My Life | Pregnancy

First Trimester Update: Pregnancy Symptoms & Must Haves

By on September 14, 2023
1st trimester, first trimester, first trimester symptoms, my first trimester, pregnancy, pregnancy must haves, pregnancy symptoms, first pregnancy, baby bump, maternity style, pregnancy style, maternity, boho chic style, sustainable style, clean hair care, clean skin care, lifestyle blogger, fashion blogger, The Urban Darling.

A few months late, but I am finally sharing my first trimester recap! I’m currently 21 weeks into my pregnancy and life has been so busy. Luckily during a lot of my first trimester, I was able to take things slow, take naps, and meditate which was much needed because of all the symptoms I was feeling (more on that later in this post). Going into my second trimester, life got much busier! Between creating content for my social media business, researching + creating a baby registry, pregnancy symptoms, pregnancy appointments, trying to make time for self care, and making time for my relationship… my plate has been super full. I’m hoping things will slow down a little bit soon and I’m trying to focus on how lucky I am to be pregnant. Getting back to it, in this bog post, I wanted to share some of the pregnancy symptoms I experienced, things that helped with them, and my must have items for the first trimester!

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My Life | Pregnancy

Our First Baby Gender Reveal

By on August 26, 2023

I have been dying to share our baby’s gender since we announced our pregnancy two weeks ago. It’s usually recommended to wait until you are past the first trimester to share pregnancy news. We waited until I was about 4 months pregnant and it was so hard keeping it a secret because I wanted to shout it from the rooftops but we wanted to make sure our risk of miscarriage was far enough behind us after having had an early miscarriage when we first started trying to get pregnant. I have known the baby’s gender for about a month now so the wait to share that news was much shorter at least!

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Ojai, California, USA | Travel

Ojai Travel Guide | What To Do, Where To Shop, & Where To Stay

By on August 18, 2023
Ojai, California, Southern California, California travel, US destinations, Ojai travel guide, things to do in Ojai, where to shop in Ojai, where to stay in Ojai, Ojai lodging, boutiques, vintage airstream resort, Ojai Valley Inn, travel blogger, lifestyle blogger, fashion blogger, The Urban Darling.

Ojai, California is a place that I have always wanted to visit! I had heard amazing things about the calm, peaceful, and serene vibes in this beautiful California town. So when I flew to Los Angeles to visit my sister, I decided that we had to do a roadtrip to Ojai! It worked out perfectly because we went at the beginning of my visit and stopped in Malibu for the day on our way back to Los Angeles. Check out my Malibu blog post here! We were there for about 24 hours and visited so many cute boutiques and stayed at the cutest vintage airstream resort, Caravan Outpost. It was the perfect girl’s trip!

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Couples Style | My Life

Our Desert Pregnancy Announcement Photoshoot

By on August 12, 2023
Pregnancy announcement, Pregnancy announcement photoshoot, pregnancy, maternity photography, desert photography, couples photography, desert, Tri-Cities, couples, baby, couples style, desert vibes, lifestyle blogger, fashion blogger, The Urban Darling.

I’m so happy to finally be able to share our wonderful news: WE’RE PREGNANT! Schyler and I have been wanting this for quite awhile now and I have wanted to be a mom since I was a little girl, so I’m thrilled to finally be starting this journey into motherhood. It has been so hard keeping this a secret but I’m so excited to be sharing more about my pregnancy moving forward!

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My Life | My Style

Boho Lingerie Photo Shoot & Turning 30

By on August 9, 2023
Lingerie, neutral lingerie, chic lingerie, lingerie photo shoot, self love, boho chic style, boho bedroom, boho decor, boho lingerie photo shoot, 30, lifestyle blogger, fashion blogger, at home photo shoot, turning 30.

I was scrolling through my camera roll this week and remembered I hadn’t yet posted these lingerie photos Schyler took for me a few months back. I debated whether or not to share these because I know being too “sexy” in photos can be a little controversial. I was raised Catholic so there is a part of me that always feels a little uncomfortable about sexuality and things of that nature. All that aside, as a woman, I’m very proud of my body and looking at these photos makes me feel empowered, confident, and beautiful. I turned 30 this year and I am at the point in my life where I care less what other people think and more about doing whatever makes me feel happy and good about myself. That kind of freedom is a thing of beauty.

