For years I have been tip toeing around writing my first novel. Outline after outline after outline has been typed up and left to get lost between file pixels on my laptop. 

I keep learning so much and continually growing, as we all do. My past outlines seem so trivia...

A goal I set for 2018 was to read one book per month. I read these titles in no particular order and without any theme in mind. To dwindle my constantly growing stack of "to read" books, I selected whichever writing style or story I was in the mood for that month.
 

Fol...

I've heard a lot of negative predictions about turning 27, but my friends and I decided to channel our inner witches and celebrate it instead.

Two of my closet friends from high school (Yes, I actually kept a few of those. The good ones.) drove from NYC to meet me as...

“My love, it is a long time from here to the stars so let us travel the rest as one.” - Atticus poetry

Hard to believe, but Zach and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary this past Sunday! We went on one parts silly and one parts romantic trip to celebrate....

Money, money, money. I try to live with less, but then I always end up spending more. I don’t have a bad relationship money in the slightest, but I do seem to consistently spend up to the wire. I save well for a few months and then spend it on a trip or eating out or c...

Near the end of the summer every year, my great-aunt, Charlene, participates in the Table Setting fundraiser at our Synagogue. Companies, such as Z Gallerie, professionals, and congregation members who know how to host an impressive dinner party participate in decorati...

Sitting in my corporate office drawer lays a stack of unused business cards with my prior job title printed across them. They illustrate a company logo and design identical to each person’s own set in the cubicles surrounding me.

Dust collects on them as I forget to p...

Searching for the “right” hotel for your weekend road trip or romantic getaway can be exhausting. It’s fidgeting with a sensitive scale as you try to balance price with amenities with star rating with location.

Zach and I always want to find a uniquely designed hotel, a...

Who doesn't love a good spa day?! Pampering myself with new soaps, lotions, or a bubble bath has always been a top self care routine for me, even since I was only in the single digits and purchased body wash with glitter in it. Thanks, 90's.

Aside from eyeliner and ma...

There’s nothing like mountains, drinks and a few vacation days with your partner and best friend. Zach and I haven’t been on a trip together since the honeymoon back in October, so we were beyond ready for our Colorado venture this past week.
 

We may be newlyweds, but...