Jcrew is back!!!!!! And I am loving it!! Here is what I purchased and have been wearing.   Lace Trim Cropped Top   Cotton! Lace! Cropped! Everything I love. I bought it in both black and white and have been wearing both nonstop. On a bike ride….lace and cotton perfection.   Striped Dress   More body hugging than I am used to — so I have only worn it with a shirt on top. Walking to dinner! Loved it with my sneakers and my denim top.   Short Linen Dress   Perfect for the upcoming hot summer days! I am not normally a “red” girl, but I am excited for this eas ..read more

I posted about Poppie Press two and a half years ago in 2022, but I love the albums so much, I have to post about them again! They are so amazing and just make me so happy (and if you are anything like me, they will make you happy, too!). Family photo albums of that year put together in one beautiful album. There is nothing I love more than family, photos, and being organized!   My collection so far! And I have made made them since 2014 but they are in the works! Bottom right — the albums! Corner Fun lay outs Memories! The last page is always that year’s holiday picture.   ..read more

Twice in the past week, I have bought from my targeted instagram ads. Yes, I was that person that actually clicked on the ad, and sure enough, I bought it. That said, I love them so much, that I feel like I need to tell you all about them. And yes, they are not cheap, and you can probably find a better deal somewhere else (do share with me when you find good knock offs), but in the meantime, I am loving these American Trench Retro socks.   Retro stripe socks!!! I die over all the colors!   Also, to defend my purchase, I rarely buy socks. The cost per wear is high (meaning, you wear ..read more

One of my favorite wardrobe staple brands is Suzie Kondi. Not only do I live in her velour sweatpants, but also in her striped tanks and tees. So when she came out with a partnership with One of Twelve, I jumped on the bandwagon. And I am so happy — I love my handwoven bag!!!! One of Twelve, is a women-led initiative helping women in Papua New Guinea through the creation of beautiful, one-of-a-kind Bilums — handwoven bags made using twisting and looping without knots (I want to learn how to do this!)   They are one of a kind bags — all of them are so cool that I couldn’t decide on which ..read more

The morning of Tusia’s birthday, we went on a hunt for the biggest Pain Au Chocolate / Croissant in the city. I had done some research and found that it was 1.5 miles from the apartment. So, that is what we did. We walked, we looked, and we HUNTED for the croissant. Thankfully, our scavenger hunt worked out, and we got it. It surpassed our expectations and highly recommend everyone do this on their next Parisian Adventure. The croissant is from Philippe Continci and it was not just beautiful to look at it, but incredibly delicious. We kept asking how something THIS big, could be so flaky, ligh ..read more

The first day we arrived in Paris, Tusia and I noticed that there were so many dogs walking around. The dogs and their owners looked SO more chic than the dogs of NYC (or the States in general), so we decided to document them and it was so fun! Take a look at these photos — not only are the dogs so cute (and the owners and their style, too) but the background and scenes of Paris, OH MY, I love.   Heels to walk the dog, love it. Hipsters. Sambas and cappuccino. Stripes. Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies. First doodle sighting of the trip. More sambas and a cutie. I love you Parisi ..read more

Went on a quick 3 day trip to Paris last week to celebrate Tusia’s 12th birthday and there are so many highlights from the trip! Here is what I loved from Paris last week (and will always love)   1. The Random Street Art   is there anything more beautiful than art all over the streets of Paris? I could spend days just looking at the walls along the streets!   2. The Metro   The metro is an adventure in itself. Affordable, easy, and SO clean! We love taking it. We took it to the Taylor Swift concert in this photo, hence the sparkles.   3. Grandmas at Taylor Swift &n ..read more

A week ago, I traveled to Northern California to complete my 22nd marathon. There were a lot of changes going in to the weekend, as the landslide on Highway 1 had affected the route of The Big Sur Marathon, and also impacted our hotel stay. After many bumps and turns, the marathon ended up happening and it was truly a great weekend — the run, the company, and the nature.   I landed on Friday at SFO and was picked up by my bestie, sister from another mister, who is truly the best caretaker and friend in the world. She took care of me by rubbing my feet, making me electrolyte water, and co ..read more

The days are long, the weeks are short, but here we are to almost May! So much has happened this month — mainly, going back to school (and teaching) after Spring Break, a cross country tip to visit schools, a family medical situation, more work, more rain, more running, more forgetfulness. Not sure what happened, but the month went WOOSH by. Now, I am getting ready to plan for summer, go BACK to the west coast for a marathon, finish up the school year, and all the other normal busy end of the year obligations. So apologies for the sporadic posts, I am committed to being more consistent going f ..read more

Last weekend. Cruzzie and I spent the weekend in Montecito / Ojai / Los Angeles AKA HEAVEN. All three of those places are my favorite places in the world — they are beyond beautiful and I just love the area so much. So when coming home, I knew I needed to bring a piece of Montecito with me. This trip, it meant cookie dough from Merci — the best coffee, cafe, food (but let’s be honest, everything in Montecito is “the best,” because, truly, it is. But yes, back to cookie dough, yes, I traveled across the country with cookie dough, and lord, was it worth it.   Ah, California. I love you so ..read more