I am thrilled to introduce a new series to Heels in the Hills, Coffee With Friends. I’m very fortunate to have so many hilarious, inspiring people in my life who have beautiful hearts and unique talents and perspectives to offer the world. They’ve shaped who I am and make me strive to be better every day. I’m so excited to share their voices with you in this new series! First, I would like you to meet my friend Natalie Lipka and her partner-in-crime Wayne Frazier, who host the Hollywood Close-Up podcast and are talented actor-writer-comedians. They generously invited me to be a guest on their show (my episode aired this morning!) and were kind enough to answer a few questions about the world of podcasting.View Article
Tony and I got our engagement photos!!!! Confession: We actually got them a while ago. This summer, to be exact. Our beautiful, wildly talented, sweet sweet friend Robyn Von Swank took them as a favor to us because we love her, and she shot our poster and promo shots for our Groundlings show TONANNIE, and we needed her photos to be a part of our wedding, too. She did gorgeous work, even though she's a famous Hollywood photographer who doesn't shoot weddings, and made me look and feel beautiful. We were so excited, and so in love with the photos. And then we submitted them to Style Me Pretty in hopes of being featured, which has been my dream pretty much since Style Me Pretty was created (I am a true wedding obsessive. Always have been.) And they said no.View Article
It’s been a hectic week packed with work, events and people I love, so my heart is full and I’m looking forward to a rainy weekend catching up on books, work and procrastinating some more on my taxes. I hope yours is cozy and fun, too! Big changes are coming to the blog next week and I can’t wait to share them with you! In the meantime, here are the things that brought me happiness this week...View Article
Over twenty years ago, a psychologist named Arthur Aron drew up a list of 36 questions to test the theory that any two strangers can fall in love. The questions grow increasingly personal and, when both parties have answered all of them, they stare into each others eyes for four minutes. The craziest thing of all? Dr. Aron tried it on two strangers in his laboratory, and six months later, they got married.View Article
Are you there, Mom? It’s me, Annie! AND I ORGANIZED MY MAKEUP! In an ongoing effort to get my life together, I purchased a cosmetic organizer. I’m no mathematician, but in doing this I’m pretty sure I added at least a year of free time to my life, as I spend (on average) at least 5 minutes/day tearing through the house trying to find this lipstick or that eyeshadow stick. No more! Now I have this acrylic case, and have officially become an “organized person.” (Sort of. Haven’t tackled the chairdrobe yet. Probably won’t. Ever.)View Article
The Oscars are sort of like the Super Bowl for people who love Hollywood…Couture, beautiful people crying on camera, beautiful people imitating people with diseases, beautiful people changing their accents, beautiful people playing ugly people, beautiful people brave enough to gain weight/look their age, general backstabbing and celebrating an almost unattainable dream that a select (beautiful) few have achieved (for now, anyway.View Article