If you know me, you know I am a planner. I’m world renowned (OK, by my friends) for my planning prowess and my epic travel itineraries! So, when my friend Steven from London (with help from my husband), decided to take me on a surprise birthday trip, I was excited and terrified! Excited to spend …
When one of your besties takes you to Vegas to their see their icon, Kylie Minogue, you don your sparkliest dress and take a crash course in her songs! Kylie’s “More Than Just A Residency” takes place at the Voltaire in the Venetian Hotel and Casino. Voltaire has feel of a small night club in …
Since my year and new coffee shops started off in Europe, I decided to see if there were some new coffee shops locally. As I am driving from Ann Arbor to Lansing more regularly now, I have a new part of the state to explore. Two new coffee shops that I’ve found in Lansing are …
When I added this goal to my 15-month bucket list, I thought it would take me longer than 2 months to achieve this goal, but it’s coffee, so I should have known I’d be an over achiever on this one! I started out strong with two new places on January 1st! After being in Rome …
This may seem like an easy bucket list item. You can say that your family, friends, job make you happy and call it a day. I started this challenge with myself last year and finding the joy in the mundane and taking a minute to recognize it, takes a little bit of effort. So here …
“Nothing is written in the stars… No one controls your destiny.” – Gregory Maguire Recently, we headed to the Detroit Opera House to see the musical, Wicked. I have to admit, I wasn’t super excited. I went to college right outside of NYC, so I am very critical of the quality of theater productions. I …
This country is the 4th smallest in size, and the second least visited country in Europe. However, it has nearly 0% national debt and is has not had an army since 1868. Where am I? Liechtenstein! Given that it sits between Austria and Switzerland, I’m surprised it nearly the least visited country in Europe. But …
I’ve had a love affair with Italian pizza since the first time I went to Italy in 2003. That trip, we visited Florence, Pisa and Venice. In 2018, we explored Rome and Naples. Fast forward to November 2023, I finally got to northern Italy and tried Milano cuisine. Our latest trip to Italy over New …
Merriam- Webster defines bucket list as a list of things that one has not done before but wants to do before dying.  I hate that! Why can’t you do amazing things because you want to live life to the fullest? I don’t want to wait to experience life! Every year I create a list of things I want …