Monthly Archives: March 2013

Month in Review: March

  Howdie! March is over already?? Well goodbye winter and hello Spring!! With a 800+ person event taking up much of our time, March was sure hectic at the Chic office! With that said, we still managed to pull ourselves away from our computers enough to have a little fun! At My Chic Life, we… Read more »

“Egg”static Place-cards

Time is of the essence! Especially when you’re hosting a holiday. To look like the “hostess with the mostess” that you truly are, all you need is to incorporate a few special details into your decor this Easter Sunday. One quick and easy way to pull together a table is to make chic Easter place… Read more »

Citrus Oatmeal Raisin Cookie

Fact: I am a hard-core, over-the-top, obsessive, lover of Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. It’s kind of a crazy statement to make about what is, to most people, the red-headed step child of the cookie world, but I can’t even help it. Maybe it’s because the oatmeal and the raisins combine to make me think I’m actually… Read more »

Momfession: The Family Outing

For a long time Dave and I have talked about taking the boys to the Natural History Museum. We’ve seen advertisements all over town of a T-Rex skeleton that looks like the showpiece of every museum-themed movie I saw as a child and I would look at said signage and think: “you know what? I AM… Read more »

Leek & Mushroom Tart

Boy, do we have a great cooking lesson in store for you! Recently, I was invited to hang out with Chef Whitney Flood of Muddy Leek. He showed me how to recreate their oh-so-delicious Leek & Mushroom Tart. I like to think of this dish as a sophisticated pot pie. The flaky, buttery crust mixed with… Read more »

The Great Outdoors

Spring is slowly making its way into our neck of the woods. It pops its head out for a couple 78 degree days at a time before retreating into a sullen overcast day, but we’ll take whatever we can get around here. With three boys you can imagine that we spend a lot of our… Read more »

Krispy Kale Chips

Do you have a salty snack addiction? Are you trying to drop a few pounds, shape up or stay healthy? Well we’ve got a snack trick for you! These kale chips are quick and easy to make, and the perfect substitute for any potato chip craving. Not to mention that kale is low in calories… Read more »

About The Chic

Back in 2004 when I was looking to name my events company, I stumbled across the word 'Chic' in an old dictionary. The definition was: “a fashionable lifestyle, ideology, or pursuit”. I fell in love with the word and the idea that chic is the pursuit of something better, prettier, or cooler than you are today. Chic isn’t a state of being or even a destination, chic is the journey you take on the way to something greater. ~Rachel

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Question: From RJ in Los Angeles Hi Rachel! We had a gathering last night where quite a few kids (mostly toddlers) showed up with their parents. My husband and I are childless, but love kids and aren’t afraid of messes/things breaking, etc. But, one of the mothers made a comment about “another friend of hers… Read more »

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