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The September 2026 Q&A
Answering your latest questions…Thanks to everyone who sent in this time around 🥰.
Highlights from this month’s edition:
How we decide which clients to take on for En Route to Rêverie
How I’m planning to style my new Shon pants
What my day-to-day life actually looks like when I’m home in NYC
My seasonal closet turnover routine + storage tips
What to do in Paris in November
What I learned about myself on my latest vacation
My current skincare routine in my 40s
The shoes I recommend for walking all over Paris
What to pack for Scotland in late October and November
The black boots I rely on for winter trips to London and Paris
Gym bag recommendations
What I bought while in Milan from my wish list
Whether En Route to Rêverie will expand into Switzerland
even more!
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Welcome back to another Q&A! I always love these because the questions tend to be such a fun mix of style, beauty, travel, business and life - essentially all the things we talk about around here anyway.
As always, keep the questions coming! I save them throughout the month for future editions.
How do you decide what clients to take on for your travel business?
This is such a good question because I’ve gotten much more intentional about this as En Route to Rêverie has grown.
We aren’t trying to be the right travel advisor for everyone. We specialize in France and the UK, and our goal is to work with travelers who really value the expertise, relationships and level of personalization that we bring to planning a trip.
A big part of determining fit happens during the initial inquiry. We look at where someone wants to go, their budget, the type of trip they’re envisioning and whether what they’re asking for aligns with the destinations and style of travel we know exceptionally well.
We give priority to returning clients of ours and we give priority to those who found the Atelier through following me and seem to be longtime loyal followers and already have trusted me with other recommendations.
And we also try and get a sense of how someone approaches the planning process.
Our best clients value expertise and are willing to trust us. They come to us because they don’t want to spend 30 hours researching hotels, figuring out logistics or trying to determine which experiences are actually worth their time. They want someone who knows the destination deeply, understands their preferences and can make thoughtful recommendations accordingly.
That doesn’t mean clients shouldn’t have opinions or be involved - quite the opposite. Some of our most engaged clients are incredibly specific about what they like and dislike, which is enormously helpful to us. But there is a difference between being engaged in the process and hiring an expert only to second-guess every recommendation.
I’ve learned over the years that fit matters on both sides. We do our best work when there is mutual trust, clear communication and realistic expectations around budget and what we can deliver.
And because we are a small business, I also have to always be protective of our capacity. I would rather take on fewer trips and give them the attention they deserve than say yes to every inquiry that comes through the door.
Ultimately, I want someone to finish a trip feeling like working with us made it meaningfully better - not just easier to book.
Thinking of buying the famous Shon pants! I remember reading that you bought them recently. How do you style them?
I did! I got the cool gray-black-ish “Carbon” twill pair in a size 6 (they run a bit big).
Since I just got home and the weather is still quite warm in NYC I haven’t been able to wear them but here’s how I plan to:
What I like about the Shon silhouette is that the volume of the pants does a lot of the work for you, so I generally want to keep the rest of the outfit relatively streamlined.
You could also style them with:
A more fitted cashmere sweater + sneakers
A half zip sweater + ankle boots once it gets colder
I also think they’re the kind of pant that can make a very basic outfit feel more interesting. A white tee, black pants, ballet flats and a good bag suddenly feels like an outfit because the silhouette is doing something.
My biggest styling tip would be to pay attention to proportion. Because they have more volume through the leg, I personally wouldn’t pair them with something extremely oversized on top unless I was intentionally going for that look. A little definition at the waist helps balance them beautifully.
Would you consider sharing “a day in the life of Meghan?” Like, what does your typical day (when not traveling) look like? How do you manage to accomplish so much?
I would! Maybe I need to actually film one of these sometime because I think my real day-to-day is probably much less glamorous than it looks from the outside 😂.
When I’m home in Brooklyn, I am very much a creature of habit and routine. I LOVE being home, particularly after a long stretch of travel, and most weekdays are pretty structured. I work a lot.
I have this older post that is actually still pretty reflective of how a week at home in NYC looks for me:
I’m at my computer for a pretty significant portion of the day. What I think can be easy to forget from Instagram is that behind wit & whimsy, The Noteworthy Edit and En Route to Rêverie is a LOT of very unglamorous computer work!
On any given day I could be writing or editing a blog post, working on a Substack, shooting or editing content, reviewing affiliate performance, negotiating a brand partnership, answering emails, working with clients on their En Route to Rêverie trip or meeting with my team. And then, of course, there is all the life admin that comes with being self-employed.
As for how I accomplish so much: I think the biggest answer is that I’ve been self-employed for ten years and I’ve gotten very good at understanding how I work best.
But I also don’t accomplish everything! There are constantly things being moved to tomorrow, ideas I don’t have time to execute and days where I get far less done than I intended. I think social media can make everyone else’s life look impossibly productive because you’re seeing the output without seeing all the boring hours behind it.
One thing I’ve gotten much better at in recent years is recognizing that rest is actually part of being productive for me. Particularly because I travel so much, when I’m home I really need stretches where my life is pretty boring. I cook. I work out. I go on walks. I read. I spend a lot of time in my apartment. I go to bed early!
And I think the other big piece is that I’ve built my businesses over a very long period of time. What you see now isn’t something I created overnight. There are systems, relationships, habits and knowledge behind the scenes that have taken years to build. And two gals on my team who help me accomplish as much as I do! They are hugely helpful in my overall output.
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