I’ve been out of sorts lately. Have you ever noticed how everyone freely talks about how wedding planning can be stressful (something that hasn’t bothered me much), but fewer people talk about the anxiety that can come with being engaged? Let’s face it, staring down the first real forever decision of your life can be terrifying. It’s uncharted territory. I don’t care what the interview with the happy couple says beneath that photospread of the perfectly curated wedding on your wedding blog of choice. If you let the idea stew for long enough, it can really freak you out.

At some point, this decision anxiety morphed into (unwarranted) relationship anxiety for me. Sometimes I just can’t be trusted to be alone inside my own head for too long. Taking it outside my head and talking with friends (both married and unmarried), family, and – most importantly – Elliott has helped calm most of these fears*. I think the cloud of anxiety is finally lifting. (Thank GOD because it is exhausting.)

This weekend will certainly help, too. I’m headed into the desert with eight of my favorite humans in the whole world for my bachelorette party. Setting the reset button. And I can’t wait one more second.

*Personal appeal: If you’ve felt this way, please talk about it more! With millions of years of human history under our belts, there is no excuse for why this kind of anxiety should seem novel to anyone. Things are way less scary if you know you’re not the first in your family, group of friends, etc. to feel something.

 
I’ve been out of sorts lately. Have you ever noticed how everyone freely talks about how wedding planning can be stressful (something that hasn’t bothered me much), but fewer people talk about the anxiety that can come with being engaged? Let’s face it, staring down the first real forever decision of your life can be terrifying. It’s uncharted territory. I don’t care what the interview with the happy couple says beneath that photospread of the perfectly curated wedding on your wedding blog of choice. If you let the idea stew for long enough, it can really freak you out.

At some point, this decision anxiety morphed into (unwarranted) relationship anxiety for me. Sometimes I just can’t be trusted to be alone inside my own head for too long. Taking it outside my head and talking with friends (both married and unmarried), family, and – most importantly – Elliott has helped calm most of these fears*. I think the cloud of anxiety is finally lifting. (Thank GOD because it is exhausting.)

This weekend will certainly help, too. I’m headed into the desert with eight of my favorite humans in the whole world for my bachelorette party. Setting the reset button. And I can’t wait one more second.

*Personal appeal: If you’ve felt this way, please talk about it more! With millions of years of human history under our belts, there is no excuse for why this kind of anxiety should seem novel to anyone. Things are way less scary if you know you’re not the first in your family, group of friends, etc. to feel something.

One year and 25 episodes later, The Table Set and HomeFries Media are celebrating our first anniversary! It’s been an exciting and challenging road, fraught with liquid courage, dinner parties, blog neglect (xo..) and plenty of recording bloopers. But hey, we’re just getting started!

On our 25th episode, we received a call from a pregnant cocktail lover asking how she can make a mean “mocktail” (pardon the term) that lives up to the meticulous craft concoctions on your local speakeasy counter. Andy, Greg and I all tried our hands at the task with enlightening results. Check out the full episode, and my liver-friendly cocktail recipe below (hint: it’s good with kumquat-infused London Dry Gin too!).

Listen to The Table Set: Where’s the Party?

 
I’ve been out of sorts lately. Have you ever noticed how everyone freely talks about how wedding planning can be stressful (something that hasn’t bothered me much), but fewer people talk about the anxiety that can come with being engaged? Let’s face it, staring down the first real forever decision of your life can be terrifying. It’s uncharted territory. I don’t care what the interview with the happy couple says beneath that photospread of the perfectly curated wedding on your wedding blog of choice. If you let the idea stew for long enough, it can really freak you out.

At some point, this decision anxiety morphed into (unwarranted) relationship anxiety for me. Sometimes I just can’t be trusted to be alone inside my own head for too long. Taking it outside my head and talking with friends (both married and unmarried), family, and – most importantly – Elliott has helped calm most of these fears*. I think the cloud of anxiety is finally lifting. (Thank GOD because it is exhausting.)

