#AD: Attention All Environmentally Friendly Parents

September 22, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

As a parent, we want the best for our children, but what about the world we’re leaving them? When it comes to babies, items come in abundance and have a short life span. Think about the number of diapers you will go through, clothing, toys, etc. in just the first few years. This abundance of […]

Week 1 at Bellair Farm CSA and a Memorial Day weekend reminder

May 24, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

#WorthyStyle fact: Did you know I grew up on a farm? From my Dad’s college years until 2000, my family raised us on Maple Downs Farm in Rockbridge County, Virginia, just outside of Lexington. At around 400 acres, it was paradise for a free-roaming exploring child! Now that #BabyMCVA is mobile and an enthusiastic and […]

Lately Loving: The Little Market

December 30, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

Remember Lauren Conrad “LC” from Laguna Beach and The Hills? Well, she has had a lot of different projects going on since finishing up her ‘reality’ series. From her LC by Lauren Conrad line at Kohls to her Paper Crown collection, as well as her XO(eco) by Blue Avocado designs and her book series, she […]

Awesome new brand: XO(eco) by Blue Avocado

July 23, 2012.Reading time 5 minutes.

(Photo: Courtesy of PRNewsFoto/Unifi, Inc.) Everyone knows I am a big fan of Lauren Conrad, and it has been wonderful to see her different projects emerge since The Hills ended. She has once again impressed me, an Environmental Policy major no less, with her most recent project – XO(eco) by Blue Avocado. As written by […]

Do I want to be a Litigator?

January 9, 2011.Reading time 5 minutes.

Do I want to be a litigator? I was asked this question on Friday by my boss at my internship. She is a fantastic attorney, with a family life and is from a similar background as me (same congressional district, grew up on a farm in rural VA). She went to a small liberal arts […]

Oxfords and Oysters

August 31, 2010.Reading time 4 minutes.

I cannot wait to go to this event which is hosted by Sky Blue Events! I am busily trying to figure out a way to get up there and possibly stay the night. I love the cause, as my major is doubled in political science and environmental studies, and I have a few aquaintances who […]