Ladies (and gents, I know you’re out there), Valentine’s Day a.k.a. Singles Awareness Day a.k.a. The Most Excusable Holiday for a Wine + Chocolate Blackout is upon us. In merely eight days, men will propose to their lovely girlfriends in Macaroni Grills across the country holding rings from Kay Jewelers because they saw the commercial … Read more
Dirty hair? Bedhead? Running late (like me always)? Just too lazy to do a damn thing with your lovely lady locks? BOOM. Okay, so that’s a model wearing (what is most likely) a diamond headband, but this look is certainly easy for us commoners to achieve. Blast your hair with texturizing spray or dry shampoo … Read more
Let me tell you about my New York travel disaster. It all started on Monday morning when I couldn’t get a cab to Penn Station. Please take a moment and picture me with a suitcase and a giant shoulder bag trying to hail a cab IN THE RAIN for a good 20 minutes to no … Read more
Red lipstick is hot. Any guy who says otherwise probably just wants to make out with you and is concerned about having it smeared all over his face (well too bad). Any girl who says, “I can’t pull it off,” just needs to find her perfect color and channel her inner Marilyn Monroe. Not to … Read more
Don’t worry, friends and faithful (or occasional) readers: This blog isn’t turning into a running photo montage of me. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I don’t know how those fashion bloggers do it. Most workdays, I’m in workout pants and a sports bra with a disheveled ponytail and no makeup. Fellas, … Read more
I am thrilled to announce another Witty + Pretty contributor, Lillian Charles! She has her own wardrobe consulting and styling biz, works at Lululemon (read: her fitness gear collection is to-die-for), and runs around town looking fab and inspiring and supporting other women (we actually met after one of Cara’s Flywheel classes, in which I … Read more
Who let the dogs out? An EPIC SONG from the Baha Men, one of the greatest bands of all times except Wilson Phillips. Speaking of dogs and men from Baha, I am a true animal expert. My love of the animal kingdom led me to study pre-vet at Auburn University where, after two attempts, I … Read more
Let me open up to you guys for a sec. (Don’t worry; I’m not going to cry.) Working for yourself is undeniably awesome in a lot of ways and it was the number one thing I wanted in my career: The freedom, no asshole bosses, vacations when you want, working in pajamas (or nothing at … Read more
Health/fitness expert Cara Weaver is back and I LOVE what she is about to share. For one, she is going to explain HOW THE HELL to make a kale salad. I often get the kale salads at Whole Foods, but when I buy the greeny goodness and try to whip one up at home, I … Read more
If you’re anything like me, nothing motivates you for a workout like good music (and alcohol on the other side). W+P health and fitness expert (and secret DJ) Cara, has curated a badass list of tunes (I added a few, too) to get you through that run/spin class/P90X/Prancercise session. Start listening and you just might get … Read more