How to Wine Taste your way through Valle de Guadalupe
Having grown up a San Diego native, the idea of driving across the border for a quick getaway always seemed like a simple option. Complete transparency, I’ve never felt comfortable crossing just Taylor and I! Driving into Mexico can be a potentially dangerous (and sketch!) experience! We have great tacosContinue Reading
Jour App: A Self-Care Staple
Adding a new point to my Daily Self Care checklist, a fool-proof, mental-health, wellness routine; one that saves me from the endless anxiety and stress of 2020 – journaling! For years, Taylor and I have journaled in a shared notebook, as a way to connect when I’m in a stretchContinue Reading
Get Ready with Me: Seven Everyday Makeup Products Under $15
If you know me even the slightest bit, you know I’m a girly girl who loves a bargain. I can appreciate a quality piece when appropriate, but I love to round out my every day routine with affordable and attainable products. I cringe when I hear some of my girlfriendsContinue Reading
¡Vamos a la Playa! Your Guide to Packing for an All Inclusive Resort
¡Bienvenidos a Mexico! …or insert any other tropical destination! Cancún, Cabo San Lucas, Costa Rica, Aruba, Saint Lucia, Jamaica…the list goes on! You’ve made the decision to vacation at an all-inclusive resort, and now you’re sitting down to organize your packing list. Let me help! Taylor and I first stayedContinue Reading
Front Porch Decor + a Fall Activity Bucketlist
We’re just about halfway through October, and San Diego is still playing this heatwave game with us. Currently low 90s outside, and upwards of 100 yesterday (sweating just typing out those numbers!) but I’m praying that the Fall colors and crisp air across the rest of nation will soon influenceContinue Reading
Greek Mezze Platter: a Charcuterie Board with Mediterranean Flare
Is there a term for someone who’s weirdly obsessed with Greek culture? Like a Greek version of the word anglophile…’cuz it me. Greek food, Greek travel, Greek dancing/music – I’m a fan. My family grew up attending an annual Festival at a Greek Orthodox church near us, in honor ofContinue Reading
Date Night Fancy on a Budget
Parking: $15. Drinks $25. Entrees $50. The cost of a simple date night adds up so quickly! The last thing you should have to worry about on a date night is the cost of your outfit! I’m reminded of those MasterCard commercials, listing the prices of various items, only toContinue Reading
How to Style a Neutral Tablescape for Fall
Fall is in the air! While that does [currently] mean orange, smokey skies, for us here in southern California, it also means the beginning of a new season, and a transition from fresh summer decor into warm, rustic fall! This past Labor Day weekend, Tay and I hosted dinner forContinue Reading
Summer Sips Series: Tito’s + Basil Blueberry Lemonade
Welcome to the third, and final (!), Summer Sips Series of 2020! Three months of summer, and three thirst quenching cocktails to celebrate! Have you read the first two? Click here to learn how I made a Boozy Peach Bellini, or how I used Winc white wine to make Sangria!Continue Reading
Accessorize for Less: A Shein Official Roundup
I can’t decide if this is a nurse’s day-off thing, a quarantine thing…or just a girly girl thing. But I seem to keep finding myself amidst ‘Add to Cart’ kind of days. Anyone else? I’m a firm believer in retail therapy; and better yet, when I can do that fromContinue Reading