With Royal Baby #2 due any day now (is anyone else hoping for a Royal Wedding anniversary baby on the 29th?), my Anglophile side is coming out full force these days. I’ve been watching the Royal Wedding repeatedly and have…
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When it comes to celebrating the holidays in Chicago, it doesn’t get more refined yet festive than enjoying a spot of afternoon tea at the Peninsula with a posh friend or two. The famous hotel serves their afternoon tea in…
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Few cities in the world are more enchanting and alluring than Paris. And when it comes to luxurious Parisian hotels, few come close to the Peninsula Paris. In a city devoted to opulence, the Peninsula Paris goes above and beyond…
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Winter isn’t anyone’s favorite season in Chicago. It’s cold, brutal, and relentless. And with far more slushy, dirty snow than any human should ever have to deal with. Unfortunately, this is the first winter I can remember where Hubby and…
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Sed Bona, a snippet of the Latin phrase “Pauca Sed Bona“, means “quality over quantity”. It means that having more isn’t always best. It means empowering yourself to do fewer but better, more beautiful, and more fruitful things
