This post is for you babes! Girls, I’m the first to tell you that making girlfriends is extremely weird, scary, defeating, and awkward as an adult. It feels like dating or trying on a new pair of shoes! But it doesn’t have to be. I’ve learned how to be a good pursuer of friends after traveling and living in different cities for several years and lacking strong women in the city I’m in. In this post I will give you tips on how to make the first move, be the initiator and how to assume the friendship. Read on subscribers :)

Plaid is the go to fall fashion design! It’s on everything from dish towels, to hair ribbons, to heels, dresses, and handbags. I’m just as obsessed as the next plaid lover which is why I've researched the endless galaxy of the internet and found my favorite 10 plaid skirts you can’t miss. Shop this look and more by reading the blog post!

Well Babes! Fall is here :) It may not feel that way today with 70 degrees in Los Angeles but I just ran an errand in a flannel shirt so lets pretend as long as we have too! I’ve bought three pumpkin candles from Marshall’s recently to set the mood in my apartment and I love walking into each room and smelling the fall inspired scent. I’m sharing my other FALL MUST HAVE for my apartment in this post as well as links to my FAVORITE sweaters and accessories online right now for fall. Be sure to check out this post!

After modeling for my blog in NYC and Europe I fell in love with posing in front of the camera, creating a story through pictures, and coming up with Cali inspired shoots here in Los Angeles. I was for the first time without a photographer. My best friend shot with me in NYC and Chris shot on our DSLR on the cruise ship but without a photographer for my blog in Los Angeles. My only idea was to ask new friends to help me out but that felt vulnerable and uncomfortable knowing well that my photos wouldn’t have the quality they had up to that point.

And then…SOCIAL MEDIA…changed…everything! Read below for how I started working with photographers in LA.

Some people experience turmoil 10-15 years down the road but for us it was early in marriage. Not to say we won't still go through our hardships but this summer we learned where our missteps were, how to communicate effectively, our core fears in our relationship, and how "control" has been the biggest common thread on why we have conflict. Phew! I know that's a lot. But I think there's a stigma about newlyweds/young married couples. The stigma being that everything must be bliss and perfect because your newlyweds. Umm...NOT TRUE! We definitely felt happy but loneliness and feeling like we couldn’t connect with other couples about our problems was discouraging.

I don't think our weight or our body insecurities should define us as people but so often we let it! In a world filled with Kim Kardashians it's really hard to feel secure in the body God gave you. Trust me I know! I've always struggled with body image, so much so that I had an eating disorder for a brief period in high school. I've gained weight, I've lost weight, I've gained muscle but never saw the scale move, I've gained weight when I started working out, I've done it all! And the only thing I can say is my body has never looked radically different, so much of it has been in my mind. So much of this crazy ride that is being healthy and fit is mental! YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY!!! That's really it.