In the mornings, I strive for spending as little time as humanly possible on my hair. My goal is to wash and blow dry my hair once, maybe twice, a week and maintain it on the in-between days. Of course, I still want to look presentable at work, so in order to do so, I…
How to Squeeze Reading Time into Your Already Packed Schedule
‘I’m too busy, I can’t read for pleasure I don’t have the time.‘ That is the saddest gripe I hear from people when I ask them what they’re currently reading [insert tear-faced emoji]. If you couldn’t already tell, I love to read. I love books that I get completely absorbed into, especially books that are so good, they’re really hard to…
Sorry, but This is Why We Shouldn’t be Saying Sorry at Work
‘I’m sorry …’ is something that is constantly spewed out of my mouth, on a very regular basis — almost like a verbal tic. I will be the first to admit that it’s so ingrained into my daily vocabulary, that it’s actually become a problem. But… I’m not the only one in this boat, and as…
Book Club | Where I Lost Her by T. Greenwood
Where I Lost Her by T. Greenwood was one of those extremely gripping books that sucks you in from page one. I cracked this book open on a bleak, rainy Friday evening after dinner, a tall glass of white wine in hand. By the time Sunday afternoon rolled around, I had finished. If you’ve read my previous reviews, you…
The Secret Gardens of Georgetown
A few weeks ago, Alex and I went to an event hosted by Atlas Obscura. The afternoon was spent strolling through Tudor Place with beer, wine, snacks, and live jazz music from late afternoon through sunset. Tudor Place is America’s last intact urban estates from the Federal Period, it consists of a gorgeous historic mansion, situated in Georgetown, with the…
How to Set Your {Realistic} Wedding Budget
Setting a wedding budget is a tough, daunting, and extremely overwhelming task that every bride and groom will have to face at some point — sorry to burst your newly engaged bubble — before any planning can truly begin. Here is a step by step guide to help you ease through that process. Warning: the first…