I recently planned and attended a weekend retreat for my girls’ book club. We did all the things girls should day on a weekend away: drinking, laughing, swimming in the lake, more drinking, eating, and relaxing for a few days while our kids were back at home. The planning process wasn’t terribly difficult with the help of a few spreadsheets and some Pinterest boards, but … Continue reading Go-To Girl’s Weekend Goody Bags
House of Marigold is every girly girl’s dream. I stopped here for a typical weekend brunch with a friend and was so impressed by the aesthetic ambiance and look of the place– the perfect spot for those who like a good photo op without sacrificing the actual taste of the food. Located along the St. Matthews/Middletown strip of Shelbyville Road in Louisville, KY, House of … Continue reading House of Marigold- Louisville, KY
Nothing screams Louisville, Kentucky like a falling-apart KY hot brown on a Derby weekend. These “hot brown” sliders were a surprisingly huge hit at my most recent KY Derby party, and reheated so well the next day. They do require a little more prep work, but were super tasty and worth the extra few steps. Do they really mimic the classic KY hot brown? Debatable. … Continue reading How-To: Hot Brown Sliders
This one messed with my brain. Taylor Jenkins Reid has always been a favorite author of mine, namely for one of my all-time favorite LGBT+ friendly books, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, but this book broke my heart and put it back together again in one, fell swoop. If anyone can tackle existential crisis and girly in one book, it’s TJR, and Maybe in … Continue reading Review: Maybe in Another Life
My first ever Freida McFadden read, and I am hooked already. The setup, the red herrings, the twists: This was the perfect book to start my addiction to McFadden’s twisted storytelling style. The Housemaid is the first in a set of three stories following Millie, a housemaid with a secretive past, looking to start over and put her previous choices behind her. She begins working … Continue reading Review: The Housemaid
This was my first Ashley Poston read, and I was pleasantly surprised by the slightly confusing, definitely satisfying relationship between Clementine, Iwan, and the seven-years-past version of himself. In The Seven Year Slip Clementine “Lemon” West inherits her late aunt’s magic apartment, which occasionally throws her without warning into the past by seven years. While the world outside the apartment continues on, Clementine meets southern … Continue reading Review: The Seven Year Slip
This small town cafe and gift boutique is the perfect example of how to make “niche” profitable and enjoyable for customers. I made a recent trip up the road to Simpsonville, Kentucky to try out Little Mount Lavender, a place that has been on my to-do list for a long while now. I’ve driven past this adorable little spot a million times and finally took … Continue reading Little Mount Lavender- Simpsonville, KY
One of my all-time favorite authors, Emily Henry scratched all the necessary feel-good, rom-com sweet spots with this one. Funny Story, Henry’s newest novel, has cracked the top two EH books for me. Daphne is left living with Miles after being jilted by her ex-fiance, who left her for Miles’s girlfriend. While bonding over their shared betrayals, chronic nomad Daphne and sexy nice guy Miles … Continue reading Review: Funny Story
One of the best ways to spruce up your girl’s night is to offer a DIY hot cocoa bar! This is a cute and tasty way to give everybody something warm and cozy to sip on while chatting. You can pull this one off with a lot of ingredients you may already have at home like cinnamon and whipped cream, and it’s sure to be … Continue reading How-To: Build Your Own Hot Cocoa Bar
Another thriller with “wait a second” twist endings, Local Woman Missing is a true thriller that had me asking, “what is happening?” over and over. Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica is the story of a small town, grappling with the disappearance of two women and a little girl both when the disappearances happen and 11 years later, when the little girl, now seventeen, returns. … Continue reading Review: Local Woman Missing
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