This weekend will certainly help, too. I’m headed into the desert with eight of my favorite humans in the whole world for my bachelorette party. Setting the reset button. And I can’t wait one more second.

*Personal appeal: If you’ve felt this way, please talk about it more! With millions of years of human history under our belts, there is no excuse for why this kind of anxiety should seem novel to anyone. Things are way less scary if you know you’re not the first in your family, group of friends, etc. to feel something.

 
I’ve been out of sorts lately. Have you ever noticed how everyone freely talks about how wedding planning can be stressful (something that hasn’t bothered me much), but fewer people talk about the anxiety that can come with being engaged? Let’s face it, staring down the first real forever decision of your life can be terrifying. It’s uncharted territory. I don’t care what the interview with the happy couple says beneath that photospread of the perfectly curated wedding on your wedding blog of choice. If you let the idea stew for long enough, it can really freak you out.

At some point, this decision anxiety morphed into (unwarranted) relationship anxiety for me. Sometimes I just can’t be trusted to be alone inside my own head for too long. Taking it outside my head and talking with friends (both married and unmarried), family, and – most importantly – Elliott has helped calm most of these fears*. I think the cloud of anxiety is finally lifting. (Thank GOD because it is exhausting.)

This weekend will certainly help, too. I’m headed into the desert with eight of my favorite humans in the whole world for my bachelorette party. Setting the reset button. And I can’t wait one more second.

*Personal appeal: If you’ve felt this way, please talk about it more! With millions of years of human history under our belts, there is no excuse for why this kind of anxiety should seem novel to anyone. Things are way less scary if you know you’re not the first in your family, group of friends, etc. to feel something.

 
I’ve been out of sorts lately. Have you ever noticed how everyone freely talks about how wedding planning can be stressful (something that hasn’t bothered me much), but fewer people talk about the anxiety that can come with being engaged? Let’s face it, staring down the first real forever decision of your life can be terrifying. It’s uncharted territory. I don’t care what the interview with the happy couple says beneath that photospread of the perfectly curated wedding on your wedding blog of choice. If you let the idea stew for long enough, it can really freak you out.

At some point, this decision anxiety morphed into (unwarranted) relationship anxiety for me. Sometimes I just can’t be trusted to be alone inside my own head for too long. Taking it outside my head and talking with friends (both married and unmarried), family, and – most importantly – Elliott has helped calm most of these fears*. I think the cloud of anxiety is finally lifting. (Thank GOD because it is exhausting.)

This weekend will certainly help, too. I’m headed into the desert with eight of my favorite humans in the whole world for my bachelorette party. Setting the reset button. And I can’t wait one more second.

*Personal appeal: If you’ve felt this way, please talk about it more! With millions of years of human history under our belts, there is no excuse for why this kind of anxiety should seem novel to anyone. Things are way less scary if you know you’re not the first in your family, group of friends, etc. to feel something.

 
I’ve been out of sorts lately. Have you ever noticed how everyone freely talks about how wedding planning can be stressful (something that hasn’t bothered me much), but fewer people talk about the anxiety that can come with being engaged? Let’s face it, staring down the first real forever decision of your life can be terrifying. It’s uncharted territory. I don’t care what the interview with the happy couple says beneath that photospread of the perfectly curated wedding on your wedding blog of choice. If you let the idea stew for long enough, it can really freak you out.

At some point, this decision anxiety morphed into (unwarranted) relationship anxiety for me. Sometimes I just can’t be trusted to be alone inside my own head for too long. Taking it outside my head and talking with friends (both married and unmarried), family, and – most importantly – Elliott has helped calm most of these fears*. I think the cloud of anxiety is finally lifting. (Thank GOD because it is exhausting.)

This weekend will certainly help, too. I’m headed into the desert with eight of my favorite humans in the whole world for my bachelorette party. Setting the reset button. And I can’t wait one more second.

