HI, I’M ALLI.

Welcome, salty-air kindred.

I’m Alli — coastal mom, ETL engineer by day, and accidental founder of brinner-as-a-lifestyle. I make watercolors slowly, cook breakfast for dinner regularly, and try to pay attention to the layered, salty beauty of everyday life. The Sandbar Diaries is part journal, part recipe shelf, part watercolor portfolio. It’s where I write down what I’m chasing lately, what’s on the dinner table, and what’s drying on the paint tray. Stay as long as the tide allows.

xo Alli

Get to Know Me

go-to coffee order

cafe au lait

I’d rather be

on a sandbar

Couldn’t Live Without

books

I’d spend my whole paycheck on

watercolor supplies

A favorite memory

taking the family to Japan

All Time Favorite Meal

Tacos!

Most likely on repeat

Taylor Swift

You can always find me

surrounded by love

Come say hi

I’d love to hear from you!