The Best Birthday Present: A New Bed from West Elm

Last night my husband and I disassembled our old bed and slept on our boxspring and mattress. It was the best sleep I've had in awhile...I was probably super exhausted from pool days and birthday celebrations.We picked up our new bed today and though our room makeover is not 100% complete, the result is beautiful. I can't wait to show it to you (thanks for helping us pick up our bed in your truck

I Think We Found A Bed, NOTD and Banana Republic 25% Off Sale

Today my husband and I went out to run a few errands. We ended up visiting West Elm because we wanted to strategize on how we wanted to spend the design dollars we earned when we bought our Tillary sofa.We've pretty much decided on their new "Diamond Tufted Headboard" in the color "otter" (once again gray- the perfect neutral.)  I'm going to do all white sheets with it for a pop of brightness. 

West Elm Desk, OOTD & Laura Bell Bundy and Carrie Underwood Shine on Red Carpet

Today I called my waxing place to make an appointment with my favorite waxer...and was told she is moving to Michigan! I have been having such bad luck in the beauty services world lately...first my hairdresser left me and now my waxer. Sigh. If you haven't checked out my piece about losing my hairdresser on CultureMap yet, go check it out, it might give you a laugh or two. How ironic is it that

The West Elm Couches Make a Grand Entrance

I am so proud of myself and my husband today! We worked as a team to pick-up, unpack and assemble our new couches. It was a lot of work, but in the end it was totally worth it and we are SO happy with these new additions to our home. These sofas make our room look SO much bigger than our leather couches did.As a reminder, here is what the room looked like before:Even with the addition of the

Weekend Shopping: Forever 21& Target

Candice and I started off our Saturday with a session at HardCore Pilates (which, once again, was hardcore). Then we headed to Starbucks (we are both obsessed with Skinny Vanilla Lattes) and headed to Rice Village to get pedicures. I usually do my own nails, but it's nice to have my toes done professionally every once in awhile. I don't like to go every week (or even every 2 weeks) but I'll go

Hair Coloring, Spring Cleaning, Couch Shopping & OOTD

Yesterday evening, some work colleagues and I attended an awards dinner for the Houston Association of Black Journalists. It was a great event! Here's what I wore (the dinner was a mix of business and cocktail.)Dress- Ann Taylor (seen in this haul post); Belt- Club Monaco; Shoes- Paris Hilton "Senorita"; Bracelet- Forever 21.Gosh I love those bow shoes. I wear them every chance I get! They do