A great date night spot and one of the best of the Midtown Tampa restaurants, BellaBrava’s menu has something for everyone. With a casual-yet-refined atmosphere, this is perfect for date night, after dinner cocktails, or simple celebrations. The restaurant’s goal is to be less formal than a traditional ristorante with an emphasis on flavorful and satisfying meals. And in this, BellaBrava definitely succeeds!
While visiting family in Orlando, I picked up a few cute little ceramic and concrete plant pots from my favorite nursery. The shopping trip inspired me to peruse Etsy for more handmade planters for my patio garden. There are so many great styles, and I’m eager to share a handful of my favorites with you here! Here are the loveliest colorful ceramic and concrete planters pots that caught my eye.
When facial oils first started to make waves in the beauty community, I couldn’t help but wonder about how badly my combination skin would react to adding more oil to it. After giving a few types a chance, though, I’ve come to love facial oils!
An immersive novel based loosely on the myth of Pandora’s Box, Susan Stokes-Chapman’s Pandora is a brilliant Georgian historical fiction read. The novel follows Dora Blake, the orphaned daughter of two classicist collectors who aspires to design jewelry. Throughout the story, she strives to free herself from her tyrannical uncle’s control. Drama and lovely descriptions of ancient artifacts ensue. If you’re a fan of mythological reinterpretations, you’re going to need to order this book immediately!
My friend gave me this amazing Pride & Prejudice-themed novel for my birthday and I stayed up super late last night finishing it. Longbourn is a retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice from the perspective of the servants. It was a quaint narrative, giving the reader a glimpse of the world around the Bennet sisters and the realities of daily life.
Elevate your coffee routine and shop small at the same time with these lovely handmade glass coffee mugs & tea glasses from Etsy!
Recently, I had the chance to try out three great products from the Bliss skincare and beauty line. I’m always looking for a good body lotion, so I was especially excited about the Cloud 9 Lotion — which turned out to be my favorite of the bunch! Besides the Bliss Cloud 9 Body Lotion, I also tested out their Drench & Quench moisturizer with hyaluronic acid and the brightening Eye Got This Holographic Foil Eye Masks. Read on for my honest reviews of these gifted products!
Based in South Tampa, Pasta Packs is a delicious-smelling shop offering meal kits of hand-rolled fresh pasta dishes. Founder and head chef Nic Bryon had toyed with the idea of Pasta Packs for some time, hoping to create delicious food and a new kind of culinary experience all in one go. From classic dishes to eclectic flavors, Pasta Packs provides you with everything you need to prepare a delicious meal in your own kitchen!
In the spirit of round ups and year-end reflections, I thought it’d be fun to share the most loved items that I shared this year on Cats & Coffee. With an array of cat supplies, home finds, beauty products, and more, this is a compilation of all your favorite, most loved pieces I’ve talked about this year!
While my best laid plans of keeping a proper reading log fell by the wayside this year, I did manage to get a ton of reading done. That is, I read more books for pleasure than I have since probably high school — definitely since undergrad. While I plan to get into more book content in the new year, I wanted to close out 2022 with a round up of the best books I read this year. I hope the novels and histories I’m sharing here will inspire your next great read!
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