Author: Faye

Faye is a Creative Director working in the travel and tourism industry. She lives with her husband, Jason and their two Siamese cats, Pandora and MacGyver and Snowshoe kitten, Grayson, in southern Rhode Island.
Travel Tuesday: High-end Greek Dining in NYC

My whirlwind trip to NYC last weekend was too busy for much else but work, but I did have some fantastic meals, including a luxurious dinner at Estiatorio Milos.

Travel Thursday: My 2020 Travel Plans

Did you know January is THE month for planning vacations? In fact, National Plan for Vacation Day is January 28. Where are you going this year? Have you thought about it? Americans are notorious for not using all of our vacation time. Only 28% of Americans max out their vacation days, according to a report by CNBC. I’m one of those Americans. It might be years before I take a real vacation. I’m kind of a workaholic. Maybe it’s a fear that I need to work and I don’t deserve vacation. I typically travel quite a bit for work and often combine those trips with a couple of extra days here and there for pleasure. This year, I’m taking some time to plan my trips. Here’s where I’m going in 2020:

When the Party’s Over

Now that the holidays are over it’s definitely time to get back in gear, eating healthy, working out, planning for the future. Here are some things to help you get through January. From pop culture icons passing away, to new workout gear, from healthy recipes to reducing your carbon footprint. Read more below.

Roaring into 2020 like…

Here we are in the early days of a new decade. It’s daunting to contemplate and plan out goals and such – there is always so much expectation at the start of a new year, nevermind a new decade. And that’s why I’ve taken my time settling into this new year/decade before laying out my goals.

Things to get and give

I’m all about giving things that are unique and created by artists this year. Whether that means a good book that happens to be written by one of my friends, or a photograph I took or by a talented photographer friend or a unique design I created or a shoe I designed. Here are some of the new pieces available on my Society 6 shop now:

A Warm Recipe for Chilly Days

In the summer, we eat salads, but here in the Northeast, come November when the chill really sets in and it gets dark at 4PM, it’s kinda hard to get excited about eating a salad […]

What “Self Care” Really Means

Maybe it’s my Gen X perception, but all this talk about “self care” just seems silly and selfish to me. It conjures up images of women in bathtubs drinking wine or spending way too much time and money on spa treatments deemed necessary by all those influencers on Instagram. It grants permission to be selfish and self indulgent and while everyone deserves to treat themselves in whatever way makes them happy, over-emphasizing self-indulgent behaviors under the positive guise of “self care” seems all kinds of wrong to me. I decided to take a look at what self care really means.

November Falls on a Friday

What’s new in November? Sweater weather, comfort food, boots and motivational art so you can rise & shine!