When it comes to skincare I’ll try anything once—which is how I once ended up with my face dyed yellow after a failed DIY turmeric mask. Home spa fails aside, I love experimenting with the many new beauty releases that cross my desk, and the latest natural skincare offerings are especially good for getting your […]
After all the travel I did in the month of May, I’m excited to be spending June parked firmly at home here in LA. But of course one of the best parts of going out of town is reminiscing upon your return about all you saw and did! Without a doubt one of the highlights […]
Last week I headed to the DC area for my cousin’s wedding. It was my first time exploring that part of the country and I was determined to squeeze as much as I could into the short time I was there! I’ve heard so many great things about how DC’s food and shopping scene is […]
Christmas 2004 will always have a special place in my heart. It was the year I refreshed my eBay browser like a madwoman trying to get my hands on a pair of UGG boots. I scored big when I realized that although the women’s sizes were completely sold out, I could fit into a large kids’ […]
My wedding was two weeks ago today. It feels like it was just yesterday—and also like it was a dream that slips through the grasp of my mind the harder I try to hold onto it. Certain moments, though, are branded on my memory forever: our vows, our first dance, our getaway into the night with both of […]
Last Friday, at approximately 4:30 pm, Ivan and I stood before a hundred of our nearest and dearest and said our wedding vows. I wasn’t expecting to feel any different (we’ve lived together for three years and have legally been married since January) but I do. We both are so blissfully happy! I’ll have lots […]
In May, I’ll mark 9 years of blogging. To say it’s been a wild ride would be an understatement! When I started this journey almost a decade ago, I definitely didn’t view myself as part of a first wave of creatives who would soon transform the landscape of media. And at the time, “blogger” wasn’t a profession […]
Change your words, change your world. It’s a phrase that’s oft cited by a mentor of mine, and it’s so true. The way we speak to ourselves and others has the power to shift our perspective out of patterns that no longer serve us and into ways of being that usher into our lives an abundance of […]
In the midst of traveling, working, and life-ing, I’ve also been quietly but steadily planning our wedding. I might be jinxing myself by saying this, but everything seems to be falling into place nicely! My biggest roadblock hasn’t been any single external variable but rather my own tendency to procrastinate—so I’m lucky to have plenty of patient […]
We’ve been back stateside for just over two days and I’m still shaking off my trip to India. There’s the epically long flight to recover from, and the 13-hour time difference, plus the bout of traveler’s tummy that has me down three pounds and counting. But bigger than those things is the dust storm kicked up by […]