My Summer Makeup Routine!

Happy July, everyone! With the “Dog Days of Summer” quickly approaching and this being a short work week for me because of Independence Day, I wanted to kick off the month with my roundup of seasonal makeup favorites I’ve been using pretty much daily during the hottest, most humid and sunniest time of year here […]

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A Few of My Favorite Things: June 2024

Although my full recap and rewind of June 2024 will be up on ‘Coffee & Chiffon‘ by the end of this week and right before we cannonball ourselves into July – it’s worth mentioning now that I can’t believe the month is almost over! It’s been SO busy and filled with travel to both new […]

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Chasing Waterfalls… And Tornadoes.

Every Summer, amid working our respective jobs and participating in our hobbies of choice (which are usually shared and therefore we do them together,) my longtime/lifetime friend Sean and I try to carve out a weekend where we travel out of the city or out of state together to visit somewhere newish and have a […]

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Lemonade and Lighthouses…

As adults with careers and mounting responsibilities, it can sometimes be difficult to schedule or plan get-togethers with my longtime friends. Gone are the days of impromptu house parties and bar crawls where we’d all end up sleeping on couches in whatever cramped apartment had room for us by the time the sun was rising […]

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Summer Sweets: S’mores Croissants

It doesn’t get more Summery and simple than a s’mores recipe. Three ingredients that are perfectly delicious on their own, but mashed together and toasted for a few minutes? I mean, what’s not to love? And while I’ve shared a couple of fun spins on what is a fool-proof recipe in the past, I’m a […]

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OOTD: Nautical Polka Dots

The weather in my little corner of Massachusetts has been amazing these past few weeks, with high temperatures and bright, sunny days- and even when the forecast calls for rain or thunderstorms- they are either over in the blink of an eye or end up missing us entirely. It’s been pretty incredible and a highly […]

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Lavender Lemonade…

I had received a notification in May that an absolutely beautiful and picturesque farm in Connecticut (that I’d seen all over social media last Spring!) was opening it’s doors for the season once again. Since I’d missed the window to visit in 2023, I set a reminder to stop by at some point this year […]

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Local Loves: Ice Cream Alley

It’s been quite a while since I had a “Local Loves” spotlight on something in my own neighborhood- especially something that is within a short walking distance from my apartment- but given how beautiful (and hot!) the weather has been lately, it seemed like the perfect time to talk about one of my most beloved […]

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