baking a baby in Barcelona

Our second stop after Munich: a week in Barcelona. Talk about a city I loved spending an extended amount of time in. It was so much fun to explore with a little more time to settle in. We stayed in Old Town (aka Ciutat Vella), which was perfectly charming and wonderfully historic. Our hotel was…

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got some new sneakers…and one pair is pretty tiny

I have some big news about something very little. We’re welcoming a brand new sneakerhead to the world! May I present, baby sneakerhead! We’re doing a little nesting–stocking up on our favorite sneakers and grabbing a pair for the babe. Daddy: Nike Court LegacyMommy: Nike Air Foce 1PLT.AF.ORMBaby: Nike Air Force 1LE We’re big walkers,…

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a warm closet welcome to these cuties

Last post, I mentioned I finally decided it was time to buy a new pair of sneakers. To break the seal, I got 3 (with the intention of keeping 1…but you coulda guessed I’d end up keeping 2). I returned the baby blue Air Force 1 Premiums. Honestly, I reallllllly liked them. But they had…

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another year in review, 21.0

Years have felt less year-like. In the time warp following 2020, there’s just pre-pandemic and post-pandemic. Dates seem to drip, flowing without delineation into a blur. That’s why it took be so long to pull this year in review together. It’s a tradition I’ve kept since 2012 that usually brings me a lot of joy…

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My Uniform of Summer 2021

If you spot me in the wild this summer, odds are I’ll be wearing the Bliss Luxe Training Dress. It’s hot out there, and this dress was made for wicking sweat right off your bod.If you’re a portable heater like me, it’s easy to wash in the sink and hang dry while traveling. My favorite…

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The best sneakers I’ve ever worn are the perfect inspiration to NOT BUY ANYTHING AT ALL this Black Friday

Y’all, these 10+ year old Sweet Classic Highs are the absolute best shoes I’ve ever had. They’ve been all over the world with me. The leather beauts are a constant source of inspiration. They’ve endured countless Lollapaloozas. I wore them on the longest hike I’ve ever taken (to Trolltunga in Norway). I bring them on…

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My First Sneakers of 2020

For my birthday a few weeks back, my husband bought me these beautiful Nike Air Max 97s. It’s the first pair of shoes I’ve gotten in 2020. As I mentioned in my last post, I’ll be sticking to a new set of sneaker guidelines: The Six Commandments. It’s all a part of my journey to…

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Shoes Fit for a Trek Across Norway

I’m a big believer in ALWAYS packing in a carryon. Yes, that can be extremely tricky when you’re going somewhere for over a week–but it’s absolutely doable. For my Norwegian adventures, I decided I would bring two pairs of shoes. Both Nikes as you might have guessed–my sweet classic highs and these beauties: The matte…

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checkin’ a few more items off the good ole gotta-do-this-before-I-die list (2018 edition)

It’s that time of year again–when we take stock of big events and personal hurdles. I find it encouraging and exciting to go back through the last 365 days come the first of every January. If you couldn’t already tell, my current pass times of choice are travel, art, music, as well as good food…

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Suburbia on the Sea

Dana Point is a beach town in Orange County. It’s a big surf spot and it feels like suburbia on the sea. Despite the odd, creepy feeling that the burbs give me–this place has some beautiful beaches. Here are the views from Dana Point Lookout: Now for some beer brewed in state at Salt Creek…

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