On the Double – je ne sais quoi with your hands full

Wardrobe Hero: The Breton Dress

CarolineJune 3, 2017June 3, 2017Leave a comment

The Breton dress is hands down one of the top five staples in my closet. My love of stripes really reaches no bounds, but is perfected in dress form via the striped frock. Dresses are often coined as the go-to 60 second outfit, and the oh so versatile and relaxed Breton dress cuts it down to about 30 seconds flat. A wardrobe hero forever more as they never go out of style, are sinfully comfortable, and positively tres chic. In true French fashion, the classic and understatedly elegant Breton dress is a hero for day-to-night dressing. Read More

In Fitness

A Fit Start on Summer

CarolineMay 31, 2017June 1, 2017Leave a comment

It’s been a while since my last fitness post and after this past very lazy and indulgent Memorial Day weekend I thought I would share a round up of some new high intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts I’m doing this week to kickstart my summer workout regime. I workout at home, usually on my deck because I enjoy getting the fresh air, so all of these workouts require minimal space and equipment to complete. In my opinion HIIT workouts are one of the most efficient and effective ways to get your exercise in. I don’t have a ton of time in the morning (who does?!) and high intensity training allows me to fit a great workout into a limited window of time. These five workouts all take 30 minutes or less and require dumbbells or no equipment at all! I suggest 10-15 lbs. which is just my preference, but feel free to adjust the weight to whatever works for you.

In Motherhood / Style

Great Expectations

CarolineMay 14, 2017May 14, 2017Leave a comment

Even before becoming “Mama” to my little boys, Mother’s Day has always been a very important day for me. My mother created a very magical and loving childhood for me so taking a day to celebrate her is a day well spent. Spring afternoons crawling through a maze of wired tunnels she built for me throughout her gardens in our backyard. Summer nights on Nantucket Island spent laying on the hood of the car watching the stars overtop Brant Point lighthouse. Trekking up and down the slopes of Virginia’s apple orchards in search of perfectly crisp Braeburns in the Fall, and snuggled up together by the fire on cold Winter nights. So many of my most treasured memories growing up happened because she made them for me. Even now as an (almost) adult, she continues to guide and support me, except now she isn’t teaching me how to bake my clay sculptures in the toaster oven or how to set the table, but more so how to support and guide my own children. Read More

In Style

Sliding into Spring

CarolineMay 4, 2017Leave a comment

Waxing poetic about Spring is just too easy. Put quite simply… Spring is just the most beautiful time of year. Winter might be wonderful, but once Spring has sprung the season takes the cake for beauty. Every morning my little boys and I take our dog on a walk and every day without fail I am captivated by the vibrant blooms and beauty this season brings to every nook and cranny of Capitol Hill. After a long, cold winter, Spring is quite literally a breath of fresh air. And with that fresh, fragrant air comes the sun and it’s once again time to pack away the winter layers and bring out the warm weather threads and slip on footwear. Read More

In Style

The Cotton Tee Makeover

CarolineApril 15, 2017April 15, 2017Leave a comment

No matter the time of day or year, more often than not you’ll find me in a cotton top in some shape or form. I sleep in them, run in them, travel in them, sip coffee by day and wine by night in them, romp through the park with the dog and kiddos in them… you get the picture. I often cry toddler when explaining why I can’t seem to get out of my cottons, but truth be told even before the boys arrived I regularly frequented the dry cleaner to clean up many a self-inflicted chocolate and red wine stains, so wash-friendly cottons have always had more longevity in my wardrobe. Of course now with the children I am maybe enjoying even more chocolate and more red wine than ever… so add in two sets of little hands and the odds of remaining stain-free are never, ever in my favor. Read More