I'm a creature of habit, and there's nowhere it's more apparent than in my nighttime routine. When we're at home, most evenings look the same: we get home from work, hang out with Sloan, give her dinner, followed by a bath, then put her to bed after reading some books and ...read more
If you're a fellow victim of the 'Sunday Scaries,' you may find that the tail-end of a weekend feels a bit more stress-inducing than relaxing. Since I started my job as Social Media Manager at cupcakes and cashmere, I've been fine-tuning my Saturdays and Sundays to make the most ...read more
As I inch closer to 30, I've definitely noticed that a lot of the things that feel like they've changed my life dramatically have been investments in myself and my health. I'm also a relatively new dog mom, so there are a few products on my list that have made life with a ...read more
I'm generally a happy person. But what I only recently discovered was that I'm not exactly positive...and that the two are mutually exclusive. Let me explain. The other day, I answered a call from Cristina. She was asking about a shoot I'd had the day before. And instead of ...read more
It isn't difficult to notice a common theme here: I'm on my phone a lot (it's the nature of my job), so many of my life-changing products are iPhone-related, or coffee-related. Turns out I need those two things to keep me going! Here are 10 items that have changed my life most ...read more
Fitness has always been a vital part of not only my physical health, but also my mental health. But after a year of 6:30 AM classes, I noticed another trend: I was feeling unexcited by workouts, sluggish at the end of the week, and uncreative. My routine of wakeup, workout, work ...read more
A few weeks ago, we brainstormed every question we have about engagement rings—then got completely side-tracked. We ended up talking for hours, not only about rings, but also about engagements, and our general philosophies on marriage and proposals. To tell the truth, more and ...read more
I know most girls wait for a man to put a diamond ring on their finger... but I've never believed that's the only way it should be done. After my college boyfriend and I broke up, I was devastated. I was living by myself in L.A., had zero friends, and felt so far from home. And ...read more
In a recent interview on Dax Shepard's podcast, Armchair Expert, his wife Kristen Bell shared a tip for combatting her depression: Before she allows herself to succumb to negativity, or get into a really bad mental space, she goes through a "to-do" list of action items she can ...read more
When I think about the purchases I've made that have changed my life most dramatically (we're not talking about food, and survival essentials here of course!), my mind goes to the products that have streamlined my routine. I immediately think of the items that transformed my ...read more
Ever since Instagram introduced Stories, it can sometimes feel like there isn't much more to share when it comes to my daily life—but the fact is that, those Stories are still just the highlights of my day. I rarely film getting ready, taking meetings, or when I'm at my desk ...read more
For as long as I can remember, it's taken me upwards of an hour to get ready in the morning. In high school, I woke up at 6 a.m. just to shower, blow-out my hair, straighten or curl it, then painstakingly apply foundation, mascara, eyeliner, and about forty other products. It ...read more
Three years ago—before I'd met any of the women in L.A. who would become like sisters—I sat curled-up in a ball on my kitchen floor, crying. Jonah tried to soothe me between my gasps for breath and tears, as I revealed the reason for my breakdown: I had no friends. On some ...read more
When our Marketing Manager, Kelly, got engaged over the holidays, our office conversations completely shifted: It's safe to say 75% of our non-work conversations lately have been about engagements and rings. It's simply on our mind! By coincidence, every woman in our office is ...read more
We shared this last year, but the same sentiment holds true today as we honor the incredible life of Martin Luther King Jr. Through his life, we see the true meaning of leadership, tenacity, compassion, and an undeniable belief in the greater good. It is through his selfless ...read more
Our entire office is made of up fairly poor sleepers, so it naturally follows that any time one of us 'discovers' a new product that aids in sleep, we're talking about it the next morning. Over time, we've amassed something of an internal list of the 'best of' products. Here are ...read more
Are you planning on having another kid? We just don't know. It's one of the things I struggle with often since we literally go back and forth on a daily basis. Right now, I feel like we have a really great balance: We get to spend so much quality time together as a family, I ...read more
"Would you ever get Botox?" When Leslie posed the question to the office at lunch the other day, our opinions ran the gamut from a whole-hearted "yes!" to "never!" When the conversation took a turn to musings about anti-aging and skincare in general, we quickly hit "record" to ...read more
Sometimes the least-glamorous purchases are also the most impactful. A year ago, I published my list of the 20 items that will change your life most dramatically on a daily basis—and it quickly became one of our most-viewed post of all time. I can't even tell you how many DMs I ...read more
Yesterday, I asked for your top tips for maintaining healthy habits in January on Instagram. You answered in droves, with such fantastic pieces of advice I collected a few of my favorite responses below: Eat colorfully and crunchy and the refrigerator instead of the pantry 🌈 - ...read more
One of the things I love most about my life is how many hats I wear on any given day. I wake up as a wife, quickly transition to mother, and am cruising into the office as a CEO within a couple of hours. But it also makes me feel spread too thin a lot of the time, rarely feeling ...read more
Since I'm a pretty sentimental person most of the time, it's only fitting that around the end of the year, I really take things up a notch. 2018 was a good one. While it wasn't without its hardships and pain points, I learned a lot and came out feeling more confident and sure of ...read more
We thought it'd be fun to round up our favorite, new-to-us books, shows, and movies from 2018. Enjoy—then don't forget to share your own in the comments! xEmily Educated by Tara Westover: I was slightly reluctant to read this book because of the title. I assumed it would be ...read more
Buying things for kids they won't tire of immediately, break, or grow out of is quite the challenge—which is why its worth pausing to reflect on the successes. Here are the best purchases I made for Sloan in 2018: "Big girl" bed: Sloan was one of those kids that took her sweet ...read more
