ETX Lifestyle Blog
10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Got Goats
#1. Goats eat everything, literally everything, but the grass. Goats are browsers not grazers. Even though goats are thought of as farm animals like cattle …
Father’s Day Gift Guide 2020
Men, in general are notoriously hard to buy gifts for. In my experience, they either buy what they want, or want things out of my …
Eat Your Yard
A guide for finding your sanity and your dinner Much like most people I am safe at home during this quarantine. Especially since I am …
The Rainbow Room
As I put together our daughter’s online wish list to share with family this last year I was reminded of how fortunate our kid is. …
Biscuit Eater Bakery Hits Their Sweetspot
Biscuit Eater Bakery has hit their sweet spot with their new location in the Lufkin mall. With plenty of foot traffic the family behind the …
Love Is In The Hair
How many of us have a love/hate relationship with their hair? When it’s great, I feel like I’m unstoppable. When it’s less than great it …
ETX Award Winning J. Whitt Tattooer
Take every preconceived notion you have about tattoo artists and throw them out the window. That’s what I had to do when I met Josh …
Moss: Where Flowers Are Fair
I found Moss completely by accident while I was exploring Tyler, Texas a few weeks ago. I worked in a flower shop while I was …
Get Bee-Sensitized at Elzner Farms
It all started with a children’s picture book titled, “The Honeybee” by Kristin Hall. We checked it out for our daughter at our local library. …
Trendy Chicks Boutique
I have been following Trendy Chicks boutique in Longview, TX on Instagram for a while now. Their account caught my attention because while the clothes …
A Baker As Sweet As Her Cookies
I fancy myself a competent baker. I have nothing on Rebecca Barron of Barron’s Bakes in Longview, TX. I came across her sugar cookies on …
The Local Artist You Have Been Missing
What inspires you? Is it an amazing meal, the beauty all around us in nature, live music or art? I seek out all of those …
Free & Fun Kid’s Summer Activities
Summertime can be a really challenging time for parents. We don’t want our kids to succumb to screen time overload but we can’t entertain them …
How Yoga Has Changed My Life
I have practiced yoga throughout my adult life. The only time period I was really devoted was when I was pregnant. I went multiple times …
The Best Run Is In Color
I have a love hate relationship with running. I love that it’s a free form of exercise. I hate that you have to run. When …
Why You Should Attract Hummingbirds
Coming from a City on the West Coast we didn’t encounter as much wildlife as we do here in East Texas. One thing we enjoyed …
Gardening Helps Kids Grow
Spring is so close you can almost taste all those fresh berries and veggies that follow. I love living in a place that gives us …
Melinda’s Studio Of Music
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Melinda Boyd of Melinda’s Studio Of Music to learn more about her. Born and raised in Elysian …
The Pet Place In Marshall, TX
Our daughter has one of those birth dates that elicits an, “I’m sorry” from most people. Born the day after Christmas we have made different …
Giving
You know I love a good teaching opportunity for our daughter. While I consider our kiddo to be an empathetic and caring little human when …