Chicago is a huge and diverse city — every time I visit, I have a different experience. I’ve celebrated Christmas at the Christkindlmarket, played in the snow, watched the river get dyed green and bottomless brunched in the spring. Safe to say, I’m a huge fan and take every opportunity to grab a cheap flight … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I made a fabulous mid-winter trip to the glamorous and art-filled Palm Springs, California for the 2018 Altitude Summit. I represented It’s Not Hou It’s Me and networked with small business owners, designers, photographers, bloggers, sponsors and creatives of all sorts at the overflowing-with-color Saguaro Hotel. I spent most of my … Continue reading
Island life is great. The drinks are a flowin and the apps are a comin. The one downside (or upside, depending on how you look at it) is that shipping food to islands is expensive, so sometimes eating out is cheaper and more cost efficient than going to the grocery store! For me, that’s a … Continue reading
The first time I heard about Belize was on an episode of House Hunters or something like that on HGTV, which is just constantly on in the background at my apartment. A couple was trying to buy THEIR OWN ISLAND for like half a million dollars, which I found incredible that you, like, don’t have … Continue reading
When I was considering what to do for my BORING, boring birthday — 26 is absolutely nothing special — I thought wine not go to wine country? In fact, I’ve gone to wine country every November (ahem, Fredericksburg and Dripping Springs guides here!) and I don’t plan on missing that tradition moving forward! Read about … Continue reading
Planning a trip to Napa Valley is the most overwhelming trip I’ve ever had to plan. First of all, there are like a ZILLION wineries to go to with varying different things to offer: seated tastings, tours, tours followed by tastings, tours while tasting out of the barrels, etc., so you want to get some … Continue reading
My favorite city in the world — besides Houston, of course — is San Francisco. I love its character, its weather and how many fun things you can do there — from riding a historic cable car to eating your weight in chocolate. Here’s my guide to how to spend a day in San Fran. … Continue reading
“When are you going to come to Ruidoso,” — my Memaw and Pawpaw every time I speak to either of them over the past 5ish years they’ve owned their house in the quiet town in southern New Mexico. “Soon!” I’d always say. After spending a long weekend in the mountains with them, I expect that … Continue reading
Whether you’re visiting for work, headed to Georgetown, taking a day trip from DC or avoiding the costly hotel prices in our nation’s capital, you’ll find a lot to do in Arlington! (Note: For all you Texans out there reading, I’m talking the Arlington in Virginia–not the one outside of Dallas ;).) Arlington is absolutely adorable and … Continue reading
This past weekend I took a girl’s trip to the arguably the biggest bachelorette capital of the US–Nashville, Tennessee. Ironically, I wasn’t going for any wedding related activities and instead of donning matching “bride squad” t-shirts, I was accompanied by my mom for a spontaneous weekend trip to visit her sister. With a bit of … Continue reading