Kate Riley

4 days ago | centsationalstyle.com | Kate Riley

Greetings all, just popping in to wish you all a Happy Easter! I’ve been keeping busy, mostly working, but I kept a promise to myself and began a fun creative project I’ve been wanting to try for a long time. I’ll have to hit pause on it before I finish because I’m leaving on an international trip on Thursday. Each year my travel besties and I pick a new country to visit together. This year we’re off to the Aegean Sea to tour the Cyclades in Greece.

1 month ago | centsationalstyle.com | Kate Riley

This is the first weekend I’ve been home in a month! I was away the past three weekends, first we visited my daughter in Santa Barbara, next we ran away on a 4 day trip to Kauai, and then we drove up north to visit our son at his university. Finally, a weekend to enjoy being at home! I can feel spring in the air, we had a few days of sunshine and the trees are beginning to bud, but there is still rain in the forecast.

2 months ago | centsationalstyle.com | Kate Riley

Happy Valentine’s Day all! The sun just popped out after a week of storms and it’s a beautiful day. It’s still so cold, and on winter days I like to work from home sipping my coffee by morning light as I work on my laptop. There’s a a lot of chatter online romanticizing one’s life, and I agree with that when it means cherishing the little things and making your life a reflection of what’s important to you.

2 months ago | centsationalstyle.com | Kate Riley

Hello all and Happy February to you. I’m at home today watching the Superbowl and catching up on some little projects around the house. Now that the nest is empty, it’s quiet and clean but still has those cozy touches and that feeling of comfort. I’ve been lighting a favorite candle in the evening and keeping warm in our cozy study with the electric fireplace that gives me just the right amount of heat and ambiance. It’s my favorite room in winter.

2 months ago | centsationalstyle.com | Kate Riley

Cold January greetings! We’ve had a week of blue skies but it’s been oh so cold here in Northern California! I saw pictures this week showing snowfall in Florida, woah! My brother and his family in Savannah had snow as well, so they tied a huge inflatable tube to the back of the minivan and went tubing down the street, the photos were so funny. The forecast shows rain this weekend, and being the pluviophile that I am I can’t wait to crack the window and fall asleep to the sound.