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Jet Set Candy

I found this shop while just wandering around in New York City, and absolutely love, love, love the concept!  It’s so clever, and for anyone who appreciates travel this can be the perfect gift!  They have trinkets representing wanderlust-worthy cities all over the world.  The charms are all designed to represent the city they harken to.  New York City has a tiny empire state building, a taxi, and several other charms.  They also have airport code tags! Which I am obsessed with.  The one drawback I had was the price, I felt it was a little expensive.  Especially given that it’s something you might want to get several of; for various cities you love! This is not a sponsored post, as someone who loves to travel and collect mementos from the cities I visit I had to share it with fellow travelers!

www.jetsetcandy.com

Snowy Radio Run

I went for a little radio run, visiting some radio stations in Canada, at the end of last week and it was definitely a temperature adjustment from Nashville! The radio visits were fun, as the always are, and then I decorated for Christmas! I’ll have a post on that later this week but for now I’m going to share these photos from the first snowfall I experienced this winter.  It’s so beautiful when the snow falls, especially after a little rain because the snow sticks to everything and gives it that sugarcoated look!  How do you feel about winter, excited? Over it already? 

Recharged and Ready!

In an interview someone recently asked me how I find balance.  It’s important to find time to be inspired and not just if you’re a creative person in a creative field, we all need time to recharge.  Over Thanksgiving I didn’t have good service for almost three days! Which is hardly any time, but really gave me the chance to feel unplugged and enjoy the nature I was surrounded by.  I had Audrey with me and I got to laugh until my stomach ached and enjoy my family and time just hanging out with my Mum.  I think this experience reminded me how we can get caught living every day and not appreciating the little moments.  How do you find time to slow down and appreciate the little things?

Dylan’s Candy Bar

Having been to New York City several times, it’s surprising I didn’t make it to Dylan’s Candy Bar until this trip! I’ve heard all about it, and as a person with a strong sweet tooth I really should have visited before! It was just as adorable and imaginative as I could have hoped, with candy embedded in the floors!  Every variety of candy I could think of was available and even customizable candy!  We’ve all been to that souvenir rack that didn’t have our name, but here they have a “make your own” so no matter what your name you won’t be left out!  From gummies of every variety to fudge this store is a candy lover’s dream!

Holey Donut

When we were exploring the winding streets of Portland we found some of the most interesting areas, and then happened upon Holey Donut! It was early morning and that seemed to be where everyone was heading; once we were inside I could see why! It smelled great and they had a good selection of donuts and some unique signature flavors.  We got the maple donut and the glazed sweet potato donut! They were both incredible and made our morning in Portland so memorable.  What are the best donut stops in your area?

First Time To Vermont

Burlington was such a cool city!  I’d never been to Vermont before and it wasn’t hard to fall in love with the state when this city was so beautiful and artistic. I spent time right in the downtown core and then went to this adorable breakfast spot the morning after my show!  One of the coolest shops I discovered was Common Deer, where almost everything they stock is made by small vendors from all over America.  I definitely indulged in some sweet treats as well with Ben and Jerry’s, because they were founded right in Burlington!  Have you been to Vermont? If so, what was your favorite part?

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