One of the best things about moving to a new city is it forces you out of your comfort zone and into explorer mode. You no longer have neighborhood favorites or go to restaurants and instead every day seems like a new adventure and opportunity to experience something amazing. When we moved to San Francisco I had only…

Over the past few months I've been contributing to the brand spankin' new MODE.com and I wanted to share one of this month's stories here: a little list of my very favorite coffee spots in San Francisco. Moving here has turned me into a bit of a coffee snob and not only is the coffee amazing at each of…

As a belated anniversary celebration we've booked a little weekend getaway to Palm Springs to soak up some sunshine. We found the cutest Airbnb to stay in (figured it would be quieter than a hotel) but would love your advice on what to see, eat and do while we're in the desert over the 4th of July holiday.…

At the beginning of the year there was a lot of talk of intentions and resolutions - we wanted to set ourselves up for success for the year ahead and focus on being the best possible versions of ourselves. One common rallying cry I heard around the internet was this idea of saying yes - being open to…

To celebrate my birthday on Sunday we rented a car (a baby blue Mini Cooper!) and drove down the Pacific Coast Highway to Big Sur. As carless city dwellers, we don't spend very much time driving so the road trip element was so much fun - I had almost forgotten how great it is to crank up the…