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The Weekender

December 16, 2018 by Hillary 4 Comments

Hi!

It’s been a really nice, low-key weekend around here, and as I am on my computer with a puppy snoozing at my feet, I felt inclined to share in this little space of mine I show up at every so often.

The Weekender

— The highlight of our weekend was, without a doubt, dog-sitting a 4-month-old miniature Australian Shepard, Georgia; Nick and I both fell head over heels. She and Koba have been playing non-stop, and aside from pee puddles in the house and needing to chew on all the things, the house feels even homier with the double dose of puppy love. 

— I am planning to make these grain-free gingerbread chocolate chip muffins via Lexi’s Clean Kitchen in the morning. How could I not be excited about breakfast this week? 

— It was a big week for Beautycounter! Get this: Beautycounter is the top trending beauty brand of 2018! Yes, that means people are Google-ing safer personal care products. We are making strides towards getting safer skincare in the hands of everyone, and it is so exciting! To top it off, Beautycounter also won the Corporate Social Responsibility Award to recognize our work in Washington DC fighting for better beauty laws. It feels pretty darn good to be a part of this movement.

— We are headed to cold Colorado on Sunday, and to say that we are ready to head West is an understatement. The mountains (and family time) are calling! 

— Christmas came early in the way of a beautiful Omega juicer, and Nick and I immediately jumped on the celery juice train. Of course I want to juice more than stalks of celery, but I am very curious to see what the hype is all about. Seeing that I deal with chronic gut/skin issues, I am eager to see if sipping straight celery juice, in fact, has miracle healing powers. I recommend checking out @medicalmedium, the man and NY Times best-selling author behind said celery juice “movement.”

— We had the best quick lunch at Fresh Kitchen Saturday afternoon after a gym date, and now I want to eat all the mashed cauliflower – holy yum!

I’m off to snuggle puppies and get ready for this final week before a much-needed Christmas vacation! 

xx Hill

Have you tried celery juice?

What holiday recipes have you been enjoying?


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  1. Mom says

    December 17, 2018 at 7:09 am

    Love to see these types of posts! More, more :)

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    • Hillary says

      December 17, 2018 at 7:59 am

      xoxoxo

      Reply
  2. Kelli H says

    December 17, 2018 at 4:16 pm

    Where in CO are you headed? Is Family meeting you there or you have family that lives there?
    I’ve been making a lot of Sarah’s (making thyme for health) gingerbread recipes. They are SO good!

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    • Hillary says

      December 17, 2018 at 6:15 pm

      Southwest, CO – Durango-ish area… I have family there!

      I love Sarah’s recipes, especially her breakfast recipes! And gingerbread is a favorite this time of year :)

      Reply

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