Between going to see Harry Styles in L.A. and getting a new album from Taylor Swift, October ended up being a month filled with pop music! Another highlight was watching the Liverpool-Arsenal game while holding my niece, enjoying a big cup of coffee with my favorite doggies cuddled next to us on the couch. There…
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Daydreamer Diaries: Sept 2022
Musings Due to the Queen’s passing a few weeks back, most of the content I consumed in September was royal-related. It’s too complex to explain my thoughts about the monarchy in just a few sentences here so I won’t try, but know that my fascination with the events this month stemmed more from a historical…
Daydreamer Diaries: Aug 2022
Musings I spent half the month of August in the U.K., so this post is going to be a mini love letter to my favorite British tings. In addition to London, I also spent time on the east coast of England (a first for me) in villages like Wye and Whitstable. Kent was actually named…
Daydreamer Diaries: July 2022
Musings I spend a lot of time thinking about why I love to travel, and I’ve managed to come up with some pretty deep reasons over the years. And then this month, Hulu started streaming Mary Kate and Ashley’s 1999 masterpiece, “Passport to Paris.” I rewatched it for the first time in 20 years and…
Solana Beach Travel Guide
This Solana Beach travel guide will help you plan the perfect day or two in this cute little SoCal town. Solana Beach is less than four square miles, but don’t let its size fool you. 😉 It’s a place you go to just be–to slow down, drink good coffee and craft beer, take a scenic…
Daydreamer Diaries: June 2022
Musings Summer is officially here, and June has been the best kind of busy. Things kicked off in Yosemite National Park at the beginning of the month and ended with my niece being born!!! I also squeezed in another quick trip to Chicago–there’s really nothing better than summer in the city. I love finding an…
Daydreamer Diaries: May 2022
Musings Each day since the school shooting in Uvalde, TX, feels so heavy, my movements slowed down like I’m wading through mud. What should take two minutes takes twenty. It’s getting harder and harder to compartmentalize, put a smile on, and go about life. This year alone we’ve had to watch a war in Ukraine,…
5 Days in Mexico City: First-timer’s Guide
I recently returned from 5 days in Mexico City and wanted to share my guide for first-timers. I had heard such great things about Mexico City over the past few years and was sooooo excited to visit. I went with a group of 6 for a bachelorette party, which is a bit unique, but I…