Avoid distracted commuting. (See more at dailyhap.com) I learned a lot of things on Sunday. I crashed my bike into a parked car (in the bike lane, to be fair) while trying to grab crumbles of homemade protein bar out of the above plastic baggy. The car suffered only a broken taillight. I suffered only a deep…
Last night, I needed a friend, but I was too stubborn/proud/self-sufficient to ask for one. She came over anyway. Sharing my burden with her lightened my load more than I ever could have imagined. I thought talking to my family and friends on the phone was enough support; it wasn’t. She walked in (wearing PJs!)…
Stop reading my blog this minute and click over to The Weekend Edit by Tyler Govaars. Here’s the link. Seriously, click it now. Unlike a lot of aspirational blogs on the internets, Tyler’s is beautiful, inspiring, and very real. It helps that Ty herself is absolutely gorgeous, inspiring, and also very real. She is the…
The sporadic series that cannot be planned: Straight From a Fella’s Mouth, where we reprint here some amazing gems of … wisdom/stupidity/hilarity straight from a fella’s mouth. The fella will remain anonymous, but all of female-kind will benefit. This compilation of gems was gathered from some dude friends over the past couple of months. Some times…
Feel Good Friday is a gratitude list I write each week to express my appreciation for all 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! … ummm, hello, yes it’s Sunday. I felt great on Friday, so great,…
Aside from when Austinite/bar-owner/friend-of-friends Brad Womack was the Bachelor (erm, twice), and a tabloid paid me money to spy on him (yes!), I pay very little attention to The Bachelor. I do, however, love love, dating, and all that jazz. So this press release arrived, and I laughed out loud: “In advance of The Bachelor’s final episode [which…
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! Knowing and loving JB (my best friend ever). He taught me more than I knew I needed to know. The beach! Always love that.…
Snoball.com is sponsoring the first annual Love Austin Week February 13-17, encouraging Austinites to show love for our city by supporting key local charities that work to lift up our community on a daily basis. Monday, February 13: Austin Pets Alive Doggie biscuits will be sold at local coffee shops, cafes and restaurants such as Progress Coffee and Jo’s for $2…
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! My first hike up a mountain + ski down. TWO Thanksgivings. Amazing friends in Aspen. Sewing my ripped basketball sweats. I don’t know why…
I’m so very lucky to be on the Millenial Advisory Board for Ben & Jerry’s. They recently sent us Free Pint coupons to create Random Acts of Ice Cream. I’d just heard of an amazing new group in Austin working with kids in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, so I put two great…