impact.
Your Fall Reset Starts Here: Effortless Ways to Feel Grounded This Season
The beauty of doing less.
30 Ways to Romanticize September (Because Fall Deserves a Slow Start)
Cozy szn starts now.
7 Ways to Support the Women Around You
Though the past year has been full of political and cultural uncertainty, for me, a major silver lining of it all is that it’s awoken so many women (myself included) to the fact that we’ve still got to fight for each other. For a lot of my life, I thought that “feminism” wasn’t all that necessary […]
How to Take a Vacation That’s Actually Relaxing
Your bags are packed, auto-responder turned on, and the countdown to that long-awaited vacation has begun; it’s true that there’s nothing like a summertime getaway to inspire major excitement. But sometimes my intentions to unplug and truly relax don’t quite pan out, i.e. those times when I feel like I need a vacation to destress […]
The Worst Advice We’ve Ever Found on Pinterest
We all love finding inspiration on Pinterest, especially those great quotes and motivational thoughts that seem cosmically meant to come into your feed (thank you, Coco Chanel.) But every now and then we come across advice that seems… well, a bit questionable. Here at Team CS, we gleefully file those away on a shared secret […]
How to Find Your Niche and Get Paid For It
Not sure when exactly it happened, but recently, I’ve been referred to as an OG blogger. It’s true that when I started the site almost 8 years ago, lifestyle blogging still felt a bit like the wild west; we were experimenting and trying out new ways of creating content just because it made us happy — I had no idea […]
If You’re Thinking About Trying Whole30, Read This First
image from cali vintage When my sister asked if I wanted to do Whole30 with her this past August, my knee-jerk reaction was “No way, not another diet!” While I’m still figuring out what works best for me nutritionally — it changes daily based on what my body needs — I am 100% confident that […]
The Poet and the Rebel
Hairstylist Diamond Mueller and musician Jonathan Terrell have the kind of dynamic that hit country songs are made of. He’s the free-wheeling wildcard to her cool, no-nonsense personality. “She’s friggin’ tough,” says Jonathan of his wife, who he began dating almost a decade ago. He adores her strength and stunning looks, and she loves his talent, ambition and […]
10 Ways to Make Essential Oils Part of Your Daily Routine
Editor’s note: A couple years ago, Adina Grigore shared with us these 6 Recipes for Beautiful Skin from her first book, and to this date, it remains one of my favorite beauty stories of all time. The simple ingredient combinations and vibrant photos instantly made me want to call up my best girlfriends for an impromptu slumber party and […]
My March 2017 List
featured image via brandy melville usa The past few weeks, I’ve actually been making it into bed by 9pm with enough time to dive into a good book before turning off the light. I sleep so much better when I get some reading time in beforehand! This month’s roundup includes my new go-to weeknight cookbook, […]
17 Resolutions To Make 2017 Your Best Year Ever
During the last few days of the year, we’re thinking about the goals that will help us become better in 2017. Whether you’re the type of person who picks one resolution and dedicates all of her energy to it, or the girl who writes down three to five resolutions to keep in mind throughout the year, I encourage you all […]
My December 2016 List
The most blissful part of the holidays is having time to truly relax, amiright? The week between Christmas and New Year’s is one of the only times of the year when I don’t feel guilty for spending an entire day lounging by the fire, hanging out with family and getting up only to pour another cup of […]
The Artist and the Storyteller
When we first thought of the “It Couple” series, we wanted it to be a place to share great love stories from inspiring couples. I imagined myself getting to hear the up-close-and-personal romances of interesting people, doing truly interesting things together as couples. I’m not sure there has ever been an installment of the series that has brought that […]
5 Essential Things to Know About Buying Champagne, According to a Beverage Expert
Tricks of the trade.
Face Your Fears in The New Year with This Life-changing Mantra
The year is wrapping up and I think I speak for a lot of you when I say, oh boy, what a year it has been. For me, it was filled with a lot of change, growth, unexpected adventures, hard conversations, many hours of reflection, and lots of time spent outside of my comfort zone […]
A Professional Organizer’s Guide to Staying Stress-Free During the Holidays
Editor’s note: Last year, Amy Vance of Eco Modern Concierge joined us to share her holiday gift-giving organizational tips. Believe it or not, her wisdom inspired me to actually get my act together a bit more this season, and as a result, I’m feeling — dare I say it — quite relaxed! She joins us again this year […]
Weekend Notes (and Win a Trip to Paris!)
Happy weekend, friends! Hope y’all are all enjoying that extra hour of sleep this morning. Phoebe came downstairs and climbed under the covers with us at 6:15am, but when I remembered that I’d actually gotten a full night’s sleep thanks to Daylight Savings, I hopped out of bed and was glad to get an early start […]