Miss Olivia Says

I had so much fun posting my 2021 highlight reel in photos, that I wanted to do a part two in this impromptu series and share my favorite products from this year. Warning: this post is nothing ground breaking and borderline lame so proceed with caution. Favorite Day! Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels: When we were in Palm Springs in May 2021, we tried the Costco version of ... Read More

2021 was weird. And to top it off, Paul and I finished the year with a case of COVID. Okay.... I'll stop being dramatic, because truth is, 2021 was actually pretty great. I changed positions at the tech company I work at and my new role is 95% less stressful AND I actually enjoy what I do. We went on two beach vacations to Hawaii and St Lucia and also took trips to Palm ... Read More

I actually never thought I would be doing a post about fun things to do indoors while you have COVID, but at last, here we are. Paul and I have been very lucky and stayed healthy throughout the Pandemic.. until two days before Christmas. If you missed my COVID-Christmas update, catch up HERE. After we got back from St Lucia, I got my booster shot and then the news was again ... Read More

Christmas 2021 did not go as planned. The day before Christmas Eve I decided to take an at-home COVID test because I woke up with a congested nose. Paul and I had plans to go to my parent's house and bake our traditional Christmas cookies with my mom, dad, sister and grandma, who was in town visiting. With all the COVID-news swirling, I was paranoid about being sick and ... Read More