The blowdryer and I have never really gotten along well. Our interactions together are usually very long, sometimes awkward if there happens to be a round brush involved and at the end of it all, it never ends very well. It's always a rather exhausting process and I'm left with poofy, not really straight, not really curly hair…
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My relationship with Chicago is an interesting one - I often joke with friends about how my original plan was to move out to sunny Southern California and I'm still not quite sure how I ended up in an opposite climate. The winter months really get you down; the wind, the snow, the cold, the gloom - it…
I am VERY excited to invite all of my Chicago friends to join me at West Elm on April 10 - I'll be hosting a fun little event at the store to celebrate spring & share some tips for entertaining at home. West Elm is one of my absolute favorite stores and they have some killer new pieces…
Do you know what -11 degrees feels like? Well lucky me, now I do. The past few days have been brutally cold in Chicago (or maybe I'm just used to this warm winter we're having) and I really think this is the coldest weather I have ever experience. Sure it gets plenty cold on the east coast, but…
Everyone loves brunch, right? Well meet the best brunch item I've ever eaten, Nellcôte's Lobster Hash. It's two poached eggs over potatoes with a paprika hollandaise sauce and it's absolutely amazing. For any Chicago readers (or anyone visiting Chicago) please do yourself a favor and do brunch at Nellcôte - it's a pre-fixe menu (super easy for splitting the check!) with all…