It’s sunny and 65 here, so it hardly feels like Christmas. But I’m pretty sure my parents called every member of my family from Costco or some other shopping destination today, asking us questions about what the others wanted. Don’t worry, mom and dad, no one has bought anyone anything yet—and what I have bought,…
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The Last Feel Good Friday of 2019
I am so grateful, for this most trying, amazing, high and low, peak- and valley-filled year. I am grateful for this absolutely ridiculous Christmas week, which saw me bounce from San Antonio to Sonoma to Houston back to Austin in just 6 days… San Antonio generations girls getaway at the gorgeous Hotel Emma in the…
Research List: Big Ticket Christmas Gifts for Myself
A Very Full Life | Feel Good Friday 120619
Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! Tonight is Tanukiversary! It’s not too late—come! A long Thanksgiving weekend with a fabulous overnight in San Antonio; holiday boat parade and delicious dinner…
Some Normie, Some New Brands: Christmas List 2018
Because it took two months to pick a birthday present (this Heist leather bar necklace & fringe cuff), I started this list in November—and also because, well, I maybe went a little overboard shopping for the house and need to curb my spending stat. We’ll just rely on the promise of Christmas gifts to keep…
Patagonia Recycling Again: This Time, Cashmere
Remember when Patagonia introduced recycled down in their beyond-fab Bivy jackets and I was obsessed? I’m—if possible—even more obsessed with their new recycled cashmere collection. We took cashmere scraps, spun them with five percent virgin wool for strength, and created a luxurious new cashmere collection with a much lower ecological impact than virgin cashmere. 95%…
Shopping Family Christmas | Feel Good Friday 122316
Christmas List 2016
Nike x Pendleton
Last Christmas it was Pendeleton x Ugg and now this?! As if I wasn’t already obsessed. Customizable Pendleton Nikes?! Are you kidding me?! You can even put all the Pendleton patterns on one shoe! (But, don’t. That would look terrible.) Available in Air Max 90s (pictured), Air Force 1s high, mid, and low, and some sort of Roshe…