9.27.25
Weekend Reading, 9.20.25
How AI is making online dating even worse. Cozy hobbies to try this fall. Profiles of Victoria Beckham and Elle Fanning. Why you don’t actually need one best friend. An Insider’s guide to Napa Valley, a review of Martha Stewart’s new skincare line, the best new cookbooks of Fall 2025, why we’re braver on vacation, and so much more!
A Bunch of Fun Under $200 Finds
It’s very important to me to highlight shopping finds in a range of price points and one thing you may not know is that I have a “great style under $200” section on my ShopMy page that I update multiple times a week, if not every day! It’s packed with fabulous finds at accessible prices. Right now, a few personal highlights are . . .
How to Host Your First Dinner Party Without the Stress
A fun Valentine’s Day dinner party from a few years ago
If you are a long-time reader, you know that I love a dinner party.
Vintage Home Finds, Vol. 7
Well, folks, she’s done it again. I get so excited to edit this post as it’s incredibly fun to see what Carly finds each month. This month’s finds are things I never knew I needed. Shell charcuterie picks? Never thought about them, but now it feels like a bowl of olives or a martini bar would be incomplete without them. I also love this brass bowl. It would look incredible on my coffee table, or even as a bread “basket for a dinner party. But also: this adorable snail salt cellar, a gorgeous abalone ice bucket…
Fall Staples: The Pieces I Reach for Again and Again
There are staple pieces I reach for again and again on days when “I have nothing to wear,” and that’s what we are going to talk about today.
Weekend Reading, 9.13.25
Lots of book lists this week (including the long list for the National Book Award). What luxury means today, a few teensy (but gorgeous spaces), a dreamy restored Italian palace! All about the EU gel polish ban (I learned a lot from this), Colleen Hoover’s new thriller, what workout to do when you’ve gotten a bad night’s sleep. The personal curriculum trend (not gonna lie, I love this), interviews with Michelle Monaghan and Brene Brown and so much more. I hope you enjoy the list!
