travel - Stevie Jewel

04.18.19

Tapestry Lifestyle

For the longest time I’ve been thinking how can I merge my loves of music, travel, and personal wellness and happiness into one site. Especially when each of these topics can deviate into so many avenues, and yet I’m one person who loves each of these areas of life. However, when I acknowledged that they all make up a large part of who I am, a new concept and direction came to me. Tapestry Living and the Tapestry Lifestyle.

A Tapestry Lifestyle at its fundamental core is “creating the joy in life”.

This means that ALL aspects of what you’re really passionate about should be embraced. A tapestry is a piece of art that is woven together with thousands of little threads that all make up something magnificent. Each of those threads are the moments of your life, the fibers of your masterpiece. Creating this idea of a Tapestry Lifestyle means to fully live in each of those moments, weaving your unique tapestry together. It’s gratitude for the moment and the invitation to embrace the opportunity of creating your next moments, projects, and achievements.

To pursue that business you’ve been dreaming to start, to fully enjoying your meals whether it’s at home with your dog, or overlooking the coast of Positano. It’s fully committing to read that book you’ve had for 6 months, or taking that trip to Europe and truly living in each moment while you’re there. It’s joining that yoga retreat. It’s showing up for yourself and the life you’re creating; a life that you TRULY love.

It’s acknowledging that you create your mindset and your perception. EMBRACE IT! Tapestry Living is treating life as the stage and canvas that it is, and living with the best intentions.

It’s knowing that when you give more than you receive you will always receive more than you gave.

Special thanks to the creators of The Kind Mural in Nashville for this beautiful art.

06.27.18

Pick Me Up Playlist

Obviously I love music, but I’m fairly particular about what kind of words I want to hear. Which is why I sometimes want a pick me up.

I think the music we listen to really matters, and that we should only be putting good thoughts in our minds! These are some of my favorite songs to listen to when I might need a reminder to keep a positive attitude. What better way to show you what I’m talking about than the share the songs with you! Every one can use a pick me up, especially half way through the work week! So here are 10 songs that I love to listen to to remind me of who I am and what I can do.

I hope it does the same thing for you!

Pick me up playlist

Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles
Fight Song – Rachel Platten
All I Do Is Win – DJ Khaled
Legendary – Welshly Arms
Shake It Off – T Swift
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Walking On Sunshine
Good Vibrations – Beach Boys
Don’t You Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia
Shake It Out – Florence and The Machine

05.12.18

Oak Alley Plantation

I just got back from a trip to New Orleans. I’ve been once before, and this time there were two things I really wanted to see, one being a beautiful old plantation home, and our morning at Oak Alley Plantation was born.

We drove about an hour outside of New Orleans into what just looked like farms. Until all of sudden the architecture began to change. There were two extreme juxtapositions of architecture; very big beautiful grand homes, and then little shacks that you could practically see through. As we came around a turn we found the driveway of Oak Alley. It actually runs along side the famous Oak Alley, and I was so busy looking for the turn I missed the view from the road!

Once we passed the ticket gates I could see why so many people visit here, the “big house” as the call it, is beautiful even from a distance.

But just on the other side of the view is where the slaves lived. It really tugs at your heart when you think about the conditions of the people living on this land and how there were totally opposites lives existing in the same space at the same time.

The “big house” is what is called an Antebellum style home, and you can just picture women in big ball gowns walking through the home. It has undergone several renovations, but the original beauty of the home is preserved.

The most beautiful part of the entire Oak Alley Plantation experience would have to be the magnificent oak trees that line the iconic front drive. It’s just unbelievable how grand, and healthy, those trees are. There was also a little armadillo who lived in the massive root system of the trees! He came out to see us for just a moment.

All in all I absolutely recommend the trip out to Oak Alley Plantation. The team that runs the plantation does an excellent job of allowing you to appreciate the beauty. They also educating you on what life was like for both the groups that lived on Oak Alley. The white slave owners of the time and the slaves who lived vastly different experiences from the slave owners.

05.08.18

Restoration Hardware: Brunch Edition

Brunch is such a luxury. So is Restoration Hardware. What do you get when you put them together?! One of the most satisfying, design-rich brunch experience around!

