Paden
This girl has eyes so blue and a face so sweet you can't help but stare. I did a test shoot with Paden, who effortlessly pulls off the girl-next-door vibe, and can suddenly transform into the flirty bombshell look with the switch of an outfit.
It was so fun working with someone who definitely knows her angles and has mastered the perfect "smeyes." Aren't those doe eyes the most mesmerizing things ever?
As we celebrate her first birthday, I want to reflect back on all the not-so-glamorous moments we went through to get to today.
AI this, AI that. Where does the human come in? My thoughts on the future of the design industry coming out of the 2026 Figma Config conference.
Work-life balance matters 90% of the time. But what you do with that other 10% — whether you grind or coast — will determine your career trajectory.
I've been rewatching and critiquing every travel vlog I've ever made, and here's the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Browse your wardrobe, build outfits (manually or with AI), save looks, and plan packing lists for trips. I finally built my version of Cher’s closet (with zero technical knowledge).
The last time I felt this excited to learn and experiment, I built a whole new career. Let’s see where AI takes me this time.
Who would’ve guessed that ten years later, while the world embraces a collective nostalgia for 2016, I’d find myself revisiting this hobby again.
The thrill of amassing cute clothes on my own dime was addicting. I overconsumed, convinced I was winning because I saved so much money.
Trusting my body, becoming a mother, and rebuilding myself during a long, transformative year.
Exhaustion and joy somehow live side by side. I love this newfound strength I’ve discovered within myself.
My naive self always knew breastfeeding was natural so thought it must be intuitive and easy. Bold of me to assume. “Giving birth ain’t nothing compared to breastfeeding.”
Throughout life, we go through seasons that ebb and flow, characterized by different wants, needs, priorities, and challenges. What would that look like mapped out?
Some days I feel like I’m crushing it. And other days, I’m holding a hollering baby while bouncing on a yoga ball at 3am, begging her to stop crying while falling apart myself.
Every round of pushing felt like two steps forward, one step back. I was physically exhausted and losing faith. Can’t you just vacuum her out of me? I asked the nurse.
I insisted on directing and editing my own wedding film, and one year later, it’s finally done.
Pregnancy is a magical moment in your life when you discover the extent of womanhood, something that connects you to all the generations before you. Depicting the essence of maternity had to be done against the backdrop of the natural landscape.
A documentation of my 4-year-long interior design process, and a lesson in slow decorating.
AI art has always felt empty, devoid of style and substance. But last month, ChatGPT raised the quality bar. So what now?
Clothing is powerful, and I’m serious about my personal style. A look into how I used a scientific approach to determine style principles and personalized outfit formulas.
If my first year was about finding joy and passion for the sport, my second year of climbing was about strengthening myself and my technique.
Mosque-turned-cathedrals, Moorish castles, Roman bridges, and architectural history galore in the beautiful historic region of Andalusia.
Having spent most of my life in California, I feel like I don’t even truly understand what the color green looks like. But up north, Washington had some of the most vibrant, lush, and impossibly green trees I’ve ever seen.