Is ClassPass Worth the Money? In a Big City, Absolutely!

After taking 80 classes over the past two years in Los Angeles, I can say ClassPass is indeed worth the money for me. I started by …
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Travel  |  New York City, NY

FALL-ing in Love with NYC & CT

This year has been pretty hectic getting back into the swing of things in Los Angeles after spending two years at home in Washington for …
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Travel  |  Seattle, WA

All The Best Things to Do In Seattle (According to a Local!)

Since I grew up in Bellevue (a suburb ~10 miles east of Seattle), my friends are always asking me what are all the best things to …
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Travel  |  Newport, RI

4 Easy Breezy Beautiful Days in Newport, Rhode Island

WHY VISIT NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND? Newport is a bougie little coastal town with a bougie past. The Vanderbilt family built mansions and John F. Kennedy …
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My Favorite Restaurants In Bellevue & The Eastside (WA)

If you’re hungry but #StuckintheSuburbs, here are my favorite restaurants in Bellevue and the Eastside!  While Seattle definitely is a foodie city, …
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Takeaways From My First DEXA Scan

Takeaways From My First DEXA Scan

A DEXA scan (also called DXA scan), is short for Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry and it measures the strength and mineral content of the bones in your body. Usually people get them when they’re older…

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What I Eat in a Week (October 2024)

What I Eat in a Week (October 2024)

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This covers last week, October 14 – 20, 2024 and I didn’t decide to make this blog post until after I had already meal-prepped and gone to the farmers market. I debated not posting this…

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My Friends Got Married in Mallorca!!

My Friends Got Married in Mallorca!!

Travel  |  PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN

Mallorca is an island off the east coast of Spain and is just a one-hour flight from Barcelona. I hadn’t heard much about it before, but when my lovely college friends, Orly and Kam, invited…

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10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Running

10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Running

For some context, I’m not a professional runner. I’m just a gal who fell into the classic soccer-to-cross-country-pipeline in high school. I sprained some ligaments in my ankle at a soccer tournament the summer before…

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Is ClassPass Worth the Money? In a Big City, Absolutely!

Is ClassPass Worth the Money? In a Big City, Absolutely!

After taking 80 classes over the past two years in Los Angeles, I can say ClassPass is indeed worth the money for me. I started by taking the 14-day free trial in December 2022 (read…

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Latest Obsessions (October 2024)

Latest Obsessions (October 2024)

Here are some things I can’t get enough of lately! *Lively by Laura is a part of several affiliate advertising programs. This means that if you click and/or make a purchase through certain links on…

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What to Do in Zurich: 4 Days of (Mostly) Swiss Bliss

What to Do in Zurich: 4 Days of (Mostly) Swiss Bliss

Travel  |  ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

If you’re into walking 20,000 steps a day, here’s a 4-day itinerary of what to do in Zurich. My friend, Kat, and I got invited to a wedding in Mallorca, an island off of Spain,…

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A Letter to My Future Self (Part 2)

A Letter to My Future Self (Part 2)

The past couple months have been a little funky, and the past week in particular has been anxiety-inducing (more to come on that eventually). During my 10-minute instances of what I am currently calling “soft…

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Squeezing in a San Diego Staycation

Squeezing in a San Diego Staycation

Travel  |  SAN DIEGO, CA

In between going to Hawaii in July and Seattle in late August, I did a little one-night staycation in San Diego with my roommate, Jordan. We didn’t do too much planning in advance, but everything…

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Pacific Palisades Beach Photo Shoot with Cayla

Pacific Palisades Beach Photo Shoot with Cayla

Photograph  |  Pacific Palisades, CA

I’ve been photographing Cayla since college, and I’m obsessed with the way our Pacific Palisades photo shoot came out! Earlier this summer, I was running with a friend by the beach and we looked up…

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Big Relaxation on The Big Island

Big Relaxation on The Big Island

Travel  |  KONA, HI

This year, my parents invited my sister and I to join them in Hawaii! Growing up in Seattle, I feel like Hawaii is the default vacation destination to escape the rain, so I’ve been lucky…

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Bangs & Bridges: Downtown LA Photo Shoot

Bangs & Bridges: Downtown LA Photo Shoot

Photograph  |  LOS ANGELES, CA

My friend, Anica, got bangs this year, and we did a downtown LA photo shoot to document this era! If you live in LA, you know that downtown isn’t really the place to be. It’s…

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26 Lessons From 26

26 Lessons From 26

I started 26 off in Lyon, France, and it was a great start to what was a great year. I was fully out of my flop era and got to do so much traveling and…

