style, stories & everything in between
dear 2014, first of all, you look great. that new moisturizer is definitely working. but back to my letter (squirrel!). for someone who is seemingly never silenced, i find myself at a loss for words when attempting to express just how much your 365 days have completely changed my life for the better. i mean, you kicked-off with a ...
hi, how was your weekend? speaking of weekend, darling magazine online published another of my articles on saturday! i use the term "article" loosely, because in all reality, it's more of a showcase of M's handiwork with a little accompanying paragraph composed by yours truly. anyway, if you could use a little pick-me-up on this monday morning, i suggest ...
much like certain scents, i believe that music can transport us back to a specific place and time. the first few chords of a john mayer song will always remind me of my freshman year of college, the explicit lyrics of a 50 cent song, of senior year in high school, idled in the coveted "senior ...
i went on a date with a guy once who, in learning my age, was quick to tell me how good i looked (in spite of it). "i thought you were like 21 or 22," he said. thank you? does this mean my anti-wrinkle cream is doing its job? maybe it's the oil-pulling. mostly i ...
before i had a license of my own, my step-dad (toppie) would drop me off at school every morning on his way to work. we'd always listen to talk radio. "kay-oh-gee-oh, news 600," the dj's voice would sound in a booming voice over the radio as we tuned in to the day's top stories, weather ...
this weekend M sent me the last few photos from the roll of film we shot during our final leg of our australian adventures together. after what seems like a lifetime, these handful of photographs transported me back to the sands of hog bay, the vineyards of the barossa valley, the picturesque surroundings of maggie ...
photo credit: M. i've debated writing this last recap at all. somehow, penning an "epilogue" just brings so much finality, and if given the choice, i would live inside this little australian snowglobe (sunglobe?) for perpetuity. but like all good things, even the most wonderful of adventures must come to an end and therefore, it ...
i woke up sunday morning with a feeling of dread. i quickly shut my eyes and tried to escape this bad dream. was it really already time for me to fly back to america? had my time in australia whizzed by me at lightning speed? i let M sleep as i showered and got dressed ...
after taking a taxi to our hotel and checking in, we learned that we had been upgraded to a suite, so that was pretty awesome. on the heels of days of bathing suits, cut-off jeans, and air-dried hair, we decided to get a little dressed up for dinner. y'all, a shower, good blow-dry, and a striped ...
while tuesday had been all about koalas and kangaroos, wednesday was all about seals, err, australian sea lions, to be exact. we woke up early, made breakfast, then ventured to the tire store to get our flat repaired before finally heading out to seal bay. home to the third largest colony of australian sea lions, the seal ...
shawna leeann rivera
san diego-based style blogger and twin mom to henry & delilah. curator of simple, affordable fashion. lover of my husband, family, coffee, traveling, and the bravo network.