My relationship with fragrance has always been a strong one. It’s always one of the last things I reach for before heading out the door – and if I find I’ve forgotten it, I wind up feeling almost a little bare in public. At the same time, my relationship with fragrance is also a little …
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Setting Intentions for a New Year | 2023
Setting a series of intentions for 2023
2022: Year in Review
Although time marches on, (almost) as evenly as always, I feel as if I’m sitting down to write this post sooner each year. If you’re new around here, at the end of every year I like to sit down and reflect on the past twelve months in an exercise of gratitude and growth. Before moving …
2022 Holiday Gift Guide: Last-Minute Gift Ideas
Waiting until the last minute sometimes pays off – here are some great gifts you can give right away.
Sharing a Big Life Update: We’re Engaged!
Over the past year I’ve shifted most of my life updates to my newsletter, but this one is too big to keep confined within the walls of an inbox (and also to bury too far down in this post):
The Best Travel, Style, and Home Sales for Cyber Weekend 2022
A roundup of the very best travel, style, and home sales for Black Friday and Cyber Monday in 2022.
I won a trip! (Now what?)
What it’s like to win a grand prize trip, what to expect at tax time, and how to better your chances of winning a trip, too.
My Favorite Travel, Style, and Home Sales for Labor Day Weekend 2022
Is it just me or has this summer really just been a summer? For my U.S. and Canadian friends, I think it’s safe to say we’ve earned this long weekend. Michael and I are traveling somewhere next weekend, so rather than flying two weekends in a row, we’ve decided to stick a little closer to …
A Review of the Easy Breather Memory Foam Pillow from Nest Bedding
Why is a travel blogger reviewing a pillow? Because after a long trip, there’s nothing I want to do more than climb back into my own bed and get a good night’s sleep. We spend a third of our lives in bed, as they say – except when we travel. Personally, when I travel I’m …
Enjoying a Vacation Tradition at Home: A Review of Le Moné (Plus Three Effortless Apéritifs!)
The pre-dinner drink ritual is one Michael and I often indulge in when we are traveling, and though it takes a different form (and name) in different countries, it’s always a memorable experience. A chilly Paloma in a crowded cantina in Mexico City, an Aperol Spritz and a plate of cicchetti along the canals of …