Now that the weather in Chicago is (finally) beautiful, I’m eager to explore new areas of the city and find new restaurants and bars. My favorite places to discover are ones with great patios or rooftops, and the weekly neighborhood festivals in Chicago are great ways to find hidden gems. The hardest part, however, is keeping all of those things organized.

I pass by places I want to try all the time, and in the past I added them to a list in my phone that I quickly forgot about and never used. Then I started using Sosh. My social calendar life-saver. I was recently introduced to Sosh and since then, have found myself browsing the app on a regular basis. Its purpose is to introduce you to new things happening in your city. You simply create a profile, specify for your favorite neighborhoods and things that interest you, and the options start pouring in!

It’s perfect for browsing what’s new and happening in your area, especially within specific categories that you select. I also love that I can bookmark different places I want to try and then check them off the list after I’ve tried them. Sosh also takes into consideration the time of day, weather, day of the week, and your location within the city, which makes the app way more personal than something like Yelp or Urbanspoon (where you constantly start from scratch).

Since downloading the app, I’ve tried several new restaurants and have discovered so many new places and things I want to try. Some examples include burgers at Chef’s Burger Bistro, wine & cheese tasting at Bar Pastoral, dim sum brunch at Fat Rice, brunch at Little Goat, and a hike at Tekakwitha Woods (to please my outdoorsy side).

If you’re not in Chicago, don’t worry! Sosh is also available in New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Seattle, and will be available in a few more cities soon. So whether you’re looking for a restaurant, rooftop bar, festival, or open-air market, Sosh has the best recommendations. I wouldn’t recommend their product if I didn’t truly believe in it, so start exploring all that your city has to offer with Sosh !

*This post was sponsored by Sosh. As always, all opinions are my own!

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I’m suddenly finding myself in the midst of a hair crisis. For the longest time I had planned on keeping my hair long for our wedding, but very abruptly I decided that I was over my long locks. I’m bored.

All of these images and more have got my mind reeling. There’s something so simple and chic about them and I’m not one to fuss with my hair, and Jessica Alba’s look is making me think this could really be a good fit.

Sooooo, now I’m seriously debating making the drastic cut, should I do it?? Eeeeek!

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Everytime I go to Booie’s house (my grandma), I’m inspired. She has great taste and does an even better job at putting it all together. Her apartment in Dallas might be on the smaller side, but it’s full of personality, beautiful furniture, elegant antiques, and beautiful artwork. And a few leopard pieces that I adore!

When I left her place last time, I came home full of little ideas to add a polished touch to everyday items — an elegant box to store stationery, a new way to store matches, and a prettier way to hang jewelry.

If you can’t tell from these pictures, Booie loves art and has collected some fine pieces over the years. My grandparents live most of the year in their house in Santa Fe right off Canyon Road. They’ve made plenty of artist friends over the years and Booie herself is even an amazing artist! I’ll have to commission her to paint me one soon!

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My next major DIY project is going to be a new dining room table. Right now I have the dining room table I bought in college from Pier 1 and it’s been great. It’s also seen better days. Too many college art projects happened on there and then Oliver really attacked those legs… but either way, it’s served its purpose and I’m ready for something new and a little more unique.

I’ve been talking about this project for way too long and I think it’s finally going to happen this spring. The idea I keep coming back to? A herringbone topped table! I’ve been seeing it pop everywhere from doors, ceilings to floors and I’m in love.

I’m not 100% sure how I’m going to tackle this, but thankfully my dad is quite the handyman so I’m not too worried! The next question will be where will I build this beauty? And what color to stain it — dark or light?

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I’m not good at pampering myself. It’s not that I don’t enjoy it, because who doesn’t, but really more that I never take the time to just do it! I’ll treat myself to a facial a couple times of year, but that’s really it. Sad, but true.

When Hanes Hosiery sent me this box full of spa at home goodies, I was thrilled to take an afternoon and just chill out. I got lucky a few weekends ago when the neighbors invited Oliver to go to Michigan with them and spent a good portion of my day in my PJs on the couch. After I was feeling good and relaxed the spa time began.

I started by taking off my old nail polish and then applied the face mask. After sitting in quietly on my couch while it dried, I hopped in the shower to rinse it off and then use the foot scrub and pumice stone. Since I almost never get pedicures, my feet felt amazing after that and the scrub smelled awesome. I’ve also realized that I need to make face masks a weekly tradition. My skin felt so much smoother and refreshed!

I retired back to the couch to paint my nails and put the rolling foot massager to work. I laid around on the couch for quite some time after that with a cup of tea and probably dozed off a few times. It was such a nice afternoon and good to take some time for myself. Thanks again Hanes! You reminded me that I need to do this more often and that it’s simple to do at home!

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