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    an open letter to my teaching career

    an open letter to my teaching career

    ARC Review: The forest of Vanishing Stars

    ARC Review: The forest of Vanishing Stars

    Managing a Blog When It's Not Your Full-Time Job

    Managing a Blog When It's Not Your Full-Time Job

    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
    How to Style a Bar Cart

    How to Style a Bar Cart

    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
    Her Story: Lesley Hemphill on Adopting a Teenage Boy

    Her Story: Lesley Hemphill on Adopting a Teenage Boy

    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
    May Designs Giveaway

    May Designs Giveaway

    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
    The only at-home chai latte recipe you'll ever need

    The only at-home chai latte recipe you'll ever need

    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
    My rescue dog: who saved whom?

    My rescue dog: who saved whom?

    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
    Her Story: Anna Berardi of Trades of Hope

    Her Story: Anna Berardi of Trades of Hope

    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
    5 tips for staying fit and healthy at your desk

    5 tips for staying fit and healthy at your desk

    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
    Common wedding questions answered by a newlywed

    Common wedding questions answered by a newlywed

    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

    MEET BECCA

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    texas tech graduate.

    kappa delta alumna.

    mom of two

    pr professional.

    houston, texas.

    believer.

    coffee addict.

    flower enthusiast.

    bibliophile.

    history buff.

    football fanatic.

    aspiring writer.

    rescue dog lover.

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    @bookedwithbecca

     

    WHERE I SHOP

      

    Anthropologie

    Asos

    Banana Republic

    Bed Bath & Beyond

    Crate & Barrel

    J. Crew

    Kendra Scott

    Loft

    Lou & Grey

    Madewell

    Milk & Honey Boutique

    Nike

    Nordstrom

    Sephora

    Sole Society

    Steve Madden

    Target

    Urban Outfitters

    Zappos

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