So yesterday something strange happened. On Wednesday night, we put Jude to bed with what we thought was just a little bit of heat rash on his chest and back. Nothing alarming-- Jude and I had been o...
I thought about doing a round-up post of my favorite waterproof mascaras to make this blog post relevant to my fashion/ beauty content (1, 2), but that just seemed silly. Since Ive given myself a lit...
Hand down, my favorite dessert is banana pudding. No one can make it like my Grandma Marilyn used to. Oh, some have tried, but all have fallen short of her puddings glory. To that end, Ive tried a lo...
My absolute favorite thing about blogging is that it has given me the opportunity to meet a lot of wonderful, talented people and to form friendships with folks that I may not have had the chance to ...
Woot! At nearly 22 weeks pregnant, its official: I am more than half way done with this pregnancy. Holla! And heres yet another post where I squeeze myself into too tight jeans. I show no signs of gi...
In college I used to be one of those annoying people who liked obscure bands then scoffed when they got mainstream, half offended that "regular people" claimed to be fans, when in f...
Heres a peek at some of my favorite Instagram photos from this week: Petting Zoo Disaster [13 May 2012] // Jude had just pushed this poor little guinea pig off his lap at the petting z...
Judes favorite color is yellow. I think he can point out and say the colors yellow, blue, and red, but when we ask him what his favorite color is, he says with delight, "Yellow!" If I h...
Ever since my friend Sydney blogged about summer sandals, Ive been keenly aware that I am lacking one or two casual pairs of flat sandals for my summer vacation needs (at the end of last summer, thre...
My sweet friend Tolly left a comment for me regarding my hair color a few posts back, and I realized that 1- I never answered her, and 2- I never blogged about my ombré hair dye experience. I request...
Is it that time of year already? This Saturday and Sunday is one of my favorite events in Austin: The Renegade Craft Fair. Check out my footage from last year: There truly is something for everyone t...
You know youre giving bad gifts to kids when the parents donate them to the church shortly after their kids birthday. Pre-parenthood, this happened to Chris and me... twice. We once bought a drum set...
My obsession with colored denim continues. It all started with mint green jeans, and shortly thereafter, I snagged a pair of bright pink jeans from Savers. This outfit photo was snapped last month be...
Every Wednesday, for the last couple of years, Ive been a part of a City Group at my church. One of the main components of that is a gathering of friends at my house for dinner nearly every week. I h...
Here I am, half way through my second pregnancy, and --I dont want to jinx it or anything-- but so far, my feet havent swollen. The same cannot be said of my stomach, my face, and my butt, but let me...
When I was pregnant with Jude I decided to wait until he was born to find out if he was a boy or a girl. I had this old fashioned idea that Chris would be the one to see first, hold up the baby, and ...
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As you guys may know, Im the first pregnant woman, ever. Since none of you have ever seen a baby bump before, since Im the first pregnant woman, ever, heres a photo of me in a cute dress showing off ...
Sometimes pins on Pinterest need to be put to the test. Wouldnt you agree? I recently pinned this recipe for "Fire Crackers" on Pinterest but gave it a go with modifications for a picnic I we...
Recently I feel like Ive been introduced to a lot of new, great things, so I thought Id share what Im currently digging. 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10 // 111. Buxom Big & Health...
Its hard to believe that SXSW blew into town and is already gone. This last week and a half has been a whirlwind: one of the most challenging and rewarding weeks of my year so far. Here are some of m...
I have had the busiest week of my life. Texas Style Council was Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and I spoke at SXSW on Monday and attended several interactive panels and the world premiere of Blue Like...
I met my new friend Lia last Monday at Buyospheres BeautyXBar brunch, and she showed me her sparkly shellacked nails and told me of this magical place where men massaged your feet and punched your sh...
We came. We saw. We shopped. We learned. Ironically, we did not blog.Sundays symposium. 271 registered attendees. Photo ©Market PubliqueIve been spending the last day resting up and reading the Texas...
I have the tendency to buy things that make me look pregnant. This is okay now, but its not okay usually. Im drawn to bohemian-like late 60s and early 70s clothing, and sometimes the babydoll dresses...
Well... I had been feeling under the weather for a while, so much that my city group had been praying for my health. I thought for sure I was just having a food allergy and a thyroid issue. Turns out...
A while back I was asked to be one of a handful of bloggers to Tweet the red carpet with Perez Hilton as part of Lean Pockets Live Famously Sweepstakes (which, incidentally, is still going on. Click ...
Yesterday the horror film I shot two years ago screened at the Alamo Drafthouse. Since I was in labor with Jude during its Austin Film Festival premiere in 2010, I just had to get down there to see t...
Because my local news media takeover wouldnt be complete without a nod from The Statesman, check out this amazing article on the Texas Style Council in todays issue.The article includes some cool bac...
During SXSW, Ill be speaking on the topic "Blogging: Why So Many Women are Doing it". Last year I was asked to speak specifically on style blogging, but this year I wanted to talk about the c...
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