Neutral Nails with Gold Stickers

Love this neutral manicure using Ballet Slippers by Essie with a touch of fun accents with nail stickers found on Amazon here.

Grenada

We spent an incredible long weekend in Grenada - a beautiful island in the Caribbean. The people were warm and welcoming, the monkeys were mischievous (!), the food was delicious, the chocolate was indulgent, and the beaches showed off with rainbows! 

Japanese Inspired Salad with Carrot Ginger Dressing

New year, new recipe! I'm making this salad on repeat with this delicious carrot ginger dressing which I found on unboundwellness! 

This dressing would go well with just about anything but I added the following:

• bed of spinach (hidden)
• cucumber
• broccoli and carrot slaw
• avocado
• kimchi
• softish boiled eggs

Copper Mug Coffee

We kicked off the new year be spending the day exploring Williamsburg! We had to stop for coffee, of course, and stumbled upon Copper Mug Coffee on N 4th Street. This gorgeous space has an all-day menu serving food in addition to specialty coffees like their lavender or taro latte and the chagaciino (mushroom coffee with espresso). 

I ordered on a maple latte to warm me up before heading back home for a cozy evening with my book! This is a great spot with good vibes, plenty of indoor / outdoor seating and a must visit if you're in Williamsburg.  

My 2024 Book List

Another year, another book list! Thanks for following along with me here and on Goodreads! Drop your book recommendations in the comments section! 

1. Where the Money Is: Value Investing in the Digital Age by Adam Sessel

2. Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

3. Happy Place by Emily Henry

4. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

5. The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abe Daré 

6. My Hygge Home: How to Make Home Your Happy Place by Meik Wiking

7. The Wall Street Journal Complete Money and Investing Guidebook by Dave Kansas

8. Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Tawwab

9. Weyward by Emilia Hart

10. Third World America by Arianna Huffington

11. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

12. Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

13. In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune

14. Indomitable by Arundhati Bhattacharya

15. Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott

16. Violeta by Isabel Allende

17. None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

18. The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood

19. Trail of Broken Wings by Sejal Badani

20. The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict

21. Treacle Walker by Alan Garner

22. Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker

23. November 9 by Colleen Hoover

24. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

25. The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

26. The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

27. Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket

28. The Priest from Pakistan: A Journey of Grace by Amelia Jacob

29. From Strength to Strength: Finding Success,  Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur Brooks

30. Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple

31. Lahore by Manreet Sodhi Someshwar

32. Shinrin-Yoku: The Art of Science of Forest Bathing by Qing Li

33. Funny Story by Emily Henry

34. Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

35. Daughters of Shandong by Eve Chung

36. All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

37. Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner

38. The Girls by Emma Cline

39. The Secret History by Donna Tartt

40. This Summer Will be Different by Carley Fortune

41. Beach Reach by Emily Henry

42. A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

43. The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Living Well by Louisa Thomsen Brits

44. The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World by Jennifer Baggett

45. Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan

46. Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

47. One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Koul

48. Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World by  Michael Lewis

49. The Girl on The Train by Paul Hawkins

50. Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges

51. Normal People by Sally Rooney

52. Hygge & West Home: Design for a Cozy Life by Christiana Coop

53. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden