Have we really made it to the end of January already? While January typically feels like the longest month out of the year given the frigid temperatures in places like here at home in New England, people participating in “Dry January” and everyone doing their best to not give up on their resolutions before February […]
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To say I’m overwhelmed by the outpouring of love, excitement, and well-wishes over the course of the last couple of days for my birthday would be an understatement. While I had expected calls and texts from my family and closest friends as I entered my forties, what I hadn’t planned on was the volume of […]
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For our first dinner of 2026 last Thursday night, Troy had graciously left the decision making up to me, knowing that I had been carefully researching both our activity and dining options prior to our departure to Portland, Maine and that I had a couple of ideas in mind of where I wanted to go […]
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That first full day back to work after New Year’s Eve/Day and following the conclusion of the holiday season can be and often is a disorienting and fully chaotic event. My Christmas decorations are still up, my sparkly heels from New Years are still on the floor by my bags – so how and why […]
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One of the more bittersweet things about winding down the year and preparing to start a new one, and especially as someone who has been blogging regularly for nearly six years while developing my own little creative traditions along the way – is looking back on all of the moments and memories that were made […]
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January is one of those months that, year after year, always feels like it takes a lifetime to get through. I’ve seen a lot of memes on social media in recent days that are in the style of “it’s only January 45th!” that crack me up, and make me feel a little better since I […]
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To say I’m still recovering from this past weekend would be an understatement. While I wasn’t out drinking or dancing until the early morning hours, I was still traveling all around the Northeast to enjoy a couple of belated-birthday celebrations that consisted of some of the best food I’ve ever in my life. How could […]
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With Hurricane Debby recently making landfall and causing a significant amount of rain here in the Northeast, my girlfriends and I were carefully monitoring this past weekend’s forecast and frantically trying to arrange a backup plan in case our long-scheduled boating excursion off the coast of Ogunquit, Maine fell through due to choppy waters and/or […]
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Coffee & Chiffon 