Is ClassPass Worth the Money?

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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Mixed Bag #4: My First PGA Tournament, Girl Scout Cookie Ranking, What I’ve Been Asking ChatGPT

Mixed Bag #4: My First PGA Tournament, Girl Scout Cookie Ranking, What I’ve Been Asking ChatGPT

MY FIRST PGA TOURNAMENT Through my job (read more about my job in media planning in this post), I got to attend the last day of the Genesis Invitational at the Riviera Country Club in…

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Mixed Bag #3: My Fave IG Food Accounts, Check Your Nail Polish Remover, Am I Turning Into a Grandma?

Mixed Bag #3: My Fave IG Food Accounts, Check Your Nail Polish Remover, Am I Turning Into a Grandma?

One of my 2026 resolutions is to blog more, so I’m going to try to write more of these mixed bag posts where I can just yap about some of the things I’ve been thinking…

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February 2026 R.E.P.O.R.T.

February 2026 R.E.P.O.R.T.

This was supposed to be a January 2026 R.E.P.O.R.T., but January felt kind of brutal, as I was working a lot of 12-hour days and on weekends and I just didn’t have time to sit…

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2026 New Year’s Resolutions

2026 New Year’s Resolutions

Wow 2026 I can’t believe it. I feel like 2025 went by in the blink of an eye. I don’t really know what this year will bring. I kind of want to chill out a…

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2025 Resolutions Results

2025 Resolutions Results

2025 RESOLUTIONS RESULTS: 5.5/11 Well, it’s been another year of only achieving half of my resolutions. I did stop tracking a lot of these in my Habit app, but I’ll try to be better about…

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My 2025 Book Reviews

My 2025 Book Reviews

I knew it was unlikely that I’d read over 40 books like in 2024, but I still set my goal at 36 books; however, I only ended up reading 21 books. I think it’s partially…

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Best Bites of 2025

Best Bites of 2025

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2025 has been another year of trying 150+ new restaurants!! If you’re wondering how I keep track, it’s through an app called Beli! It’s a social restaurant-ranking app where you can bookmark places you want…

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Crafting Era (Re)Loading: The Start of My Embroidery Empire

Crafting Era (Re)Loading: The Start of My Embroidery Empire

My mom is artsy, and I grew up taking different art classes, going to museums on craft days, and painting ceramics at Creatively Yours at Crossroads Mall every year. We even had a room in…

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Not the Bay, Not LA: 3-Day San Luis Obispo Road Trip

Not the Bay, Not LA: 3-Day San Luis Obispo Road Trip

Travel  |  San Luis Obispo, CA

If you’re looking for an easy weekend getaway from Los Angeles, I highly recommend doing a road trip up to San Luis Obispo County! Back in college, I went to SLO in the winter with…

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A Lively Los Angeles Ghost Tour

A Lively Los Angeles Ghost Tour

Travel  |  Hollywood, CA

Los Angeles has so many things to do, and since I’ve been traveling a little less this year, I’ve been having fun being a tourist in my own city! I’ve been to so many more…

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2 Days in London: Market & Museum Edition

2 Days in London: Market & Museum Edition

Travel  |  London, England

I went to London for the first time with my sister in 2023 (blog post here), and I did not expect to be back so soon! London is such a massive city, and there are…

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3 Days in Edinburgh: Big Hills Mean Spectacular Views

3 Days in Edinburgh: Big Hills Mean Spectacular Views

Scotland’s known for being dreary, but my friends and I got super lucky with the weather and had mostly sunny skies during our 3 days in Edinburgh in July. Scotland was never really on my…

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I’m the Newest Los Angeles Maternity Photographer!

I’m the Newest Los Angeles Maternity Photographer!

Last weekend, I did my first maternity photo shoot! My friend Camilla and her husband, Joe are expecting a baby boy in August, and they asked me to take their maternity photos. It’s crazy to…

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2 Days in Belfast: a Quick Stop in Northern Ireland

2 Days in Belfast: a Quick Stop in Northern Ireland

Travel  |  BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND

If you have a couple of extra days in Ireland to fill, I recommend spending 2 days in Belfast! When I was planning my UK trip for this summer, I thought we’d go to Dublin…

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3 Days in Dublin: Pubs & Pastries

