for nani

My grandmother, Elizabeth McGuinness, passed away on June 18th, 2020. The below essay, dedicated to her, was written a month or so before, when she was diagnosed with Covid-19 (which she, miraculously, survived). Until we meet again, Nani. We’ll love you forever. My grandmother tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. My Nani, who has been…

A Day in Tuscany (Kind Of)

A huge, huge, huge thank you to all of my friends and fam who came out to Stonehaus help me celebrate turning the big 2-9! You all made me feel so special, and I sincerely love you all so so much. Also, it was kinda nice to pretend to escape to Italy for the day,…

Malibu Mayhem

Another day, another jam packed influencer event for Blowfish Malibu. We had a group of lovely gals come to the US from Europe, and I got to be part of the crew that showed them around. On this particular day, we created quite the itinerary for them: Malibu Farm for brunch, then a Malibu Wines…

on pulling off the band aids

Hey old friends, it’s been a while since we last talked. I have, on paper, a myriad of reasons that could be the reason for my lengthy absence on here; I landed the dream job, I’m commuting like crazy, I have an active social life in Los Angeles, I’m trying to sort out my thoughts,…

on new chapters

I started a new job today. A job that I’ve been daydreaming about since I was 19, when I first realized what opportunities the future could hold. I used to go to this thing called “Teen Vogue, Fashion U” – a conference put on by the magazine (my favorite at the time) in New York…

on destinies

I had my palm read at work last week. My favorite IT guy came over and asked to see our palms, and then proceeded to blow us away with how well he was able to navigate through the lines on our hands and offer us a scarily accurate synopsis on our personalities. Mine? I’m close…

WORLD SERIES

We woke up this morning not realizing we’d go to a Dodgers World Series game (and watch them win). One of the coolest experiences of all time; a total bucket list moment. Plus, the fact that Kate and I got to share this together is pretty epic, too. Let’s Go Blue.