If you’re feeling like the holidays snuck up on you, you aren’t alone. I was in a store the other day to pick up a gift card and overheard someone saying that this was the last weekend before Christmas. I…
Creating New Traditions
This is the first holiday season where I have absolutely no plans. I won’t be going to my grandmother’s house for Christmas Eve lunch or Christmas dinner, I’m not exchanging gifts with friends, and I didn’t even put up a…
Shimmering Solstice Shines On at Old Westbury Gardens
We may be a month out, but if you ask me, it’s beginning to feel a lot like the holiday season these days. Thanksgiving is at the end of the week, holiday decorations are adorning my Long Island town, and…
The December Agenda
I certainly did not think back in March when I started working from home that we would be going through the holiday season still in some kind of lockdown situation. To be honest, it’s been difficult to get into the…
Christmas 2019
Days ago, we were all planning our holiday itineraries, wrapping up the last of the presents, and feverishly cooking and baking ahead of the big day. And then, just like that, it was all over. I had a wonderful Christmas…
The Importance of Creating Moments that Matter
Recently, I celebrated a friend’s birthday. I wanted to do something special, so naturally, I obsessed over every detail. Since I am a big proponent of the “birthday month,” I started drafting a potential itinerary in advance of things we…
Merry Christmas!
Wishing all who celebrate an early Merry Christmas! I’m looking forward to a quiet Christmas Eve at home today, where I will start the morning by making chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast. Of course, these morning goodies required a late-night…
The Real Ms. Steil
December rolled in and I quickly became overwhelmed with holiday preparations (hence the radio silence on the blog and social media for the last week). From searching for the perfect ‘mini’ Christmas tree, to transforming myself into a kindly elf…
The December Agenda
Let the countdown to the holidays commence. After my birthday month, this is my favorite time of year. I love to see all of the holiday decorations, the smell of wreaths and Christmas trees, and the sound of carols in…
What I’m Grateful for This Thanksgiving
Can you believe Thanksgiving is here already? At this time last year, I was prepping to undergo radioactive iodine thyroid scans and started the low iodine diet a mere days before the big turkey day. Not only did I have…
Shop Local with LocaLI Bred
It is time to start thinking about the holidays—and more importantly—all of those holiday gifts for the loved ones on your list. The holidays can be a stressful time. Between holiday decorating, finding the perfect outfit to wear to your…
Feeling Festive
This week was one of the busiest yet, but also my most productive on record. With social events on my calendar every day this past week, I have surely earned a little R&R this weekend. My office holiday party at…
