I’m Now a YAP Accredited Yoga Teacher!

And it’s official!! I’m now a YAP Accredited yoga teacher! . To say it has been an incredible and enlightening 10 weeks would be an understatement to everything I’ve learned and discovered about yoga, its benefits, anatomy, and philosophy. This course was seriously one of the best things I’ve ever done for myself and I [...]

My Latest Skincare Routine

As many of you know, I wrote about my very simple skincare routine in my book: Whatever: How to Look Younger Than Your Actual Age (for the audiobook version click here). Well, I joke, but seriously, as soon as I published the book, I felt like my skin started to show signs of aging! Where [...]

Forget Napa. My Newfound Love is Douro.

Since Jax goes to an International School that follows the British calendar, we had a half-term break last week. It was the perfect time to do a road trip! Our itinerary also included a stop in Evora and particularly for Ry, surfing hotspots Nazare and Ericeira. I will have to share about those charming places [...]

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

You guys! Why had I not heard about this fantastic romantic musical comedy-drama until now? I have been on a Netflix streaming binge, catching up on this show that debuted in 2015 and ran for four seasons, ending in 2019. First, it is so well-written and fantastically produced with musical numbers and original songs. Apparently, [...]

Our West Coast to East Coast Road Trip July 2018

I realized I never posted our itinerary on the blog. I had merely sent it to our close friends and family via a newsletter, so I thought I'd post it again on here since many of you were interested in how we did our cross-country trip in the first place. So, see below from July [...]

Paris in the Time of Coronavirus!

Many of you already know how much I love Paris. I especially love that I need only take a mere 2 ½ hour flight from Portugal to visit one of my very favorite cities in the world. I had previously booked a trip in April because my dear friend Aubrey had a family vacation scheduled [...]

Time for a New Book?

Sorry that I have been so bad about updating my blog but I will try to be better. The reason I’m writing now is I actually want to hear from all of you! I’ve received so many fantastic comments about my book Whatever – How to Look Younger than Your Actual Age that many of [...]

My Book is Here!

I’m so excited to announce that I finally finished writing a book and it is here! Thanks to so many of you who encouraged me to share and write how I maintain my youthfulness, I was able (and motivated) to compile them (finally!) in book format: Whatever – How to Look Younger than Your Actual Age.  [...]

Life in Portugal during Coronavirus

It's been a while since I've written so I thought I'd give an update on our lives since we began self-isolating and social distancing due to COVID-19. We've been self-isolating since Thursday, March 12. Today marks 20 days of being homebound. A few days before we decided to do this, Ry had been pleading with [...]

How to Look 25 When You’re 50

That may be a slight exaggeration. I’m not sure it is possible to look 25 when you’re 50 but I figured it would capture your attention. Also, I have a few more years until I turn 50 so hold your horses Betty. I’m not quite there yet. However, countless friends and family have asked my [...]