I've been purging my closet since the beginning of the year trying to nail down solid pieces that are long lasting and make me feel confident. As I've been thrifting my main focus has been accumulating a nice variety of midi skirts as well silk scarves to wear in my hair (which is growing ! [...]
Self care isn't a new hot button topic but walking out of a long somewhat depressing Winter I'm exploring that concept with what that means for me and my health. I've always wanted to do a lot of simple things and this year I've decided my time is too precious on this earth to keep [...]
I'm ecstatic because tomorrow is the first day of Spring !! I'm always anxious for all the beauty Spring brings with it (like all the flowers n longer days) but this year it feels more intense due to it being our first living in Portland. With new seasons come new visions so I'm also looking [...]
Ever since I was in middle school, for years continuing on, I would head to the flea market with my dad almost every weekend out of the Summer. At six in the morning, we would set up our set of tables filled with his vintage toys, antique books and obscure paintings. The goal was to [...]
All of my life I have found serenity and joy diving into an engaging read but truth be told, I've slacked a lot over the years. With limited free time I made reading less a priority, so this year I wanted to get myself back into the rhythm. I ambitiously dreamt of reading 50 books [...]
Recently, I retook the Enneagram test after not putting too much thought in my results a while back. This personality test is a model of the human psyche which is described and broken down by nine interconnected personality types. I am labeled as Type 4 - "The Individualist'. These tests are sometimes hard to nail [...]
After a very busy, exciting and stressful move to our new city of Portland, Maine the weather has finally cooled down a bit after a very humid season. Despite how long Winters can be drawn out I'm always looking forward to wearing my favorite jackets, boots and wool berets once again. This season I'm focusing [...]
Last week Ryan and I had the privilege of meeting up with an old friend Stephen and his incredibly talented wife Emily of Emily Oud Photography based in Calgary, ca. who took some shots of us exploring Rochester in this dreamy warm weather. We walked among the blooming lilacs in Highland Park and down the alleys of [...]
Ryan and I took advantage of celebrating our one year wedding anniversary in the best way possible - traveling to Seattle, Washington. We've both spent a good chunk of time on the west coast but never in the beloved Evergreen State and it did not disappoint! We spent the first four days of our trip [...]
Everyone finds out what's really important when you downgrade your bag size to match your outfit and it got me thinking about my personal necessities when I'm out trying to carry as little as possible. I've had a blast styling this simple kelly green handbag and I know as the weather begins to get nicer I'll [...]
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