My trip to Japan was truly an experience I will never forget and one I will continue to cherish. I’m oh so grateful. For the purposes of this guide, I’m going to share my highlights from Tokyo & Kyoto.

Fall also feels like the beginning of a new chapter.

Have you noticed that colloquially we say “spending time” but, at least for me, it can sometimes feel like it doesn't have the same gravity or permanence as “spending money?”

In many ways, it feels reassuring to be becoming the person that I want to be. And, if I’m being truly honest, that’s the best birthday wish I could ask for. 

C and I recently got back from a 10 day trip to Mexico City. So, without further ado, here are my top recommendations on where to stay, what to do, and where to eat in Mexico City.

Now that all the boxes are out, the fun part begins! We’ve been visioning and decorating to make this space our own. What’s more fun?

Here’s to a new chapter- one filled with new adventures and more of the things that fill my cup [and less of those that don’t].

There are, of course, the highlight reel memories-the big memories that you won’t forget, but more and more I’ve been taking note of the little memories. The little memories that if you blink you just might miss.

So here’s to recommitment– recommitting to creativity, creating without boundaries or pressure, and, of course, recommitting to sparkle. I hope you’ll continue to come along with me!

Now that I think about it, Alex, Moshe, Marguerite, Craig and I do share a mutual acquaintance. What's more, we share a mutual love: New York. And what could be more beautiful than that. I guess we’re not really strangers...

Here’s to re-discovering the things that once brought us joy, letting go of those that do not (haven't we learned that time is so finite), and embracing this new chapter with gratitude.

So while this birthday does look different--no big dinner at a fabulous restaurant with my closest group of girlfriends, no big party at my apartment, bringing all my friends from all parts of my life together, it doesn’t mean I’m any less loved. It just means we’ll have to ring in 28 with an even bigger bang!!

I feel like it would be dishonest, and frankly unrealistic, for me to close hoping that 2021 will be a cakewalk. But here’s what I can say- I do hope 2021 is filled with relief, healing, and much more sparkle; you can never go wrong with a little sparkle.

But it seems to me, when this is all over, I'll feel a little closer to my fellow neighbors.

But perhaps more importantly, prior to this quarantine, we were all moving a little too fast. So when this is all over, because yes this too shall pass, I hope that we’ll all continue to stop and smell the [tulips].