Happy Friday, everyone! While I’m still recovering from a low-key Christmas with my family that involved a lot of carbs and even more sweets, and finishing up some last minute planning for next week’s New Years festivities, I wanted to take a little time to talk about a couple of my most beloved gifts and […]
Merry Christmas Eve, everyone! Santa brought me an early Christmas present overnight in the form of some significant snowfall here in Western Massachusetts, so I’m very grateful. I admittedly have a complicated, if not strained relationship with my faith, with religion, and with the concept of God (any God, really.) With the exception of my […]
When I first moved into my apartment back in 2019, I didn’t have a Christmas tree and only had minimal holiday decorations at best. In need of a backdrop for last minute Christmas card photos I was taking with my boyfriend Troy to send to our family and friends, I scooped up a $15, pre-lit, […]
I’ve had such a beautiful, snowy and festive weekend these past couple of days, spent in the company of my mother and then with some of my friends in-between getting some more holiday shopping done and preparing to send out my Christmas cards a little later on this week now that they’ve been carefully designed […]
This past weekend, I found myself running some errands and making plans in and around Rhode Island in preparation for Thanksgiving and the upcoming Christmas season. One of those errands was stopping by one of the prettiest and most expansive garden centers/farm stands in South Kingstown – The Farmer’s Daughter – who just converted their […]
The first couple of days immediately following Halloween feel like a bit of a fever dream. While I’m taking inventory of any leftover candy bars following Trick-Or-Treaters visiting from the night before and calculating how long it will take before I eat it all, I’m also driving by a mix of both spooky decorations and […]
It’s hard to believe this will be the last “Favorite Things” compilation of 2024 and that both Christmas and New Years are just a few short days away! Now that I’ve recovered from my recent bout with the flu and am back to my usual schedule, the next few days are going to be spent […]
It’s been a few years since I’ve had a take-down, cancel all plans, stay-in-bed-all-day type of cold that results in me calling out of work and leaving both my text messages and e-mails on “unread” for any significant amount of time – but here we are! I’m finally on the other side of what was […]