Say Yes Blog

25/03/2023

Last night I walked barefoot on dry ground to the sauna and today it looks like I’ll need a touring set up, beacon, shovel, ice pick and possible four season tent to get there 🫡🫠

23/03/2023

I’ve been obsessed with this easy (but impressively fancy sounding) baked egg dish lately: Eggs en cocotte-a classic French cafe dish.

You essentially add a spoonful of crème fraîche (or savory cream cheese in a pinch), a bit of nutmeg and salt, crack an egg over it, and then whatever fresh herbs like chives or dill on top.

Place the ramekins in a pan filled with water so they cook evenly. Bake for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees. The length of time depends on how well you want your eggs to be cooked. I cooked them here until the whites became opaque, and then just 2 or 3 minutes longer.

Go for some fun topping too like veggies and smoked salmon. I also love the idea of mixing the smoked salmon into the crème fraîche before spooning it in. Yum!

01/02/2023

When an arctic ski around the field ages you 30 years. still looking fly, American Gothic style ❤️

19/12/2022

Light pillars! An icy illusion when temps are subzero - ground light reflect off of millions of floating ice crystals in the air. This is the view of the back of our home from the field when we XC ski. Jared’s on the trail in front of me. Nordic living FTW 🥰

06/12/2022

Doing any holiday entertaining the month? I know fancy charcuterie boards can seem intimidating, so I’m working with Boar's Heads and Safeway to break it down for you. https://boarshead.com/how2charcuterie

Boar’s Head makes it really easy with the best quality meats and cheeses (even some pre-sliced ones), and a helpful guide to pick 2 cheeses, 2 meats, and 2 accompaniments as a starting off point.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl1a8ApJvk5/

30/11/2022

Looking for a simple way to display family photos? These framed photo grids from are 15% off right now (2 days only!), and you can get an extra 15% off with my code SYG15. They come ready to hang with commando strips, and make for the sweetest and simplest impact.

26/11/2022

When January showed up in early November 😵‍💫. After sitting a bit in my annoyance, shifting mindset to celebrating an extra month of Christmas magic ✨

23/11/2022

The holidays are here! Have a wonderful week. PS find these cute turkey place cards in Say Yes archives

19/11/2022

I’ve got a delicious holiday drink to share this evening!

Cranberry-Apple Cider Punch:

4 cups apple cider, chilled
2 cups cranberry juice cocktail, chilled
2 cups ginger ale, chilled
1 can (12oz.) frozen orange juice concentrate
apple slices & orange slices for garnish
frozen cranberries, optional for garnish
or rosemary cranberry sprig for individual garnish.

In a 4 quart container, combine cider, juice, and orange juice concentrate. Refrigerate until serving time.
Just before serving pour punch into punch bowl and add chilled ginger ale. Garnish with frozen cranberries, apple & orange slices.

Want to make it alcoholic? Add a shot of vodka to each serving, or sub a cup each of the ginger ale and cranberry juice with Prosecco.

09/11/2022

Two easy ideas for the kids table (cool table!) this Thanksgiving:

1. Create a child’s placemat is personalized with his or her name with Kraft paper, a chalkboard marker, and fall colored markets. Provide a small jar with markers and colored pencils on the table. While they wait for dinner to be served, they can decorate on their placemat plate what they’d like to eat from the items being served. Or they can write what they’re thankful for this Thanksgiving.

2. One fun small detail that can be a good busy activity for kids table is a cereal necklace threading activity. We used whole grain Cheerios and some natural string. Add a small piece of tape on the end of each string to make it easier for the child to thread. I love the natural fall colors of the cereal with the table setting. Leave a jars of cereal with string as part of the centerpiece!.

05/11/2022

What’s your American dream? So much is on the line this midterm election. Go VOTE it and then let’s get to work 💪🏻💪🏼💪🏽💪🏾💪🏿

02/11/2022

Cleaning out our mudroom right now prepping for a storm coming, and just a reminder (swipe left to see current state)… gorgeously organized and clean mudrooms are pretty fake

03/10/2022

Oh heeeeyyyy October 💯

29/09/2022

Current salad here on repeat! Kale, shredded brussels sprouts, long strips of parm, toasted almonds, and a lemon mustard vinaigrette. So good!

28/09/2022

Edie’s to do list is my current creative inspiration. Dance with ribbons! Makeovers! Scooter shows! Lets gooooo 💯

22/09/2022

We’ve done a few potato stamping projects over the years at SayYes.com (scroll to see some of them). They’re an easy way to stamp any shape you want onto cloth or paper using just a carved potato!

A few tips when doing potato stamping:

1. Carving a potato is a lot easier than it looks. We simply used a pairing knife and didn’t have much difficulty getting details.

