About Me

Everyone calls me Lainey, and I have the fortune of being a boutique store owner in New Jersey, carrying some of my favorite fashion accessories and eclectic gifts, which opened July of 2018.  When not at the store I am a Marketing and Branding consultant for fashion brands and I am also an independant consultant for one of my favorite tea companies, Sipology by Steeped Tea!

I created this blog to fan the flames of my dreams of becoming a professional lady of leisure😂. More accurately, I created this blog to share all of my obsessions from vintage finds to my latest recipe concoctions, or to just chat over a cup of coffee or tea. I hope you will find useful tidbits here and share with me your experience with the broad topics I hope to cover here, (also, show me your vintage!)


I currently live in Matawan with my hubba hubby Pete and sweet pea babygirl Lilahbean.

Check out my shop online at VERUCASTYLE
and to shop the wonderful flavors of loose leaf tea and unique teaware, view my STEEPED TEA page!

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