I'm always on the lookout for places that make me feel like I've stepped back in time, suspended within a setting that has always been this way, and will always remain that way – timeless. Vizcaya Museum & Gardens in Miami is just that. It
Amelia Island is a northeast Florida barrier island rich with history and a sense of bygone romanticism. A stay at one of the historic Italianate mansions turned B&B's, like The Fairbanks House, will have you feeling like you've stepped back in time. Amelia Island's Fort
I don’t often get over to Florida’s Gulf coast. But everytime I do, I wonder why I don’t visit more often. I drove to Sarasota midweek before a weekend of birthday celebrations for a friend. I wanted a few days to myself to explore Sarasota’s main
One wall is done and I am loving how it looks! It has been exhausting being so meticulous on this project, but I know that taking my time is essential or else I’ll have to live with my rushed mistakes forever. I will say, it’s
I’m behind, but making progress on my picture-frame moulding. Here’s a list of things that have happened on my One Room Challenge project since my last post laying out my wackadoodle idea to do all new wainscoting in my living room, despite having perfectly good
This year’s victim of the “am I really that old?!” Birthday meltdown is my living room! One minute I was sipping coffee and looking at my "country-home," beadboard, and the next I was taking to it with a hammer and a butter knife (for prying,
Follow my blog with Bloglovin In all my days of sniffing sea breeze I've encountered nothing quite like the wind that whips off the Oregon coast. Nothing compares to the scent that rolls in off the Pacific and meets the dense forests of Oregon—crisp, wet, evergreen,
As a full-time road-lifer, I've done a hefty bit of research on where to park my RV or pitch a tent. After googling "campsites near me," on repeat for the past year, I've come to rely on a few choice sites and apps that, when
When I travel to cities like New York or London, I know a good dance class awaits. Those cities are known for their arts communities. But sometimes, as I travel to places not particularly known for dance, I find myself asking 'Could I find a good dance class here?' Dance
*Originally written for "My Dance Dreams Blog." So you're fresh out of studio training and you're wondering where to go next. What kind of dancer are you, and where will you thrive? Are you pining after the bright lights of Broadway? Or manifesting dreams of making it in