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The hotelier behind The Surfrider Hotel gives us the ultimate Malibu cheat sheet.

Just don’t call it the French 4th of July.

photo: By Tezza The fact that it feels like the weekend was just here is a testament to how much these summer weeks are flying by, and (being the summer girl that I am) my greatest goal for this weekend is to be totally present and soak up every little moment. Plans: read a book […]

It’s SO not what you think.

photos by Hannah Haston It’s hard to describe life in Austin without mentioning tacos. The two are basically inseparable, and since it’s not out-of-the-question that I might start a day with breakfast tacos and end it with fajitas, you could say that I’ve gotten pretty good at putting fresh twists on the classics so that […]

You’ll want to live in it.

photo by luisa brimble via design*sponge Hi friends, hope you’re having a great weekend! By the time you read this, I’ll have been completely unplugged from all devices for 36 hours, with another 12 to go. For our next Wellness Report, I’m taking one for the team and trying out a full-blown digital detox, and […]

image from gal meets glam The last time I was in Paris was by far the most magical. It wasn’t the weather, or the fact that it was the week before my wedding… I think the best thing about our visit was the time we spent on Canal Saint Martin. The canal is by far […]

Last month, a few friends and I traveled to Sedona to celebrate my friend Abby‘s bachelorette party. For all of us it was our first time to visit, and aside from the beautiful scenery, we really didn’t know what to expect. What we discovered was a mystical, magical hippie wonderland that was — albeit sort […]

Y’all, the countdown has begun: we’re only two weeks away from the first day of spring! Why not pick a free Saturday on your calendar and invite friends to your back patio (or a nearby picnic spot) to celebrate with an open air dinner party? When warmer temps arrive, I want to eat as many […]

So long February! We’re leaving you in the dry cleaning bag (along with this year’s sweaters and coats) and not looking back. March is always an exciting time in Austin because of SXSW, when our town population actually triples for 10 days. Okay, that’s actually an unverified rumor… but I can vouch that it feels […]

Now that you’ve survived that juice cleanse and started doing yoga again, your body and mind are feeling refreshed for 2018. But what have you done for your home this year? I asked home styling and staging expert Sarah Brady of The Platform Experiment what changes she makes to start the year, and she said […]