2017-12-27 16:43
Wowie, what a year it has been. At this time of the year I always find myself feeling overly reflective and introspective. I find myself seeking out both the highs and the lows of the… Read More
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The goal of Something Swell is to help teach readers how to achieve a desirable and eco-friendly lifestyle through posts on eco-conscious fashion, keeping healthy, creating unique and upcycled D.I.Y.s, and crafting delicious treats and beverages without animal products.
2017-12-23 16:05
There is something in my life that has been a major hurdle for me healthwise. I know I have been alluding to talking about it in a few recent posts, but I have found it hard to find t… Read More
2017-12-12 14:21
Our healthcare nightmare This time last year, was a hard time for A and I. We had just moved into our first home (so money was tight) and we had finally come off of my old company’s i… Read More
2017-12-05 13:10
Recently I had the honor of having a personal article published in Bust. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Bust, it is a kick-ass, groundbreaking, women’s lifestyle magazine an… Read More
2017-11-10 06:00
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2017-11-08 06:00
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2017-11-06 06:00
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2017-11-03 06:00
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2017-10-18 06:00
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2017-10-16 06:00
There have been a few recent health-related changes to my diet, the most depressing being no more coffee. I know. It hurts. As someone who has been routinely drinking 2-3 cups of coffee a d… Read More
2017-10-09 06:00
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2017-10-04 06:00
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2017-10-02 06:00
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2017-09-29 06:00
Citrus is potentially one of my favorite things. Every morning I like to start my day with a mug of hot lemon water because it is both delicious, and very good for your health. So with all… Read More
2017-09-25 06:00
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2017-09-15 06:00
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2017-09-13 06:00
Hello friendlies! Today we are continuing our three part mini-series “Organize Your: _____” with a new section today on organizing your house. When I was a kid, my mom alwa… Read More
2017-09-11 06:00
Recently I have been struggling with remembering to wash my face (or brush my teeth, ew I know) before bed. I think it is a combination of running all the time, and some personal dramas, bu… Read More
2017-09-06 06:00
For my 21st birthday, my dad took me on a special trip just the two of us. We went up to our cabin in Northern California, and spent a wonderful evening at the Black Oak Casino drinking and… Read More
2017-09-06 06:00
A few months back, A and I moved into our first home and it was magical. Well, for us it was anyways. For some I guess you could say it was an absolute nightmare. Our house was very afforda… Read More
2017-09-04 06:00
About a year ago, I shared with you the wonder of Thinx underwear, in one of my most popular posts of all time. Apparently you guys are open books like me and really like talking about the… Read More
2017-09-04 06:00
Hello Peeps! A few weeks back we were chatting about our new series: D.I.Y. All Natural where I shared our recipe for D.I.Y. Windex. Originally when I came up with the idea of doing a serie… Read More
2017-08-21 06:00
Hola! Today we are talking about the latest and greatest things on my radar. Things have been really great for us lately. We just returned from visiting some friends (and one friend’s… Read More
2017-08-18 06:00
I am sure that you all remember my post about leaving my job at Abercrombie after I realized that I could no longer work in such a toxic industry with a clear conscience. However, what I am… Read More
2017-07-01 06:00
Hello friends! Today I would like to introduce you to a new series. This series is called “Organize Your ____” and is a three part series on how to declutter various aspects of… Read More
2017-05-12 06:00
A few months back, A and I moved into our first home and it was magical. Well, for us it was anyways. For some I guess you could say it was an absolute nightmare. Our house was very afforda… Read More
2017-04-14 06:00
Hello friendlies! Today we are continuing our three part mini-series “Organize Your: _____” with a new section today on organizing your house. When I was a kid, my mom alwa… Read More
2017-04-14 00:52
As you all know, I am a huge Pinterest freak (this week we I finally hit 15,000 followers)! Anyways, bragging aside, I find that Pinterest is the perfect place for scatterbrained creative t… Read More
2017-03-29 06:00
As many of you know, a few months ago A and I took a big leap and moved to Austin, Texas from Columbus, Ohio. We knew one person here, and had no real idea what we were getting ourselves in… Read More
2017-03-27 06:00
When it comes to recycling, I can be a bit of a control freak. Like yelling at strangers in public to pick up their recyclables kind of control freak….it is seriously bad. I don&rsqu&helli…Read More
2017-03-24 06:00
So you guys know me, I am a cheap lady. I call it being “fiscally responsible” but really all that means is that we just bought a house and a dog, and we are going to Europe in… Read More
2017-03-22 06:00
Hola! Today we are talking about the latest and greatest things on my radar. Things have been really great for us lately. I just had my spring break last week and it was a wonderful chance… Read More
2017-03-20 06:00
When A and I first moved to Ohio, it was the only time in our lives that we had encountered truly cold weather. Don’t get me wrong, snowboarding is my favorite sport and I w… Read More
2017-03-14 06:00
There is nothing I love more than receiving a surprise bouquet of roses. It is sweet, thoughtful, and it makes the house smell great and feel amazingly homey. The only problem is that I can… Read More
2017-03-06 06:00
As long as I can remember, I have always been a morning person. Well, I used to naturally be a morning person. Then college happened. To put it lightly, I began to sleep the sleep of a drun… Read More
2017-02-28 06:00
Hello friends! I know that I am on a real roll here with creating new series, so I figured I should toss one more in the mix. This new series is called “Clean Out Your ____” and… Read More
2017-02-27 06:00
For Christmas this year, A and I decided not to do gifts since we had just purchased our first home and were trying to save our money. We did however, get each other a Costco membership and… Read More
2017-02-24 06:00
Image via Hello friends and happy Friyay!!! Whoo-hoo we made it (why is it that short work weeks sometimes feel the longest?)! This week has been absolutely nuts for me, but equally awesome… Read More
2017-02-21 06:00
Hello everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful President’s Day weekend, we had a great time here in Austin. It was our first day to reach over 90 in 2017 and it was stunning. We spent… Read More
2017-02-15 06:00
Hello amigos! Today is a really exciting day on the blog because we are introducing one of my new favorite series…*drumroll* our monthly bento box! Working at a preschool has go… Read More
2017-02-13 06:00
Hello dear friends. I know that I have been beyond M.I.A. for the better part of these last few months and I must say it has been hard to conquer the fear of jumping back into blogging. To… Read More
2017-02-10 06:00
Hello everyone! Today we are dipping back into our newest series “Currently Digging” after a brief hiatus. With so much going on these last few months, the only thing I have bee… Read More
2017-02-07 06:00
Hola chicas! Today we are talking about a super easy and yummy cocomel pretzel treat that you can make in just five minutes (yes you read that right). I have always been a real sucker… Read More
2017-02-07 06:00
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I have been searching high and low for a “healthy” black bean brownie recipe. As I talked about in our monthly Currently Diggi… Read More
2016-11-21 06:00
Ahhh Thanksgiving. Is there another day that is as warm and family centric in the year? Every year my dad invites over our entire family for a huge Thanksgiving feast, we are talking 45 peo… Read More
2016-11-13 17:34
Image via Hello friends and welcome to the end of one of the darkest weeks in American history. I know I was not the only one who spent all of Tuesday night/Wednesday morning tossing a… Read More
2016-11-01 06:00
Everyone talks about the typical college experience: solo cups, toga parties, all night study sessions, eating couch pizza… you get the drill. The only thing different for me in… Read More
2016-10-26 17:12
I have been trying to shake things up here a little bit on the blog by adding in a few new mini series. This post is the first of many in my latest brain child I like to call “New Fav… Read More
2016-10-19 06:00
There is just something about caramel apples that is inherently nostalgic to me. As a kid, when my parents would take us to Marini’s on the Santa Cruz wharf to pick out a tr… Read More
2016-10-18 06:00
1) Voluspa Baltic Amber Candle My pre school’s booster club bought me this candle for my birthday and I could not be more obsessed with the scent! Amber is so perfect for this fall ti… Read More
2016-10-17 06:00
Hello friends and prepare yourself, I am about to get loquacious. I am sure that you have noticed over the past month that I haven’t been on the blog much, which makes me quite sad. I… Read More
2016-09-23 06:00
OK, real talk time. Show of hands, who else is so incredibly sick of getting a thousand credit card offers, loan pre-approvals, and random take out menus in their mailbox everyday? Well, I… Read More
