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5 Aug 2021

A Weekend in Wine Country: Calistoga, CA

Despite many trips to nearby Napa and Sonoma, we only recently ventured farther north into the St. Helena & Calistoga are of Napa Valley. We spent the weekend in Calistoga, a small and quaint town packed with a lot of history and no shortage of things to do,…
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function of beauty shampoo review
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10 Jul 2021

function of beauty shampoo & conditioner review

Customization has become the latest hot direct-to-consumer trend. Ranging from skincare brands like Curology to haircare brands like function of beauty and Prose. For haircare, I decided to give the former a try, though admittedly I was somewhat influenced by AmandaRachLee’s mention of them in one of her…
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20 Jun 2021

Weekend Musings

Above: Header photo from The Kit Fashion Nostalgia: EW hosted a 15 year Devil Wears Prada reunion and it is excellent. I can’t believe it’s already been a decade-and-a-half – this movie never gets old for me. Also, I’m glad that these Zoom-style reunions are still taking place,…
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Blinds.com Woven Wood Shades with Movable Liner Review
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15 Apr 2021

Blinds.com Woven Wood Shades & Movable Liner Review

At long last, nearly a year after I began, I have finally finished installing window coverings in our place. The last set of windows in our kitchen nook stumped me for several months. They were a great source of filtered sunlight with our temp shades, and occupied two…
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14 Apr 2021

Midweek Musings

Header image photo by Danielle MacInnes on Unsplash I’ve been quiet around here for the past few weeks. Processing my own thoughts and feelings around the spate of Asian hate crimes (and sadly, deaths) happening across the country. And now the killing of Daunte Wright, another tragic casualty…
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14 Mar 2021

Getting Started with Bullet Journaling

Towards the end of last year, I decided to pick up journaling after buying some beautiful Cloth & Paper goods for a gift and getting inspired by the whole journaling space. I had several blank notebooks collected over the years that needed some love, so this was perfect…
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1 Mar 2021

Ruggable Cushioned Pad Review

If you’ve read my classic Ruggable and plush Ruggable rug reviews, you’ll know that I’m a fan of their washable rugs. We were in the market for a kitchen floor covering, so we tried out the new(er) Ruggable cushioned pad with a 3’ x 5’ rug in the…
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15 Feb 2021

Monday Musings

Above: Photo from Alex Hu via Unsplash. I wish our homemade dumplings looked as good as these do! Happy holiday weekend Monday – hope you had a great Lunar New Year, Valentine’s Day and/or Presidents Day! Year of the Ox Speaking of the new year – I very…
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I'm Kristy, a growth marketer based in not-so-sunny San Francisco ⛅ This is my personal blog, where you will find my random musings, in-depth reviews, and latest sewing endeavors.

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