For our seven-year anniversary, G and I are going on a quick trip to Mexico City and I couldn't be more excited. Though I've been to Mexico dozens of times, I've only been to Mexico City once, and that was nearly two decades ago. I've heard countless rave reviews about the food, ...read more
I loved every second of my college experience, but I still I consider my five years post-grad in New York City the best of my life (...so far!). Growing up, I felt a gravitational pull to NYC more than any other place I traveled to – namely because my parents are from New York, ...read more
I grew up in a house of decidedly un-minimalist, un-strategic packers. My mom and I would procrastinate packing until the evening before (okay, hours before) a flight, at which point we'd go through our time-honored pre-trip ritual of panic-shoving everything we could fit into ...read more
There are two kinds of families in this world: Those that check bags, and those that carry on. I come from a checked bag family (we like options when we're away!), so it was quite the transition when I started traveling with my boyfriend, who came from a carry-on family and ...read more
The end of a vacation can feel incredibly anticlimactic—between diving back into your routine, addressing mountains of laundry, and opening the inbox floodgates—there's often little downtime between OOO and real life. We were recently talking about this abrupt shift in the ...read more
Growing up in Reno, Nevada meant skiing was always an important part of my life. Middle school and high school were filled with daily 4 A.M. wake-ups for ski team, weekends were spent with friends on the local mountain, and afternoon classes got out early so we could catch at ...read more
She’s always on the move, taking on the world for work trips and weekend getaways. She hardly ever slows down long enough to catch up—but when she does, it’s like no time has passed. These essentials will keep her going strong till your next girls’ night together: ...read more
Besides a few trips to New York in the winter, I haven't been to the "snow, snow" in about 25 years. It was on a quick weekend excursion to Lake Tahoe with my family at ten-years-old, where I was enrolled in a ski class with toddlers. I don't remember much from the experience, ...read more
About a month ago, over dinner on a particularly stressful week, some girlfriends and I decided to plan a little getaway to New Orleans around Halloween. I'd been once before (with Raina and Mandy about seven years ago) and had always wanted to return, so it seemed like as good ...read more
Reading this blog—or any blog—you might think that when it comes to shopping, online is the only way to go. But that couldn't be further from the truth. Offline, there's an incredible team of small business owners with beautifully curated stores featuring cupcakes and cashmere ...read more
I met Jonah six years ago in a Psychology class while studying abroad in Denmark—but he was far from the only thing I fell for that semester. During the four months I spent living and studying in Copenhagen, I became convinced it was the best city in the world—and still believe ...read more
A few months ago, on a trip to visit a friend who recently moved to Portland, Oregon, we found ourselves with a free afternoon. Usually, this would be a welcome opportunity to go to a favorite store or restaurant in L.A., but instead it felt like a gaping hole in our itinerary, ...read more
I've always been something of a light packer. As someone who's an aspiring minimalist at home, I love the idea of only bringing what I absolutely need for a trip. In the weeks leading up to a vacation, I begin to pare down my beauty routine, carefully shop for pieces that serve ...read more
I met my friend, Kelly Zajfen, under rather emotional circumstances. G and I had just dropped Sloan off for her first day of preschool last summer and I could barely walk down the street I was crying so hard. It was there that I met Kelly, who was gorgeous and sweet and ...read more
When I found out that Brooke, one of my best friends in L.A., got a new job and would be relocating to Portland, I was devastated. She's like family and I hated the idea of not getting to see her on a weekly basis. Luckily, we've been able to see each other three times since she ...read more
A couple of months back, we decided to take a family trip to celebrate my dad's 70th birthday. Initially we'd envisioned someplace in Europe—a coastal spot in Italy or perhaps the French countryside. But since we waited until the last minute to plan, everything was either ...read more
We don't think the magic of going to sleep in New York and waking up in Paris will ever wear off, but that Insta-worthy shot of croissants and café au lait in bed isn't always as bright-eyed and beautiful as the perfect lighting would have you believe. Anyone who's ever had a ...read more
When my mom first told me she wanted to go "somewhere exotic" to celebrate her birthday, my mind immediately went to exotic-to-me places on the other side of the world—Morocco, Istanbul, Japan... That is, until she announced the thing she'd really like to do: A cattle drive, or ...read more
There were a few moments over the course of Jonah's and my trip to Vietnam last month when I stopped short in my tracks. How am I going to tell people about this? The two weeks we spent there (including two days in Bangkok) were packed with so many trip-of-a-lifetime ...read more
Every time I pull up my friend Stacie's Instagram, she's in a different part of the world—it's safe to say she travels more than anyone else I know. In the past year, she flew from Los Angeles to India, New York (more than a few times, including upstate, twice), Paris and ...read more
When I look back at 2017, it truly feels like a year marked by travel: There was my trip with G to Japan in March, a weekend in Toronto, Seattle, (several to) San Francisco, and more than one quick trip to New York (including the 36-hour trip I returned from a few days ago!). ...read more
I've always been a firm believer that when you travel, you should wear at least one piece that feels like a blanket, whether that's a poncho, an over-sized cozy sweater, or a wrap. This cashmere option is so soft it could literally be used as a blanket (in fact, I curled up on ...read more
To me, the entire experience of air travel is anxiety-inducing, from packing, to getting to the airport on time, making it through security, then cruising a casual 39,000 feet above land. While I understand logically that flying is incredibly safe, I'm the first person to ask a ...read more
Before we became parents, someone told me that the simplest things, when done on your own, feel indulgent. The idea that a solo trip to the grocery store could feel comparable to a vacation scared me, but I now understand the sentiment. Because my alone time with G is precious, ...read more
