Local Loves: Macmannis Florist

With Valentine’s Day approaching (and Galentines Day, too!) the countdown is on to find some cute, fun and/or sentimental gifts for my girlfriends, my mom – as is tradition! – and of course my significant other. While I’ve got some ideas for the little gift bags I’m putting together for some of the ladies in […]

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A Few of My Favorite Things: January 2024

With the end of January (and my full recap of these past few weeks!) upon us in just a couple of short days, it’s about that time for me to share some of my favorite things from the beginning of 2024- including purchases, gifts that have carried over from the holidays, subscription services and video […]

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My Winter Makeup Routine!

Winter may have only just technically started a couple of weeks ago, but I’ve already gone through my makeup collection in it’s entirety well in advance, tossing out expired or empty products and not only replenishing some of my longtime favorites that I use daily- like my foundation, concealer and setting powder- but grabbing a […]

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OOTD: Champagne & Sequins…

I love a lot of things about New Years. The idea of a clean slate, the optimism and hope so many of us share that the year ahead will be better than the last, the parties, the snacks/meals and champagne- but most of all I love everything and anything glittery and sparkly! I’m a sucker […]

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A Stressed Out Woman’s Stress-Free Gift Guide…

A question I get asked with some regularity every holiday season is how, even at the height of stressful situations (and this season has been right up there in terms of stress!), I still manage to not only get my gift shopping done timely but also succeed in getting gifts that go over well each […]

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Local Loves: Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tree Farm

For as long as I can remember, my family and most of my friends (and then just me when I moved away from home) have had fake/plastic Christmas trees on display every holiday season. A lot of us have/had pets, other friends had small children, and I guess there was just something about being able […]

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A Few of My Favorite Things: November 2023

I hope that everyone who celebrated last week had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! A few days off to savor some good food, great company, and recover from some out-of-state-travel this past weekend was exactly what I needed to feel refreshed, reinvigorated and ready to get back into work and blogging again! Although I’m going to […]

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Cocoa, Crafts and Christmas Spirit…

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve spent a Saturday morning or afternoon out and about in Boston’s Seaport District. It’s not because I’m not a fan of the area or it’s wide array of bars and restaurants- but because my visits to the city almost always take me to the complete opposite sides of […]

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