I’ve called Omaha home for the last five years now. That both feels like the blink of an eye and a lifetime. When I moved here, I was 22 years old. I had just graduated college and was married two weeks prior. The only time I had been to the Midwest before I moved here… [Read More]
My LASIK Consultation Experience
I’m a big believer in creating the future you want for yourself. We are in control of our actions, our decisions, and what we decide to accept or not accept in our lives. Last month I decided I was done with accepting glasses and contacts as a part of my life. I want to fix… [Read More]
Take the cash back give-back challenge this holiday season
I don’t even know how this happened, but we are right at the start of the holiday season. It’s a time of celebrations with loved ones, cherished traditions, delicious food, presents, and so much fun. This time of year makes me feel so lucky. I love my life and the people I share it with…. [Read More]
My Double Jaw Surgery Experience: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (2 weeks post-op)
On Thursday, August 23, 2018, I had double jaw surgery. This included a Le Fort 3 Osteotomy on my upper jaw and a Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy on my lower jaw. This corrective jaw surgery (otherwise known as orthognathic surgery) was done to fix skeletal and dental irregularities I was born with. Read on to hear… [Read More]
Supporting Local: Omaha Farmers Market & First National Bank
Summertime in Omaha is a beautiful thing. The sky is so blue and absolutely everything is in bloom. With ExO, I feel like I skipped most of summertime this year. Don’t get me wrong, it was completely worth it for all the valuable learnings and professional development I received, and I would do it over… [Read More]
Summer date night at an Omaha Storm Chasers baseball game
Summer time and the living is easy. Okay, while I like that song, those lyrics have been anything but true for me this summer. ExO has been incredibly stressful, time-consuming and overwhelming. And while I’m really, really loving it, I’m also having to make sure to schedule time to switch my brain off and get… [Read More]
Stephanie Moss Salon expands to Countryside Village
Good news for all my local readers: Stephanie Moss has expanded into a second Omaha location in Countryside Village! For fellow downtown dwellers who don’t live out West by the original Village Point location, this means what was a 20+ minute drive is now more like 10 minutes. Win! The new studio looks a lot… [Read More]
Local Event: Nebraska Tour Company Culinary Tours
Omaha is a city with a packed social calendar. Any day of the week there is usually a charity gala, a concert, an art exhibit and a food event happening somewhere around town. I thought it would be fun to highlight a few of my favorite Omaha events from time to time for my local… [Read More]
A check-in on our conservation efforts
A check-in on our progress as we strive to lower our carbon footprint and make use of the Hefty EnergyBag™ program here in Omaha. I swear the older I get the more I blink and time flies. I feel like I was just telling you guys about the new Hefty ® EnergyBag™ orange bags Josh and… [Read More]
One thing to start doing today to lower your carbon footprint
Lower your carbon footprint in time for Earth Day by making this one seriously simple change to your everyday routine. The older I get, the more I realize how blessed we all are. Blessed to live in the time period that we do, with technology, information, and truly the world at our fingertips. We have… [Read More]
5 Stylist Secrets for Faster Hair Growth
We all want mermaid hair for the summer. Hair that is long and strong and will look gorgeous for all those beach selfies. (Ariel is a #hairgoals OG.) If you’ve been struggling to grow your hair out, try these 5 tips from one of the country’s top stylists to make your hair grow longer–fast! If… [Read More]