November has become my favorite month. The weather turns decidedly cooler, the winds become a bit more blustery, and the leaves on the trees start to change color in full force. I've unpacked my coziest sweaters; I light all my candles when it starts to get dark around 4:30pm; and I revel in the comfort that making warm, filling meals and baked treats brings. Oh, and it's the month of Thanksgiving, which is my favorite holiday. (Shocker -- my...
It's the middle of the summer, and it feels like EVERYONE is going on vacation. Except me. Co-workers are taking weeks off to spend at the beach or mountain resorts; a blogger I follow recently spent one month in coastal Connecticut (swoon); and photos of tropical islands are popping up in my Facebook feed like whoa. And, me? Or, should I say, us? Husband and I are spending a luxurious summer at...the Cottage. Now, don't feel too bad for us...
Sometimes you just need to take a day off from everything. I don’t do this nearly as often as I should, but whenever I do, I find it so fulfilling. Husband and I recently celebrated our third wedding anniversary, and we have a tradition of taking the day off work to spend together (as opposed to spending it separately, with me in hours of commuter traffic and him behind a desk for 9 hours straight). Our first anniversary, we spent half the day...
