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Yes, yes, skinny jeans are no longer de rigueur, but that doesn’t mean they deserve to be banished from your wardrobe entirely (and let’s be real, does anyone truly follow every fleeting trend to the letter?). And despite the “throw out your skinny jeans” rhetoric on social media, clothing isn’t disposable—if you’re considering parting ways …
2023 Update: Bardo is now closed and the space is now Blue Door, a cocktail lounge from the owners of Trio Nightclub. Bardo is a restaurant that has been on my radar since Michael and I first moved to Charlotte at the end of 2019; I can say we quite literally stumbled across it thanks …
Note: this is a review of the Original Everywhere Bag; Away has since updated this bag slightly, but most of the information here still applies. How much testing time is needed before a review of a product can be properly written? A month? Three months? Longer? Hopefully, two and a half years of consistent use …
When we pack for a trip, we largely consider the essentials: IDs, cards, and currency. Medication. Clothing. Shoes. Toiletries. But we often leave one category for last, if we even consider it at all: Jewelry. Just because something is small doesn’t mean it should be an afterthought. The jewelry we choose to pack and wear …
Okay, but there are still a lot of gift cards…
A real-life packing list for an autumn visit to San Francisco.
I recently had the opportunity to travel to San Francisco for work—but one of the stipulations was that I could only bring what would fit in my personal item on the plane (the bag that fits under the seat in front of you). I’m no stranger to packing light and knew that I could pull …
I recently made a short visit to San Francisco with Mary of Twenty Two West to assist her in her booth at West Coast Craft. I know, what a dream gig, right? My last visit to San Francisco was with Michael in 2015, and we pretty much checked off every item on every guidebook’s list …
At the start of 2020, Michael and I made a New Year’s Resolution to visit a different destination in the Carolinas each month. Well, you know what happened next. This post contains affiliate links and I may receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking one of these links (at no additional …
Happy Small Business Saturday! In honor of the day, I thought I’d share a roundup of gift ideas from right here at home in North Carolina. We’re pretty spoiled here in The Old North State, as there are so many amazing local makers right in this pocket of the country. This post may contain commissionable …