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It’s the first day of Summer and I HAVE NO VACAT It’s the first day of Summer and I HAVE NO VACATIONS PLANNED 🫣

Trying not to freak out, but this is so unlike me 🫠 Drop your Summer vacation plans and ideas in the comments so I can book something and don’t have a full blown panic attack 👇🏼

📸 @simplybysimone 

#travelaftermidnite #roadtrips #roadtrippers #northfork #northforker #longisland #discoverlongisland #ltktravel #ltkcurves #ltkswim #midsizestyle #midsizefashion #midsize #midsizeblogger #mynuuly #freepeople #clothingrental #summerfashion #summerstyle #beachoutfit #beachoutfits
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Sandal Season is HERE 🎉 and I’ve rounded up 3 Sandal Season is HERE 🎉 and I’ve rounded up 35 chic summer pairs that will get you excited!

Click on the link in my bio to shop all 35 pairs!

📍 Charleston, SC
📸 @t.a.d.photo 

#summerstyle #sandalseason #flatsandals #summeroutfits #lulus #ltkcurves #summerfashion #whatiworetoday #boholook #midsizestyle #midsizefashion #midsize #midsizeblogger #vacationoutfit #charlestonstyle #strawhat #strawhats #chicsandals #colorfulcity #charlestonhomes 

Casual Summer outfit with printed maxi dress, straw hat and lace up sandals on a hot Charleston, South Carolina day.
Who else is drinking to the Season 3 @bridgertonne Who else is drinking to the Season 3 @bridgertonnetflix news 🤍 

I absolutely loved the third book with Benedict & was excited to see who was going to be cast as Sophie, BUT I had a feeling they were going to stray from the order of the books with the series since they’ve been setting up Colin & Penelope since Season 1 💎

#homeaftermidnite #BOXT #housewine #winemembership #winenight #whatimdrinking #diningroom #diningroomdecor #diningroomdesign #apartmentdecor #apartmenttherapy #apartmentliving #diningroomtable #diningroominspo #diningroomgoals #diningroomideas #smallspaceliving #smallspacesquad #showmeyourboho #bridgerton #bridgertonnetflix #bridgertonseason3
Anyone else feel perfectly comfortable with runnin Anyone else feel perfectly comfortable with running away from their problems & real life in general this week?

IDK what kind of astrological event is happening ( @westchestercarbdashian maybe you can weigh in here), but I’m just over everything right now 🫠

#travelaftermidnite #lovefl #hashtagflorida #floridabeaches #visitflorida #visitfl #thesunshinestate #visitvero #lovevero #verobeach #verobeachflorida #southflorida #verobeachfl #mynuuly #vacationlook #vacationoutfit #vacationoutfits #kimonostyle  #midsizestyle #midsizefashion #midsizeblogger #palmtrees
When you bring the wanderlust home 😍 It may ha When you bring the wanderlust home 😍

It may have taken me 3 years to pick out the 9 photos to include in this gallery wall, but it was worth the wait (and indecisiveness) ✈️

Shout out to @framebridge for making the perfect gallery wall frames!

Swipe to check out each photo!
1. San Clemente, California
2. Kauai, Hawaii
3. Charleston, South Carolina
4. Laguna Beach, California
5. Seville, Spain
6. Paris, France
7. Newport, Rhode Island
8. Madrid, Spain
9. New York, New York

Which is your favorite shot? 📸

#travelaftermidnite #homeaftermidnite #framebridge #kitchendecor #kitchendecor #kitchensofinstagram #apartmentdecor #apartmentliving #apartmenttherapy #kitchenideas #kitcheninspiration #goldhardware #smallspaceliving #smallspacesquad #newinteriorsontheblock #mycovetedhome #showmeyourboho #myinteriorstyle #apartmentrenovation #kitchenrenovation #wayfairathome #gallerywall #gallerywalldecor #gallerywallinspo #travelgallery #framedart #moderninterior #wallart
Save Water, DRINK SANGRIA! And lucky for you I’m Save Water, DRINK SANGRIA! And lucky for you I’m giving three of you a chance to try Westchester local, MANOR SANGRIA!

The owner, Bo, has been perfecting it for over 15 years before bringing it to the public & I can confirm that it’s delicious! It has no liqueurs, just wine and fruit working together to create a clean and elegant sangria.

3 WINNERS
Each winner will receive TWO 750mL bottles of Manor Sangria!

🍷HOW TO ENTER 🍷

♥️ Follow @manorsangria @jackiegiardina @breakfastatetiffany & @simplybysimone 
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Fashion, Summer, Westchester · August 14, 2018

Five Reasons to be a Tourist in Your Own City

Five Reasons to be a Tourist in Your Own City Lyndhurst Castle Mansion Tarrytown Westchester New York NY Rose Garden

It’s easy to be a tourist in a foreign place, but did you ever consider being a tourist in your own city? I’ve lived in Westchester County my entire life (minus my 4 years of college), but there is SO much of it I’ve never explored. Like most people anytime I have a few days off I jump at the chance to book a trip somewhere, but starting today I’m going to actually try and explore more of my surrounding areas and you should be a tourist in your own city too!

