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A Dose of Pretty

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{My kind of brunch date: al fresco dining to enjoy the pretty weather + a vegan Cauliflower Benedict & a rose London fog tea latte.}

While this week’s photographs actually span the last month, this week was equally as beautiful. The weather truly felt like spring {which began today at 2:01 am PST, and also marks the astrological new year and is national proposal day} with each day alternating between stormy and sunny. I managed to be productive during the day so I had time to do more creative endeavors at night. And while I love trying new restaurants and ordering in takeout, I really loved spending more time in the kitchen making yummy dishes. Cooking, after all, has always been a love language for me, but as an adult, {ahem} laziness + other priorities have sometimes taken over my ability to prioritize it.

This weekend I am excited to have some quality time with my three boys, spring clean my closet, and work on a DIY art project that has been on my list for awhile now. I hope you have a great one as well! x


{Stargazing in the evening to enjoy the 7 planet alignment at the end of February: Venus is just to the left of the bright light, while Mercury is quickly setting below near the trees. Uranus was apparently between the two but not visible to the naked eye.}

{Walking around the San Diego marina with my new favorite drink: coconut lavender lemonade.}

{Enjoying the extra perks of my massage membership by taking a spa shower with all the pretty products for my hair, face, and body.}

{Watching the sunset over the ocean from my hotel room is now my new favorite way to watch the sun rise or set.}

{One of the best ways I spent a recent Monday afternoon: cooking food for a friend’s meal train to help her family after a recent health diagnosis.}

x Paris

A New Season

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{Barbie-pink blooms to welcome in the new season.}

In August 2023, I mentioned taking a slight break to enjoy the end of summer. My plan was to spend anywhere from a few weeks to a few months away as I had gotten busy with other aspects of life. I never expected that “break” to go into 2025, but it did. That’s because I got pregnant with my son in August 2023 {and shortly afterwards, in December 2023, I made my lifelong dream come true and I became a kitten mom to the sweetest Siamese ever}. After my son’s birth in the spring of 2024, I considered when I would be ready to come back to this space that elevates my daily life and reminds me to live pretty everyday. But as most moms realize, life with a newborn/ infant/ toddler/ child can make you busier than you ever expected. Thus, it kind of felt fitting to come back this January, when he will have been growing in me for nine months and living outside of me for nine months. However, when the wildfires hit Los Angeles on January 7, 2025, it felt like the wrong time to focus on my new favorite cookie recipe or a DIY that I loved making recently or a trip someplace stunning. Instead, it felt better to comeback for the start of the Lunar New Year {being a fellow snake, and all}, once we had time to grieve for the city I have always wanted to call home {and someday I hope to}. But as I began planning my editorial calendar, I realized the perfect time to come back would be in the spring. I’ve always felt like the new year begins twice each year: once in the fall, and once in the spring. And with launching this site in the fall, it felt fitting to come back in the spring when my son would celebrate his first birthday.

My plan is to stick with our regular schedule of posts on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, while also knowing that I may need more breaks than I did two years ago when I was a Chihuahua mom, only. I appreciate the grace you will give me while I juggle motherhood alongside this pretty space, I am so excited to share so much more aspirational and inspirational content with you to help make your everyday just a smidge prettier, and I am thrilled to update you on so many exciting new endeavors. Thank you for your patience and I am so happy to see you back here! x

“You are reborn with the roses, in every spring.” – Juan Ramón Jiménez

x Paris