“When you pack lightly you live lightly. “

If you follow along here, you might have caught on that I spent most of last week in Puerto Rico working on a couple of different shoots.  The job came up a bit last minute, as many styling jobs tend to do, and I found myself with just a handful of hours at home to pack in between Austin for the holidays and departing for the caribbean.  At least … +more

(What To Listen To Now is a series of monthly playlists, curated by Chop Shop alum and Disney music supervisor, Matt Mugford.)

Here we go for the last time in 2012!!

DISCLAIMER: I like Christmas music, but don’t love it like some of you. That is why I am only including a couple of my holiday favorites and am letting you be responsible to play your Bublé and Amy Grant albums on your own. Deal? Ok… here’s the December playlist, … +more

Have you looked at your calendar lately?  I just booked a quick coffee meeting in mid-December if that gives you any indication of what kind of month it is shaping up to be!  Fortunately, I love the hustle and bustle of this time of year and especially all of the parties that accompany it.  If you plan on hosting any kind of holiday shindig, the time has come to get those invitations out!  Most experts recommend that you send holiday … +more

Is there anything more all-american than pie?  For me, it falls into the same category as blue jeans, road trips, the 4th of July, and all other things patriotic.  Last year for Thanksgiving, my husband’s family flew out from the east coast to help us celebrate our first holiday in our first home!  It was a small group so I stuck to the Thanksgiving pie basics, one pumpkin and one strawberry-rhubarb.  This year, though, we’ll be in Austin with my … +more

{ Initial Image via The Brick House }

Since Emily is spending some time meeting with publishers in New York this week (she is working on her first book!), I though I would take the opportunity to share something that I have learned a little bit about over the last 18 months:  Buying your first home!  If you live in a major metropolitan area, the cost per square foot of owning your own home can often times seem … +more

You take it with you everywhere, and whether it’s a staple or a statement piece, your bag should always look its best, just like you. Let’s be honest, even the nicest of satchels and clutches end up at one point or another on the floor, on a restaurant chair, hanging from the bathroom stall door at a club (or worse, on the floor of the bathroom stall!), on the driveway while we load the car…  I bet if you really … +more

Most fabulous perk of being an Allure Mag reader? The Best of Beauty Awards, of course! And the best part of being a Savvy Girl? Knowing how to turn those beauty suggestions into strategic accents for your real life ensemble.  Translation: “2012’s Best of: Lips Winners” meet “Your Work Wardrobe.”

 Here are my top picks from the list and a few suggestions for how you can pair them with your professional attire. After all, classy and chic … +more

If it wasn’t for my friend, Matt, I would be completely out of the cool music loop (and not legally married but that’s a story for another day).  After a few years of doing music supervision for Chop Shop Music and placing songs on popular TV shows like Gossip Girl and Grey’s Anatomy, Matt is currently the music coordinator for Disney films as well as the music supervisor for many of Google’s recent ads.  He is constantly introducing me to new music and great … +more