*Personal appeal: If you’ve felt this way, please talk about it more! With millions of years of human history under our belts, there is no excuse for why this kind of anxiety should seem novel to anyone. Things are way less scary if you know you’re not the first in your family, group of friends, etc. to feel something.

 
I’ve been out of sorts lately. Have you ever noticed how everyone freely talks about how wedding planning can be stressful (something that hasn’t bothered me much), but fewer people talk about the anxiety that can come with being engaged? Let’s face it, staring down the first real forever decision of your life can be terrifying. It’s uncharted territory. I don’t care what the interview with the happy couple says beneath that photospread of the perfectly curated wedding on your wedding blog of choice. If you let the idea stew for long enough, it can really freak you out.

At some point, this decision anxiety morphed into (unwarranted) relationship anxiety for me. Sometimes I just can’t be trusted to be alone inside my own head for too long. Taking it outside my head and talking with friends (both married and unmarried), family, and – most importantly – Elliott has helped calm most of these fears*. I think the cloud of anxiety is finally lifting. (Thank GOD because it is exhausting.)

This weekend will certainly help, too. I’m headed into the desert with eight of my favorite humans in the whole world for my bachelorette party. Setting the reset button. And I can’t wait one more second.

*Personal appeal: If you’ve felt this way, please talk about it more! With millions of years of human history under our belts, there is no excuse for why this kind of anxiety should seem novel to anyone. Things are way less scary if you know you’re not the first in your family, group of friends, etc. to feel something.

 
I’ve been out of sorts lately. Have you ever noticed how everyone freely talks about how wedding planning can be stressful (something that hasn’t bothered me much), but fewer people talk about the anxiety that can come with being engaged? Let’s face it, staring down the first real forever decision of your life can be terrifying. It’s uncharted territory. I don’t care what the interview with the happy couple says beneath that photospread of the perfectly curated wedding on your wedding blog of choice. If you let the idea stew for long enough, it can really freak you out.

At some point, this decision anxiety morphed into (unwarranted) relationship anxiety for me. Sometimes I just can’t be trusted to be alone inside my own head for too long. Taking it outside my head and talking with friends (both married and unmarried), family, and – most importantly – Elliott has helped calm most of these fears*. I think the cloud of anxiety is finally lifting. (Thank GOD because it is exhausting.)

This weekend will certainly help, too. I’m headed into the desert with eight of my favorite humans in the whole world for my bachelorette party. Setting the reset button. And I can’t wait one more second.

*Personal appeal: If you’ve felt this way, please talk about it more! With millions of years of human history under our belts, there is no excuse for why this kind of anxiety should seem novel to anyone. Things are way less scary if you know you’re not the first in your family, group of friends, etc. to feel something.

 
I’ve been out of sorts lately. Have you ever noticed how everyone freely talks about how wedding planning can be stressful (something that hasn’t bothered me much), but fewer people talk about the anxiety that can come with being engaged? Let’s face it, staring down the first real forever decision of your life can be terrifying. It’s uncharted territory. I don’t care what the interview with the happy couple says beneath that photospread of the perfectly curated wedding on your wedding blog of choice. If you let the idea stew for long enough, it can really freak you out.

At some point, this decision anxiety morphed into (unwarranted) relationship anxiety for me. Sometimes I just can’t be trusted to be alone inside my own head for too long. Taking it outside my head and talking with friends (both married and unmarried), family, and – most importantly – Elliott has helped calm most of these fears*. I think the cloud of anxiety is finally lifting. (Thank GOD because it is exhausting.)

This weekend will certainly help, too. I’m headed into the desert with eight of my favorite humans in the whole world for my bachelorette party. Setting the reset button. And I can’t wait one more second.

*Personal appeal: If you’ve felt this way, please talk about it more! With millions of years of human history under our belts, there is no excuse for why this kind of anxiety should seem novel to anyone. Things are way less scary if you know you’re not the first in your family, group of friends, etc. to feel something.