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Podcasts. A favorite pastime and escape to transform into another world. From their ability to cover wide-ranging topics, explore new ideas, share personal stories, and keep my mind entertained during daily tasks. Hello, long car rides, unloading the dishwasher, making jewelry, and walking. Check out my podcast rotation below! Second Life: A podcast highlighting women who successfully shifted careers. As a former NYC resident, I specifically loved hearing the Levain Bakery Founders discuss their love of food and baking while creating a cookie phenomenon and a bakery. Chocolate chip cookies and NYC? What’s not to love? Their original hole-in-the-wall 74th street...

London during the holidays has been on my wish list for years! Between the Christmas lights, stores, and the energy, the liveliness of a big city gets my heart racing and blood flowing. London was no exception!! Friends gave me their London “must-see” list. Heather Christopher Travel also helped us with a plan, reservations, tours, transportation, and a guide. It was my first time using a travel agent, and I highly recommend her!  Day 1 Departure: We flew a direct night flight from Charlotte to London Heathrow Airport. Customs were easy and electronic. We were off the plane with bags in hand within 20...

I promised you guys a full round up of my latest trip to California... Dream along with me on my perfect three days in Southern California! First up.... fly into LAX and take an uber to  Santa Monica Proper Hotel.  DAY 1 - When you get to the hotel, head up to the rooftop and take a quick dip in the pool to freshen up after your flight. The hotel has bikes (electric and regular) so next up is a bike ride to Elephante for lunch. If it’s early, make sure to try the breakfast pizza! And don’t miss out on the whipped eggplant (mainly...

This weekend I went to one of my favorite places... California! I love when work takes me to the west coast! It's the best for inspiration... I get inspiration from the toiletries in my hotel, bar, artwork, service, linens, design, menus, boutiques,  and watching people in the lobby…everything. I started out with some design meetings in LA and then headed up the coast to meet up with my friends Carrie and Tina for the weekend!  After my meetings I cruised around on a bike exploring some new places I hadn't discovered yet! I went up to Venice Beach, where I stopped for a slice of...

Hi Friends!!  Happy December! It's the season of gifing, and we have been having the best time with our 8 days of Christmas!! For 8 days, we bring you gifts and stocking stuffers at great prices! We are grateful to create beautiful pieces daily, and we thank you for your endless support!!! See below for a recap of the last 7 days and be sure to stay tuned tomorrow for our last day!    Day 1: We kicked off the week with our Full of Hope Bundle, which included peach turquoise, amazonite and lapis semi-precious stones. The stones symbolize hope, calmness, and compassion....