Fashion

Summer Dresses….The One Easy, Breezy Item You Need In Your Wardrobe This Season

The Trend you will love now and will take you all throughout the warm months...

Saturday, May 30th, 2020

Dare we say that our WFH wardrobe is still essential but is safely being pushed aside? Of course, social distancing, remote work, and Zoom meetings are all still incredibly prevalent these days. But with the ‘stay at home’ order slowly starting to be lifted, we’re heading outside of our homes more often, and we’re ready […]

Shopping

The Best Memorial Day Weekend Sales

And you can shop most of these online!

Sunday, May 24th, 2020

Happy MDW! It doesn’t feel the same as it has in years past, but it’s certainly nice to have a long weekend and to unofficially welcome summer. And along with MDW always comes lots of MDW sales. While stores are slowly starting to reopen (check out our article here for updates) and some of those […]

Food and Nutrition

5 Ways to Speed Up Your Metabolism Through Diet

Our Contributing Nutritionist, Catherine Kruppa, MS,CSSD, LD shares the first 5 of 10 tips to speed it up and start shedding the quarantine pounds

1. Eat Breakfast Breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day. Studies show that breakfast skippers on average consume more calories than breakfast eaters. Skipping breakfast leads to decreased productivity, irritability and fatigue mid-afternoon. Breakfast eaters can burn more than 300 calories more than non-eaters. Solutions to common excuses: “I don’t have time.” […]

Shopping

The State of Retail…..Re-opening Continues With Expanded Capacity

Retailers begin gradual transition to get back to business........stay tuned for updates daily!

Wednesday, May 20th, 2020

As we all have heard, this week we are continuing in Houston to expand store capacities again within the guidelines established by our Governor. What lies ahead, certainly for immediate, is still evolving as stores are reaching out to their clientele to get them back in again. Many are still cautiously expanding their stores, while […]

Shopping

Houston Specialty Boutiques Join Forces for a Limited Time Shopping Event

Houston For Houston This Friday May 22, Tootsies, Cotton Club Collection and others come together to support local small business

This coming Friday, May 22, an unusual shopping event is happening in Houston. 17 local boutique owners have joined forces to participate in an online shopping to encourage shoppers that are possibly not quite ready to resume their in store shopping habits but still are interested in purchasing some new summer wear. This event is […]

Dining

Houston Restaurants Still Feeding Our City Now Inside, Outside at Increased Capacity or Curbside

Restaurants are continuing to do all that is necessary to be perfect for reopening

Editor’s Note (UPDATE 6/6/20): Please support our local small businesses such as restaurants during this trying time. They are all working diligently and taking extra steps to serve our community…….they are always here for us and are accommodating our needs and keeping our city one of the best-fed in the nation. They are taking extra […]

Dining

What a great opening preview….The Turner Opened To Rave Reviews Then Quarantine Now It’s...

So much for timing.....Ben Berg opens his dreamy Polo-like supper club moments before lockdown but the reopening of the city is bringing the Turner Back!!

What a great night it was…..after much anticipation and hearing Ben speak of his newest and very special project, which he oversaw with exacting detail, Turner’s was finally here. The night was March 11 and Karen and Kevin Henry, along with Ben hosted a preview evening for it newly opened Turner’s. For me, it was […]

Beauty

Makeup for Mask-ing

For many of us this new normal may begin with revisiting our makeup stash.....however, wearing it with a Mask can be a little tricky!

Saturday, May 16th, 2020

Chelsi here…….so the whole live-like-we-used-to-live is still not a thing, however, each week more and more stores, restaurants, and salons are opening. If you are one to venture out, it is still recommended (and mandatory in my family) to social distance and wear a mask. Even though I have been enjoying this time of wearing […]

Holidays

Mother’s Day Message….Let’s Make It a Day Filled With Joy & Lots of Love and ...

Our second holiday of learning to be together while apart

Sunday, May 10th, 2020

There is nothing I love more than holidays with my family…….that’s how I was raised and for me that’s how it’s supposed to be. Things may be different, very different this holiday, as the world is far from normal. One thing is for certain and that is that we need to make this a day […]

Health + Fitness

How to Conquer Stress Eating…..Particularly When You Are Isolated

Listen to what Catherine Kruppa MS,RD,CCSD, LD.....our contributing nutritionist has to say with helpful tips when its just you and your kitchen alone!

Saturday, May 9th, 2020

There is no doubt that this has been a stressful time for each and every one of us. One way that many people cope with stress is with excess food and alcohol. They have a soothing component that can take the edge off. Unfortunately, this is short lived and we are left feeling sluggish, tired […]