Gulp. It's Thursday, November 30th. We are on the eve of December 1st, otherwise known as "when all Hell will break loose." I don't know about you, but the next 30 days from now until New Year's Day will be pretty hectic. I'm excited and a little stressed at the same...
It's CYBER MONDAY! Today is yet another day to take advantage of some major savings in time for the holidays. Whether you are celebrating Hanukkah or Christmas or another special occasion, December is the month of giving. I've already published two gift guides (click...
So you have to picture this. I'm all snuggled up on this rainy day in Connecticut. I've got my cozy clothes on, a cup of delicious coffee in one hand and my laptop in the other. I've been carefully researching and picking, choosing and linking up all the items that I...
When I was in my twenties, I went to Italy with a girlfriend from work. Although we hadn't known each other long, we became quick friends and I jumped at the chance to tour Rome, Lake Como, Florence and Venice. We spent about 7-8 days hopping from city to city on the...
I do almost all my writing at night. Like now. Except, instead of publishing this evening, I'll schedule it to fly after midnight so it posts on the next day. While many of us are still sleeping, I have readers that live over the Pond (Hello London) that are waking up...
Hey hey - it's time for a giveaway! I’m so excited to once again offer two General Admission tickets to the Greenwich Wine + Food Festival for Saturday, September 23rd located at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park, Greenwich, Connecticut starting at 12:00pm! This is a $300...
Today was the first day of Kindergarten for Catherine. I thought I was fine. More accurately, I should say that I thought I was going to be fine. It started with me registering her for school this spring. I am sure that I was one of the very first parents to drive to...
“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become...
Essential Beach Packing Tips | typical beach gear | We have our sights set on enjoying a few more lazy weeks of summer before school starts. If you follow my blog, you'll know that one of our favorite places to go to is the beach. We feel so fortunate to live on the...
Happy Friday! Looking back on this week and coming to the definite conclusion that it was a blissfully lazy. Kerry left on Monday for a business trip to Chicago and instructed us all to have fun - but not too much. We spent time at the beach and the kiddos caught (and...
I have vivid memories of my early teens. There were many sleepover parties where my girlfriends and I would huddle together late at night with flashlights glowing red under our chins. We'd whisper in the dark and tell chilling ghost stories with the most terrifying...
We're deep in the midst of summer. The kiddos are out of school. This really is the ideal time to travel and get reconnected with family and friends. Regardless of where you live, your home may be a popular destination spot because it has the main attraction - you!...
Happy first day of summer! In honor of today being the official start of summer (when I hope that things can slow down) I am sharing my top picks for the best summer reads. I wanted a list of what look like unputdownable books, so I did a lot of research. I reviewed...
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 The count down to Father's Day has begun and I am excited about this year's gift guide! For starters, clothes are always an appreciated gift. We are big fans of the unTUCKIT brand, so you'll see a trendy gingham...
I’ve been given compensation for this post by Kia Motors. However, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. Like many families, my family strives to be conscientious when it comes to our global environment. It started with turning off lights, and then when they...
I've been given compensation for this post by Kia Motors. However, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. Yes, the large yellow ball in the sky is the sun, I realize that you haven't seen it in a while. If you had plans to spend the weekend inside because...
Mother’s Day will be here before you know it and I wanted to put together a Mother's Day Gift Guide so you could start shopping now. If you wait until next week, you run the risk of not getting an item in time - and I would hate for that to happen. I'm really excited...
It's been 30 days since Jackson became a teenager. A teenager. I'm slowly getting use to saying that word. Honestly, it still makes me feel a little sick to my stomach. I wrote one of my most heartfelt blogs about his birthday. I usually try to keep everything light...
I have very fond memories of waking up on Easter Sunday to a beautiful basket filled with all sorts of goodies. My siblings and I would hold the baskets and stare through the plastic to see what was inside before we opened it. My mother outdid herself on every...
Life doesn't go fast when you're in it | Jackson at 6 months | Today is Jackson's birthday. It's a milestone birthday and I can't even say his age out loud because I am a chicken shit. It is far easier to stare at my keyboard and peck out the letters with slow and...
Charleston in Three Days | morning bike ride in the historic district | This blog post is bittersweet for me. I'm back from my girlfriend's getaway in Charleston (boo!) but I couldn't wait to blog about it (yay!). I've had so much fun going through all the images of...
Links you'll love It has been a really long time since I blogged about "links you'll love." I need to share these more often. 50 Life Lessons that are worth living by (i.e. when playing games with children, let them win). Learn why punctuation marks such as period,...
My Favorite Spring Flower In 20 days, it will be spring! I thoroughly enjoy every season, but start getting a little stir crazy when we are in month four of the same weather. Are you with me on this? I start feeling blah because I am bored with the season and...
Top 10 Valentine's Day Gift Ideas for Kids | a free download pdf of printable coupons for Valentine's Day | When it comes to holidays, I used to be a strict traditionalist. For example, on Mother's Day, my Mom is the only mom in my life that gets a card. I wasn't...
Valentine's Day Gifts He'll Go Crazy Over Hi everyone! Yesterday I blogged about Valentine's Day gifts for her, but today, it is all about the guys. They may play it cool, but men enjoy getting gifts just as much as we do (maybe more). Did you know that the average...
Ultimate Valentine's Day Gift Guides 2017 | Marilyn and Chanel No. 5 | Love is in the air. Valentine's Day is less than two weeks away and I want to share my Ultimate Valentine's Day Gift Guides 2017. Starting today, I will blog about a gift guide for her, on Tuesday...
