This post is sponsored by Storyville.

I wake up before 5 every day—not to be ambitious; just to be alone. I slip into the darkness of my kitchen, light a candle and begin the sacred rituals of my morning. Coffee is one of those sacred rituals, elevated from a simple daily routine by my full presence in the moment and special details that make it one of the most enjoyable rituals of my day. I didn’t discover this on my own. It’s been modeled to me since I was child. My mom would stop traffic upon noticing the perfect pottery mug in a shop window; and when I lived with my grandparents in college, morning coffee was the foundation of the day. Never a morning went by that I didn’t wake to a coffee tray on the kitchen counter, prepared for me by my grandma, complete with an empty mug, a tiny pitcher of cream, a stirring spoon and a small glass of thick apricot juice I pretended to enjoy. So many of my favorite memories have happened around coffee—telling stories with my siblings, huddled together in someone’s living room while we clutch our cups the morning after a family sleepover, girlfriend brunches that extended far beyond when we told our husbands we’d be back, pouring a third cup at my friend’s kitchen counter while I watch her knead dough for cinnamon rolls, the first cup on Christmas morning…

An elevated coffee ritual, as silly as it may seem, has brought consistent joy to a year full of uncertainty and disappointment. And for a lot of people working at home now, there’s less going out for coffee—an even better reason to invest some love into our at home morning ritual.

So let’s dig in to how coffee should be done. Florida knows how to do orange juice, but coffee? Seattle’s where it’s at. So let’s go to Seattle, shall we? On Yelp, if you look who’s ranked #1 in Seattle, you’ll find an artisan coffee roaster, Storyville, their very name chosen from the idea of two friends sharing their stories over cups of coffee. As they put it, “Our coffee is more than just a drink to wake you in the morning – it’s a reason to slow down, take a breath, and enjoy the world around you.” Wine Enthusiast has named Storyville the #1 roaster in America.

They roast and ship fresh. So I tried it. How amazing to have #1 Seattle coffee delivered at home. Over the years, I’ve had several different coffee makers. Everyone has their preference of how their coffee’s made and how fast they can get it, but my favorite has always been the French press system. I find the steps involved add to the idea of ritual—you can’t just push a button and get it quick (although Storyville makes coffee for that too if you like the convenience).

Enter the MVP…the Freedom I Coffee System.

It’s everything you need for that beloved French press cup in the most beautiful premium home brewing package that includes a conical burr grinder, a 48 oz. coffee press, an electric water kettle, a console to keep it all organized and beautifully displayed, an accessory kit, a valet to store the accessories, four Storyville porcelain mugs and two bags of Storyville coffee which is, might I add, extraordinary.

Prologue is their regular blend comprised of 3 different varietals from 3 different continents. Each varietal is roasted separately and then blended together. The 100% Arabica bean varietals are curated from the top 2% of beans in the world. The flavor is delicious—bold and smooth with no bitterness or after taste.

Together, their coffee and beautiful hardware creates a heavenly morning ritual, not only for the delight of flavor and smells but for the entire sensory experience. Look how pretty it is!

Storyville also creates compatible Keurig pods and Nespresso capsules—roasted, ground and packaged with the same premium Storyville beans and shipped FRESH directly from their Seattle Roastery.

Storyville is also a For-Giving Company®, partnering with organizations working to end human trafficking.

They offer their amazing coffee for however you prefer it brewed in coffee subscriptions so you can consistently enjoy it at home. There’s nothing worse than waking up and heading to the kitchen to start your coffee ritual only to discover you’re out of coffee.

Get a Storyville subscription and receive 76% off your first shipment with promo code KELLE.

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This post is sponsored by kidpik.

There are a lot of packages coming to the door these days that the kids aren’t allowed to see or open (from the North Pole), so they were thrilled when their subscription boxes from kidpik arrived because they know the drill. They get to open them on the spot.

And being that we only have a short window in Florida when we get to wear the fun wintery clothes everyone wears every day up north, the kids were extra excited to find some much needed long sleeve outfits (our first real cold snap this week!) along with some cute holiday looks. If you haven’t heard of kidpik, it’s the leading fashion subscription box service for girls ages 3-14–and now they have boys’ clothes too! Kidpik is a safe and easy way to shop for your kids in 2020 by bringing the store to your front door–and it’s super affordable.

If your kids like particular things and have preferences for how clothes fit, kidpik takes care of that too. You take a fun 3-minute style quiz sharing your child’s preferences for style and fit, and then kidpik’ s seasoned stylists take it from there, personalizing your child’s box with amazing outfits based on their unique sense of style. Each subscription box ships with 7 coordinated items, including shoes!, that create a minimum of 3 head-to-toe outfits when you mix and match. You pay only for what you keep and have 7 days to try on your new items in your home and send back anything you choose not to keep in a pre-paid return envelope. Shipping, returns and exchanges are free! The average box is $95 when you “keep all” (approximately $13,50/item), and you can control the frequency of the delivery (members can choose a box delivered every 1, 2 or 3 months).

Dash loves looking at the layout of outfits included in the box and determining how he’ll pair his pieces.

Nella starts undressing the second she’s torn through her box to give us a fashion show of her outfits. This dress and silver boots combo was a huge hit.

And what’s a winter wardrobe without a good plaid flannel?

You can also shop items straight from the kidpik website. And what’s that? Do they have holiday jammies? Why, yes they do! And if you look on the site, you’ll recognize the family modeling them.

Once you sign up for a subscription, your kidpik box will arrive in 5-10 days, so there’s time to order your first box for Christmas—seven gifts in one box. Use code KELLE80 for $80 off your first box when you keep all, bringing each item to approximately $10 when you keep the entire box.

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