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2 Days in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

2 Days in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

My friend, Camilla, and I spent 2 days exploring Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. We were on a roll and visited 4 national parks in the first half of 2024 (read my blog posts…

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Questions to Ask a Mentor

Questions to Ask a Mentor

The hard part can be finding a mentor, but once you find one, then you need to figure out what to talk about and come up with questions to ask your mentor. If you know…

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Spring Venice Canals Photo Shoot with Julia

Spring Venice Canals Photo Shoot with Julia

Photograph  |  Venice Beach, CA

I wanted to get back into photography this year, so I planned a Venice Canals photo shoot with my friend Julia who came up from Orange County to model for me. She has been on…

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Shopping Zero-Waste in LA at re_grocery

Shopping Zero-Waste in LA at re_grocery

This blog post is longgg overdue! One of my absolute favorite places in Los Angeles is a zero-waste refill store called re_grocery. I will literally go on a day when I’m off from work and…

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One Day in Death Valley National Park

One Day in Death Valley National Park

Travel  |  DEATH VALLEY, CA

After our successful Joshua Tree National Park road trip, my friend Camilla and I decided to road trip from LA to Death Valley National Park! Camilla said the park was known for being “otherworldly” and…

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Mid-Winter Break with Mom: LA, OC, and Las Vegas!

Mid-Winter Break with Mom: LA, OC, and Las Vegas!

I registered for my second half marathon and chose the Rock ‘n’ Roll half in Las Vegas, so my mom came to support me! We did a few days in Southern California and then drove…

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Reviewing LA Run Clubs (January 2024)

Reviewing LA Run Clubs (January 2024)

If you’re looking to get into running, meet new people, or find new walking routes, check out LA run clubs! If you’re following me on Instagram, you know that I’ve spent the last few months…

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Road Trip: LA to Joshua Tree and Palm Springs

Road Trip: LA to Joshua Tree and Palm Springs

Travel  |  joshua tree, ca

Over MLK weekend, my friend Camilla and I did a little road trip from LA to Joshua Tree National Park and Palm Springs. The park was extra crowded because we went on a holiday weekend,…

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Poetry Drop: Folklore Edition

Poetry Drop: Folklore Edition

Not your typical blog post part 2, two years later. Here is some poetry I  wrote in 2022 and 2023. Some of these poems are based on my life, but a lot of them aren’t.…

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2024 New Year’s Resolutions

2024 New Year’s Resolutions

New year, new resolutions! My resolutions have started as general goals and then now they’re very specific measurable habits I want to build into my life. I think I established a good foundation for my…

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2023 Resolutions Results

2023 Resolutions Results

2023 RESOLUTIONS RESULTS: 5/10 I know 5 out of 10 doesn’t seem great, but my 2023 resolutions were really about creating better habits for myself than typical big “resolutions,” and I’d say building 5 new…

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My 15 Favorite Dishes of 2023

My 15 Favorite Dishes of 2023

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I love food and do my best to try as many new restaurants as I can. I went to over 150 restaurants in 2023, and here are my favorite 15 dishes.  I traveled a lot…

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My 2023 Book Reviews

My 2023 Book Reviews

I’m proud of myself for reaching my 2023 goal of reading 25 books by mid-November and ultimately read 30 books! If you’re trying to get back into reading, check out my 6 tips to read…

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How to Get Jeopardy Tickets

How to Get Jeopardy Tickets

California  |  Culver City, CA

If you’ve ever wanted to get Jeopardy tickets and watch a live taping, read this blog post for all the information you need to know before you go!  I’ve been to tapings for Regis &…

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Latest Obsessions (November 2023)

Latest Obsessions (November 2023)

Here are some things I can’t get enough of lately! Exhale in Santa Monica I’ve been using ClassPass this year, and I really like it! I’ve been trying different fitness studios around LA, and Exhale…

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A Quick Olympic National Park Road Trip

A Quick Olympic National Park Road Trip

Washington  |  Port Angeles, WA

My mom and I did a two-day Olympic National Park road trip!  The weather out on the Olympic peninsula is fickle and it’s likely to rain, even in the summer, which was the case for…

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Sarah’s Food-Filled Week in LA

Sarah’s Food-Filled Week in LA

Travel  |  LOS ANGELES, CA

I got to see my sister, Sarah, a lot this year, so that’s fun! She took a few weeks off from her lab this summer to come visit me in Los Angeles and go home…

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