by Christine O’Donnell | Dec 12, 2017 | Wellness | Nearly 90,000 people have been displaced due to massive wildfires and smoke in Southern California as of Monday morning. Parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties are flagged as “unhealthy air quality” areas as thick smoke continues to spread due to the Thomas, Creek, Rye and Skirball fires. The added toxins … Read more
by Christine O’Donnell | Nov 24, 2017 | Wellness After 19 weeks of waiting, guessing and family predictions, we now know the gender of Baby Kuzj! It’s a girl! We’re excited to dive into the adventurous world of parenting, and let’s be real — slightly nervous. There’s something about knowing what we’re having that makes pregnancy more real! My husband … Read more
by Christine O’Donnell | Nov 21, 2017 | Wellness | Joy. Plain and simple. I want my pregnancy to be as happy as possible without me freaking out over every number on the scale. I know I’m pregnant and all, and weight gain shouldn’t matter… but it does to me. And, if I’m stressing over every pound I gain, then I’m … Read more
by Christine O’Donnell | Nov 14, 2017 | Wellness | We’re pregnant! I’m 17 weeks along and there’s no turning back now. We found out pretty early at just 3 weeks and were very surprised… here’s the story! My husband and I had been thinking about “trying” for more than a year, but something always seemed to “come up,” before we … Read more
I can’t help it — I’m a skeptical person. It must be from all those years working as a journalist. So when Alexandra Luizzi of Twig and Stone asked me if I wanted to smudge myself and my home, I didn’t know what to think. I had no idea what smudging even was. But I decided to … Read more