• Nordstrom Summer Sale for Fall

    My darlings! Never fear, for I am here! I’ve done all the ugly hours and heavy lifting to find the best items from the Nordstrom Summer Sale for Fall! That’s right, friends. Items that will transition beautifully into Fall that…

  • welcome to on the trip side

    Welcome to On the Trip Side!

    Well, darling friends… this is a strange day! I’ve been working on this rebrand for over 3 months and today it the first day I’m writing my first blog post off of blogger for over 18 years. I’m fully transitioned…

  • Brown Snake Print Spring Dress

    Hello dear friends! This week has been super dreary and rainy. I don’t do well going from sunny back to our grey days. It tends to take a lot out on my mental health. I’m not on social media as…

  • Taste of Washington 2019

    Hello from the Taste of Washington! The ToW was kind enough to provide me, and my friend Ishea over at Six Twenty Seven, with VIP access to the Grand Tasting yesterday. Holy chard! … What a treat! Here are the…

  • ~ Merry Christmas ~

    Merriest of Christmas, darling friends! I hope you have a magical day full of love, laughter and warmth. Today is a wonderful day for gratitude and reflection. Bisous! — Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above…

  • Seattle Holiday Events

    This has been one of the most festive Holiday seasons I’ve ever had. Maybe it’s because I started working on our holiday marketing for work in October. Maybe it’s because we had an endless summer. Maybe it’s because my heart…

  • Holiday Gift Guide for the Hostess

    I know my hostesses well enough to know that I shouldn’t buy them anything for their home unless you know them on a deep deep deep level. I have a few general rules I follow when it comes to my…

  • Must Watch Christmas Movies on Netflix

    My cousin and I are what my sister likes to call “Hallmark Queens” and she’s not one to talk, neither is my mother. Haha. So yes! Our love for insanely sappy predictable cheesy rom-coms is a family trait but never-the-less,…