Travel Capsule Wardrobe: Week 2 of Outfits

Travel Capsule Wardrobe: Week 2 of Outfits

If you haven't seen my post about what I packed for a 6-Week adventure to San Diego/Phoenix/Sedona, you can read that here. To see the first week of outfits I put together, click here. In total, I packed 7 pairs of shoes, 7 bottoms, 10 tops, and 6 pieces of outerwear: Here are the looks [...]

San Diego – Week 2 Recap

San Diego – Week 2 Recap

Hello again! If you are new here, welcome! My husband and I decided to take a crack at the โ€œdigital nomadโ€ lifestyle by working remotely for ~5 weeks in San Diego, CA. This is a recap of all the fun things we did during week 2 - if you missed Week 1, you can check [...]

San Diego – Week 1 Recap

San Diego – Week 1 Recap

Hi there! If youโ€™ve been following my Instagram (@amandadev4) or seen some of my recent posts, it will come as no surprise to you that Iโ€™m typing away in the beautiful November sunshine of San Diego, Ca. Chris and I decided to take a crack at the โ€œdigital nomadโ€ lifestyle by working remotely for ~5 [...]

Travel Capsule Wardrobe: Week 1 of Outfits

Travel Capsule Wardrobe: Week 1 of Outfits

If you haven't seen my post about what I packed for a 6-Week adventure to San Diego/Phoenix/Sedona, you can read that here. In total, I packed 7 pairs of shoes, 7 bottoms, 10 tops, and 6 pieces of outerwear: Here are the looks I actually put together from these pieces during week 1: Saturday, November [...]

What I Packed for ~6 Weeks Away: Capsule Wardrobe Experiment

What I Packed for ~6 Weeks Away: Capsule Wardrobe Experiment

If you've been following along on my Instagram (@amandadev4), you'll have seen that Chris and I have decided to spend several weeks away from home. We decided to spend Mid-November to Mid-December in San Diego, CA (specifically Pacific Beach). Knowing we would be working remotely, as well as exploring the beach and city meant packing [...]

My Favorite Products to Prevent/Treat Breakouts

My Favorite Products to Prevent/Treat Breakouts

WHY do pimples always show up at the worst time?! I'm fortunate - I rarely get breakouts, but when I do, I've got a handful of products on hand that make all the difference in the world. My (not-so-secret) weapons: Retinol- there are two types of retinol I reach for - an RX retinol from [...]

Ole Henriksen Dewtopia 20% Acid Night Treatment Review

Ole Henriksen Dewtopia 20% Acid Night Treatment Review

It's been a minute since I've done a skincare *product* review - but Ole Henriksen recently sent over a bottle of their newest product release, The Dewtopia 20% Acid Night Treatment, so it felt like the right time to get back to writing! The serum is housed in a heavy (fancy!) glass pump bottle, and [...]

Excellence Oyster Bay Review

Excellence Oyster Bay Review

After a year of COVID lockdowns and restrictions, my husband and I were really looking forward to getting away on a tropical vacation. Weโ€™ve had an absolutely amazing experience at two other Excellence Resorts (Playa Mujeres and Punta Cana- I really should write a review on these as well lol), so we decided it was [...]

July Skincare Empties

It's honestly been AGES since I've done an empties post... so rather than go on for an hour about my (literal) trash, I figured I'd break this out into segments to keep it manageable. In this post, I'll be discussing all the skincare I've gone through (probably in the last ~6ish months). Cleansers: Cetaphil Gentle [...]

Amazon Loungewear/Athleisure Try-On

Hey guys! As with all my try-on sessions, this will be short and sweet. I ordered a few fun sets of loungewear from Amazon, and have been loving them for work-from-home days, travel, and hanging out at home. Since there has been a lot of that over the last year, I figured I'd share the [...]