To try to put into words what it feels like to be welcomed into a whole other family, as part of it, as if I was never not, is impossible. My brother, his fiancee, and I are a bit of a family unit already, and going to Rio and being welcomed into her family as…
2020 was hard for me in ways completely unrelated to the global pandemic we all faced. In fact, if anything the pandemic helped me—gave me space and time to process the traumas in my life that came with the first two months of 2020. The first trauma was a dramatic shift in my career; an…
I still hate cardio. But a couple of weeks ago, Robin spoke to me during a hellish tabata ride. Sometimes we dream big, but don’t give ourselves permission to win. I mean, damn. OK, self, we gotta give ourselves permission to WIN.
It’s that ridiculous time of year in Austin where you WANT it to be fall and it’s just not … you might get some cool mornings, but then we’re back up in the high 90s in the middle of the day. Nonetheless, I’m making pumpkin centerpieces to keep it fall in my house, while updating…
That thing you’re afraid of? ALREADY HAPPENED. It’s in the past, or you wouldn’t be scared of it. I pondered this for an entire yoga class. Think about it for a sec. Imagining the thing you fear makes it so. It already happened in your mind. And you survived it. You can survive anything. Really.…
Y’all, I think I forgot to mention my edger. I got an edger fo my birthday, marking two years in a row my parents have given me yard tools, and I could not be happier about it. This is an honest-to-god-edger, that rolls alongside the lawn and cuts deep. I love it. I love taking…
I published my won’t-do before 36 list last year before my birthday, and almost forgot about it—my 36th birthday is really sneaking up on me. I think I did a damn fine job of accomplishing everything on this list through some serious f*cking challenges, personal and global. Through a really traumatic job and subsequent job…
As a native Texan, I had some reservations about an overnight to Fredericksburg. But! I now wholly endorse the place because this was an amazing 24 hours filled with surprises. The intention was a holy-grail visit to French Connection Wines, a winery I’ve been stalking since they opened last September. The place is every bit…
Working. On. This.
I am suddenly having a yellow moment: I want everything I own to be yellow. Check out the citron I’m currently coveting (during covid*). Shop the items here. RIP to Hill City, aka men’s Athleta, which launched right before the pandemic so bad timing. 🙁 The entire site is 30% off, including the hoodie pictured…