After 18 hours in the car (and nine states and one District later), I have arrived in sunny Florida. If you’ve been following my journey on Instagram and Snapchat (@livinginsteil), you’ve probably seen all of the travel snaps I took…
Day Trip: Montauk, New York
Sometimes you just need to get away for a day. That’s exactly what I did yesterday, as the car got packed for a little road trip. I didn’t stray off Long Island, but being a mere 50 miles away from…
Farewell, April!
{New mug for my home office} I’m having a hard time comprehending how we are already at the end of April! Wasn’t it just January five minutes ago? Looking back, I’ve crammed a lot into the last two months. With…
Monday Mantra: Sleep Less and Dream More
Happy Monday, friends! If you follow me on Snapchat and Instagram, you know how much I’m missing my cozy hotel room and beautiful chandelier at The Omni in Providence, Rhode Island now that I’m back at home. It was nice…
The April Agenda
I for one am not sorry to see March go (although it is hard to believe that it’s April already!). And while I was sick for half the month, I did manage to accomplish a few things on my March…
Philly Files
The post you’ve all been waiting for is here — the recap of my trip to Philadelphia. Thank you to everyone who offered suggestions on where to eat and what to see while I was there. It was a short…
Philly Photos
Happy Monday! I hope that you all had a good Easter and the Easter bunny treated you well. I happily indulged in my favorite treat, Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs, and am thrilled to report that the pack of six lasted…
The March Agenda
The new month feels a little shorter when you sleep through the first week of it. I’m finally starting to feel like myself again after losing the battle to cold-maggedon (thank you Sudafed and Robitussin!). Today will be the first…
The December Agenda
It’s the final month of the year…and my last agenda post for 2015! Where has this year gone? With 21 days until Christmas, most of this month will be consumed with holiday shopping. But there should be some fun activities…
The Ultimate Vegas Outfit
It has been a long time since I’ve been to Las Vegas. But when I was tasked with creating the #UltimateVegasOutfit by Vegas.com, images of bright lights, glitz, and glamour came flooding back to me. I can vividly remember the…
High-Tech Style
High-Tech Style by vanessa-living-in-steil featuring a brown bag Calling all world travelers! This bag is the only one you will ever need. The Vedova Nera Bucket Bag by Mezzi has become my latest obsession (and is on my…
Wandering in Washington, D.C.
Whenever I go back to D.C I feel very nostalgic. I remember being a young student, living on my own for the first time and departing as a college graduate who had had my own apartment, made some great friends…
