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An SF Guide to Composting

July 17, 2016

For this post, I partnered with SF Environment in their Real Foodie’s Compost campaign to spread the do’s and don’ts of composting for my fellow SF foodies. For the longest time, I had no idea what composting meant. Where do the food scraps go after putting them in the green bin? Does composting really help the environment? What actually can you compost? I had all these questions and more. For this campaign, I wanted to help spread the word about composting. Many of you may think this makes me even more “green” or a “hippy”, but truth be told, I didn’t begin composting until very recently, mostly because I didn’t know much about it.

This weekend, my roommate Tiffany and her dog, Callie, went for a nice picnic in the Park on Saturday. I thought this would be the perfect time to practice my composting skills. I brought along cheese, apples, grapes, crackers and champagne for our picnic. After we set out our blanket and had our fair share of goodies, it was time to decide what to compost. In general, all food scraps and spoiled leftovers are compostable. This includes: meat bones and seafood shells, oily pizza boxes and paper takeout containers, small parts of plants, waxy paper, coffee grounds, and small pieces of wood, etc. In our picnic, I composted the paper plates and napkins we used, the grape stems, and the apple cores. Into the green bin they went! I did not compost the glass campaign bottle or our plastic wine glasses; I put those in the blue recycling bin.

Some of the benefits of composting are that it reduces overall waste in the environment, it is a great nutrient for soil in your garden, it conserves space in landfills, and can potentially save you money (you don’t have to buy soil nutrients from a home store or pay to have your garbage taken out as frequently). For more tips and tricks on composting, you can follow SFE’s ! Here’s to all my fellow foodies staying environmentally conscious and using that green bin for all your composting needs.

Love,
Lauren

Photos: Tiffany Wang

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*Thanks to SF Environment for partnering with me in this post. All opinions are mine.

White Lace Up Dress

July 15, 2016

Nothing screams summer more than white clothes. I love this seasonal trend (ssshhh, I even think you can wear it year long) on everything from jeans, to tops, to dresses. One of my favorite white dresses for this summer, from Twenty5A, mixes this seasonal trend with the lace up trend that is still happening from fall. Give me a bohemian crochet and I’m all in!

I paired this white dress with my go-to lace up sandals. I think I need another pair of these, no? I feel like I wear these all too often, but they really match with almost everything. This dress would also be great for those late summer festivals that everyone is dying to go to… Ahem, Outside Lands. It actually might be a top contender in my list of outfits for that festival.

I wore this dress on a nice Sunday stroll through McKinley Square, a lovely hidden park in Portrero Hill. There were families barbecuing, people practicing yoga, and you guessed it… People wandering around playing Pokemon! I cannot believe how big of a sensation this game is. I might have to consider jumping on the bandwagon. After all, I did actively collect Pokemon cards back in the day.

Anyway, I’ve got some more shoots in the works, so stay tuned!

Love,
Lauren

Photos:

Hamlet x Bohemian by the Bay

July 12, 2016

If you’re anything like me, you are so busy you barely have any time to sleep let alone conquer the lower tasks on the end of your to-do list. And often these tasks are the things that you actually want to do. One such task for me is redecorating my living room and finding artwork for the now blank walls. I’ve wanted to decorate for a long time, but between my full-time job, friends, traveling and blogging, I just haven’t had time. So when Hamlet approached me, an app centered around buying home goods and getting interior design advice over text, I was thrilled to get the extra help in this area.

I texted my stylist asking for help on picking out some items I want for redecorating: a throw pillow and some wall art. She asked me to send some inspiration pieces or describe what style I was going for. I told her my style was bohemian-chic and I was looking for a throw pillow. After a few shots, she hit the nail on the head with a lovely fern print pillow that I was just what I was looking for. We then did the same with artwork, and found a beautiful fern print from Rifle Paper Co. and an amazing print of a beach in Wakiki (I think she could tell I was going for the whole beach theme).

I still need a few more pieces to add to the collection before hanging them on my wall, but for now I think they look good all perched on my desk. I added the beach print to above my dresser in my bedroom, but I would like to have a collage of prints for the living room. Perhaps I will need to use Hamlet again to find some more! Y’all should check it out when you have time (to save you some)! To get a better idea of how their service works, here’s a snapshot of my conversation with Hamlet:

If any of you try the service, let me know in the comments below how you liked it!

Love,
Lauren

Fourth of July in Coronado

July 8, 2016

If you’ve been following along on my Snapchat (Bohemianbybay) or , you know that for the fourth I went to San Diego to meet up with my besties. Before the shenanigans that happened on the fourth in Pacific Beach, Jack and I went out for a nice dinner in Coronado. I’ve never been to Coronado before, but man was I blown away. Coronado was one of the most beautiful places I’ve been in California, and that is saying a lot because in the two years I have lived here, I’ve been to quite a lot of locations.

For a dinner at Bluewater Grill, a gorgeous bayside restaurant, I wore my white knit dress I picked up from Amour Vert a few weeks ago. It was the perfect outfit to wear for the night, especially when beach nights get a little chilly after the sun goes down. I paired it with my go-to gladiators (I might need another pair… I always wear these)!

I absolutely loved exploring around the Hotel del Coronado at sunset. People were just coming in from their day at the beach, were getting ready for bonfires, on their way to dinner, or just on a sunset stroll. I felt like I was walking along the Outerbanks shores on the East Coast; the beach had this magical, fleeting and romantic vibe. Oh man, I love traveling. Let me know if you have any recommendations for next time I head to Coronado, because I know I will be back!

Much love,
Lauren

Photos: Jack Van Leeuwen

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