Time for destination two on our Japan trip, Tokyo Disney Resort! Tokyo Disney is known by many as one of the best Disney parks in the world and after having finally been there myself, I agree! (I have been to 4 of the 6 parks around the world.) We spent 3 days (plus an evening) and 3 nights at the resort so we could pack as much in as possible. It still wasn't enough to see and do everything

Time to deep dive into the cities we explored while in Japan! Tokyo was our home base on the first half of the trip so instead of having full days there we ended up with half and three quarter days to explore. In total we had a little over 3 days. I think for these posts I'm going to go day by day and recap where we went, where we ate and where we stayed. The numbers will look a little funny

Before diving into the details of our Japan trip I wanted to share a quicker rundown—what we did, where we stayed, and how it all came together. I'll post recaps for each city soon and update this with links when they’re live. This isn’t a "how-to" guide—just a look at how we planned and experienced everything with a few tips thrown in. Let me know if you have any questions on how to plan your o

  Planning a Disney vacation in the U.S. can be a challenge, but planning a trip to Tokyo Disney takes things to a whole new level. There are even more details to consider, and the parks operate differently from their American counterparts. For starters, Tokyo Disney isn't technically owned by Disney. It's actually managed by the Oriental Land Company, which licenses Disney characters a

The cold weather and general unpleasantness of Winter has led to no purchases for February. I did stop by Roundabout in Westport earlier this month for their end of season sale but the one thing I wanted—Charlotte Olympia velvet kitty flats—was only 30% off instead of 70 so I resisted.  THE (modified) RULES Be mindful of purchases Quality over quantityBasics are best MY PROGRES

We've got a lot of bread in this week's roundup. Guess I've been in a bread mood, ha ha! Coconut Chocolate Chip Brownies (modified Almond Joy Brownies recipe) I wanted to use up some unsweetened coconut flakes we had without using a ton of butter (gotta conserve!!) This recipe popped up and sounded interested, but I didn't want to use almonds so instead of an Almond Joy brownie I made a