This was actually my second experience at Restoration Hardware Cafe because I just love the whole experience that much! It is SUCH a beautiful space. Thought and consideration has been put into every detail, from the view into the kitchen right down to the apparel of the servers.

Chandeliers are inherently feminine, but mixed with the right metals, fabrics, and materials and suddenly it’s not just feminine it’s a complete aesthetic. I LOVE the design of this entire space because of the way it makes me feel. It’s tranquil and luxurious, and exactly the kind of space you want to spend time in.

The menu has not been neglected in terms of details. It’s highly curated to just a few VERY WELL DONE dishes. Personally I find the scrambled eggs to be decadent and delicious. They incorporate so much more into this dish than simply eggs, and it elevates said eggs from a breakfast staple to an experience.

The tea service is my other favorite aspect besides the design. The tea is casual silver service. It feels like a tea party for one (or two, if your dining partner also likes tea)! I know there are multiple locations of the Restoration Hardware Cafe, is there one in your city? If yes, have you been? Let me know in the comments!

04.28.18

Guiness Storehouse: Five Things To Know

Ireland was SUCH a good time. I loved exploring both Northern Ireland and Ireland and seeing all the beautiful natural wonders. We saw and did so many cool things, including the Guinness factory tour!

Here are five things to know about the Guinness Storehouse tour!

1. The music doesn’t just sound good because everyone’s had one too many Guinness, there is so much musical talent in Ireland! After the Guinness Tour is a great time to go to Temple Area and explore the pubs and music! Ireland had so much to offer in terms of interesting things to do, so much history to learn about and study, and the MUSIC in the pubs was exactly what you would hope to hear while visiting Ireland!

2. Arthur Guinness started the company and employed so many families in Dublin. It was also considered a job for life and was something a lot of locals aspired to have. Make sure to tour the hall with the portraits to learn more about Arthur and his wife!

3. The tour starts with explaining how Guinness is actually made; right from the farming process. The center of the factory is actually a giant Guinness glass that the four levels are built around! There’s a tasting room where you get to learn about the tasting notes of Guinness with the cutest baby glass of Guinness. You also learn about the perfect way to enjoy it and why it supposedly tastes the best in Dublin.

4. After exploring all the different floors full of secrets, history, past marketing campaigns, and a cafe with foods enriched with actual Guinness, you make it to the glass circular room at the top of the building! From here you can see all of Dublin and also enjoy a a full pint of the ruby red liquid itself. It’s definitely worth going up for the view and the experience!

5. If you want to get something engraved make sure to allow time for that! I ended up having to go back and pick our stuff up the next day!

What’s one of the coolest “tourist” experiences you’ve had while traveling?!

07.04.17

Canada Day and Garnier

On this Canada150 weekend I had the chance to get out on the boat. It was such a great weekend but as always my hair was blowing like crazy in the wind! But this time I noticed that my hair smelled amazing, and it’s because I used the new Moisture Lock Shampoo and Conditioner that arrived in my Garnier gift box!

My favorite thing about being a partner with Garnier is getting to have hair that smells incredible all the time. I never would have thought that Cactus would be so moisturizing and add such shine and health to my hair. I still love the Clean and Pure shampoo and conditioner, but the smell of the Moisture Lock collection is really winning me over!

Even a few days ago a friend of mine commented on how healthy my hair has been looking lately and I can’t help but think it’s in part because of this shampoo and conditioner!

Obviously I love music, but I’m fairly particular about what kind of words I want to hear. Which is why I sometimes want a pick me up.

I just got back from a trip to New Orleans. I’ve been once before, and this time there were two things I really wanted to see, one being a beautiful old plantation home, and our morning at Oak Alley Plantation was born.

Once we passed the ticket gates I could see why so many people visit here, the “big house” as the call it, is beautiful even from a distance.

Brunch is such a luxury. So is Restoration Hardware. What do you get when you put them together?! One of the most satisfying, design-rich brunch experience around!

Ireland was SUCH a good time. I loved exploring both Northern Ireland and Ireland and seeing all the beautiful natural wonders. We saw and did so many cool things, including the Guinness factory tour!

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