Best Photos from the Women's March | Catherine made this paper heart and I sewed it onto my shirt | * UPDATED * After publishing this post, a friend posted a link to a response written for the women who don't understand why other women marched. It put into...
150 Things to Throw Away I'm on a bender. I sent my husband, Kerry, to the local dump with a car filled with black garbage bags. I am not sure that he was street safe. He could not see through any window other than the windshield. Even the passenger seat had a bag to...
Christmas Continues I've heard a lot of debate as to when to take down your Christmas tree. In our home, we traditionally put up our Christmas tree on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. By the time January 1st rolls around, we've enjoyed its sparkling glory for over a...
Happy Birthday Connecticut in Style! Traditionally, Fridays are reserved for Favorite Things. But this Friday is a special day. It's Connecticut in Style's second birthday. I'm shaking things up today and doing something a little different. Let's kick off the birthday...
How to Deck Out Your Startup Office on a Shoestring | sleek and modern small office space | Hi Guys! Today I'm thrilled to have a guest writer on my blog. Meet Hollie Jones, she's one of the two voices behind Hollie and the Ivy. Hollie is providing us some great and...
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | our 2016 holiday card | We took down all our holiday decorations yesterday. I don't know why it pained me, but it did. I held the Christmas tree light plug in my hand and for a moment, I hesitated. We plugged in the lights the...
Make Things Happen MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. It's a new year filled with possibilities and beginnings. My motto for two thousand seventeen is make things happen. Better yet, it is my mantra. I will be saying make things happen several times a day to remind me to achieve my...
| the sparkly statement necklace with a faux fur infinity scarf | Bring on the bling! It's the final round of giveaways. I was going to extend the giveaway until next week, but someone reminded me that the winners will not get the necklace in time for New Year's Eve....
ROUND TWO! J. CREW NECKLACE GIVEAWAY! It's giveaway day! But first, I want to announce the winner of the first J. Crew necklace. The necklace was won by Jessie - Congratulations Jessie, I hope that you'll share some Instagram pics! Okay guys, please don't worry if you...
Gift Guide 2016: The Best Gifts For Your ManIn my experience, gift buying for the guys can go one of two ways. Either, "I've got nothing" or "I'd better dial back." It's feast or famine. There are some years when Kerry can't jot down one single item for me to put...
J. CREW NECKLACE GIVEAWAY! Like you, I want to look my prettiest and most sparkling self this holiday. So, I went shopping on J. Crew because I absolutely love their jewelry and can always find something that seems one of a kind, even though I know it's not. I came...
10 tips for staying centered this holiday season Happy December 1st! I attended a very fun wreath making party last night that ushered in the first official event of the holidays. It is just the beginning of many celebrations that occur during this time of year. For...
The Best Online Framing Store | Catherine and Jackson | One of the many things that I look forward to during the holiday season is receiving Christmas cards in the mail. The moment they arrive, I open them because I can't wait to see the photos. Recently, my friend...
Favorite Things | here is a man who thinks that his little girl will make an excellent president | It is so much fun to produce content that I hope will keep you coming back everyday to read my blog. I've worked really hard at blogging about a wide variety of topics...
The Art of Conversation A great experience is one of the motives for blogging. This one is about the art of conversation. I recently hosted an impromptu lunch for the mom of one of Catherine's friends from preschool. It is important to know that this mom and I are...
My Halloween Fright | my sweet little witch with a rat in one hand and my cauldron in the other | It happened to me. Every parent's worse fear. On Sunday, the day before Halloween, I was helping my 4-year old, Catherine, get ready for a Halloween event where she would...
The Farmer's Daughter - Rhode Island Not far outside Newport, Rhode Island, is a plant store unlike anywhere I've been. The plants and produce are displayed so beautifully, it's akin to how an interior designer decorates a home. But with pumpkins. I was so enamored by...
PHOTOS! Greenwich Wine and Food Festival Post sponsored by Serendipity | Old Crow Medicine Show | Once again, I was thrilled to be invited to attend the Greenwich Wine and Food Festival this past weekend! If you have never attended this festival, you don't know what...
Yay! It's finally here. This is the day that my hubby and I have been waiting for since December 25th, 2015! On Christmas morning last year, I surprised Kerry with tickets to see Adele in concert at Madison Square Garden. Okay, I know what you thinking. The gift was...
The Importance of Girl Time By the time most of you read this, I will be 30,000 feet above sea level. I'm headed to Miami this morning with three incredibly wonderful girl friends to celebrate a birthday. The birthday girl wanted a destination to celebrate her...
FLASH GIVEAWAY! 2 TICKETS to the GREENWICH WINE + FOOD FESTIVAL | last year's Hibiscus Margarita by Bodega in the South of the Border tent | SURPRISE! I'm so excited to once again offer two free tickets to the Greenwich Wine + Food Festival for Saturday, September...
The Sagamore Resort | view from the back lawn | Hi everyone! I hope that you had an awesome Labor Day weekend. We rolled in last night after spending a long and wonderful weekend in Lake George, NY. Once again, we stayed at the Sagamore Resort, which is in a...
Ombré Balayage Hair | my new Ombré Balayage hair | Welcome to September! I've been looking forward to this month since December 25th, 2015. Because on Christmas morning, I presented my husband with two tickets to see Adele on opening night at Madison Garden on...
Tips for Saving on Back To School Supplies Enough though we still have a couple more weeks of summer to enjoy, we're a family that thrives on routine. I know that everyone in my household will be ready to get into the school groove. Even though school doesn't...