-Embrace these short days. Curl up with a book, a candle, and something delicious. Revel in the dark depths of the season -so beautiful, black, and so utterly without expectation. -Richard Street Winter may be one of my favorite seasons…
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Curated Weekly
It’s less than two weeks from Christmas and I am in a holiday/winter mood this week. I plan to spend the weekend making gingerbread cookies and enjoying my book, The Christmas Tree Farm as well watching a few holiday baking…
How The Places You Visit Can Influence Your Everyday Life
When I started working toward a more sophisticated life for myself there were so many different elements to focus on to create this on purpose. Style, posture, home, surroundings and decorum to name a few. But there was one element…
A Visit to The Venice and the Ottoman Empire Art Exhibit
Every autumn our art museum curates a special collection of art to be on exhibit for the months of September leading into the first of January. This year I had the pleasure of viewing this year’s exhibit which was the…
Curated Weekly
The first weekend of December brings with it that cozy feeling of the holidays settling in as well as the air turning cold for the next few months as we make our way to the official start of the winter…
Simply Sophisticated Things
I adore a good list that is simple, but inspiring. Lists of things that have a luxurious energetic feel to them really motivates me to keep elevating my everyday life. There is an art to list making and creating quick…
Five Ways to Live Luxuriously This December
December is not only the official month to close out the year, but it is also the first official month of the winter season too where we experience the shortest day of the year (in the northern hemisphere). The holidays…
The Five Items on My Black Friday List + A Holiday Playlist
It’s hard to believe that we are already at the week of Thanksgiving, but we have finally arrived at this most wonderful holiday. I am looking forward to cozying up at home and making all the good food to enjoy…
Curated Weekly
As we start to enter into the last week of November, I am seeing more of a shift into the holidays everywhere I go and am loving that cozy feeling for this time of year. I am also enjoying this…
10 Journal Prompts for a Luxurious Holiday Season
Thanksgiving is already next week and with the upcoming holiday season of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s, it is certainly a good time to sit down with a journal and start planning for the holidays ahead. Creating a luxurious holiday…
