Chrissie Kremer

Books That We Especially Love/Recommend! The Seekers of Deer Creek by Thao Thai Familia: A Novel by Lauren E. Rico The Frozen River by Ariel Lowhan Meet Me in Paris by Kristin Harmel Land by Maggie O’Farrell The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson Little Wonder by Sophie Chen Keller Contrapposto: A Novel by Dave Eggers Daughters of […]

Part 2 of the Original “It” List from a group of fabulous women who share their favorite products of the year that they loved or that made their lives easier/more enjoyable.  See Part 1 here.   Travel: Mark & Graham luggage tag with shadow-printed initials: Elevates luggage and makes a good stocking stuffer. Garment Bag: Bought these for

FabLister Carolyn B. introduced us to the original “It” party concept, in which everyone brings something that they particularly enjoyed that year. Carolyn’s group of approximately 20ish very in-the-know women who gather each year to share their favorite items of the year has kindly shared their 2025 list with us, and it’s a good one. 

We published our Gift Lists a few weeks back but have been adding items ever since. If you were an early-bird reader of the lists, we wanted to highlight some newer items you may have missed. It’s a varied list, with something for everyone! Dorsey Lab-Created Gemstone Earrings (and more). All of these lab-created diamond

Chrissie’s mahjong group had their second annual “It” gift holiday party this week, where everyone brought items they especially loved this year. The idea isn’t to give or exchange the items, rather to share them and say why they really like them, to provide everyone else with good holiday gift ideas. We shamelessly copied the

Seems just yesterday that Black Friday was an in-person, one-day-a-year event when people lined up for discounted TVs. Fast forward to today, and it’s an entire month of sales. Many of them don’t excite us much, but here are some we think are worth checking out!   Clothing: Tuckernuck:  25% off most of the site

A personalized gift not only offers someone a one-of-a-kind gift, but it also shows that you were thinking of that person way before the actual time the gift was ‘due’. This is not a last-minute, grab from the gift closet item and it shows extra care and love was put into it. But in order

The Sephora Sale is currently on, and it’s a good time to stock up on items you use everyday, to try new items, or to stock some gifts for the holidays. Your percent off depends on your status level – see below. Use code EVERYTHING to get your discount: 10/31-11/10: Sephora Collection 30% off for

Author’s Note:  Many years ago, when planning a trip to Africa, I stumbled upon the Timbuku website, which was extraordinary in that it provided transparent pricing (RARE for a safari!), gave lodging options from which to choose (also RARE!), the ability to build my own trip (also rare!), and the ability to work with a

I recently read that anyone working at a Ralph Lauren Polo store has to wear a ‘third piece’. This means pants and shirt can’t be worn solo – there has to be an extra something (i.e., the ‘third piece’), whether it be a scarf, a jacket, a vest, or a sweater over their shoulders to