I was recently looking through the photos on my iphone (the only camera I carry and actually use) from this past year and was horrified to see a larger me creep up as I scrolled through the months. This wasn’t a complete surprise as my clothes have been snug recently, but it was still a bit of a shock to see the visual evidence. My first reaction was to blame it on my travel-heavy schedule; surely sitting on a plane …

My nephew recently turned two, and as he now lives halfway across the country, I relished my time with him while he and his mom were in town for a quick visit recently.  Over lunch, my sister reminded me of a certain disaster surrounding the baby shower I helped host for her and who am I to withhold a self-deprecating story from you ladies?

For those of you who know me, you know I like to farm out my brilliant ideas …

I am not much of a chef (at all – I once set my kitchen on fire, which is a story that will have to wait for another time) and so I am always in need of simple, literally throw-it-together recipes for entertaining. Some of my favorites were the ones I created for my sister’s baby shower (we may as well keep strolling down memory lane a little longer). We were doing a mid-afternoon event and the menu …

When the dinner party question ‘who would you hire: a maid, a personal chef, a chauffeur?’ comes up, my answer is always none of the above.  Sure, a maid would be nice, and so would a personal chef since I have repeatedly proven myself to be neither Julie nor Julia in the kitchen.  Nonetheless, my stock answer is always: someone to come to my house and blow out my hair a few times a week and a personal stylist.

While my …

I like to think that I don’t have a laundry list of pet peeves, but I do have a few: the sound of knuckles popping, false teachers, shredded iceberg lettuce, and pajamas in airports.  Let’s chat about that last one.

As a frequent business traveler, I am generally in 2-3 airports per week, sometimes more.  I am always surprised when I see people checking in or walking through security in their pajamas.  I can understand packing up your toddler-aged kids into …

I travel quite a bit for work and this year alone will be on a plane more than 50 times.  Over the years, I have learned several tricks that will help you travel practically, yet with style, so that you don’t look like a bohemian backpacker.  Unless of course, bohemian backpacker is your style of choice, in which case, peace out.

One of the things I can do quite well is travel for two weeks with just the two allotted carry-ons …

Hello all! My name is Liene and though it has an exotic spelling, it is boringly pronounced ‘Lynn’.  Fun fact: it is actually my grandmother’s middle name, but she still spells it wrong on every card I receive from her.  Anyway, this is me with the wind in my hair, literally:

I’m in my late twenties and am sassy, single and satisfied.  Okay, well, satisfied most days.  One of my pet peeves is when single career women act as though they …