TWO // Cutest House in Georgetown for Sale

One of the best parts of going to Georgetown was being able to live in a stunning, historic neighborhood. The worst part is living in a stunning, historic neighborhood when you’re 18 and knowing that you can’t afford to live there in the real world. Ha! I used to walk around the cobblestone streets and dreaming of which house I’d want to live in. I always liked the tiny houses smooshed between bigger ones. This tiny house is for sale and I have to say, it’s incredibly tempting.

THREE // How People Learn To Become Resilient 

A great, relatively easy read about resiliency. I think resiliency is a really powerful character trait. I loved the question the article posed: “Do you succumb or do you surmount?”

FOUR // Undeveloped WWII Film Discovered

This video is unreal. Can you imagine being the first person to see these incredible photos? It’s also crazy how the film is so old and can’t be developed, but with simple technology he’s able to bring the photos to life.

FIVE // First Monday in May Trailer

OMG. I cannot wait for this new documentary about the Met Ball! It looks so, so good. I actually got goosebumps at one point while watching the trailer. Also, Anna Wintour. She’s the ultimate. 

This week, I packed it all in. I felt stronger during yoga classes, squeezed in an upcoming shoot for a campaign, had a couple of friend dates, and (get ready for it…), passed my scuba exam!

Garrett convinced me to take a scuba course with him. It was challenging in a great way. If you’re in the NYC area, I can’t recommend Oceanblue Divers enough. The course is super thorough so it’s a little bit of a time commitment, but you really feel confident at the end. We split the course between classroom lectures (only three of us!) and pool sessions. I only panicked once, haha, when I had to take my mask off in the water for the first time. I was nervous for the exam, but passed! I’m nervous-excited to go scuba diving for real. We’re going on a dive trip with Oceanblue the very end of September so we can get our open water certification done– bah! Any other scuba divers out there?!

ONE // The “Jazzy 90s” Design 

I don’t know why but I found this article about the search for the artist behind the “Jazz” print hilarious and entertaining. It’s a print that’s so, so familiar! After reading this and learning who designed it and the story behind it, it makes me wonder about other things that are so recognizable but the story is unknown!

TWO // Pop 101

Want to know how make a pop song extra catchy? Watch this video! It’s too spot on…

THREE // Lilly Pulitzer New Arrivals

Are we all in agreement that Lilly Pulitzer is killing it this year?! I can’t resist it right now… and my closet is getting more and more colorful by the minute! I’m lusting over this shift dress and this tasseled cover up!

FOUR // The Perfect Road Trip

I love a good road trip. After coming back from Alaska, I’ve been itching to plan another fun trip. I think a road trip across America would be amazing. Like RV and everything. This map is apparently the most perfect road trip, scientifically speaking… and you can start in any state!

FIVE // Birthday Party Inclusion

My favorite thing that I saw online this week was hands down this birthday party invitation. I’m all about inclusion and I think this is the best example of it. 

What a week! After two weeks of feeling a little “off,” I was insanely relieved to have had a great start on Monday. I definitely think you can recover from a rough start, but there truly is nothing greater than getting off on the right foot from the very beginning.

I was meeting with the Henri Bendel team early Monday morning with Teddy in tow. He is a wild puppy in the morning so instead of cabbing from the UES to the store, we walked. The perfect morning for a 40 minute walk and Teddy was tired out in the best possible way all day. Don’t forget to mark your calendar for the Meet and Greet…. all pups are welcome! I worked for a while during the day and then headed to Brooklyn to tour the J. McLaughlin headquarters and factory. I had no idea they produced a lot of their inventory right here in New York!

TWO // The Silver Star


So the truth is, I bought this book and was quite excited to read it. It only took three days to read it and I even stayed up late because I wanted to read it. I can’t say that I didn’t enjoy reading it, but it wasn’t the best story. I am a big fan of Jeanette Walls’ memoir The Glass Castle, which was a summer reading book for one of my high school classes. Thematically, the two books were very similar (although The Silver Star is technically fictional), with negligent to the point of abuse mothers. This lead me to Google Jeanette Walls. Besides the memoir of her childhood, I didn’t know where she was now. This NY Times article on the author is very interesting. Sad, intriguing, and quite enlightening, it sheds truth on how much Jeanette’s past impacts not only her writing, but also her present.

THREE // Dog Gets Massage

I’ve been getting massages at least every two weeks. (If I’m being honest with myself… I pretty much go every 10 days… whoops.) This video is TOO FUNNY. Please note, you have to listen with the sound turned on. I die of laughter every time I hear it…. and if you love dog videos, here are more of my favorites.

FOUR // Pumpkin Chai Cronut

Well, I guess if it’s officially fall…. I can officially start getting excited about pumpkin flavored things. I don’t like the Pumpkin Spice Latte (the color of the liquid is a serious turn off for me), but pumpkin muffins, pancakes, lemonade (seriously, so good), bread are all good by me. Now get ready for PUMPKIN CHAI CRONUTS. Okay, okay Dominique Ansel, I will wait in line again for another cronut. In all fairness, standing in line for the cronut last summer was literally so much fun.

FIVE // Minnie Pants

I’ve always loved my minnie pants, but I haven’t worn them in forever. During my most recent closet organization session, I rediscovered them. It’s already been getting pretty cold in the city and I tend to go for my favorite pairs of jeans every day. However, the Minnie pants have made a full recovery and they are officially back into my pants rotation. They’re really as great as I remember.


Anything good on your radar this week?