I’m currently in Portland, Maine working on an exciting collaboration that I’ll reveal next week. It’s been a while since I did a solo trip, and these few days away have reminded why I love traveling alone. I’m a wildly independent person and solo travel requires all my favorite personal qualities, self-reliance, logical planning, and…Read More
Lookbook
Wool Weather
While in Iceland I picked up one of their famous handmade, Icelandic wool sweaters. My friend Jess recommended I check the Salvation Army, and I found this beauty for only $40. Most new sweaters retail for $200 or more. The climatic need for warm clothing is obvious, but I also learned that sheep are abundant…Read More
Summer’s End
Boston heralds the end of summer with a series of cool, rainy, windy days. Not the best sartorial weather, but this girl stops for no storm! I picked up this black anorak jacket at Primark (for only $11) and it’s been a great layering piece for this transitional season. When I’m hopping from meeting to…Read More
Obscure Books in Obscure Places
I take a book with me everywhere. It could be a black-tie event, you can bet I stuffed a paperback into that clutch. When I was younger I used to read in trees cause I wanted to be like Johnny Appleseed. (I grew up in New Hampshire, what can you do?) Now one of my…Read More
Swimming Upstream
I haven’t had much downtime this summer. Between weddings, work, and business travel I’ve been on the go rather than on the beach. This past weekend I spent less than 24 hours in Arlington, VT (another wedding), but I took one of those hours to relax by the pool. Our contemporary society glorifies the “hustle,”…Read More
Birthday Babe
Today is my birthday and what a year it has been! I went on 23 trips in my 23rd year, re-designed my site, and quit my 9-5 to pursue my dream of freelance work. It’s been tumultuous, in good ways and bad, but it has been a year of growth. I’ve always considered myself to be…Read More