Things I am Grateful For that Ultimately Add Up to an Amazing Best Friend Finding the perfect wedding dress! Check that one off the maid of honor list. A freezing cold dip in the adult kiddie pool with champagne The ridiculousness that is trying on wedding dresses Getting caught in a rainstorm and running around…
Always Ahead of the Game: Living Coral, Pantone Color of 2019
“Vibrant, yet mellow PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral embraces us with warmth and nourishment to provide comfort and buoyancy in our continually shifting environment.” https://www.pantone.com/color-intelligence/color-of-the-year/color-of-the-year-2019 But see, because I’m usually ahead of trends, I already have “living coral” stripes in my bedroom and as accents all over the place. And I have to agree: it is…
The Real Before-35 List
I HAVE TO CONFESS. I re-read my 35 Before 35 List. It’s nice. It sounds exactly like me at 30. Or 32. Variations on the same theme: build a startup/side hustle/passion; meet some fitness/wellness goal; do more of a certain type of traveling; learn to cook or eat something; make some shit. At the beginning…
Judgmental Map of Austin
Happy Birthday Cha! | Feel Good Friday 113018
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THIS GUY! Cha, you are the very definition of love—loving and beloved, thank you for being the best lil’ bro in the world! I am so excited for our next (door) adventure as neighbors! I’m incredibly grateful for an amazing family with the absolute best cousins and baby cousins in the whole…
Compliment or Insult: No New Friends Edition
I met a friend of a friend of a friend at a party. We exchanged hellos as part of a small group and went our separate ways as the party grew larger. Three hours later, we were chatting in a hallway, bonding over remote work, digital marketing, feminism, and other shared interests. “I don’t mean…
Do I Write about New Orleans or Thanksgiving? | Feel Good Friday 112318
Happy Birthday to the best Dad!
(This was supposed to post yesterday!! Travel is a bear) Let me tell this incredible man, role model, and jokester HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Happy birthday to the dad who builds benches with me, trims trees with me, excitedly pretends to be killing me with an extension cord after working in the yard, teaches me how to…
Shop Women-Led Wednesday
We may have a glut of faux-holidays around Thanksgiving, but how could I not write about Women-Led Wednesday? Combining women-led companies with online shopping, you know I love it. And besides, now is a great time to start following some instas and signing up for some mailing lists for some badass new companies so you…