My favorite month has arrived! Yes—that would be my birthday month! While my birthday will mark my 33rd trip around the sun, I love November for many reasons. For starters, the trees are at their most beautiful shade this month, the weather is cool (but not too cool), and November gives way to the start of the holiday season. While I will waste no time celebrating my birthday for the entire month, here are a few things I have on the agenda: Try: I am excited to finally be trying my first ...
My Makeup Look for Halloween 2019
Even though I haven’t technically worn a Halloween costume since I was a kid, I still enjoy “dressing up” in some capacity as an adult. This year, I got into the spooky spirit by attempting a Day of the Dead inspired makeup look. In full disclosure, I am not that skilled when it comes to doing costume makeup, but I took a risk and went for it anyway. If all else failed, my backup costume was a riding helmet and half-chaps (thank goodness I was an equestrian for all those years). Honestly, I ...
My Story in Huntington Now: How Cancer and Blogging led to ‘Tough’ Chapter
Recently, I sat down with Julianne Mosher from Huntington Now, a site that provides coverage of the news, people and events in Huntington, N.Y., to discuss how a thyroid cancer diagnosis at the age of 26 led to me starting this lifestyle and wellness site, my role as a cancer advocate, and how my story landed in the cancer survivor book, “TOUGH: Women Who Survived Cancer” by Marquina Illiev-Piselli. I was honored when Julianne reached out and said she wanted to feature my story for an ...
Witches Night Out
This week started off with a Historic Haunts of Long Island lecture at the Connetquot Public Library with Kerriann Flanagan Brosky and Joe Giaquinto, and ended with the 10th annual Witches Night Out hosted by Lucky to Live Here Realty in Cold Spring Harbor (which happens to be the most haunted town on Long Island). I think I can officially say that I’m in the Halloween spirit now! Last night I donned my finest witches look and grabbed a ghoul-friend to head to Lucky to Live Here Realty’s ...