I suppose being a Francophile for me was a foregone conclusion as before I even started learning about French culture there were many elements that I was already interested in incorporating into my life and as I began to read…
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A Cozy Springtime Birthday Weekend
I have always loved that my birthday falls in mid-March. It always feels more like my official start to the new year than it does in January as there is more daylight to enjoy, the flowers and tress and starting…
Curated Weekly
This past week was my 41st birthday and also the start of the trees blooming here in Raleigh. I took a couple of days off of work to enjoy doing some things around town that I enjoy. The weather was…
How To Be A Modern Day Sophisticate
“She raised her standards and life started to meet her there.” -Tonya Leigh When imagining a sophisticated woman, one may imagine someone who is a lady of leisure who travels first class around the world regularly and sips expensive wines…
Simple Pleasures to Welcome the Spring Season
While there may be 10 more days until the official start of the spring season, for us here in Raleigh spring is already in the air as the trees are starting to flower and the temperatures are steadily staying in…
Style Inspiration from With Love, Meghan
This past week was the premier of With Love, Meghan and if you were like me then you watched all episodes in quick order. While the show itself was fun, charming and entertaining I kept noticing all of the style…
Curated Weekly
As we move into the second week of March I am filled with gratitude and contemplation as this is the week of my birthday. I will be taking two days off of work next week to celebrate and to get…
How Living Slow Encourages Us to Live Well
Slow living has been a topic of interest now for a few years as the antidote to the fast-paced lifestyle that we have all inevitably fallen into at one time or another. It’s especially easy to fall into a faster…
How To Spring Clean Your Lifestyle This Year
With the month of March comes thoughts of all things spring with the warmer weather, more daylight, the flowers and trees blooming and also…spring cleaning. When we think of spring cleaning we often think of our physical space and the…
Curated Weekly
It’s the last day of February and we now find ourselves on the doorstep to spring here in the northern hemisphere. The days are already longer but in just two more weeks we (here in the U.S.) we’ll be setting…