• An Asian woman with long hair and a black face mask is wearing a long white dress and looking out on from a balcony at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina
    LIFE,  PERSONAL

    Top Posts of 2020

    Hi, friends! I can’t believe today is the last day of 2020 and that I kept up with this website for a whole year. In the last 12 months, I somehow managed to publish 41 blog post! I am seriously impressed with myself. Here are the 8 most popular blog posts from this year (with my commentary, of course).

  • An Asian woman wearing a black coat is pulling her mask from her face to show her smile while standing next to a llama at Divine Llama Vineyards.
    EAST COAST,  NORTH CAROLINA,  TRAVEL

    NC Triad Adventures (COVID-19 Take)

    Hi, friends! If you follow me on Instagram, you know I took a day trip to Winston-Salem a few weeks ago. I went to college in Winston and would frequently visit pre-COVID. Welp, 2020 was weird, as we all know. It was my first time visiting in Winston since January, meaning I hadn’t been to WSNC for 10 whole months, which was definitely a record for me since I started at Salem College 8 years ago (WHAT). Anyways, I figured I would share all the fun things with did in the light of COVID since I find it helpful to see how businesses are operating with social distancing in mind.…

  • EATS AND DRINKS,  TRIANGLE

    To-Go Cocktails in the Triangle

    Hi, friends! If you haven’t heard yet, Governor Cooper is now allowing to-go cocktails in NC. I don’t know about you but I am excited to have a fancy cocktail at home and to know that this will bring an extra revenue for so many restaurants bars struggling to stay afloat. In this blog post, I rounded up the places throughout the Triangle offering to-go cocktails currently (Tuesday evening). I’ll continue updating this post as I learn of more!

  • BOOKS

    What I Read Last Month – November 2020

    Hi, friends! Can you believe it’s the last month of 2020? It is wild how quickly 2020 passed by. November was not a super productive reading month for me (I literally read 0 pages from the day of the election until the results were called the following Saturday), but I really enjoyed every book I read this month and I am excited to share my thoughts with you!

  • Mediterranean Cheese Board for Christmas Holidays
    HOME,  RECIPES,  SHOP LOCAL,  TRIANGLE

    Christmas Board with Sassool

    Hi, friends! Christmas is my favorite holiday of all time, and I couldn’t be more excited to bring you this Christmas Board with Sassool. Like the Thanksgiving Board, I used some of Sassool’s side items as well as the grocery items they carry in the market section. For this board, I ensured I added more colors to make it extra festive. I also challenged myself to get creative with more new-to-me products. Without further ado, let’s jump into all the goodies I got from Sassool to create these Christmas cheese boards!