Every time I visit Paris, I transform into a better version of myself. At least, I feel like I do. I suppose it’s the spirit of the city, or maybe the wonder and excitement that bubbles beneath my skin at the sight of the Tour Eiffel, the Arc de Triomphe or a plate of perfectly Read more
Paris is so special to me. The entire city buzzes with je ne sais quoi, this unintelligible quality that’s impossible to explain until you’re there and you can feel it. It’s in the ornate details on the building facades, the confidence of the French people and the level of enjoyment they take in the simplest Read more
I didn’t come to Paris expecting to buy a new Louis Vuitton handbag. My last Louis purchase was in Aruba two years ago. I planned that one. I planned for that one – I called the bank beforehand to authorize a large purchase in a foreign country, I scoured the locations page of the LV Read more
I’ve been so busy over the past two weeks. I wish I could say I was jetsetting to some exotic place (…or any place), or that I was spending every waking moment enjoying this warm extended fall we’re experiencing in Chicago, but the truth is not nearly as glamorous: I was at work. Between the Read more
So here’s a new one. I usually start a new post about a new day with “Blah blah blah the sun was shining. The clouds were gray. Yadda yadda etc.” Not this day. I woke up and our toilet wasn’t working. Mom found our steward in the hallway, who assured us it was a floor-wide Read more
