A lil spirit of equality on this joyful day. https://youtu.be/rPdXgCq_Rlg
Easy / Sick | Feel Good Friday 122118
It’s the second-to-last Friday of 2018 and my heart is so full. I am just so happy and grateful and lucky and life is fun and crazy. One of my Sunday texts from a friend put it best: “Insanity turned to normalcy pretty quickly, eh?” And so it did. Last weekend’s adventures were easy—so much…
Feel Good Friday 121418
New fraaaands. Old fraaaands. Hostessing. Sunday Funday. House projects. Endings. Beginnings. YOLO. Spontaneity. Adventure. This week was a big one, and I am grateful for this crazy life.
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…
Welcome to the ‘hood, Austin Loco, an adorable new boutique on Kerbey Lane in Brykerwoods
Kerbey Lane is home to a host of adorable old houses, but you’d be for forgiven for never noticing them, even when you’re waiting for your table at Kerbey Lane Cafe. Most of them house random businesses—Drumz, I’m looking at you—so when colorful Adirondack chairs draped in Mexican blankets suddenly appear, they catch your eye.…
Bridal Shops Are Weird | Feel Good Friday 120718
Things I am Grateful For that Ultimately Add Up to an Amazing Best Friend Finding the perfect wedding dress! Check that one off the maid of honor list. A freezing cold dip in the adult kiddie pool with champagne The ridiculousness that is trying on wedding dresses Getting caught in a rainstorm and running around…
Always Ahead of the Game: Living Coral, Pantone Color of 2019
“Vibrant, yet mellow PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral embraces us with warmth and nourishment to provide comfort and buoyancy in our continually shifting environment.” https://www.pantone.com/color-intelligence/color-of-the-year/color-of-the-year-2019 But see, because I’m usually ahead of trends, I already have “living coral” stripes in my bedroom and as accents all over the place. And I have to agree: it is…
The Real Before-35 List
I HAVE TO CONFESS. I re-read my 35 Before 35 List. It’s nice. It sounds exactly like me at 30. Or 32. Variations on the same theme: build a startup/side hustle/passion; meet some fitness/wellness goal; do more of a certain type of traveling; learn to cook or eat something; make some shit. At the beginning…
Judgmental Map of Austin
So stereotypical, and yet … so true. via judgmentalmaps.com // via a friend from Amsterdam! On the plus side, it’s nowhere near as offensive as the Judgmental Map of Orange County…
Happy Birthday Cha! | Feel Good Friday 113018
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THIS GUY! Cha, you are the very definition of love—loving and beloved, thank you for being the best lil’ bro in the world! I am so excited for our next (door) adventure as neighbors! I’m incredibly grateful for an amazing family with the absolute best cousins and baby cousins in the whole…