Chicago eats: Alinea review + menu details

April 3, 2025

  Hi friends! How are you? Hope youโ€™re having a happy Monday! Iโ€™d love to hear about your weekend and what you were up to! Today, I’m sharing a very exciting Alinea review! In 2017, we took an AMAZING trip to Chicago to celebrate our 10th anniversary. We met up with our friends Betsy and…

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raised garden bed | random thoughts for a Monday morning

random thoughts for a Monday morning

Hi hi friends! How are you? How was the weekend? Ours was a good one. The weather was a dream – it felt like San Diego, plus it rained every day – and P had a soccer game. We smoked chicken for dinner, met up with friends, caught up on chores, and enjoyed relaxing as…

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Friday Faves 10.7 | 7 day equilife detox

Friday Faves – giveaway CLOSED!

Hi friends! Happy Friday! Whatโ€™s going on this weekend? P has a soccer game, weโ€™re meeting friends for dinner, and Iโ€™m making a baby meal for a friend with newborn twins. I hope you have a lovely weekend ahead! Read on for a lil giveaway at the end of this post, too. ๐Ÿ™‚ Edited: giveaway…

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Tips for anxious flyers (from a Pilot)

112: Tips for anxious flyers (from a Pilot)

Sharing tips for my friends who are scared of flying, nervous, and anxious about air travel.. just like yours truly. I reached out to the Pilot to write a guest post, and am also sharing some of the tips Iโ€™ve picked up! *Update: 10/6/22: Thank you so much for your overwhelming feedback on this post!…

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September Book Recap

September Book Recap

Sharing a September book recap and if Iโ€™d recommend adding these to your TBR list!ย  Hi Hi friends! Howโ€™s the week treating ya? I hope youโ€™re having a great one so far. Iโ€™m here working on SEO all day – one of my least favorite parts about being a blogger. Blahhhhh- and looking forward to…

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Weekend Things hocus pocus small cheese board

weekend things

Hi hi! Happy Monday! Thank you so much to those of you who let me know you were missing the old school blogging recaps, so Iโ€™m bringing them back. It wonโ€™t be every day, but will definitely be scattered more frequently on the blog. Thank you so much for sharing your feedback with me. Itโ€™s…

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