Holiday Gift Guide: For Me

Dear Santa (and anyone else wanting to pretend to be Santa),

My wish list is pictured above. I'd like pretty much everything. And I'll take any of the boots from Free People in a size 7.

You're the best!

Sincerely,
Jade

P.S.- I still hear the bell!

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Simply Feet

Stopping in real quick on this Tuesday afternoon to talk about shoes. Comfy shoes. I used to be a total stiletto wearer. The higher the better in my book. But after having a child, I value comfort over appeal any day. That's where Simply Feet comes into play. 

Simply Feet specializes in foot care. They offer orthaheel insoles for posture and alignment, which William needs in his life. Even Adrienne needs little kiddie ones, since she has her daddy's fat, unaligned tootsies. 

If arch support insoles are more your thing, they have those, too. I had a pair of them when I used to work at a pharmacy. I would stand up for eight hours straight. The arch supports were a foot-saver. 

Simply Feet also has a wide variety of men's and woman's shoes that feel good on your feet. 

1. Woman's Tennis Shoes 2. Frank Shoes 3. Beige Sandals 4. Classic Shoes 5. Men's Tennis Shoes 6. Clarity Sandals

This guest post was in collaboration with Simply Feet. If you'd like to see your business on my blog, email jade(@)coffeeandcashmere.com.

Halloween 4.0

Each year I tell myself I am not doing Halloween again. Ever. Sorry, kid. I'm done. And then by the time the next October comes around I'm all like, awe you are going to be so super duper cute in this outfit! Let's go trick or treating!

Then we do. And after my frizzled (is it too late for coffee, never mind, I'll take two bottles of pinot then) mind clears from the said hype of Halloween, I vow to never do it again, again. 

This Halloween it rained and poured, but I knew Adrienne's little heart would have been straight crushed if we didn't solicit candy from strangers at night. Because that always makes total sense. So, we braved mother nature and met up with her little friends. Everything started off fairly sane, but then it started getting harder and harder to keep up with our massive gang of tiny-sized humans.

By the end of the sugar fueled run, Adrienne was walking like a glossy-eyed zombie baby, while shoveling as much candy into her mouth as humanly zombiely possible. I was about to short circuit from stepping in twentybajillion puddles and, well, from the madness of it all. I was whining and over it. I needed to go back home. To my wine. And solitude. And we did.

Thanks, Halloween, for always being on point for parents.

Read about last year's Halloween by going HERE.

I once again put her Mud Pie tutu under her bumble bee costume, because we love the poof. Wings are from the Dollar Tree. She also wore Jefferies knee-high socks and Circo glitter shoes.

Direct Luggage

Holidays and traveling go hand in hand. I know that from personal experience. Unfortunately and fortunately at the same time, we have zero family in our city. All our relatives live far away, and we all meet up somewhere for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Hectic is an understatement.

Most of the time, when we travel by car to family functions, I bring my trusty Louis Vuitton duffle bag. It's just the right size for a weekend trip and stylish enough to go anywhere. Well, except an airport. It's too big to be a carry on, and I wouldn't trust just anyone to "carefully" stuff it underneath a plane for take off. That's when I'd need a heavy duty suitcase in toe.

Anyineedavacation, Direct Luggage is your place to purchase any and every kind of travel accessory. From backpacks, to suitcases, to laptop bags, these guys have you and your clothes covered.

1. Purple Rock Suitcase 2. Red Lulu Guinness Lips Suitcase 3. Yellow Samsonite 4. Samsonite Backpack 5. Mossman Trunk 6. Samsonite Duffle on Wheels 7. Briefcase

Direct Luggage has an array of Lulu Guinness Lips suitcases in plenty of colors. My favorite is the cherry red. Perfect to make a pop in any airport. They also have Samsanite holdalls with wheels that are super easy to lug around. And probably my most favorite? The Mossman Diamond Ali trunks. I wouldn't travel with one of these, but these trunks are gorgeous when used as decor in your home. You can stuff unsightly blankets or toys in one right before company comes over. Hey-oh.

This guest post was in collaboration with Direct Luggage. If you'd like to see your business on my blog, email jade(@)coffeeandcashmere.com.

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Acorn Cookies Revisited

It's going to be pretty slow around these parts for the next two months. This move is really getting intense. I have three weeks to get my ish together (for real) and then unpack it all. Plus throw Thanksgiving, Adrienne's birthday, and Christmas somewhere into the mix.

Since my mind isn't in full on blog mode, but my blogging heart will always go on Celine Dion style, I'm going to be dropping in randomly with my favorite blog posts from the past. Don't worry, though, I will also still pump out some great giveaways, share my new favorite items, and give you the best gift-guides for the upcoming holiday season in between all the madness.

So, without further ado, I'm going to start off by sharing my favorite Thanksgiving treat, acorn cookies. These are really fun for little kiddos to put together and look great set out around a Thanksgiving table. Ohandplusalso, they are pretty yummy, too.

Go HERE for the recipe!