If you know anything about me, or better yet, know me personally, then you know that I am a snack-a-holic. I’m fairly certain that my weekly trips to Trader Joe’s often result in more of what you would consider “snack food” than real food. Back in the days when I used to go into an office (you remember those days, don’t you?), my colleagues knew they could always count on me to supply them with copious amounts of snacks to get them through the day. While I was usually mindful about trying to ...
The July Agenda
Summer is officially underway and while it is a very different kind of summer, I hope you’ve been able to make the most of it so far. I don’t know how the weather has been where you are, but on Long Island it has been hot and humid, feeling more like August weather than June or July. The warm summer days have made it difficult to stay inside when in years past I would certainly have been soaking up the sun at the beach. This summer, I’m taking it day by day and trying to create new ...
Breakers Montauk…or Nowhere
What could be better than a little summer getaway? How about a little summer getaway after being cooped up for the last three months? Last week, I put my out of office message up at work, packed up my car, and headed to Montauk for some fresh salt air, a change of scenery, and a little good old rest and relaxation. And that's exactly what I got at the Breakers, a charming boutique hotel nestled along Old Montauk Highway just outside of town. The Breakers instantly became my home away from ...
A Little Getaway to Montauk
If this pandemic has taught me anything, it’s how sometimes you just can’t plan for things. Like making summer plans, for instance. Usually, my summer countdown is on for beach days, BBQs, and summer music sometime around the beginning of May. But going into this summer, I knew it was going to look very different than it has in years past. For the most part, I was okay with that, as I started to get a bit restless last summer with my “usual” routine. In a way, the pandemic forced me to get ...
