Helloooooo November! This is our favorite month. First of all, it usually finally feels like fall about now. And, more importantly, it’s birthday month — for both the It’s Not Hou founders and for the blog itself! Mark your calendars — November 26! Click here to RSVP and learn more! This week Frostival at Discovery … Continue reading
We’re back for another summer of our #ItsNotHouzie Instagram contest! Enter for a chance to win some fanfreakingtastic Houston experiences and prizes! How to Enter Post a photo to your Instagram featuring one of our koozies (aka the #ItsNotHouzie) Post June 1-July 31, 2019 Include #ItsNotHouzie and @itsnothouitsme in the caption If you have a … Continue reading
Show us your summer fun and enter our #ItsNotHouzie Instagram contest for a chance to win some fanfreakingtastic Houston experiences and prizes! How to Enter Post a photo to your Instagram featuring one of our koozies (aka #ItsNotHouzie) Post June 1-July 31, 2018 Include #ItsNotHouzie and @itsnothouitsme in the caption If you have a private … Continue reading
Ho, ho, holy crap — Christmas is less than a week away! Yule be rushing to get some last minute gifts, right? Might we suggest a few things? Shop Local with VisitHouston If there’s one thing we’re both super passionate about, it’s giving Houston a major shoutout, which is why we partnered with our friends … Continue reading
Like Beyonce, we’re all waking up flawless, so why should we settle for anything less for our most important meal of the day? Houston is a town with amazzzzinnnggg brunch (we all knew that), but, is it just me, or are more and more restaurants feeling like eating good 7 days a week with fancy … Continue reading
R u ready, Houston? Houston Restaurant Weeks is just around the corner, and, from Aug. 1 until Labor Day, over 200 restaurants have prix fixe menus for lunch, dinner and brunch for $20, $35/$45 and $20, respectively. It’s inarguably a great deal, but even better: A portion of the proceeds go to Houston Food Bank. So … Continue reading
When I think dinner in the Heights, I think neighborhood hang, right? A place with amazing food and drinks. Helen in the Heights, sister to Helen Greek Food in Rice Village, is all that and a bag of zucchini chips. All the plates are meant to be sharable and pairable with drinks or wine. Literally … Continue reading
Having hair in Houston is a double-edged sword. On one hand, that humidity keeps our hair moisturized, but that same humidity will take your hair from silky straight to frizzball as soon as you walk out of the door. Being a born and raised Houstonian, I get this and I have come up with my … Continue reading
You know that feeling when you’re shopping and you’re in love with everything around you but you are positive you can’t afford anything. Then you look at a price tag and OMG YOU CAN afford it. That’s what it’s like at Hiatus Spa+Retreat that just opened up at 5740 San Felipe in Tanglewood. Hiatus is … Continue reading
July, no doubt, is not anyone in Houston’s favorite month. I mean, it’s just SO HOT. Everyone is traveling or staying inside where it’s cool. Speaking of traveling, we’ll be keeping cool on a boat on Lake Travis this weekend, as well as some other fun destinations this month. I’ll be going to New Mexico, … Continue reading