Author Archives: Emily Koelsch

With so many things cancelled, rescheduled, or changed in recent months, finding new things to do has been a key in our house for staying mentally healthy. In keeping with that goal, yesterday my daughter and I took an online cooking class called Anytime Gingerbread. Admittedly, I’m a little over all things virtual and couldContinue reading “A Perfect Diversion: Local Bites Cooking Classes”

At the outset, it’s important for me to make sure that this title is not misleading. Let me be clear: we are not winning at this quarantine. Things are not going well by any pre-quarantine metrics. The wheels have long since fallen off and are nowhere to be found. That said, we have had plentyContinue reading “Quarantine Wins”

On the Friday of Martin Luther King Weekend, we looked at our schedule and realized we had three clear days (all of which were going to be bad weather in Memphis). So, on a whim we decided to head to St. Louis. I’d recently read an article that it’s one of the best cities inContinue reading “A Long Weekend in St. Louis”

We just got back from a long road trip – ten hours each way with a 20-month-old and a four-year-old. I love a good game of “I Spy” as much as the next person, but… Audio books and kids podcasts were life saving for this trip. Plus, they’ve become a staple in our house forContinue reading “5 Kids Podcasts That They’ll Love (And You Won’t Hate)”

I remember well the first time someone said, “you can just venmo me.” I said “perfect” as I desperately tried to figure out what I had agreed to: first thought, it was an acronym, but that was a dead end (try it for a moment and see the best that you can come up with:Continue reading “Just Venmo Me”

Now that I read a number of blogs, I see a few topics that seem to come up regularly. One of those topics is face and skincare and the many things associated with it: what products to use, what routines to follow, what should you do and how often should you do it, etc., etc.Continue reading “Daily Skincare Routine: What’s Necessary and Why”

After I did a series of fitness posts a few weeks back, a good friend suggested that I check out meditation. She argued that the health benefits of meditation rivaled those of working out and that I would be making a mistake to focus solely on a running or fitness routine without integrating meditation. HerContinue reading “Why (and How) I Started Practicing Mindfulness Meditation”

I’ve had the privilege of being in the same book club for the last eight years. A lot has changed in that time – people have moved away, new members have joined, babies have been born, weddings have been celebrated. But at the same time, much has stayed the same. We meet once a monthContinue reading “Book Club All-Time-Favorites List”

We love books in our house, and our shelves are overflowing with children’s books of all kinds. Yet, we often fall into a rut of reading some of the same books over and over again. While these are great, there’s a lot to be said for throwing some new material in the mix! With thatContinue reading “10 Children’s Books that You and Your Kids Will Love”