​I’ll admit it: It’s mid-December and I haven’t started holiday shopping. Yikes.I hate being a procrastinator, but I graciously ask for a tiny break; working a full time job, running a small business AND moving halfway across the country are making life a little crazy! For the other slackers out there (or for anyone looking to […]

I’ve written similar posts before, but it’s a question I get a lot.   Imagine the setting:  I’m living in New York City, happily employed at one of the best advertising agencies in the country. I have a six figure income, great clients and interesting work. One day, I see a banner ad (yes, a […]

When my fiancé Matt and I got engaged, we debated many options for our wedding: Did we want a big, traditional church wedding?A small, quirky farmhouse affair?No wedding at all? (Hey, eloping is low stress!) After weighing the choices, a destination wedding was at the top of our list. We aren’t the only ones.  According […]

Subtitle:  No, they are not all the same.  I promise. How about a little geography lesson? Not everyone will be into this, but I think some will find it interesting. First, let’s do a little myth busting!MYTH:  All of the Caribbean islands are the same.  It doesn’t matter where I go, just find me an island!BZZZZZ.  […]

The holiday season is here! Bring on the warm fuzzy feelings, the joy, the carols, the food… and of course the stress. The lists. The bills. Ugh. For some of us, travel is a major part of celebrating the holidays. I’ve lived several states away from my family for most of my adult life (going on […]

Well, this week didn’t exactly go as planned. I had grandiose dreams of a week of blog posts and giveaways, but the gods of technology had something else in mind. What happened? A big cup of coffee spilled all over my still new-ish Macbook Air.  UGH. Please learn from my mistakes and buy a keyboard […]