Kasie Chelanne, Author at Musings on Momentum

An Announcement

October 31, 2016

This is the time of the month when I normally share a post on gratitude and we all discuss what we have found to be thankful for in the past few weeks. I’m not going to be sharing a post of that nature today. In fact, I am going to be taking a step back from blogging in general for the next week or two. You have all become such a big part of my life that it didn’t feel right to not let you know what is going on.

For the past month, I have been struggling with the amount of time this blog is consuming. As I mentioned in September, my 9-5 job has evolved quite a bit and it has been taking some time to adjust to. That, coupled with the fact that I have started to feel like I have been neglecting my husband and pup, has fueled a desire to take a step back, at least for a little while. I was not planning on taking this break and reassessing Musings on Momentum until the end of the year, but after a traumatic event last Saturday night, I am left feeling a strong and immediate need for some time to myself. In an effort to address this, I am going to be posting a bit less over the next couple of weeks (but I’ll still be posting!) and I might be slower to respond to comments.

Over the last six months, I have been paying attention to what you all have said that your favorite posts and features are and, going forward, I will be focusing my time and energy more intently on those specific topics. I am hoping that by doing so I will feel less like I’m being pulled in more directions than I can handle.

I’m not going to lie – making a conscious choice that I know is going to impact how quickly Musings on Momentum grows doesn’t feel great to me. In fact, it makes me feel a bit like I’m failing. My hope, however, is that by alleviating some of the pressure I have put on myself I will ultimately find that I am more inspired and able to produce a higher quality of content.

Thank you all for continuing to visit and thank you in advance for your understanding.

October in Review – Desert Trip Edition

October 27, 2016

In my month in review posts, I generally share a combination of the restaurants, bars, and activities I have experienced in the past thirty days. October in Review is a bit outside the norm because the month itself was. I spent the past four weeks doing essentially nothing except working, sleeping and attending music festivals. On repeat.

A word of warning, if you are not a huge fan of live music and festivals, you might want to skip the text of this post. I’m sharing two straight weekends of amazing, once in a lifetime festival experiences that might not be everyone’s cup of tea. To those of you whose hearts beat to the same musical drum as mine, this one is for you.

A Desert Trip sunset.

Our San Francisco City Hall Wedding – One Year Later

October 23, 2016

We enter into marriage, into any relationship really, hoping for the best. Even the greatest optimist amongst us though has to be at least a bit pragmatic about the realities of wedlock. Permanently (or what we hope will be permanently) joining two lives together and adapting to all of the personal, financial and daily changes that go along with that is hard.

I entered into marriage with perhaps an overly realistic outlook as to what the first year would present and, due to that view, anticipated a tough period of adjustment riddled with challenges. Fortunately, I couldn’t have been more wrong in my thinking. This first year of marriage has exceeded any of my wildest hopes and dreams for what I thought a best life, a best union, and a best relationship could be. It has been a genuine pleasure to be my husband’s wife and to grow as an individual and couple with him by my side.

We said “I do” to one another one year ago in an exceedingly intimate San Francisco City Hall wedding ceremony. Though I was comfortable about our decision to have a very small, private wedding at the time, I did admittedly wonder if I would feel happy about that decision down the road. One year later I can safely say that I still wholeheartedly feel that we made the right choice for us. We stayed true to ourselves, to our values and to our hearts and were able to create an extraordinary special day that was shared solely with our parents…and now with all of you!

I shared a few initial photos from our day shortly after the wedding but we chose not to share the professional ones outside of our families. Not even our friends have seen them! That changes today. In honor of our first anniversary, I’m excited to share a glimpse into our San Francisco City Hall wedding with all of you.

San Francisco City Hall Wedding

Living Room Makeover Reveal

October 20, 2016

This living room makeover reveal is a long time coming and I sincerely apologize for the delay. When I originally shared my plans to give our main living space a mini makeover back in July, I did not anticipate that it would take quite this long. Alas, time got away from me and one trip to Paris, a few very jam packed months and a couple of unplanned purchases later, we are nearing the end of October and I JUST put the finishing touches on the space. Better late than never, right?

When I first began discussing my plans to spruce up our open plan living room I shared a few sources of inspiration that I was keeping in mind when planning DIY projects and purchases. The consistent element in the images I shared was the combination of natural elements and textures such as leather and wood with more modern features like glass, splashy metallics and bold art. The aim was to find a happy medium between my husband and my individual styles and to create a space that equally represents us both. I am happy to report that we feel like we achieved that result and are quite pleased with how the space turned out. Without further ado, I’m very happy to finally share our mini living room makeover reveal.

The Five Best Cocktail Bars in Paris

October 17, 2016

I have to admit, cocktails are about the last alcoholic beverage that I used to associate with Paris. Wine, absolutely. Unique and delicious cocktails, never. That all changed on my last trip to Paris when I was introduced to the wonderful world of Paris’ lesser-known cocktail bar scene.

When my husband and I planned this last trip to Paris we did not intend on sipping our way through the city. However, as you’ll discover as you learn more about each of the spots that I’m sharing with you today, visiting just one is likely to lead to visiting them all. That is because the community of up and coming themed cocktail bars is relatively small in Paris and a stop at one undoubtedly yields a recommendation for another. One cocktail in and you’re falling down the rabbit hole that is this city’s growing cocktail scene.

To save you the trouble of blindly having to sample the offerings from each of these establishments, because that just sounds like an arduous task to take on, I have put together this guide to the five best cocktail bars in Paris.

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