HerStory is not my full-time job. I work for a public relations agency that I absolutely love, and I manage HerStory before and after work, as well as on the weekends. After staring at a screen all day long, most days the last thing I want to do is work on a computer well into the night. But I do it. Why? Because I LOVE this blog, y'all. While I love HerStory and the fact that I've created this by myself (#womentrepreneur), I think my husband would be slightly annoyed if I f

I finally invested in a little piece of home decor I've always had my eye on: a bar cart! We have a coffee cart, which comprises a Keurig, French press, coffee bean grinder, and latte/cappucino/espresso maker, and now our "cart scene" is complete with the addition of our beautiful bar cart. We needed something small (hello, San Francisco living), and we found the perfect cart at The Container Store. It fits nicely in a corner close to our kitchen, so the convenience is there

Lesley Hemphill is a 26-year-old single mother to a 17-year-old boy. If you ask her, she’d say she imagined she would be the last of our Kappa Delta pledge class to have kids. But when she was younger, she always told her parents she would adopt “big people” one day. They smiled at their adorable daughter, most likely thinking, “Okay Lesley. You will adopt big people one day. Whatever you want.” At 26, she has adopted a big person: a 17-year-old boy who has endured abuse, tra

I am most definitely an old soul at heart. While I love what the digital age has brought us in terms of connectivity and opportunities through technology (hello, blog), I still love a good newspaper, my paper-back books and snail mail. I also refuse to use an electronic or digital calendar unless it's for meetings at work (mostly because I have to), and I firmly believe that thank you cards are far from dead. That's why I LOVE May Designs. I have been a loyal May Designs cons

It's no secret that I love coffee. If you know me at all or follow me on Instagram, you know I love to try new craft coffee shops wherever I am, whether it be in San Francisco or on a trip. I'm not much of a tea drinker unless it's sweet tea or chai lattes, and even then I'm pretty picky. However, I have found the absolute best chai mix ever. I love creamy chai more so than spicy chai, so when I tried White Rock Coffee's (Dallas) chai, I instantly fell in love. It pained me t

I've always liked dogs, but I never loved them, you know? I didn't grow up with man's best friend (mom claimed she had too many kids), and by the time my parents decided it was okay to add a four-legged friend to the family, I was already in college. One of my roommates in college had two dogs, and my roommate after college had a puppy, so I was always kind of a pseudo-mom to many dogs. Then I got married and became a stepmom to Beaux, seen below. And then I became a real dog

I could not be more excited to kick off From HerStory to Yours with a fellow Skimm’bassador (more info on that here) and Kappa Delta alum’s story about her work with an incredible organization called Trades of Hope. It’s a beautiful thing when passions and careers collide, and that is definitely the case for Anna Berardi. Oftentimes we find ourselves wondering if we can do bigger things through our work, and sometimes we settle on the fact that work is going to be what pays t

When I jumped back into PR full time from teaching, my biggest worry was sitting behind a desk again all day. I LOVED being on my feet, moving around the classroom, easily walking 20,000+ steps in one day (that's without working out). Luckily I walk about two miles round trip to and from work, but still--sitting all day is just not my thing. Now that I've been in SF and sitting behind a desk for a bit, I've been thinking on ways to stay fit and healthy during the day, and hop

My husband and I are nearing our one-year wedding anniversary. (Seriously!?) Sometimes I miss wedding planning, and sometimes I am thrilled I never have to do it again. Thankfully, I always seem to have friends who are getting married, so I get to fill that void by giving advice and helping my sweet bride-to-be friends where needed. There are tons of wedding planning tools out there, but sometimes it's nice to hear from your friends and "real brides" on what they did in certa