JAMBO! Hello from Africa! I’ve been in Tanzania for the past week and I can’t wait to share this journey with you soon. I hope you have been following along on Instagram (especially Instagram Stories) as I have been sharing a lot of beautiful animals from our incredible photo safari. Before you go, let me share my Africa packing list as well as some tips to help make this trip easy.

EEK! It’s my favorite time of year – the State Fair of Texas opens Friday, September 28! I feel like I can write this blog post in my sleep. If you’ve spent a nanosecond on this site, you know how much I LOVE this annual 3 week extravaganza featuring rides, food, concerts, animals and of course BIG TEX! Let me show you how to navigate the 2018 State Fair of Texas.

Happy Friday! As you’ve probably seen from my Instagram, I have been doing a lot of traveling. Last week I was at New York Fashion Week, today I’m in Austin for a travel conference, the next two weeks I’ll be in Africa, and then I’m taking a trip to Montana in October. WHEW! All of this travel has inspired me to share some travel necessities with you today. I have included luggage at different price ranges, duffel bags for weekend trips, chic backpacks to make navigating the airport easier, and much more!