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Texas My Heart [updated]

I will always be Texan, no matter where I live. My heart is with my home state. Houston is home to much of my family and many friends, and I was part of the group who tried—and failed—to evacuate during Hurricane Rita while I was in school at Rice. Watching Houstonians and Texans band together…

Shopping Research List: Starbucks Cups

This is easily one of the most embarrassing posts I’ve ever contemplated writing. I’m brazenly revealing the extent of my basicness–loving rosé (CH just released another new one btw icantwaittotryitomgiwantitnow) was just the beginning. For some unnamed reason, starbucks is stopping their e-commerce, so some of their cups are up to 50% off. Starbucks cups…

Little B | Feel Good Friday 082517

She’s loud, she’s overprotective, she’s grouchy, she’s an old lady, she gets sand in my bed and refuses to leave the beach sometimes, she scares old ladies walking weird and kids skateboarding and friends who come over and strangers who manage to make their way into my house and I don’t mind it when she…

5 Things I Emailed This Week: Tech, Startups, Women

I got to meet Alexis Ohanian and hear him talk about Hipmunk years ago—I think he’s great. || The Don’ts That Turned Alexis Ohanian into the Leader He Is Today Love this word: “Intrapreneurs!” || Intrapreneurs: Improving Internal Innovation/ I’ve long been a loyal Lyft-only user based on sheer average niceness of driver, and I…

My Dirtiest Hippie Adventure Yet: Kefir

My quest for the best probiotics to help heal my freakin’ face is well documented on this blog (here and here), but turns out the probiotic holy grail is probably kefir. Made-at-home, DIY kefir. Even if you’re a faux celeb, you gotta make it so it’s nothing but plain ol’ fermented milk. There are better…

Marriage Certificate Trio | Feel Good Friday 081817

Lake Tahoe!! When I was the minister for my best couple friends’ wedding last summer, we all laughed about how perfect it is that I’m permanently on their marriage certificate: we’re the marriage certificate trio! Never was that more apparent than the five-day Tahoe trip we took last weekend. There’s so much to be grateful…

5 Things I’ve Emailed This Week

These are links I’ve emailed around to various friends, so thought I’d share them with y’all too. — As a woman, and feminist, and leader, in tech—from startups to literal IT—how could I not weigh in on this? First, read: The google engineer’s memo, in its entirety. Then, read: The google senior executive (YouTube CEO) response…

Feel Good Friday 080417 | 6 Lists

What I’m watching: (it’s a nice contrast) Insecure Ballers Suits What I’m boozing: (no surprises here) A surprisingly awesome Chilean pinot noir Rosé of cab is still my fave – Lot 557 Modern Times Fruitlands sour beer What I’m wearing: (aka wanting to buy more of) L*space reversible haley top for volleyball Kork-Ease platform sandals,…

The Great Mascara Quest of 2017

6 players. My midget-y eyelashes. Former beauty editor alert! Since Paula’s Choice discontinued Fantastic Lash, I’m left sans go-to mascara, as I don’t care for their replacement. So the Great Mascara Quest of 2017 began, aided by Sephora’s Lashstash to Go box, which features five deluxe mascaras in black—and a voucher to come back and…