Looking back, the end of 2016 and start of 2017 were a bit rough for me. There wasn’t one thing to pinpoint this malaise to, but more a general sense of unrest and un-wellness. Nothing was wrong, but nothing was quite right either. Of course, I had fun and stayed positive and grateful and made…
A whole bunch of chance encounters led to new friends last weekend. And then, Sunday sorority house happened (I never lived in a sorority house) where the girls returned to my house for items they’d left Saturday and we laid around catching up on what happened last night, stalking our new friends on social media,…
When Lucky Vitamin introduces new brands to the site, they offer them at a discount—which I think is smart, so you take less of a risk when trying something new, right? So their NEW section is one place I always look, so on my most recent online-shopping trip, I laughed aloud (alone) when I had…
My friend Matt nerds out over gear shopping. I wish I was like Matt, because I want the best deal on the best camp stove but I do not have the patience for comparing weights down to the ounce and features down to the speed to boil … for my camp stove, do I want…
It’s summer, and there is nothing I love more right now that hanging out on my patio (rosé in hand, probably). Last weekend, the patio hosted a super-fun graduation party on Saturday. We played Sunday volleyball. Then, post-vb we ordered Thai food and spent the next several hours just lounging around. It was perfect. The…
Y’all know I’ve long been a big fan of Paula’s Choice. Still my go-to BHA exfoliant and facial cleanser. Recently discontinued my fave mascara, which has led me on Mascara Quest 2017 which will obviously be discussed with too many pictures in an upcoming post. But this post is about the new Resist Smoothing Primer…
I am crying with laughter at this new company I just discovered (ok, discovered isn’t exactly right, as the not-unattractive founder emailed* me … so here we are). The ATX Pinery features screenprinted tees with silly/fun pineapple designs—livin’ la pura piña vida, if you will. I love it because it’s hilarious, they love pineapple puns—PINEAPPLE PUNS,…
There’s a distinctly steamy, balmy, summery quality to summer nights at the lake. As far as I can tell, it doesn’t matter what lake or river, if you’ve got a dock and some water, there will be cicadas chirping quietly, water lapping softly, laughter punctuating the peace in welcome staccatos. Perhaps there’s a breeze that…
A few years ago I implemented a strict one-in, one-out policy for clothes-buying. It was successful, but I constantly wish I would pare down more: I have a few pieces I love, love, love, and I wear them ALL THE TIME. Why bother keeping the rest? Because I might, maybe, possibly want to wear them…
This month, it’s my terrible ankle mobility and tight calves causing hamstring and achilles pain. Last month it was my SI joint near-constantly hurting. As the super active people I’m sure all readers of this blog are, we can always use rehab and exercises that don’t take forever and actually work. Enter Smashwerx. Dr. Trevor…