09/30/2019
With the exception of the occasional tropical vacation and pool day, I feel pretty convinced that sweater weather is the best weather. I realized the other day that most of the sweaters in my sweater collection have been around longer than my husband. When they’re made well and taken care of they just last a really long time. (Sweaters, not husbands… although the same could maybe be said of both?!) The thing is, no one is really re-inventing the wheel here. Whether it’s a turtleneck or cardigan, oversized or fitted … 
(Special thanks to Vixen’s Wedding for our shoot location. If you’re in Austin, you should definitely check this new spot that’s as beautiful as the food is delicious!) We live in the age of wellness. Whatever ails you, there’s likely an oil, procedure or deletion diet that claims to cure it. It’s easy to get caught up in all the things that fall under the umbrella of self-care– massages, cleanses and bath rituals, oh my!– and forget that the predominantly important piece of self-care is self. What … 
Does anyone know exactly when Mondays began to get such a bad wrap? When did humanity decide to collectively hate Mondays? As if it wasn’t bad enough to dog on Mondays, we’ve gone on to create the Sunday Scaries, too– a way to begin talking badly about Mondays before they’ve even begun. This is what I was thinking about last Friday on my way to barre class. To be fair, I definitely prefer a Friday over a Monday, but are Mondays really that bad? I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Mondays are going to make up … 
Spring officially sprung more than a couple weeks ago, but we’ve still got a couple months until summer to make the most of this most glorious season before the real summer heat sets in. Last summer when I impulsively dubbed the season #BestSummerEver, I learned a lesson that really struck a chord in me and has stuck with me ever since. There was something to setting an intention for the season, a mantra or goal of sorts, that set the tone for the months to come and really helped us to make the most of that time. It really was the best …