Tech Chic

My husband, baby and I all wake up around 6:45am. Make coffee, feed 6-month-old Phoebe, and I put on a bit of makeup and blow dry my hair (I shower at night) right away — otherwise, it may never happen! Get dressed in workout clothes (I love Lululemon) and I either head to a TRX/Pilates class or a Kor180 class, or we all go for a neighborhood walk.

Back at home, I make a pot of steel cut oats for all of us, usually topped with blueberries and almonds, then drop Phoebe off at her grandmother’s house so I have four hours of uninterrupted time to get work done. It’s amazing how I can now squeeze an entire workday into that amount of time!

I head to my home office, where my assistant editor Chanel, art director Jenn and interns Kelly and Lisa are already hard at work. The next four hours are usually a whirlwind of answering emails, sending off proposals, styling mini photo shoots, helping Chanel with DIY’s, blogging (I try to finish posts at least a couple days in advance), and meeting with the team about upcoming projects and blog posts. Sometimes I have lunch meetings, but otherwise I throw together a salad with whatever veggies and grains are in my fridge, and work right through lunch. When 2pm rolls around (usually very quickly!) I go to pickup Phoebe and afternoon is spent playing with her and running errands together. If afternoon photo shoots are happening, I’ll try to stop by for a little while, with Phoebe strapped to the front of me in her baby carrier. She happens to love photo shoots… I think I might have a little stylist on my hands!

Almost everything. The creativity, day-to-day variety and freedom of running my own company are incredible. I love styling shoots and dreaming up new ideas to inspire our readers. I also love writing, so some of my favorite workdays are when I get to sit down at my desk and really devote a good chunk of time to writing upcoming blog posts. Continue reading…