welcome to on the riviera, a blog dedicated to the pursuit of joy, inspiration, home and slower living, centered around my own experiences living on the central coast of california.

my name is meghan, and my love affair with santa barbara actually spans 20 years. from my early days as a bright-eyed freshman gaucho living my best isla vista life at ucsb, to my husband's proposal on butterfly beach 14 years later, through the start of the pandemic when my husband and I made the trek from san francisco in what would eventually become a successful bid to make santa barbara our forever home, my deep love for this place has many roots.

in a place where the ocean is always our backyard, where even the post office is dripping in charm and bougainvillea, and where the mountains glow pink every dusk, I wake up most mornings truly believing we live in paradise.

this blog is a shining light on this beautiful sliver of coast (locally celebrated as “the american riviera”) and the quest to create joyful moments at home and in life.

thank you for being here!

xo, meghan