Lisa and I have been actively trying to visit more beautiful places in Westchester County to take photos for my blog and I’m SO grateful that she’s pushed me to do it. Like I mentioned before I’ve lived in the same 20 miles radius for my whole life and while I’ve known all of these historic and amazing places were just around the corner I’m a creature of habit and tend to always do the same instead of stepping out of my comfort zone.

So I thought it would be fun to put together a list of five reasons to be a tourist in your own city, not only because I wanted to encourage my readers to do it, but because I’m excited to continue exploring.

Five Reasons to be a Tourist in Your Own City Lyndhurst Castle Mansion Tarrytown Westchester New York NY Rose Garden

five reasons to be a tourist in your own city

1. It’s inexpensive and doesn’t take a lot of time or effort. No tickets, no passports, no packing, no hassle! You’ll truly get to enjoy your day because there’s no “traveling” or major planning involved. You can literally wake up on a Saturday or Sunday morning and decide to be a tourist and when you’re over it, home is just a few minutes away!

Five Reasons to be a Tourist in Your Own City Lyndhurst Castle Mansion Tarrytown Westchester New York NY Rose Garden

2. You’ll appreciate home so much more and look at it with a new perspective. How do you truly know who your are without knowing where you’re from? When you live just outside of a major city it’s easy to forget about all the hidden gems in your smaller hometown. I always like to remind myself that there’s a reason why I choose to live in Westchester and not NYC so why not embrace it more!

Five Reasons to be a Tourist in Your Own City Lyndhurst Castle Mansion Tarrytown Westchester New York NY Rose Garden

3. It’ll force you to venture outside your normal routine. Stepping outside my comfort zone is something extremely hard for me to do, but sometimes you have to force yourself and wake up at sunrise on a Saturday, walk half a mile on a bike path and stumble into the rose garden at Lyndhurst Mansion to take amazing photos.

Five Reasons to be a Tourist in Your Own City Lyndhurst Castle Mansion Tarrytown Westchester New York NY Rose Garden

4. When you have visitors you’ll know exactly what to do with them so they get your full hometown experience. For years I was bringing out of town friends to the same couple places in Westchester or taking them to the city when they came to visit, but since I started to venture out in my city I’ve made a list of the best things to do (and obviously places to eat). Now I just need more visitors!

Five Reasons to be a Tourist in Your Own City Lyndhurst Castle Mansion Tarrytown Westchester New York NY Rose Garden

5. It helps rediscover childhood memories. Lisa and I explored Untermyer Gardens last year and being there brought back so many memories of when my grandma used to take me there as a child. It looked a lot different then and they’ve restored it so beautifully. I’m so glad I got to see it and I know she would’ve loved to see it now too.

Five Reasons to be a Tourist in Your Own City Lyndhurst Castle Mansion Tarrytown Westchester New York NY Rose Garden

I’ve been trying to incorporate more Westchester related content (I even added a tab to my main menu on the top of my blog) and definitely plan on sharing my favorite places to explore in the county, but in the meantime if you have any questions or are looking for recommendations please email me! And if you have a suggestion I’m ALL ears and always looking for new places to visit in my own backyard!

Five Reasons to be a Tourist in Your Own City Lyndhurst Castle Mansion Tarrytown Westchester New York NY Rose Garden

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#summerstyle #summeroutfit #summeroutfits #ltkcurves #summerfashion #whatiworetoday #boholook #midsizestyle #midsizefashion #midsize #midsizeblogger #anthropologie #anthro #maxidress #maxidresses #mynuuly #clothingrental #amazonfinds #amazonfashion #amazondress #founditonamazon #amazonmusthaves
It’s the first day of Summer and I HAVE NO VACAT It’s the first day of Summer and I HAVE NO VACATIONS PLANNED 🫣

Trying not to freak out, but this is so unlike me 🫠 Drop your Summer vacation plans and ideas in the comments so I can book something and don’t have a full blown panic attack 👇🏼

📸 @simplybysimone 

#travelaftermidnite #roadtrips #roadtrippers #northfork #northforker #longisland #discoverlongisland #ltktravel #ltkcurves #ltkswim #midsizestyle #midsizefashion #midsize #midsizeblogger #mynuuly #freepeople #clothingrental #summerfashion #summerstyle #beachoutfit #beachoutfits
Summer nails that are literally on fire 🔥 💅 Summer nails that are literally on fire 🔥

💅🏻 by @kelly.yan.nails 

#nailsaftermidnite #neonyellownails #neonyellow #yellownails #yellownails💛 #almondnails #almondshapenails #clawaddicts #clawaddict #manicurenails #nailartwow #nailcandy #flamenails #firenails #nailstoinspire #pinterestnails #pinterestinspired #neonnails #neonnailsummer #summernails #summernails2022 #summernailart
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Sandal Season is HERE 🎉 and I’ve rounded up 3 Sandal Season is HERE 🎉 and I’ve rounded up 35 chic summer pairs that will get you excited!

