This recipe (culled from this one) is for one of those decadent, Little Luxury-worthy dishes that look and taste like a million times more effort went into them than is actually required to create them 🙂 Ingredients: makes 4 servings 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded flat About 10 crimini […]
First up, some sunshiny, little luxury positivity. How CUTE is this card?! Rifle Paper Co. really has a lovely aesthetic. Now a bit of cloudy stuff… Joy and Sunshine is a personal blog, but it’s not necessarily the diary sort. Still, I would like to share quickly that in general, things […]
His/Her Glasses by Kate Spade When decorating a bathroom, the hardest things for me to find are the simple, functional items like soap dishes and toothbrush/toothpaste holders, with the latter being the most elusive. My last toothbrush container in a long line of toothbrush containers was perfectly modern and minimalist […]
As a girl who loooves her tea and truly digs special, little luxuries, attending Afternoon Tea* at the St. Regis has been on my really-want-to-do list from the moment I realized they even offered an Afternoon Tea. I’m so thankful to have been able to go twice this summer, first […]
Previously, all my nail lacquers were tossed in a plastic storage bin in a bathroom cabinet. Not only could I not easily see which shades I had, but the bottles would end up falling down on their sides, causing the polish to separate in a weird way. Then, I got […]
I am a big fan of soy-free dark chocolate bars. Just in case you are as well, here are three to try 🙂 Theo Organic Coconut Dark Chocolate Bar (available at Whole Foods) Patric Mocha OMG Dark Chocolate Bar  (details in this post) Mast Brothers Dark Chocolate Bars I’ve been […]
Blue Mirrored Aviators by Ray-Ban Let me set the scene. The beach is my happy place. Looking at the horizon, smelling the salty air, and hearing the waves crash on shore instantly relax me and bring clarity and proper perspective to any issues on my mind. Ordinarily, I would have been to […]
My general organizing strategies are 1.) to keep similar and/or similarly purposed items corralled together and 2.) to store things where (or very near to where) I use them. Because I make tea so often, this tea supply tray lives on the kitchen counter under the cabinet that houses my […]
Two Leaves Tea Company Orange Sencha Green Tea (I buy this in bulk from Amazon.) While out shopping and chatting with one of my closest friends, I commented on how teeny-tiny most nice tea cups are. Here’s the quick version of the convo: Me: “They only hold like six ounces of […]
Craft chocolate bar by Patric Chocolate Do you see this chocolate bar?! Wait, that’s not even the best part! The BEST part is that I can actually eat it! Whoo-hoo! (Excuse me while I turn a flip, and bust a move. Go chocolate bar! Go chocolate bar! Go, go, go!) […]
Here’s a look at what’s in my beach bag: Water and a healthy snack Reading material: a book and magazines Clean-up crew: hand sanitizer and baby wipes Sunscreen for sensitive skin: Oil of Olay Complete (face) and California Baby Super Sensitive (body); I mix the latter with regular body lotion […]
Nail polish – both color and brand – is a very personal thing: What one woman swears lasts for two weeks on her nails, refuses to last even 24 hours on another’s. Unfortunately, my nails typically fall into the “another’s” category because polishes tend to go all chip city on […]
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