A play on the chicken and the egg (and inspired by Ashe Mischief’s Finance and the Fashion Blogger posts)… I got to talking with Ashe this morning about fashion bloggers and the money we’ll spend on the things we find worth spending on. She mused, “… Do people get expensive tastes from being bloggers or [...]
Holy. I’m editing the photos from Banyan Branch’s 2nd birthday and I found this cool piece of decor that I’d absently snapped a photo of… FISH BUBBLES! That’s totally what they’re called and they’re kind of awesome. The blonde in me wants to ask, “How did they get the water in there!?!” (There’s a trap [...]
I officially love these woven wicker-style bags coming out for spring/summer this year. Every once in a while I’ll find one of these wicker bags hanging out in the bottom of the bag-pile at Goodwill, but it turns out New York bag retailer Galian is offering this style for the coming seasons. Galian’s bags are [...]
It feels like the sun has abandoned us – as summer creeps around the corner for most people, we’re still high-50′s and frigid. I struggle to remind myself that at our latitude, summer doesn’t start until the end of May. Still, while looking forward to summer fun, I’ve been collecting a list of summer favorites [...]
Not having a whole lot of extra spending money, I’m constantly trying to look for ways to update what I have for cheap. I still love the thrill of a purchase, but I have to be very choosy when it comes to what I’m buying. I’m looking for quality items that work with what I [...]
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 [...]
I was at a little fête the other day where girls in beautiful party dresses and fancy hats ate tea sandwiches, chugged champagne, and talked about the finer points of being une femme mystérieuse. We got into the topic of owning Chanel – ever coveted, always a budget killer. I will admit, I own one [...]
I was riding the bus downtown last weekend for lunch and some light window shopping. I had a window seat and a girl sat next to me. It wasn’t anything remarkable, until we passed a little house, with a sign for haircuts out front. The sign said “Haircuts, Men & Women: $40.00″. I was surprised [...]
“If you don’t want to spend money shopping, don’t shop?” He helpfully offered. Don’t shop? The words roll around in my head. Don’t shop? Isn’t that what fashion and style bloggers do? I had stopped checking all the sample sales, I turned a blind eye walking past the H&M when I was laid off – [...]
How do fashion bloggers do it? Since this girl doesn’t have the reliable income she once did, I have to find a way to be a “fashion” blogger on $100 a month. That means if I want those ‘Vogs everyone is talking about (and I do!) I have to save for OVER three months to [...]
