H and I returned from our honeymoon late Saturday night after a sun-filled, serene week spent in the Caribbean’s low-key island of Anguilla. It had been a dream of mine to visit the Caribbean, and I feel so grateful and fulfilled to have experienced this adventure. We just had the best time, and I’m sharing…
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A Complete Wedding Planning Checklist
So much planning and preparation goes into a wedding – far more than I ever anticipated! Much of 2022 was spent emailing, meeting, and thinking about our wedding, up until the big day in October. Although we had a planner, I still needed to keep track of all the necessary decisions and tasks to complete….
This Winter of Pursuing an Intentional, Simpler Life
I started out the new year by selecting a word that would guide me through 2023 – intentional. I have carried the word with me through this winter. Over the course of about six weeks, I slowly but surely decluttered our home in bite sizes, breaking our belongings down into 32 very small categories and…
The Spring Break Beach Edit
white dress cover-up | swim top | bottoms | packable straw hat | sandals | woven tote | sunglasses After getting married in October, we are going on our honeymoon this upcoming spring break – just three weeks away! We will be flying to the Caribbean, somewhere completely new for me and a new island…
Book Thoughts: My Fall and Holiday Reads
I am sharing the books I’ve read since my last post! The first two books here can be read any time, but I’d recommend saving the others for next fall and holiday season. Happy reading! The Midnight Library by Matt Haig If you like Emma Straub’s This Time Tomorrow, or watching It’s a Wonderful Life…
A Sustainable Way to Wrap Gifts
This year, instead of buying new wrapping supplies, I decided to use materials I already had. I saved paper grocery bags for a few weeks and wrapped all my Christmas gifts with them, along with some white-and-gold string and labels from seasons past. I wasn’t sure how it would go with the paper bags and…
