How do you balance work-life balance now that you have a family and a little one?
Hmm this is really tricky and I am still figuring this out! I spend my days with my kids and work during naps from 12-3 and then I usually turn a show on and will work from 7-midnight once they are in bed at night.
I am lucky they still take such along naps (play hard sleep hard ;) ) It can be really hard to balance though and I often feel guilty when I have to leave them to do a shoot or go to a meeting because I always wish I could be with them. But I also really love my job and I hope one day they are proud of what I have accomplished.
Does your work consist of a lot of travel? What is your favorite place you’ve ever been and why?
I don't have to travel for work often but I have always loved to travel and it definitely makes for better and more engaging content. I did a summer in France as a nanny and a summer in Fiji on a service trip when I was in college. It really sparked my interest in traveling and I feel really happy being in new places on adventures. Since having kids, my husband and I have enjoyed traveling even more. It is so exciting seeing new places together as a family. We loved Bora Bora, Greece, Hamilton Island, and Ireland. Those are some of our favorites but we have't been anywhere that I wouldn't go back to.
Was there a time in your early blogging days where you feared your blog wouldn’t take off? If so, what kept you going?
No, because I was never trying to get it to take off. I never thought it would be a job or anything - I genuinely did it because I loved it. And I still love it. I often find myself working in my free time because I love what I do so much. There are parts of it that I don't like but overall I really feel blessed to love what I do. At the beginning I did have a lot of friends make fun of me and some who stopped hanging out with me. I didn't really care and that was a time I found out who my true friends are. My husband, who was my boyfriend at the time, would always encourage me and let me know that it didn't matter what anyone thought. Still to this day the is the person reminding me to drown out the noise.
You launched your extension line, Barefoot Blonde Hair last November, congrats! Can you tell us a little more about it? Why did you choose to start this line? Can you give us any hints on things to come for the collection?
I started wearing hair extensions when I was 15! I know - super young. I always had thin hair so when I heard about them I was so intrigued and wanted to try them. I fell in love and have been wearing them since. I love to do new hairstyles but just didn't have enough hair to do them - so clip ins worked perfectly.
I wanted to have my own brand where I could have thick, quality hair that girls would love but at a good price point. It took a long time because I wanted them to be just perfect and I love our end product. I love to see girls faces when they get them put in for the first time and finally can see what it is like to have long and thick hair! Not all of us know what that is like ;) looking at you girls naturally thick hair!
