On holiday weekends when I haven’t planned a party, I often forget it’s a holiday. This is a blessing—who doesn’t want a surprise long weekend?! This one is much-needed; a brief respite before we’re off to Oregon for two whirlwind weeks of work, wine, and my bestest friends in the whole wide world. Once I…
“This is so much fun!” | Feel Good Friday 052023
I’ve said this before: the person who says “oh this is so much fun!” is always perceived as the person having the most fun. Wednesday night I observed this phenomenon again with an eclectic group of incredibly successful women eating delicious food at Rose Mary Chicago, sharing Croatian wine, and lifting each other up. It…
I am not at all, not even a little bit, grateful | Feel Defeated Friday 051223
I have like 7 drafts of what this post could be. I feel obligated to post, because I may have been sporadic lately but at least I’ve posted once every two weeks. I have some cool ideas (below, but I did not write them today). But today – today I feel defeated. And I’m sure…
Keeping You Posted: The Hanging Toiletry Bag
I would never leave you hanging! I’m so funny. In my Travel Bags are My Lumens Research List, I mentioned a new-to-me concept of the hanging toiletry bag. Y’all. HOW DID I EVER LIVE WITHOUT THIS? It is epic. It is organized. You can see all your things. You can hang it and leave your…
just a list | Feel Good Friday 042823
This week I’m grateful for: Bob squeezing into the floor of the two-seater truck and on top of his kennel in the mini and the bmw the mobile mechanic a romp through a random field off the side of the road as we waited for a tow truck OmniShield pest control pack walks a puff-sleeve…
Checklist 84 | Non-Embarrassing & Embarrassing Shopping (obviously I am literally embarrassed by neither)
Buy This One Thing I followed Haiti Design Co. for a decade before I met its gorgeous, kind- and full-hearted founder—who happened to have cured my adult acne in five facials before I found out. Then she started sharing space with a dear friend, yoga teacher, and the best masseuse ever. The world is small…
THE FULLEST BEST WEEKEND | Feel Good Friday 042123
OMG TWO STEP INN was every bit as good as I was hoping. Fantastic music, hilarious mini adventures with my man, a fab festy fit, perfect temps on Sunday … it was all epic. I loved it. I’m so grateful. We met this guy, and he was amazing too. This week was birthday week for…
K-Ci & JoJo Karaoke | Feel Good Friday 041423
It’s been at least a decade since I got up on stage and sung karaoke. Maybe more. But Saturday night celebrating my friend’s birthday and trying to get another to meet a girl, I willingly went up and dueted All My Life. The birthday boy sent me the video this week, and it’s HILARIOUS. I’m…
Consume aaaaall, or, at least some of The Media
Leaving aside commentary on mainstream media which I can no longer defend despite having been part of the institution—in magazines and startup websites, at least—let’s focus on what, ahem, independent* media I have been consuming as a Xennial (they’re not really talking about us anymore, are they? sigh, loss of special snowflake identity). Top 5…
“I gotta find a job that requires me to casually be in Miami lol” | Feel Good Good Friday 040823
I spent four days in Miami this week, but really Miramar, and really just inside the office and in the hotel. Ah, the executive life … it looks sexy on the outside but really, it’s intense and hard and AWESOME and decidedly not casual. I tried to walk to the office but luckily some female…