last week... I successfully refrained from shopping for the past week. Perhaps it was the stress brought with an impending deadline at work, but I was not in the mood to do anything but move the project forward, let alone shop. Between minimal bathroom-set mental and emotional breakdown on Tuesday due to mounting deliverables and [...]
last week... I recently realized that we were approaching the decade anniversary of former President Barrack Obama's first inauguration. What a time. I have the distinct memory of everything that happened that day. The night before the inauguration, I fell asleep to Frasier on Lifetime on my little television, a loaner from a graduate school roommate, Gail, [...]
Last weekend I was really into adding a patchwork madras skirt to my wardrobe. To be honest I remain obsessed with the style. This week I also want to procure another Issa dress. I say another because back in the early 2010s when Issa was hitting a fever pitch, thanks to Princess Kate, I bought [...]
"The beginning of the new year is officially behind us, we are back from our vacation, and now it’s time to return to a healthier mindset. The last two months of excessive eating, drinking, and spending have us all thinking of ways to tighten both our belts and purse strings. Homemade soups check both those [...]
last week... I renewed my commitment for a self-imposed Shopping Moratorium in 2019. What began as an experiment in sustainability and self control in 2018, I will seek to continue in 2019. For more about my experience in 2018, check out my year in review here. Save for the first Monday of the month - [...]
last week... Perhaps it is the optimism that comes with the turn of the new year, but I noticed sustainability in style and fashion has been in the news a lot in the past week. It is exciting to see this "trend" in the industry known as the second biggest contributor for world wide pollution, [...]
Last weekend I alluded to eBay being the ultimate catchall for the items of which I have passers' remorse. Lately I have been especially nostalgic for J.Crew of not only days, but decades past. Peak classic prep vibes with a dose of normcore is what I would love to inject in my wardrobe. Of course, I [...]
