So, I was a little bit of a mess yesterday. So much that I had to call Anne and Alaina for a pep talk before and during the lease signing. Change scares the hell out of me. So many readers have said ...
I signed my lease today! I love my little apartment and the experience of signing a lease was a lot more emotional than I thought it would be. Thank you to Anne, Alaina, and my mom for their support ...
What an amazing weekend!Saturday:Randolph Street Market with Alaina. We arrived early for a media breakfast and were asked to choose our editors picks. We had lots of fun, did a little shopping, and ...
Its a holiday weekend and it will be in the 80s and 90s (With a few thunderstorms.This is Chicago, after all). I cant wait to get out and have some fun. Its basically summer, and I am loving every mo...
I thought Id share a few of my favorite things from the big Shopbop sale! I have been shopping at this store for years. They have almost every brand under the sun, great customer service, and both fr...
I want to thank you for your sweet comments on yesterdays post. I was pretty miserable for a few hours and then snapped out of it. That nightmare of a woman could have been my landlord! On to better ...
The "big news" I wrote about yesterday: I was supposed to see and put a deposit on what I thought was my dream apartment this morning and my mom is going to come visit/help me move. I was tol...
What a lovely weekend. The weather was in the 80s and I was able to enjoy a little time outside. Wearing dresses and flip flops was an everyday thing in LA so when I always feel like myself when its ...
I hope youre all having a lovely week! Things are crazy/busy as usual over here!After spending the last week working on my site redesign, its (mostly) done. Still playing with the blog, but really wa...
Last week, I finished a design project for fellow Chicago blogger Gina. I am kind of a health nut (but only kind of) so I had to ask her some questions about paleo. Then she brought up CrossFit. And ...
I spent Mothers Day with my friend Anne and her son Jack. Lunch on Southport, apartment hunting (for me), followed by a lovely dinner. While I had a nice day yesterday, I woke up in a not so great mo...
Moving to Chicago was the hardest thing I had ever done. And then came The Everygirl. My life is so different from the way it used to be. I went from being a graphic designer/photographer/blogger to ...
Sept 83. Yes. I looked like a boy and my head was ginormous.I love talking to great aunt rose and couldnt not post the most ridiculous "conversation" we have ever had.Me: Im at the bank.Rose:...
While in Boston, Alaina and I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing Abby Larson, the founder of Style Me Pretty. Heard of it? Its only the biggest wedding blog in the world. And since its Wed...
We had our event for The Everygirl at BHLDN last night. Sprinkles Cupcakes, cocktails (I had three or four drinks. Shhhh), friends, readers, cookies, smilebooth, beautiful flowers, our editorial assi...
I photographed Alaina for Glitter Guide last year, and a few weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing Alex Berlin. Her feature went up today and I couldnt be happier with it. Alex & her home...
Its the first day of Wedding Week on The Everygirl and were kicking things off with Sarah Tucker Events, Naomi Chokr Photography, and The Short Giraffe. We will be featuring a different Everygirls we...
I miss Kitty and cant believe shes gone. I have had a ton of work to do which has kept me somewhat distracted, but I cant stop thinking about her. Your sweet comments and emails mean so much to me. T...
Kitty has been our girl for almost a decade and sadly, she was put to sleep today. Shes been our family, and now shes gone. I didnt even get to say goodbye. I am heartbroken. Rest in peace, sweet gir...
Victoria of vmac + cheese is back with Part 2 of our Kitchen Essentials for The Everygirl. Weve also asked Everygirls to tell us about their favorite kitchen gadgets and would love to know what you w...
Serena & Lilys outdoor collection. Yes, please.
L to R. Buddy, Dexter, and Milo. I hate to start the week off with a sad post, but April is almost over and this month marks one year since I had to put my sweet little Dexter to sleep. Dex was only ...
The beautiful Beacon Hill. I want to move there. Alaina and I were in Boston Tues - Thursday where we photographed nine features for The Everygirl. We posted a full recap here, but I thought Id...
Alaina and I are heading to Boston for our second business trip together. We have some amazing features to photograph, are getting together with a few Boston Everygirls, and plan on doing a little ex...
As you may know, I am all about color now. Color and Barre Bee Fit. I am feeling motivated + my old running shoes need to be replaced. These Nike Free Run shoes are really comfortable, but I cannot d...
Is it just me, or was this a very long week? I went to Barre Bee Fit every day Sun - Thurs and worked until midnight almost every night this week. I am finally putting myself first and taking time to...
Are you ready for this LIVE StyleMint event hosted by Hilary Kerr of Who What Wear and Mary-Kate Olsen along with appearances by Rachel Zoe, Andrew Bevan, Gucci Westman, Tracey Lomrantz (Glamour), Le...
Our Friend Crystal Gentilello is one amazing girl. Crystal, the Editor of Rue Magazine is being featured on The Everygirl today. And she just launched her new website TODAY! Congrats, Crystal! ...
I revamped my design studio, and my wait list is open for those in need of a custom blog design, photography, or any graphic design work.We worked with Lara & Shari to come up with five delicious...
I was contacted by MOMA and asked to be a part of the 20th Anniversary of Tibor Kalman’s Sky Umbrella. Since my entry is a little dark and the open umbrella is all kinds of fun, I decided to do somet...
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