Click on the link in my bio to shop all 35 pairs!

📍 Charleston, SC
📸 @t.a.d.photo 

#summerstyle #sandalseason #flatsandals #summeroutfits #lulus #ltkcurves #summerfashion #whatiworetoday #boholook #midsizestyle #midsizefashion #midsize #midsizeblogger #vacationoutfit #charlestonstyle #strawhat #strawhats #chicsandals #colorfulcity #charlestonhomes 

Casual Summer outfit with printed maxi dress, straw hat and lace up sandals on a hot Charleston, South Carolina day.
Who else is drinking to the Season 3 @bridgertonne Who else is drinking to the Season 3 @bridgertonnetflix news 🤍 

I absolutely loved the third book with Benedict & was excited to see who was going to be cast as Sophie, BUT I had a feeling they were going to stray from the order of the books with the series since they’ve been setting up Colin & Penelope since Season 1 💎

#homeaftermidnite #BOXT #housewine #winemembership #winenight #whatimdrinking #diningroom #diningroomdecor #diningroomdesign #apartmentdecor #apartmenttherapy #apartmentliving #diningroomtable #diningroominspo #diningroomgoals #diningroomideas #smallspaceliving #smallspacesquad #showmeyourboho #bridgerton #bridgertonnetflix #bridgertonseason3
Anyone else feel perfectly comfortable with runnin Anyone else feel perfectly comfortable with running away from their problems & real life in general this week?

IDK what kind of astrological event is happening ( @westchestercarbdashian maybe you can weigh in here), but I’m just over everything right now 🫠

#travelaftermidnite #lovefl #hashtagflorida #floridabeaches #visitflorida #visitfl #thesunshinestate #visitvero #lovevero #verobeach #verobeachflorida #southflorida #verobeachfl #mynuuly #vacationlook #vacationoutfit #vacationoutfits #kimonostyle  #midsizestyle #midsizefashion #midsizeblogger #palmtrees
When you bring the wanderlust home 😍 It may ha When you bring the wanderlust home 😍

It may have taken me 3 years to pick out the 9 photos to include in this gallery wall, but it was worth the wait (and indecisiveness) ✈️

Shout out to @framebridge for making the perfect gallery wall frames!

Swipe to check out each photo!
1. San Clemente, California
2. Kauai, Hawaii
3. Charleston, South Carolina
4. Laguna Beach, California
5. Seville, Spain
6. Paris, France
7. Newport, Rhode Island
8. Madrid, Spain
9. New York, New York

Which is your favorite shot? 📸

#travelaftermidnite #homeaftermidnite #framebridge #kitchendecor #kitchendecor #kitchensofinstagram #apartmentdecor #apartmentliving #apartmenttherapy #kitchenideas #kitcheninspiration #goldhardware #smallspaceliving #smallspacesquad #newinteriorsontheblock #mycovetedhome #showmeyourboho #myinteriorstyle #apartmentrenovation #kitchenrenovation #wayfairathome #gallerywall #gallerywalldecor #gallerywallinspo #travelgallery #framedart #moderninterior #wallart
Save Water, DRINK SANGRIA! And lucky for you I’m Save Water, DRINK SANGRIA! And lucky for you I’m giving three of you a chance to try Westchester local, MANOR SANGRIA!

The owner, Bo, has been perfecting it for over 15 years before bringing it to the public & I can confirm that it’s delicious! It has no liqueurs, just wine and fruit working together to create a clean and elegant sangria.

3 WINNERS
Each winner will receive TWO 750mL bottles of Manor Sangria!

🍷HOW TO ENTER 🍷

♥️ Follow @manorsangria @jackiegiardina @breakfastatetiffany & @simplybysimone 
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♥️ Tag a friend in the comments! One tag per comment! (Multiple entries are allowed, each new comment/tag is a separate entry)

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Giveaway ends at 11:59 EST on Tuesday, April 12th. Three (3) winners will be chosen randomly and contacted. Unable to ship to Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Mississippi, Rhode Island & Utah. This giveaway is in no way sponsored, administered or associated with Instagram.

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How are you practicing self care this week? I’m How are you practicing self care this week?

I’m in desperate need of some after the past month & I know I’m not along so I figured I’d share some of my favorite self care practices if you need some inspo!

🧖🏼‍♀️ Book yourself a facial. The last 3 facials I got were Diamond Glow Facial at @greenwichmedspa with @neidynjazminebeauty and I can’t recommend them enough! 
📚Put your phone on “Do Not Disturb” and read a book! I’m currently reading the Bridgerton books and I’m obsessed.
📺 Mindlessly watch a new tv series. I somehow have gotten sucked into Buffy the Vampire Slayer and I don’t hate it.
💆🏼‍♀️ Get a massage! This is one I’m DEFINITELY making a priority! I highly recommend @faridaskincarestudio 
✈️ Start planning your next trip! I just got back from Florida yesterday but you better believe that I’m already brainstorming the next one.

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