Watercolor Travel Diary

Quick tour and story behind one of the way I capture my solo travel memories. It’s so easy for me to pack my travel paint set and diary with me on my trips. When I find myself returning to a specific view, and I want to truly take it it, I watercolor it ☺️ #travel #solotravel #memories #t

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Follow this easy recipe 🍽️ 🍠

Ok ok, sharing my actual “recipe” for this easy, yummy, super simple weekday (or weekend, no one’s judging) meal. #dinnerrecipeideas #sweetpotatoerecipes #easydinner

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Cute Homesense finds

I knew I wanted to go to Homesense today and, I knew I wanted to find something to put my morning routine items in. You know my electrolytes my creatine…and also a little keepsake box for my kind notes from strangers (ref my Someone Took a Moment series). Found these, and I think they are sooo

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Travel Tip: Capture & live in the moment

If you haven’t already, I highly recommend packing either a digital camera a disposable camera or even both with you on your next trip. I love this so much because it really forces you to stay in the moment while allowing you to capture the moment , because you can’t look at your pictures until lat

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This spa experience literally made my day 🤍

One of the many reasons why this is my all time favorite place to get a facial 🤍 #philly #spa #recommendations #someonetookamoment #littlethings Philadelphia

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An incredible moment in Newport

I’ll never forget this restaurant. Not just because of the meal (which was INCREDIBLE!) but because someone took a moment to make the experience so special and memorable. I kept the note 🤍 #restaurant #recommendation #newport #someonetookamoment #littlethings Newport

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All you really need are red lips and sunnies

I wanted to look cute today, but I didn’t want to have to put in too much effort. Soooo a ponytail, red lips, and sunglasses it is💋 #grwmmakeup #grwmbeauty #redlip #sunglasses

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Travel Diary Series | Favorite Memories

Throughout my solo travel experiences, what has stayed with me the longest, literally and figuratively, are the unexpected notes I received along the way. Recommendations, celebrations, and even just really really thoughtful curations by hotels and restaurants. Follow along as i show and tell t

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Broccoli, chicken Alfredo, sweet potato 🤤

This was so simple and so delicious. I ordered a tray of grilled chicken breast and broccoli from Wegmans and also ordered some sweet potatoes. I cut up the chicken and threw it in the air fryer with the broccoli. Then I drizzled it with some Rao’s roasted garlic Alfredo sauce and then I topped wit

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Tips to jumpstart solo traveling

The transition from work travel to solo travel was so organic and seamless for me, and now I have flipped the script. I mostly solo travel for fun and every now and then, I take a work trip. So if you too are a corporate baddie, who has to travel to customer meetings or team on sites and you’ve

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Friendly reminder to LIVE OUT LOUD ✨

I don’t want to simply go through life, I want to GROW through it. You should too. We deserve it 🤍 #embracelifefully #Lemon8Diary #glow #travel #hobbies

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I find the cutest flower pots here! 🤍

Yep! I go to Lowe’s for my flower pots 😌 These are GREAT alternatives to just using a traditional vase to display a bouquet or your very own arrangement. #flowers #flowerpots #bouquet

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Home | Movie Room | Peace 🤍

Because I looooove movies … and comfort, and home decor, and free will #roominspo #homedecor #movieroom

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One of my favorite hotels in the world & why

At The Rebello in Vila Nova de Gaia, my mornings became slower. My shoulders relaxed. I opened the curtains to the Douro River every morning and watched Porto glow at sunrise and again at night. There were spa afternoons, rooftop cocktails, wine tastings tucked into the hills of northern Portuga

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Menswear Inspired Derby OOTD 🏇

It’s Derby Season, and I wanted to put something together that felt strong and va-va VOOM. I think I nailed it! ☺️ #styleinspo #derby #maxiskirt #springfashion

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girl mathing my work trip

If it’s convenient, and comes in a travel size, then the shopping = a wellness experience 😌 #travel #traveltips #worktrip #hotel

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Boho Knotless Braids

May-be this hairstyle will convince the ☀️ to come out and join us for more than a day or 2 😩🤞🏾 #summerbraids #bohoknotlessbraids

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Making the “every day”, whimsy ✨

People ask if I travel, paint, wander bookstores, arrange flowers, and romanticize my coffee runs because I’m “escaping.” Yes. But not “away”! I’m escaping into myself. Into curiosity. Into joy. Into the version of me that remembers life is supposed to feel lived. That’s what I call Ever

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How to spend 7 days solo in Madrid ✨

On this episode of my how to solo series it’s all about Madrid. I felt totally safe being there by myself, and even met a fellow female solo traveler. I really had an absolutely wonderful time. Did Madrid pass my solo travel formula of coffee + bookstore + unique shopping? 1000% Yes 🙂‍↕️

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My weekly cabbage soup reset

Y’all been put on cabbage soup yet? I love it! Great to keep on hand for days when you wanna detox, reset, trim down … but also it’s so damn yummy. I like to char my cabbage first, and I add Calabrian Chili to just about everything (I get this one from Trader Joe’s). Besides that, the mire

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✨Candice On The Glow