Reflections on New York City and Maya Angelou

  Sun glints off the roofs of brick-white houses, the entire landscape a yellow haze of sunset. The train rumbles along wooden tracks and hard steel rails, high above cookie-cutter neighborhoods. The people there, they probably don’t look up to see the puffs of white clouds floating above them. Someone once told me that white…

Travel: A Day in West Highlands, Scotland

This morning, Rachel from rachelthings is guest posting! She's Scottish, gorgeous and loves being outdoors, so basically, she's awesome. She's here today to tell you a little bit about her recent weekend in the West Highlands. I spent the weekend in Portuairk, Ardnamurchan – the most Westerly settlement in the British mainland. It is such a…

Everyday Makeup Essentials: Guest Posting at rachelthings

Hello friends! Today, I'm guest posting over at rachelthings about my everyday makeup essentials! I don't normally do a lot of beauty-oriented posts, but I'm excited to publish my first one. Rachel has been a blast to work with, so definitely take some time to look around her blog. Pop over and read it at…

A Guide to Agatha Christie’s Poirot

For those of you who follow me on Facebook, I promised over the weekend that I'd be posting a roundup of my favorite Poirot episodes. If you've never seen Poirot, but like a good mystery, then you're in for a treat. This 13-season series ran for years on television, starting in 1989. They filmed all…