We all dream of having a job that we LOVE to go to every day. But to love where you work AND create friendships that can get you through just about anything? Well THAT is next level. Ages ago, someone grabbed my ear about how awesome it was to work at Sweet Mimi’s Café and […]

You may have heard this new term that’s been thrown around these past few years, “sober curious“. When I first heard the expression, I laughed out loud. But as the podcaster continued to explain the expression, I realized that he was describing me. And as I continued to learn more and more about “sober curiosity”, […]

So I have a confession to make. There is a dish that we have been making three times per week, for about five years now. Through summer and winter. In other words, I have eaten this same dinner approximately 780 times in the last several years. And it is this two-ingredient salmon. You’d think I’d […]

I walked right into a fairy tale. That’s the first thought that came to mind when visiting Bethany, founder of the locally-based Arcadian Revival microblog.  I thought we’d spend the morning enjoying some coffee together while chatting about their family’s spring and Easter traditions. And of course, I was eager to learn more about Bethany […]

PRIME STORAGE IS A SCOOP PARTNER Oh that first sign of spring! You open the front door to hear the birds chirping and your heart skips a beat. AND if you’re anything like me, you’ve just hit your limit. Your limit of winter in upstate New York, that is. DONE with the thirty something weather, […]

When Christine Goutos filled out an application for employment at Rockabella Boutique, she never imagined how life would unfold. She took this little job, as many Skidmore College students do, while evaluating career paths. (I mean who on earth REALLY knows what they want to do at this point in their lives?) With incredibly hard […]

It’s always so exciting to sit down with an entrepreneur who is on a mission to better the world and who can NOT. BE. STOPPED. This was the feeling I got as soon as I started chatting with Annie Berdar, half of the brains behind the Bare Blends franchise. Annie’s commitment to making “plant-based” taste […]

Obviously, none of us saw it coming. In January of 2020, we had just made the decision to change our youngest, who had been attending Saratoga Independent School only part time, to FULL-TIME. Oh, I had big plans. Plans to be done with this decade as a stay-at-home-mom. Plans to get BACK to work full-time. […]

I was intrigued when I first saw the invite to The 408’s Winter Forest Wine Dinner. One, because I was ready for a night out with friends after a few months of hunkering down. Two, the menu sounded amazing. And three. Besides a birthday party we attended when they had just opened, we haven’t had […]

I remember the day I had heard that Solevo had opened their doors. Right there in town, with many already established traditional Italian restaurants just blocks away. “Do we really have room for THIS much Italian?” was my first thought. And I’m sure I wasn’t the only Saratogian thinking this. To my surprise, Solevo quickly […]

ROOHAN REALTY IS A SCOOP PARTNER With housing inventory being at record lows, many people are turning to new construction and are more than happy to take advantage of the many perks it has to offer. Here I share some reasons why people are choosing to build the home of their dreams in today’s market, […]

I used to have so much more time to bake. And I truly LOVE to bake. But not the fancy stuff. My goal has always been to focus on the basics. To practice and perfect just a few All American favorites. So that when I have to entertain, whether it’s a family barbecue full of […]