3 Days in Dublin: Pubs & Pastries

Travel  |  DUBLIN, IRELAND

Here’s how my friends and I spent 3 days in Dublin, the first stop of my Euro Summer! WHEN TO GO TO DUBLIN I went to Dublin during peak summer tourist season in July.  This…

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Where To Take Your Family to Eat in Los Angeles

Where To Take Your Family to Eat in Los Angeles

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While Seattle has a happening food scene, the surrounding areas I grew up in were mostly suburban and even only had the basic fast food restaurants (Chick-fil-A who?).  I lived in Mercer Island and Bellevue…

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27 Lessons From 27

27 Lessons From 27

27 was truly a year of unexpected highs and lows.  I’m ultimately thankful for all the doors that have been opened and shut over the past 12 months and looking forward to this next lap…

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Field of (My) Dreams: The Flower Fields at Carlsbad

Field of (My) Dreams: The Flower Fields at Carlsbad

Travel  |  CARLSBAD, CA

I had seen the Flower Fields in Carlsbad on Instagram since I was in college at Chapman, but I had never made it down there. For anyone reading who isn’t familiar with Southern California, Carlsbad…

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10 Offline Things I Did This Week (April 14-20, 2025)

10 Offline Things I Did This Week (April 14-20, 2025)

This post is inspired by Lee Tilghman’s Offline Time Substack. I don’t know much about her, from what I’ve gathered, I think she was a bigger influencer a few years ago and then tried to…

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March 2025 R.E.P.O.R.T.

March 2025 R.E.P.O.R.T.

This year has been slow to ramp up, but March definitely felt busier! R is for Reading I realize I got a ton of reading done at airports last year. I haven’t been on any…

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RIP 23andMe

RIP 23andMe

Earlier this week, the DNA testing company, 23andMe, filed for bankruptcy. I haven’t dug into their financials or done very much research on them, but as a customer myself, it didn’t come as a surprise.…

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Where to Take Your NY Friends in LA

Where to Take Your NY Friends in LA

Travel  |  LA COUNTY, CA

I met my bestie, Kat, at the beginning of freshman year at Chapman University. She’s from Pound Ridge, NY and I’m from Bellevue, WA, but we both wanted to major in Public Relations & Advertising…

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20+ Ways I Save Money as a 27-Year-Old in Los Angeles

20+ Ways I Save Money as a 27-Year-Old in Los Angeles

Being in your twenties is all about trying to “figure it out” while realizing no one has it figured out. For me right now, that includes how to spend and save money while living in…

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Mixed Bag #2: Fire Update, Where to Buy a Magic 8 Ball in Australia & My First Original Recipe?

Mixed Bag #2: Fire Update, Where to Buy a Magic 8 Ball in Australia & My First Original Recipe?

FIRE UPDATE It’s day 11 of LA fires and I’m trying to write a blog post even though I don’t know what to really write about.  We are now down to 2 main fires. At…

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Los Angeles is on Fire, but I’m Okay, Mom!

Los Angeles is on Fire, but I’m Okay, Mom!

Thank you to everyone who’s reached out in the past day and to my friends who have offered me a place to stay if needed. At the moment (1pm on 1/08), there are 4 main…

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2025 New Year’s Resolutions

2025 New Year’s Resolutions

New year, new resolutions!! Looking back, I’ve accomplished a lot in the past 6 years of setting New Year’s resolutions (read resolution result blog posts here). I’ve successfully built some really good habits like reading,…

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2024 Resolutions Results

2024 Resolutions Results

2024 RESOLUTIONS RESULTS: 5.5/11 I actually forgot that I made some of these resolutions, but that’s what happens when you don’t track them. While I didn’t completely reach all my goals for 2024, I definitely…

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Best Bites of 2024

Best Bites of 2024

Eat

Although I tried another 150 restaurants this year, it was a bit of a struggle to find standout dishes. I had a disappointing trip to NYC in terms of food, and I also went to…

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My 2024 Book Reviews

My 2024 Book Reviews

I can’t believe I surpassed my goal of reading 30 books this year! I credit it to spending less time on social media and also spending a lot of time on airplanes. I didn’t watch…

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December 2024 R.E.P.O.R.T. 

December 2024 R.E.P.O.R.T. 

I’m not sure if this was a TikTok trend because I don’t have TikTok, but I first heard about a monthly R.E.P.O.R.T. from Ella Henry’s Substack, Gut Feelings. R is for Reading If you’ve been…

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