looking back

looking back

january... time to dream about our future and reflect on our past. xo gaye
5 under $50

5 under $50

the holidays are upon us and i'm thrilled to say i'm done with all my shopping, whew! i never intended to be done so early and i've never pulled this off before but with an...
walking streets - abbot kinney, venice, ca.

walking streets - abbot kinney, venice, ca.

i love a great walking street. somewhere you can spend a few hours or an entire day, which brings us to a new addition to our blog... walking streets. now and again i'll throw one...
thanksgiving thankfulness

thanksgiving thankfulness

this thanksgiving i've asked my team to put down, in a few words, what they are most thankful for. in truly spectacular style they thought outside the box and inside their hearts.   my husband...
apple of my eye

apple of my eye

i hate to admit it but dessert is probably my favorite meal of the day. i guess it isn't so much a meal for most people as more of an afterthought, but me? i'll take...
hotel-free holiday

hotel-free holiday

by now we've all used vrbo or know someone who has. being a bit slow on the uptake, i fall into the latter category. that being said, i'm always on the hunt for a good...
a walk in the park

a walk in the park

the older i get the more i realize it only takes a minute to make someone's day. that it's really the little things that mean a lot. i often walk my three dogs in the...
kai chi

kai chi

kai's philosophy is beauty lies in the simplest and purest of things and i've always believed beauty comes from the inside out. when we heard of a tai chi class that's minutes from our office, my...
a room with a view

a room with a view

my husband and i just got back from tulum and what we now call the most amazing trip of our lives! but as i sit here the morning after our return i find myself at...
taking time to smell the roses (or, in my case, gardenias)

taking time to smell the roses (or, in my case, gardenias)

they say the first step is admitting it so here it goes. i'm a 100% certifiable type a personality. my father was the same way only more intense, so being his mini me i'm fairly...
kai in japan!

kai in japan!

we have been blessed to have met an amazing and brilliant man from japan who has been our distributor over there for almost two years now. kai is our baby that we have nurtured, grown...
cape cod malibu style

cape cod malibu style

i love a perfect meal. when i say perfect it's not entirely about the food, although that is of utmost importance in the end, it's also about the ambiance, the presentation and the vibe in...