2016-09-20 06:00
A and I like to play a game sometimes where we discuss what our best life purchases have been since we got married – as well as our worst. Currently our top three bests list goes some… Read More
2016-09-14 06:00
Fall is my absolute favorite time of year. I know it sounds super basic, but the pumpkin spiced lattes, my birthday, the apple picking, the changing leaves, my birthday – it is all so… Read More
2016-09-12 23:47
Before we jump into this post here, I wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone for bearing with me while we moved to Austin this past week. Things have definitely been hectic to say the l… Read More
2016-08-29 06:00
A few years back I decided to try my first ever Bikram yoga class. For those of you who don’t know, Bikram is a ninety minute yoga class conducted in a room of 104 degrees. The c… Read More
2016-08-26 06:00
As I have mentioned in previous articles, my skin tends to lean to the sensitive side. Especially in eye creams and face wipes, I have found that my skin has a tendency to become red and ir… Read More
2016-08-26 06:00
Change One Thing: Rethink That Giftwrap This week’s Change One Thing post, is one that is a very tricky one for me to abide by! This week’s post focuses on the wastefulness of g… Read More
2016-08-24 06:00
I know that to most people (especially those with kids), summer is over and back to school is on the brain. But I say, all the way up until Labor Day, IT IS SUMMER. I refuse to concede so e… Read More
2016-08-23 06:00
My biggest obsession 90% of the time is how soon I can go to Goodwill, what I can buy from Goodwill, maybe I could get that at Goodwill. Not only does thrift shopping same your exorbitant a… Read More
2016-08-17 06:00
When it comes to moving, you can say that I have done it a bit too much for my age and I have done it many different ways. I have moved from Santa Cruz to San Francisco (where I had two dif… Read More
2016-08-17 06:00
To say that things have been crazy lately is a bit of an understatement. Not only are we in the process of moving to Austin Texas. but we also have been traveling like crazy! And as much fu… Read More
2016-08-15 06:00
To be honest, going vegetarian wasn’t really hard for me, but going vegan was a larger struggle. I used to be a huge cheese eater, so giving that up has been ridiculously hard at time… Read More
2016-08-10 06:00
I remember when I was a kid and I could not wait to be an adult because it meant being able to buy whatever I wanted and eating ice cream for breakfast. Then I became an adult and I realize… Read More
2016-08-09 06:00
This is actually the first real travel guide that I have ever made for you guys, but I’m excited to finally give you the down low on our future home, Austin Texas. Austin has an insan… Read More
2016-08-03 06:00
I think that one of the hardest parts about maintaining a vegan lifestyle is the time that it takes. If you really think about it, all of the quick “on-the-go” meals that y… Read More
2016-08-02 06:00
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2016-08-01 06:00
With our upcoming move to Austin Texas approaching, A and I have been trying our best to scrimp and save wherever we can. In case you haven’t heard, moving across the country (for the… Read More
2016-08-01 06:00
A few months ago I watched the documentary Food Inc. and basically went from carnivore to vegan overnight. If you haven’t seen the documentary, I firmly suggest you give it a watch. I… Read More
2016-07-29 06:00
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2016-07-27 20:02
(Image via) As crazy as it is to believe that it is almost August, I could not be more excited to have the opportunity to head out to Chicago next week for my cousin’s wedding. The la… Read More
2016-07-25 06:00
Growing up in California and being as pale as I am in probably one of God’s cruelest jokes. If it were up to me, I would spend 1000% of my days crisping in the sun like the girl in a… Read More
2016-07-21 06:02
As I have mentioned in the past, I am not exactly the most efficient person when it comes to going through TSA. I am a very organized girl by natural, but something about going through… Read More
2016-07-20 06:00
I know that I am not alone here when I say that coffee is my day wine. Coffee is a magical elixir, that fuels leaders to success and it is what gets me out of bed in the morning (otherwise… Read More
2016-07-19 06:00
Hello buddies! I hope that everyone is enjoying their week so far! We definitely are, there is so much going on here that things feel pretty crazy and exciting all in one. With all of this… Read More
2016-07-18 06:00
Whenever summertime rolls around I get super excited about the prospect of wearing sandals at all times, but this feeling is immediately followed by panic at the state of my toe nails. I we… Read More
2016-07-15 06:00
