Hello! I am so excited to write my first post here on SAK! You may recognize me from Audree's Instagram stories throughout the summer. (I'm the really funny one who loves Farris Wheels) I am Audree's styling intern and I started last May. Since then I have come back to Iowa to finish my last year of school! Last September…
I strongly believe in the power of numbers, community and collaboration. I hired my first intern, Kendra in 2016 after a spontaneous coffee date. We briefly met on through a panel I was speaking at and she asked to grab coffee. I ended up creating the internship right then and there for her. I was leaving my magazine job at…
2018 was one of the most challenging years in my life, both business-wise and personally. Earlier this month I shared with you my 2019 resolutions and my word of intent, “thrive” – you can read all about it here. I also opened up to you last week about working for myself and my promise to you, my readers and friends,…
Sometimes I still can’t believe that I’m my own boss. Actually, scratch that. I am so lucky to be my own boss at 26, and I honestly always knew I would be. In high school I wrote down a rough 10-year plan. I wanted to move to New York, work for an editorial magazine, go on my own by 25…
I gave myself a personal goal in 2018 to spend less time on social media. The year before I found myself falling into a dark hole on social media of comparing myself to every other blogger and content creator online, I was frustrated that I couldn’t give my blog 100% due to my job and I kind of lost my…
I have a problem. Ok maybe not a real problem, but I have a handful of sequin dresses that I have acquired over the past month for various holiday parties, birthday celebrations and of course, New Year’s Eve. At first I thought to donate the dresses and start the year off on a less sparkly note, but seriously, who am…
The winter season is in full storm; the holidays are over and January always comes a little quicker than expected. The new year can feel like time for a fresh start, but it’s also a little daunting trying to flip your life around and eat well, work out and get clear skin all by January 5th—ammiright? I feel like every…
