Hi! And welcome to Wonder and Rad.
I’m Lori. I grew up in a wildly creative, full of wonder, do-it-yourself Midwestern home (hi, artist mom! Love you!), and after a butt-ton of hard work I wound up at an Ivy League school on the East coast, where I learned how to talk fast and live rad. I took the long way to start my career as a marketing executive — aka I lived in France teaching English for a year — but I delightfully found my way to Greenpoint, Brooklyn when I was 27 and I haven’t looked back since.
Live Wonder. Live Rad.
For a long time, friends of mine would tell me that if I had a blog they would read it. Well here I am with more friends than I even know reading all about how to make a rad life more full of wonder here! I feel so lucky.
I started Wonder and Rad to share all my life’s experiences, tips, tricks, schemes, scams and plans with you. Life can be annoying, but it can also be full of wonder. I’m always on a quest to find ways to add more wonder to this rad life.
So what am I finding on my quest? Well, I’m so so so into writing, DIY projects, fashion, self-care, plants, style, finance, lifestyle design … basically all the things that make up a rad life, full of wonder. Wonder and Rad. (get it??? 😉 )
That’s what I’m about.
Schemes, scams and plans
At my core, I’m a mischievous problem solver (Sagittarius represent!), and I love to find trickster ways to make magical things happen in my life — from working out my finances, to finding the perfect a skincare regimen, to a Caribbean vacation to yes, the Perfect Sandwich (a lifelong quest).
Here on the blog you’ll find all my schemes, scams and plans, and I hope you’ll try them with me!
(and if you have any schemes, scams and plans you want me to try out, email me your suggestions at wonderandrad@gmail.com!)