my go-tos
These are the tools, treasures, and sanity-savers I truly love—and I think you might too. Whether you're navigating the newborn days, chasing toddlers, or planning your next family adventure, these resources have make parenting feel a little more supported (and a lot more joyful).
Emily's FAVorite THINGS
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My Favorite Business Tools
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My Gift Guide for New Parents
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My Favorite Cookbooks
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My Favorite Things
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WHAT YOU'll FIND ON THIS PAGE
The Children's Guide
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This is it. My favorite water bottle. The one I have on me at all times. Metal, sip, straw, flip top: all the best features!
Owala Water Bottle
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Keeping my coffee or tea hot while I read or work is absolutely vital. The Ember is Bluetooth enabled to maintain your perfect temp, and the mug is so cute!
The Ember Mug
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My cousin Jill told me to get a big one. And I'm telling you, she was so right! Emeril's Air Fryer does everything you'd ever want.
Emeril's Air Fryer
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Plum Paper makes my favorite daily, weekly, and year-view custom planner to keep my family and business life in working order. So pretty too!
Plum Paper Planners
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My family's favorite luxe card company! Get an exclusive discount through your session with me! My favorite holiday hack? Getting addresses pre-printed!
Minted Cards
Minted Cards
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Salt & Stone
VISIT BELLA + JAMES
Located in the West End in Winston-Salem, Bella + James is the cutest children's boutique and a great place to find wonderful gifts. They also have a vintage clothing section you'll love!
Bella + James
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The best community and resource for new parents, Mom League offers a newborn series and older kiddo classes. Use code EMILY for $50 off your newborn series.
Mom League
favroite things
MY FAVORITE THINGS
What makes my...and hopefully Your life...a bit easier!
So...I love smelling great, but so many perfumes give me migraines. And this is like wearing a gorgeous perfume but as a deodorant. Neroli + Basil is my favorite. You'll smell incredible.
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From another life as a singer, this was the best for sore throats and too many vocals in one day. But it's just my go-to every morning now, whether or not I sing that day (and I usually do!).
Throat Coat
Tea
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I love to cook, and I've tried all the ways to press garlic. This is the best of the best. And a great hostess gift too!
Joseph Joseph
Garlic Rocker
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by Jan Scott
Oven to Table
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by Shaquille O'Neal
Shaq's Family Style
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by Holly Erickson & Natalie Mortimer
The Modern Proper
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by John Kanell
Preppy Kitchen:
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by John Kanell
Preppy Kitchen
cookbooks
I cook and bake...A lot. This is THe BEST OF THE BEST from my shelves to yours
MY FAVORITE COOKBOOKS
Super Easy
Yes, both of them!
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Hands down the best nightgowns with sleep support for the girls. Long and elegant but never fussy. Get 15% off!
Skivys Gowns
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Okay, to a new parent, the idea of sucking out snot might not seem like something you want to do, but for colds, it is an absolute game changer. (You won't pull the snot into your own mouth; I promise.)
The Nose Frida
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So helpful for breastfeeding and bottle feeding parents! Grab a few covers so they can go in the wash!
The Boppy Pillow
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Perfect for the littlest littles with a collection of thoughtful toys and high contrast books for developing eyes and tummy time. 0-6 months
Montessori Toys Kit
gift guide
THE BEST GIFTS FOR YOU AND THOSE YOU LOVE
THE GIFT GUIDE FOR NEW PARENTS
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Okay, so my kiddo reminds ME that he wants his vitamin gummy each day. I take the women's Multi and Sleep gummies too.
Olly's Kids' Multi Gummy Worms
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Your creative kiddos will love this easy to work with, quick-dry clay in all the colors. Start here and add new kits to the app with the box code!
Hey Clay
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For elementary age, still the best! Easy on and off with arch support that helps kids' feet continue to grow properly.
See Kai Run
Stevie II Sneaker
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See Kai Run shoes are the best! They have actual arch support (what?!) and hold up great to our family's activity level!
See Kai Run
First Walkers
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The Hape All Seasons Wooden Playhouse let's imaginations and creativity run free. Kids can play out frustrations and practice care for others and healthy relationship dynamics.
Hape Wooden Playhouse
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Sarah's Silks are magical. The are my favorite kind of kid toy: open ended, colorful, and fun! All ages.
Sarah's Silks
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When our KiwiCo subscription box arrives at our house, watch out! Or, actually, relax and read a book because your kiddos will be engaged in enriching STEAM activities for hours!
KiwiCo Activity Boxes
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When I found out about the LEGO app, I'm telling you, my life changed. It's like having every instruction booklet at your kiddo's fingertips.
The Lego App
favroite things
THe Children's Guide
My picks for great products and GIFTS for kiddos
TRY ZAPIER
Zapier is magic. It connects from a variety of platforms--Facebook ads, Flodesk, your CRM. It is key to a seamless workflow.
Zapier
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For photographers who want to share stunning galleries with gorgeous slideshows. Get one month free!
Pictime
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Get 20% off your first month or first year with the best CRM around! Create workflows, keep track of documents and invoices all in the same place.
Dubsado
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Get 50% off of my favorite email tool for making your business emails eye-catching and effective.
Flodesk
the tools
What I use and love for my business
my favorite BUSINESSS tools
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The best smart editing tool out there. Get 1,500 free credits when you sign up.
Imagen AI
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I don't ever want to lose precious images, so I back everything up on multiple external drives. It's worth it when I know I have my family's and client's images safe and sound.
Western Digital 4TB External Drive
Some of the links on this page are affiliate links. That means I get a small commission if you purchase through my links. However I make it a point to only share tools and resources I truly love and use.