A visit to the Guggenheim
One of the things that I’m working on right now is going to all of the iconic New York City things that can get lost in the shuffle when you’ve been living here for a while. A few weekends ago, I...
View ArticleDate night: secret concert!
This might not come as much of a surprise to long-time readers (and certainly not to close friends and my husband), but I’m not big on surprises or the unknown. I’m definitely the person who plans the...
View ArticleA visit to the United Nations
An activity that was at the top of my list of things I can’t believe I haven’t done in New York City: a tour of the United Nations headquarters! I finally found some time to squeeze in a tour between...
View ArticleA weekend in the Berkshires
The Berkshires is easily my favorite weekend escape from New York City, mostly because of how relaxing and laid-back it is. I swear my big city anxiety melts away the minute I breath in that fresh...
View ArticleA visit to Cooper Hewitt Museum
To be honest, I didn’t really have much of a reason for adding Cooper-Hewitt to my New York City bucket list. I think I maybe saw a photo of the facade of the mansion on Instagram and thought–hmm, what...
View ArticleMy workout routine + favorite exercise studios in NYC
Over the past five years living in New York City, I’ve tried out a bunch of different workout routines. They’ve shifted based on where I’ve lived, where I’ve worked, what my daily schedule looked like,...
View ArticleMy favorite spots for wellness in NYC
I read a while ago that wellness is the new luxury status symbol, and I have to admit that it resonated. My late-20s-professional friends and I aren’t too into spending money on fancy purses or...
View ArticleMy list of things-I-can’t-believe-I-still-haven’t-done-in-NYC: DONE!
HOORAY! I checked everything off my NYC bucket list juuuuust in time for our move out West. I created this list back in January knowing that we would be moving when our lease was up at the end of June....
View Article10 things you can’t miss in NYC
New York City is an easy city to be overwhelmed by: heck, I’ve lived here for five years and still feel like I’ve barely scratched the surface of everything the city has to offer. There’s just so much...
View ArticleNotes on loving, and leaving, New York
“It is easy to see the beginnings of things, and harder to see the ends. I can remember now, with a clarity that makes the nerves in the back of my neck constrict, when New York began for me, but I...
View ArticleA guide to NYC for book-lovers
New York City is an incredible place for book lovers to enjoy. On top of having some of the most stunning libraries in the world and delightfully unexpected nooks to tuck away in with a book, it also...
View ArticleHow to make the most of a trip delay
Fun fact: for all of the travel that I’ve done, I’ve only had two flights cancelled! The first was on our honeymoon last year: hurricane-level rains completely shut down the airport in Dominica for the...
View ArticleWhat to do in New York City in the winter
New York City in the winter is one of two things: completely magical or absolutely miserable: there is rarely anything in between. You’re either in a life-size snow globe or you’re spending a lot of...
View ArticleA few favorite spots in the West Village
Although I don’t live in New York City anymore, it’s still one of my favorite cities in the world–and one I’m lucky enough, through work and family and friends, to visit regularly. Whenever I go back,...
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