Photo by Gaby Yerden on Unsplash Or your gal pals for Galentines Day. They're a lot of fun and quite tasty. I'm not a mixologist, but I...

There’s been a lot of discussion with my marketing consultant, April, about what my brand is. Despite all the advice I have gotten off...

These are our go to healthy meals. They're mostly very easy to make and all really delicious. Yes, I know they're all in bowls. What can...

The Gardens at Versailles What’s the next phase? It’s waiting to get vaccinated. I started my series on Scotland when it seemed so far...

Whether you're going out or staying in, I have some great outfit inspiration for you. Casual or dressed up, at all price points, check...

Back during my Paris series, I did a post on crowdsourcing tourist information. I gave this process mixed ratings. On the one hand it’s a...

Raise your hand if this is the most time you’ve spent with your significant other in who knows how long. Maybe ever. But quantity of time...

There are some crazy good deals out there right now that I just had to share them with you. From Kate Spade to Target, there are a wide...

Brief History Lesson As Valentine's Day approaches, I thought I would share with you how my husband and I spend most of our date nights...

Did you miss my outfits on the blog, Instagram, Facebook, or LIKEtoKNOW.it (MandiesDiary)? Never fear, I have rounded up all the best...

Sure, actual meals might be a more useful edition to some people, but I love cocktails and these are tried and true favorites of mine....

Photo by Connor Mollison on Unsplash To be honest I'm probably not going to Scotland. I only sort of liked London. To be fair Selfridge's...

The top photo is me sitting in my “She Loft” as it’s known, zooming. The second is the view that my colleagues could actually see. Zoom,...

Lean how to buy and sell effectively on Poshmark.

Christmas has come and gone. We took the decorations down sooner than usual, because I want to say goodbye to the butchered Christmas...

Right after Thanksgiving I put together a post on how to survive the holidays with a combination of fasting, working out and making...

Some call Paris the city of love, la ville de l'amour. Remember Clemente, our secret food tour guide? I have mentioned several times...

Photo by Scarlett V. Brooks Have I gone too far with this pun? Pat says this is straight up a dad joke. But I do believe every woman...

A few years ago some relatives of mine moved home to their native Washingtonian roots, after a decade in New England, and they complained...

It's not a crazy or exciting story, but it's ours. 15 Years ago I met Patrick Brooks, a college sophomore at Gorge Mason University. He...