I loathe small talk. It’s why I tend to go 10-15 months between haircuts, because I prefer split ends over the thought of 60 minutes of “so…do you have any vacation plans for this summer?” Small talk bums me out because it doesn’t create much value. I don’t discount the fact that it’s an essential social tool… […]

Julie is someone I’ve admired and followed for years- it takes less than a minute of being in her presence to understand why. She’s the epitome of warmth and kindness- the cozy vibe you get from her content online? It translates completely to who she is in real life. When I shared with her that’s we’d […]

Normandy has been on my list for years, and it’s thanks to my Dad’s planning that we finally made it out there! My Dad is a WWII history buff, and everyone else in my family had been to Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, Pointe du Hoc, the American cemeteries, and numerous memorials to see and learn more […]

This was a long-awaited trip, for sure! I’d been wanting to bring Matt to Ireland since I visited in 2014- we were thinking of going before Felix was born as a babymoon, but we were matched with his birth mama so quickly (two weeks after going live) that we joyfully never got the chance! Then […]