Change One Thing: Styrofoam is a Nature No-No Lots of time when you purchase to-go coffees, order an online product, or buy meat in the grocery store, it will come in Styrofoam or Pol… Read More
2016-07-14 16:00
A huge congratulations to our phone case winner @Wendiecakes! You have been contacted via email regarding your prize. Thanks so much to all who entered! As much as I love your typical acces… Read More
2016-07-14 16:00
As much as I love your typical accessories (socks, purses, scarves, you name it) I think a good phone case has the potential to be my favorite among all others. There is something so fun ab… Read More
2016-07-11 06:01
I hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend, I know I did! My dad and stepmom arrived yesterday to visit us for the first time here in Columbus and we have been having a blast showing them… Read More
2016-07-11 06:00
When it came to skincare I used to be the worst. Seriously I used to just say I was not good at “being a girl” because I hated washing my face (unless I was exfoliating, which I… Read More
2016-07-08 06:00
Change One Thing: Almonds Are Thirsty Growing up in California means that you grow up thinking a lot of things are normal that might not be so normal, i.e. most high schools don’… Read More
2016-07-07 06:00
As many of you may have guessed at this point, A really loves beer and I really love wine. We complete each other *cue awwws*. Point is that the man enjoys a good brew and he went on a long… Read More
2016-07-06 06:00
In a lot of ways, I am a total creature of habit. I weirdly love reading about other people’s morning routines and finding little things that I can implement into my daily routines wi… Read More
2016-07-05 06:00
When I quit my job two weeks ago, my co-worker Kate threw me a really sweet good-bye spread complete with oreos, veggie fries, fruit…basically all my favorite things PLUS she got me… Read More
2016-07-01 06:00
Change One Thing: Shower With a Friend As I mentioned last week in my Change One Thing post last week, I grew up in California which is in a mega-drought. The fact that I grew up ther… Read More
2016-06-29 06:00
I think one of the greatest overarching pleasures of summer, is the wonderful magic of patio drinking. I have a poster above our bar cart that reads “I am outdoorsy in that I like get… Read More
2016-06-28 06:00
When it comes to Pinterest, I am deeply, deeply obsessed. I often find myself in what A calls a “scroll hole” which is where I will find myself pinning images of succulents when… Read More
2016-06-27 06:00
As I stated on Monday, I am eagerly awaiting the Fourth of July. Why? Because I am a patriot dammit….oh and also because FOOD. I love barbeques, which is probably a weird thing for a… Read More
2016-06-27 06:00
The Fourth of July is one of my all time favorite holidays (yes I know, every holiday is my favorite holiday, cut me some slack alright) and I always feel so nostalgic for years past when I… Read More
2016-06-24 06:00
Hello all and happy Friday! This week has been absolutely ah-mazing (understatement of the century). Working on the blog from home is what I have been doing every Saturday and Sunday f… Read More
2016-06-23 06:00
Making the leap to eco-friendly fashion from more mainstream fare typically means considering a number of factors when shopping, such as the where, the how, and the who of the creation proc… Read More
2016-06-22 06:00
I am not sure what it is about going vegan, but somehow as soon as you start not only do people seem to suddenly to think that what you ingest is any of their business, they also appea… Read More
2016-06-21 06:00
I had thought that today was supposed to be the first day of the summer solstice, but google just told me that it was yesterday. Boo. Either way I am always more than eager for summer to ta… Read More
2016-06-20 08:00
I have said it before and I will say it again: I am always a fan of anything that helps get my morning running smoother. We are all busy people, and even if you are a morning person like I… Read More
2016-06-19 06:00
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2016-06-16 12:07
Today I absolutely could not be more overjoyed to share something with all of you that I have been keeping to myself which, if you know me, is pretty hard for me to do. Today marks my final… Read More
2016-06-14 11:24
Hello friends! How was everyone’s weekend? I had a wonderful weekend thanks for asking 😉 A and I went and saw Saint Motel at the A&R Bar, for those of you who haven’… Read More
2016-06-08 11:44
I cannot speak for everyone, but I can imagine a few of you are like me and have a drawer at work neatly labeled “personal” which we all know is really just code for “my f… Read More
2016-06-06 06:00
A special congratulations to our winner Dandi D! 🙂 Is there anything more nostalgic than a delicious, classic, campfire s’mores. With summer in full swing this is typically on… Read More
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