I've noticed that the word used most often to describe our home is, you guessed it, "cozy" - and I couldn't be happier about that. There are a lot of beautiful homes out there, designed to perfection with gorgeous furniture and decor, but I don't think that always translates to a cozy space. To me, cozy means a lot of things - something that is comfy, lived in, warm, relaxing, happy, has good vibes, and is a place you'd want to hang out and relax. Cozy is down to earth, maybe just a little messy, and doesn't take itself too seriously. I wanted to share some of my tips with you for creating an extra cozy space - it's actually very simple and easy to do! You just need a few key pieces, most of which you probably already have lying around, but when put together in a little nook or corner, magic can happen. Keep scrolling for all the tips, and scroll to the end to shop all the pieces you see here for yourself.

I finally made it to the Museum of Ice Cream - better late than never! Eddie and I hardly ever venture to Downtown LA, but the museum is in the super cool Arts District and it made me want to visit more often. MOIC is such a fun place! Filled with bright colors, awesome art, and they even give you ice cream and candy as you walk through each room. Yas plz! All the pink doesn't hurt either - the building itself is painted an amaze shade. But really, a whole museum dedicated to my fave food is pretty much heaven for me. And don't get me started on the SPRINKLE POOL! Keep scrolling to see all the ice cream fun.

It's the first day of September and even though it's still technically summer, I'm diving in head first to fall colors. My current obsession is sienna, a beautifully rich combo of brown, orange, and yellow. I love the earthy feel to it, and I'm especially digging this shade on my Free People Kimono. The tie dye pattern gives it that extra boho feel, and it's super soft and flowy which is always a plus for me. 

Before Eddie and I left for SF to attend Outside Lands Music Fest, I had all these big plans of checking out shops, restaurants, and monuments in the Bay Area every morning before the fest. Bahahaha. Delusional! What actually happened was that we were so exhausted every morning from the previous day, we woke up super late and of course had no time to do anything except shower quickly and head back over to the fest. So I condensed my long list of amaze recommendations into my absolute must visits, and we hit them up on Monday before driving back down to Los Angeles. Keep scrolling to see some of the best spots we checked out!

Still coming down from the amaze weekend we had at Outside Lands Music + Art Festival in San Francisco! Any event where the setting is the gorgeous Golden Gate Park is A+ in my book. Our first time at this fest was last summer, Eddie and I only went for 1 day and we loved it so much we decided to do all 3 days this year. We were able to meet up with a bunch of friends there too, it was super fun running around and dancing with them. 

Last week Eddie and I visited our old stomping grounds for some Laguna Beach fun! I went to college in Orange County and my friends and I used to love exploring this gorge city in our free time. Eddie was born and raised in Orange County, so it's his home. Even though we're still super close being in LA, (just a 50 minute drive south from us depending on traffic) I hadn't had a Laguna day in years. Crazy! I think it's easy to get comfortable where you live, so much so that a lot of times you'd rather stay local than drive a bit - especially with our SoCal traffic. I've been trying to take a lot more day trips this summer though, to get out of our lil West LA bubble.

The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is here and wowza, there are some GORGE boho pieces in the mix this year. This is actually v hazardous to my bank account - eeeek! I rounded up my fave picks on mega sale right now, if something catches your eye be sure to swoop it up quick - these babies go FAST. Happy shopping!

As much as I love Los Angeles, it's so nice to escape the city every now and then. Traveling and exploring new places is my favorite thing to do, but it's not always feasible - which is why I'm so in love with day trips! No need to pay for pricey hotels and flights, small little getaways tame my wanderlust (for a bit, anyway) and make me happy. I'm lucky to live in Southern California, a place filled with cute towns left and right. Ojai happens to be one of those cuties!