Fall Bucket List
I know fall doesn’t officially start for another few weeks, and it’s still consistently 80* in Jersey, but the fall ~mood~ has arrived for me in full force! Summer is always so busy with work, so fall is a time when I can actually slow down, relax, and enjoy things again. Last year I feel […]
Finding the Best Budget Curtains
We’re going on four years in this house, which means one more year for curtain decisions to put the bounds of our relationship to the test. Our first set of curtains were basic ones my mom bought and hung after we lived curtainless for months. They’re simple, short, blue curtains. Now that our third winter […]
My Experience with IV Drip Therapy
With my recent chronic illness diagnoses, I’m working on taking my health more seriously. Almost every time I travel, I end up getting sick, no matter what. I’ve traveled masked and unmasked, by car, by train, and by plane, for work and for leisure. I always end up sick. Sometimes it’s just the sniffles, sometimes […]
Kicking off the Fall Reads | Book Explorer Vol. 12
I’m so so sorry to tell you all, I’m one of those obnoxious fall people. September 1st hits, and it’s jeans and sweaters. I’ll wait a couple of weeks before cracking out the pumpkins and all, but just trust that I’m already planning my Thanksgiving menu. I wanted to get through my last two summer […]
How I’m Recovering After a Week of Work Travel
Coming to you live from my flight home from Dallas, TX after a week of early mornings, busy days, and late nights. Work travel is always fun, and it was so good to see my coworkers and reconnect with people, but I’m so happy to be almost home. I’m taking the next week to listen […]
How I’m Reading More Books Than Ever
Growing up, I read like crazy. I could not be stopped, whole books in a day. Now, I’m not exactly as speedy, but the drive to read everything is still there. Just check my massive list of current reads on Storygraph. I’m not topping out at multiple hundreds of books per year like some booktokkers […]
Reading Goals and New Favorites | Book Explorer Vol. 10
I made it my mission for 2023 to get myself back in touch with the things that bring me joy, and nothing made me happier than reading. It’s been an upward battle, and then my health struggles and unending brain fog throughout 2022 made reading tough. In 2023 though, I double down with fun, new, […]
Journal #1 Where I’ve Been + Life Changes
I feel like every year I come on here, write a Where I’ve Been, pop out a few posts, and then retire again. I view this blog less in the modern influencer sense, but more in the early 2000’s style, journaling into the ether to find an online community where I feel my real-life one […]
Budget-Friendly Wavy Hair Routine: Wash, Style, and Daily Care
My hair journey, like many curly and wavy hair folks, has been a wild ride. Growing up, stick straight hair was the look, and when it’s quiet late at night, I can still hear the sizzling of my poor hair in my friend’s 700-degree straightening iron. After years of straightening, dry brushing, and loading up […]
30 in 30 Update: Visiting 30 States by 30 Years Old
Almost two years ago, I decided I was going to visit 30 states before I turned 30 years old. Since then we’ve made many road trips, to places new and old, and found so many places to go back to explore further. What Counts as a Visit? There’s always some debate on what actually counts […]