My body is changing. In the last year, I’ve gained an inch or two around – everywhere. I know this because sometimes I can be a little self conscious, but if you no longer fit into any of your jeans, wouldn’t you be a little annoyed? Besides being heavier than I’ve ever been, I’m also [...]
Part 1 – I always feel strange writing about body issues – especially considering my size. I worry that, since I’m on the small side, I’ll be subject to a lot of negative commentary pointing out that I’ve got nothing to complain about. And that’s exactly the problem… During a recent conversation with friends, a [...]
I know I’m not the only person who’s got travel plans for this summer, and with travel plans come great big bags and hefty baggage fees. In order to avoid those fees, I’ve figured out a few tricks to packing light for any occasion and still look amazing. 1. Plan it out. Know where you’re [...]
It feels like it’s not yet summer here in the Emerald City. I woke up this morning to clouds and cold, and put on a staple long skirt, tee and sweater to work in. My project has been putting together photo-albums for a family friend – this time, their Switzerland trip. I was really feeling [...]
While flipping through June’s Elle last night, (I go through it a couple times, once for the pretty pictures, once for the articles and once to tear all my favorite images out of) I stumbled across a quote that seemed incredibly relevant: “It just reminds us how different “real” women and celebrities are when it [...]
Okay… so looking at the photos, they’re not that bold, but these stripes are daring! I happened to stumble across the Pretty Shiny Sparkly posts, Bloggers Do It Better calling on bloggers to show off their daring style. In her post, Kristina says: Part of the fabulousness of this digital age we all live in and [...]
I must have like 800-million rain posts on my blog – because in the Emerald City, the rain just doesn’t stop. Well… it doesn’t stop until at least Memorial Day. It’s raining out now and I’m contemplating a run to the market in the horrible downpour we’re having right now. And while I contemplate I’m [...]
“… A new dress doesn’t get you anywhere, it’s the life you’re living in the dress… the sort of life you had before, and what you will do in it later.” Diana Vreeland was a wise woman with those words. Wiser still was the realization that I CAN turn summer dresses into wintry spring wear, [...]
I had a day full of promise, killed by the droning rain and my inability to sleep past 4:30a. Yes, I woke up at 4:30, tottered around the house, was finally able to go back to sleep until around 8. After breakfast the TORRENTIAL rain started and I have wanted to do nothing since. While [...]
After five long and often unpleasant years, I was laid off from the company I had been working for. It wasn’t some enormous toil on the office to have me there – unless, of course, you count all the ways I refused to suck up to keep my job. I had a job to do, [...]
