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Stay: Loews Regency San Francisco

It's been over a year since my last hotel review (my Fashion Week hotel, the Hudson in NYC), but I'd be remiss if I didn't share my fantastic experience at the Loews Regency in San Francisco. 

The Loews used to be the Mandarin Oriental and just changed hands this year. The hotel is located in the heart of the Financial District, at the corner of Sansome and Pine. 

December 21, 2015

Explore: 3 Fish Studios

On my most recent trip to San Francisco I squeezed in a few days with one my dearest friends who moved from Bostont to SF about three years ago. She and her boyfriend are living together in a neighborhood called Outer Sunset. On my first full day in town they showed me around, including a stop at an art gallery owned by two of their friends, husband and wife team Eric Rewitzer and Annie Galvin. 

3 Fish Studios is located on Irving Street in a quiet, residential area. 

December 20, 2015
Welcome

The New Pop.Bop.Shop.

It is my absolute pleasure to welcome you to the new home of Pop.Bop.Shop. 

I have been wanting to redesign the blog for the past three years. In fact, it's resolution #4 on my 15 new year's resolutions for 2015. 

December 6, 2015
Photo of barn wood docking station.

Holiday Gift Guide 2015: For The Fellas

Today's post is the fifth and final installment of this year's Pop.Bop.Shop. Holiday Gift Guide.

Though 99.99% of the content that appears on this site is geared towards women, today I thought it was important to turn the attention to the men in our lives.

We all have special guys we adore - dad, brother, cousin, best friend, boyfriend or husband - and they deserve awesome gifts too.

December 4, 2015
Photo of custom lego boards.

Holiday Gift Guide 2015: For The Kids

Four and a half years ago I became "Aunt Mol" to a beautiful baby girl. Since then, three more kiddos have been added to the brood (with one more on the way!) and boy do I love to spoil them at the holidays.

If you have nieces and nephews, baby cousins or kids of your BFFs that you shop for, today's gift guide is for you.

Let's start with this fun twist on tic tac toe, which uses tortoises and hares instead of Xs and Os.
 

December 3, 2015
Photo of dog ornaments from TwoCorgisStudio on Etsy.

Holiday Gift Guide 2015: For The Pup

Two years ago I launched the first Pop.Bop.Shop. Holiday Gift Guide Week and I closed out the recommendations with a guide to gifts for your pet. At the time, I didn't have any pets of my own, but this was clearly foreshadowing to me adopting Scout!

It should come as no surprise that this year I am devoting an entire gift guide to presents for your pup. What can I say? I'm obsessed with my dog.

December 2, 2015
Photo of West Elm brass hashtag paper weight.

Holiday Gift Guide 2015: For The Yankee Swap

It's day two of the Pop.Bop.Shop. Holiday Gift Guide and today we're talking about gifts for one of my favorite occasions, the office Yankee Swap.

My family is Jewish so growing up I never took part in any kind of holiday swap. As an adult, it's been a blast to partake in this annual (sometimes feisty) tradition.

Below you'll find eight ideas for bringing the most coveted gift to the swap.

December 1, 2015
Photo of champagne flutes on Z Gallerie.

Holiday Gift Guide 2015: For The Hostess

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Holiday Gift Guide Week!

What better day to kick off a week of gift ideas than Cyber Monday? I hope you score some killer deals today.

Each day this week, Monday - Friday, I'll be posting a new gift guide with a new theme. Today I'm offering 10 ideas for the hostess with the mostess. Over the next few weeks you'll surely be bouncing from house to house and party to party and you can't arrive empty handed.

November 30, 2015
Photo of Thanksgiving table setting.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! I am spending the holiday in Miami with my family. I arrived yesterday and will get to stay through Sunday afternoon. I am feeling very lucky to get some R&R in the sun.

I hope you are spending today surrounded by family and friends and stuffing your faces!
 

November 26, 2015
Photo of Katniss and Gale.

Movie Musings: The Hunger Games - Mockingjay (Part II)

This weekend I saw "The Hunger Games - Mockingjay (Part II)" which is the fourth and final installment in the multi-part film series.

November 23, 2015
Photo of cocktail rings and costume jewelry.

Shop: Crompton Collective

When I first started blogging in January 2009, there was already a group of pretty well known bloggers in Beantown. The fashion crew was lead by a local Twitter celeb, @PunkyStyle.

One night, at the now defunct Mass Ave Tavern, I had the pleasure of meeting @PunkyStyle in person and learning her real name, Amy Lynn Chase. Not to sound like a total fan girl, but Amy was just so effortlessly cool. She had a really unique, funky style and was nice as could be.

November 20, 2015
Photo of the box topped with a Halloween card that depicted pups in costume.

Subscribe: BarkBox (Part II)

Last month I shared with you all the goodies inside Scout's first BarkBox. A few weeks ago we received box number two.
 

November 16, 2015