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Los Angeles, California, USA | Travel

Roadtrip To Malibu For The Day With My Sister

By on July 19, 2023
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During my Los Angeles trip to visit my sister Rocio back in March, we stayed a night in Ojai and on our way back to LA, we stopped in beautiful Malibu for the day! I have always wanted to visit Malibu and my sister knew the best spots to go to so I am so glad we were able to make that happen. We lucked out with the most perfect weather that day, took so many photos, and saw the prettiest views and beaches. We also stopped by a few coffee shops which I will share in this post for those of you that are also looking for food/coffee recommendations.

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Los Angeles, California, USA | Travel

Los Angeles Travel Guide | Where To Shop, Eat, Stay, & More

By on July 16, 2023

Things to do in Los Angeles, Los Angeles travel guide, travel guide, things to do, Los Angeles, California, LA trip, LA guide, sister trip, travel blogger, travel blog, lifestyle blogger, The Urban Darling, fashion blogger, sisters, Lake Hollywood Park, Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles parks.

I had such a fun time visiting my sister in LA this past March! This was my second time visiting Los Angeles and it was mainly to be able to spend time with my sister who has lived there for the past 3 years. I definitely did a lot more “touristy” type things on my first visit so if you want to check out that blog post as well for my ideas you totally can! We squeezed in a trip to Malibu and Ojai as well which I will be sharing full blog posts on soon, but we were still able to do quite a few LA things which I wanted to share with you guys in this post!

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Beauty | Los Angeles, California, USA

Getting Lip Filler At Vivant Aesthetics In Los Angeles

By on July 13, 2023
Medical Spa, spa design, lip filler, Vivant Aesthetics, Melrose Ave, beauty, facial aesthetics, esthetician services, getting lip filler, botox, spa day, Los Angeles med spa, Los Angeles plastic surgery, Los Angeles, lifestyle blogger, travel blogger, The Urban Darling, boho chic style, boho design, aesthetic design.

While I was in Los Angeles visiting my sister, I was able to get my lip filler touched up at Vivant Aesthetics on Melrose Ave. This medical spa is absolutely gorgeous and the staff there was so friendly and knowledgeable. They really made my experience so great! Vivant Aesthetics specializes in facial aesthetics and esthetician services. In this blog post, I will be giving you guys a little tour of the spa, sharing before and after photos, and my experience getting lip filler there!

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Los Angeles, California, USA | Travel

7 Things To Do In Los Angeles

By on June 25, 2023
Things to do in Los Angeles, Los Angeles travel guide, travel guide, things to do, Los Angeles, California, Melrose Ave, Melrose Trading Post, vintage, vintage flea market, flea market, LA trip, LA guide, sister trip, travel blogger, travel blog, lifestyle blogger, The Urban Darling.

I had such a fun time visiting my sister in LA this past March! This was my second time visiting Los Angeles and it was mainly to be able to spend time with my sister who has lived there for the past 3 years. I definitely did a lot more “touristy” type things on my first visit so if you want to check out that blog post as well for my ideas you totally can! We squeezed in a trip to Malibu and Ojai as well which I will be sharing full blog posts on soon, but we were still able to do quite a few LA things which I wanted to share with you guys in this post!

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Los Angeles, California, USA | Travel Style

Swimsuit Photoshoot On The Beach In Malibu

By on May 5, 2023

Swimwear, swimsuit, sustainable swimwear, swimsuit photoshoot, beach photoshoot, Malibu, Malibu beach, California beach, beaches, California, Los Angeles, Saturday Swimwear, sexy swimsuit photoshoot, photoshoot, fashion blogger, travel blogger, lifestyle blogger, The Urban Darling.

During my trip to Los Angeles to visit my sister, Rocio and I took a road trip to Ojai and on our way back to LA, we stopped in Malibu for the day to explore! Malibu was absolutely amazing with it’s stunning views and beautiful beaches. I knew it would be the perfect backdrop for some sexy swimsuit photos! My sister took these photos for me on the beach below Point Dume and I love how they turned out.

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