For me the last couple of weeks have felt a bit like an emotional roller coaster. On the high days, I am appreciating a slower pace, more time with my family, time for self-development and neglected projects. I feel grateful and calm. On the low days, I feel anxious, overwhelmed, irritable, annoyed, stressed and confined.

This uncertain time has offered me a moment to check in and figure out what I need to stay sane, especially being 6 months pregnant and having hormones that amplify everything!

This is what is helping me!

MIND & BODYFirestone SistersApril 10, 2020Be Inspired, Health, Lucy Firestone, Wild Precious Life

Staying Light in the Darkness: Tips & Tools by Mary

The other day I went hiking in the hills above Montecito in an area that had been devastated by the Thomas Fire of late 2017, and then released as the harrowing Montecito mudslide that followed in January 2018. I hadn’t been up there since, and for some reason I was drawn there with Napper that day. Walking on the incredibly green and lush trail with wildflowers blooming all around us, we began to notice the blackened tree trunks that dotted the landscape.

Love you, Lanai!

Our February trip to the idyllic island sanctuary of Lanai couldn't have come at a better time. We had just endured months of evacuations from Santa Barbara and then Mary lost her home in the January 9th Montecito mudslide. Arriving at the Four Seasons Lanai was like being enveloped in a warm, tropical hug far away from our rather harsh realities at home.

44 Gratitudes by Mary

As I have shared on social media, the early morning hours of January 9, 2018 forever changed my life. Surviving the Montecito mudslide was a miracle - and let's be clear, mudslide is so not an accurate description of what really happened. Landslide, mountain falling, boulder dumping... The extreme nature of what happened was unimaginable. The sheer force and speed at which the mountain literally fell and closed in on us. Six weeks later the shock is wearing off and the aftermath of the trauma is manifesting.

MIND & BODYFirestone SistersFebruary 28, 2018gratitude, healing, Mary Firestone, mudslide, recovery, trauma, Wild Precious Life

Sparkling Wines for the Holidays! What to drink from our friend Hana Lee of Wander and Wine.

We love our wine! Especially a sparkling wine. A festive glass of bubbles makes any occasion feel more celebratory and special, all the more reason to pop some bottles over the holidays. If you are like us, although we love it, we find ourselves staring at the shelves of wine bottles wishing we could actually remember pertinent information our father, Hayden or wine enthusiast friends have shared over the years about specific varietals and years...

Sip & Spritz at Somerset in Santa Barbara!

A month later we are still basking in the glow of toasting the launch of our signature aromatherapy based scent, The First, with friends and family. There was such love, a lot of clinking glasses, and much spritzing in the magical garden at Somerset in Santa Barbara! What a way to launch this perfume, summer and life up in Santa Barbara.