2. Before you start painting, wipe off each stamp with a rag. You want it to be as dry as possible. You only have to do this once before you begin the project.

3. Instead of dipping into paint, use a foam brush and apply the paint directly onto the stamp form. You want very little so try not to be heavy handed.

4. Before you stamp onto your desired surface, stamp one time onto some scrap paper. We found the stamp looked a lot better the 2nd,3rd or even 4th stamp.

13/09/2022

Hi friends! Just a quick PSA to spread the news that we have ONE spot that just opened for our NY Huddle Retreat this October for ambitious female founders!

The NY Huddle Retreat is October 25-28th in a historic estate nestled in the Hudson Valley of New York. Come spend three days basking in October foliage with an intimate group of ambitious female founders and under the guidance of mentors and coaches. We have so much fun planned- Individual sessions called Hot Seats just for you + your business, 1:1 leadership coaching, Skillshare sessions where we resource share and talk best practices, massage treatments on the property, hiking, yoga, a sound bath, delicious catered meals by a local female chef, a mobile sauna! And of course so much networking, connecting and growing from a community of collaboration over competition superstars.

Come join our inner circle of growth and connection!

Feel free to share with those who might be interested. Application on The Huddle site (link in bio).

11/09/2022

Sauna set up complete - with twinkle lights ✨. Officially ready for you, fall!

22/08/2022

Summer beginning to give up her fight 😢

19/08/2022

Peaks touching the sky grounded in alpine lakes and grassy meadows. Take me back to this incredible backpacking trip!!

10/08/2022

Nothing is better than a summer full of cousins ❤️

08/08/2022

40 miles, 40 lbs on our backs, 4 women, 4 nights in the backcountry traversing from Alberta to British Columbia (and back). Base camping at a the foot of Mt Assiniboine, aka the Matterhorn of North America.  This is our 8th annual womens backpacking trip and the group this year was small but mighty. So were the bugs and the alpine dips! These trips are always a major highlight of the year.

Highlights from the trip coming in a reel, and a post—and also an update on what summer in Bozeman has been like the last month.  How are YOU??

PS First alpine snowball fight pic by @
, love that one!

Xoxo, Liz

20/06/2022

Had such a good trip back to the bay this week. A few photos here from it! We lived in San Francisco for 8 years, Oakland for 3, and then moved here to Bozeman, Montana almost 2 years ago. The kids hadn’t been back since we moved! It was emotional at times and brought up a lot of feelings. Henry has solid memories and friends from both cities, Edie has solid memories from Oakland. Dot has very little memory of it at all.
Nostalgia is a funny thing. Is it sadness? Is it happiness? Is it longing? You just…feel life and the passage of time deeply. It’s…a complex and beautiful; such a rich emotion. Things feel meangingful, even when the little moments didn’t at the time.
Man, makes us feel so alive. So connected to place and people, and just deeply in love with life. We’re back home now but feeling it all from this trip back ❤️💔❤️

02/06/2022

Bozeman friends! Come join me and for a gun control rally Thursday evening. Like many of you I’m angry and heartbroken over the state of this county, and I know standing up and standing out in times of oppression and injustice is the power we have. Come join us - DM me for details. PS This is one of my favorite pictures of Henry from a few years back. He still has a sign from this womens rights rally in his room 💯

11/03/2022

Our final bathroom renovation project: the primary bathroom! Find all details and sources below. Teamed up with Fireclay Tile for these gorgeous tiles. Wall is Oyster Shell, floors are White Wash, shower pan is sheeted triangle White Wash. https://sayyes.com/2022/03/a-peaceful-primary-bathroom-renovation

Our final bathroom renovation project to share with you today: the primary bathroom! Our most ambitious project and my favorite to date. Find more details (and some insane before images) after the jump…

25/02/2022

Sharing details on the girls bathroom renovation today! Fireclay Tile in Adobe was a dream!
https://sayyes.com/2022/02/an-earthy-pink-girls-bathroom-renovation

Sharing another bathroom renovation today! Earthy and warm, it’s a shared bathroom for Dot and Edie. Here’s some details, and a before image…

07/02/2022

Check out the before/after of our mudroom + laundry room renovation! Fireclay Tile in Gypsum 8x8 nonslip are a dream here.

Today I’m sharing some final photos from our mudroom/laundry room renovation. We essentially created a mudroom from a second pantry right off the garage entrance…

31/01/2022

Excited to share our first bathroom renovation project today! We partnered with Fireclay Tile and love how it turned out. Details below!

Excited to share with you guys the final after images from our first bathroom renovation project in the blue mountain house…