iPhone 7 case! How cute is this?! Cactus lamp.. This would be very fun to add a pop of color. Actual Cacti.. If you’re like me, plants die the moment they come in to your presence, but cacti are easy to keep alive as long as you follow the idiot-proof instructions. The Gardener’s Guide to Cactus. Because, well, ya never know.. These babies are easy, but there are some technicalities…
Hear me out. I don’t care if walking up the steps makes you want to pass out from exhaustion. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING will make you want to become a runner more than the RunDisney series. A few weeks ago, I did my second RunDisney race, the Enchanted 10K, which takes place over the Princess Half Marathon weekend. (I’ve done one half in my life, and that was plenty.…
This list is in no particular order: I love Italy. I love Italians. I love pizza. I love the Vatican. I love gelato. I love the Trevi Fountain. I love floundering my way through the Italian language, only to realize that seemingly everyone in Italy speaks English… Have I mentioned I love Italy? While I am very proud to be an American, and love our culture here, I would relish…
I’m sitting here completely bundled up after running a 10K this morning (I write these over the weekend and schedule them.. Today is Sunday). Can spring come back to D.C. please?!?! HAPPY MONDAY! I am a bit of a weirdo who actually kind of likes Mondays. I figured out recently that I was born on a Monday, so maybe that’s why. I like the new beginnings, the freshness of a…
A bunch of my blog archives from my old site (which can be found here) talk about the most life-changing experience ever: my semester abroad. While I have plenty of gripe about with my darling alma mater, the experience of living in a 14th century Carthusian Monastery in the foothills of the Austrian Alps made it all worth it. I tell my students all the time: I don’t care what you…
I was en route to get my hair done for a wedding, when one of my fellow bridesmaids described the “basic” girl: she wears leggings, Uggs, an oversized shirt, carries a Longchamp bag, and likes pumpkin spice lattes… Little did this near-stranger know that that was just about my daily uniform, in various colors and patterns… when I’m not working, of course. And I LOVE pumpkin spice lattes (skim, but…
I can be reached for sponsored posts and freelance writing at: stellabritt@gmail.com I still like to think of myself as a “young” adult, but that’s starting to become debatable.. And I’m OK with that. I’m a Midwestern girl living in DC, where I planned on staying for two years.. That was back in 2008, and I’m still here, having fun, working the coolest day job on the planet, and pursuing my…
This weekend’s insanely awesome weather kept me outside pretty much all day, and I ventured to the Virginia mountains with some friends (more on that coming soon!). This made me realize, however, how much of a slacker I’ve been with posting about local vineyards, which, this is no secret, is one of my all-time favorite things to do on a pretty weekend afternoon. We went to Chryalis Winery last fall,…
Last summer’s European vacation started with a quick trip to Ireland… No offense to the many lads and lassies out there, but I had heard such mixed reviews about Ireland that I didn’t know if I was going to like it.. Rest assured, I looooooooooooved it, and can’t wait to get back. With the Euro being so weak, and having seriously the. best. travel. partner. ever, our trip was well-balanced…