How Alcohol Negatively Affected 7 Areas of My Life

How Alcohol Negatively Affected 7 Areas of My Life My good friend Kim is talking all about how alcohol negatively affected her life for seven years--you guys, it's a good read! When you get to the end, let me know what ya think! As I prepared to say goodbye to 2017, I found myself frantically writing new goals to achieve in 2018. Sitting on the couch writing in my journal, I remember being tired, bloated and feeling really guilty for overindulging during the holiday season….again! But doesn’t everyone overdo It during the holidays? To find out, I would do a

Gifts to Give Your Boss Other Than a Fifth of Whiskey

Gifts to Give Your Boss Other Than a Fifth of Whiskey Gifts to Give Your Boss Other Than a Fifth of Whiskey If you're like so many of us, you know the easy thing to do is get your boss a fifth of whiskey. My husband would know--he's gotten SO many throughout his years of business ownership. I'm talking TONS. And while gift giving is thoughtful and kind, it doesn't always have to be alcohol-focused. Let's say it one more time for the people in the back: GIFT GIVING DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE ALCOHOL FOCUSED! The end. Just kidding.

National Mocktail Week- Join us for a celebration!

National Mocktail Week
Dry January with Gruvi We're gonna cut right to the point--we want YOU to join us as we celebrate National Mocktail Week! Here are the details: Where: The Woodblock in Redmond, WA When: Wednesday January 15th, 2020 Time: 6:00 - 8:00pm Cost: $50 per ticket and each ticket includes free zero-proof drinks and appetizers (Keep in mind we only have 40 tickets!!) What: The Woodblock will be launching their mocktails at our event--and they've created a special menu with a variety of drinks to sample and appetizers for us all to enjoy. This is an intimate event, a chance for

Marnie Rae Mocktail Box Giveaway: Enter to win!

Dry January with Gruvi
Marnie Rae Mocktail Box Giveaway: Enter to win! Dry January with Gruvi- While the holiday season isn't MY personal fave, I'm trying to embrace it more than I have in years past, so we're gonna do that by doing a giveaway! Yep, a Marnie Rae Mocktail Box giveaway!!! We've got a beautiful gold hammered shaker, a pair of gold metal straws (you know, to #savetheturtles), some of my favorite coasters, and some of our soon-to-be famous adobo salt (which we use famously in our Spicy Grapefruit Margarita and our newly-created Fire Away). Head over to my Instagram and tell me

Recipe: Happy Figgin’ New Year

New Year Mocktail
Dry January with Gruvi It's about to be new year this is the prettiest little drink to ring it all in with! ingredients Figs (muddled) 1 oz lemon juice 0.25 oz honey 0.5 oz orgeat 1 oz plum juice instructions Muddle figs and then shake the rest of the ingredients together. Double strain and serve in a dainty coupe glass (or something similar). Garnish with a slice of fig (and a drizzle of honey if ya wanna be extra). We'd suggest putting this cutie in a little coupe or something dainty and serve her up to your guests while you

Dry January with Gruvi

Dry January with Gruvi
Dry January with Gruvi We are so excited to be partnering up with one of our favorite NA bev companies: Grüvi! They've got a great #DryJanuary challenge going on and we are happy to be part of it! We created a mocktail just for this occasion--it's using their prosecco and it's really crisp and refreshing! Oh, and maybe the best part (for you guys), Grüvi is offering a discount code during National Mocktail Week!!! WOOHOO! Use code Marnie15 to get 15% off your order, and friends, don't just stock up on the prosecco, because my husband and daughter both LOVE their AF beer (both their IPA and Weisse), or

How To Host Your Own Mocktail Party Guide

Mocktail Party Guide
How-To-Host-Your-Own-Mocktail-Party Guide IT'S NATIONAL MOCKTAIL WEEEEEEEEEK! And so many of you have reached out to get the skinny on how YOU can throw your OWN party, so we've put together this blog post for you! Pick your people! Select a few of your closest (or funnest) friends and invite them over for an impromtu party! You'll wanna mix and mingle and have a moment to say hi and converse with each person there, so keep the guest list short! Make a playlist! Put on some feelgood music or a playlist you already love and just let that be playing in

Buonafide O.O Giveaway

Buonafide O.O
Buonafide O.O Giveaway We learned of Buonafide 0.0 last year and have just kinda been loving them ever since, so we are REALLY happy to announce that we've teamed up with Buonafide 0.0 to giveaway a trio of alcohol-free wines--their Sparkling Rosato, Bianco, and Rosso--and we can't wait for you to try them! HOW TO ENTER: Head to Instagram and find this picture! All the details are there! THE FINE PRINT: This giveaway is not associated with any other brands or entities, including, but not limited to, Instagram. The giveaway will tonight at midnight, and once the winner is notified, they