Valentine's Day week has arrived. February 14th is a day meant to be celebrated. Throughout the week, you may see couples celebrating their love and enjoying each other's company. We see couples going on extravagant dates, posting on social media about cozy nights in together, sharing meaningful gifts, coming home to red roses and their favorite candy. It's fun, it's romantic, and it should make people feel giddy. Love is magic. Valentine's Day is a holiday that I've come to

An icy January week here in the DMV has brought me a random week of sabbatical, and I could not be more thankful. This week, I've learned that I have so many hobbies to keep me occupied, and I'm a little too good at being unemployed. Despite my incredibly hardworking and driven personality. I mean, seriously, who else is trucking to Barry's and Solidcore in less than 10 degrees, windy weather? Today, I find myself cozied up in another coffee shop that feeds my soul. One of my

My 2025 Accomplishment Cake- What's yours? Here's a TikTok trend that I fell in love with the moment I saw it. My 2025 accomplishment cake. This morning, I was leaving my 3-month post-surgery appointment. After an all clear from my doctor, I found myself walking to Harris Teeter to buy myself a slice of red velvet cake, pink sticky notes, and toothpicks. $10 was all it took to give myself a wave of pride and gratitude today. It's December 30, 2025, and while this has been eas

Live from a charming new cafe in my city. I'm sitting here with a banana muffin matcha, and a dream. I've been thinking a lot about the close of this year. It's hard to believe. I feel like I feel this way every year, but the weight it's holding this year feels different. So what better way to spend my Sunday? I'm wearing my mom's old cozy quarter-zip, which I have loved since I was 16, and Olivia Dean is playing in my headphones. Let's rock. At the end of each year, I am nor