Cora Rattle

As a family, we have traveled plenty with our kids. Air travel, always seems to be the most challenging, though, as we are confined to a relatively small space for an extended period of time. Here are some of our favorite things to make that process smoother!

As a mom of two, let me be the first to say that potty training is a process with many factors at play. What has been most successful for us, has been waiting for our kiddo to be ready and self advocate for this transition. To that end, here are some of our favorite products to help make this season a little bit easier for everyone involved!

Are you a tent camper or do you want to be? These are our tried and true recommendations for tent camping from a family of four plus one pup who have adventured all over the US in a tent.

New to Greeley, Colorado or planning a visit, here are my top recommendations as a wife and mom of two.

As a mom of two, I have discovered throughout the years some simple but effective ways to make life easier and more manageable. Here are my top recommendations.

As a long time and now middle-age mom who runs, here are my top recommendations to make running of any distance suck less! These are my personal favorites and/or items I’d love to try.

A bag of activities to bring along for car rides, restaurants or coffee shops, waiting rooms, or picnics. Each item has been tested by a family of four and makes the cut as quality screen free alternatives or are items we would like to try.

Businesses that I love, trust, and encourage supporting for the holiday season or all year round. Trust me - they do a happy dance when we order!

As seasoned road trippers (is that even a term?), these are our top recommendations to make hours and miles in the car smoother for everyone involved!

My goal for 2025 was to read 50 books. Here is what I have read, so far, organized by genre. Each one has a short review below. Come give me a follow over on Goodreads for my full thoughts on each book. Let me know your thoughts in the comments as well!

As a two time mama, here are my top recommendations of must-have items for the little years highlighting many small businesses.

As a mom, I need to be fueled for all of the busyness of life. Here are my top snacks that are delicious, affordable, and simple.

I like to think of myself as a somewhat crunchy mom. We live for a sense of balance in terms of what we eat and enjoy and use in our household. Here are some of my recommendations for cleaner swaps if you are looking for incremental changes to make.

If you love listening to Noah Kahan like I do and want to dress like his songs feel (earthy, cozy, and full of good vibes) this curated wardrobe is for you!!

We are a huge home coffee family. Our Breville makes that super easy. Here are some of our favorite items and resources.

Seven days. Six nights. Two kids. One big dog. Three National Parks. Endless Memories. These are our recommendations coming out of our 2025 National Parks road trip.

We hosted a Blueberries for Sal themed birthday party for our two year old and it was too cute not to share. Included in this list are things that we loved, things that supported with the planning, and things I might use if we did this theme again.

As a mom of two, I have noticed that Christmas of all the holidays is the most commercialized, with cheap plastic crap that often gets discarded or broken before we are back to school. So, I began to think about classic ways to make Christmas more meaningful by shopping small, shopping slow, and being more intentional. Here are my top recommendations. Share yours in the comments.