This past weekend was my sister’s 40th birthday. It’s a milestone birthday and the start of what I’ve found to the best decade and we wanted to do it right. Looking for a weekend getaway that isn’t too far away, has a nice combination of R&R and activity, a good nightlife and foodie scene we… Continue Reading Three-Day Weekend Getaway to Charleston, South Carolina
This is a long one, but this was a long year. 2017 was intense in many ways, in this post I recap one of the biggest whirlwinds of my life, taking this blog from passion to profession and hopes for the New Year. I wish all of you a 2018 full of hope, health and… Continue Reading 2017 in Review
This summer, I was invited to a lunch to celebrate the launch of FreshDirect DC. Prior to the event, I hadn’t heard of FreshDirect but it was happening a day when I was off work, it involved free food, and was taking place just down the block from where I had another meeting that day.… Continue Reading A FreshDirect Brunch
“If you don’t think Beyonce doesn’t cry in the shower every so often you’re wrong.” I’m married to such a great person. Karl said this to me Saturday morning. Friday night I cried in the shower. And for some, the shower may muffle the cries, but the way our house is laid out I think… Continue Reading Life After Quitting: Week 6
I mentioned in this post that I was digging the Crazy Stripe items from Gap… I liked them so much I got some for all of us and we decided to use it in this year’s holiday card! Emerson loves this sweater and wears it all the time. I didn’t think Karl would adore the… Continue Reading This Year’s Holiday Card
For this gift guide I share what I’d love to see under the Christmas tree for myself this holiday season, as well as items I already own that are so awesome I’d love to gift to someone else so they too can enjoy. Holiday Gift Guide for Her Maison Margiela Replica Feminine Discovery Set I’ve… Continue Reading Gift Guide: All I Want for Christmas
Last weekend I wrote a long post about my one-month anniversary for quitting my day job and blogging full time and my blog ate it. I was in Texas, it was 11pm (so really midnight back home) and my dashboard (the backend of my blog) seemed to go back in time several days. Posts I… Continue Reading Life After Quitting: One Month Recap
This post is sponsored by Samsung. Thank you Samsung for this opportunity! When I found out I was pregnant, I got pretty “back to basics” with a lot of our lifestyle. We switched to natural products – eco-friendly dish detergent, lots of castile soap and vinegar. We cut out paper towels and even cloth diapered… Continue Reading Samsung Connect Home Review
About a decade ago I bought us a toaster oven on Overstock. It was $35 and was awesome for cooking for the two of us without heating up the whole house with the oven. Once Emerson was on the scene, it was popular for toast and cooking up some chicken nuggets. Sadly, that lovely $35… Continue Reading Christmas Early: Upgrading to an Air Fryer