I’m striving to shop my own closet, find new lives for old clothes, and create more style with fewer items in my wardrobe. I got this black cocktail pantsuit last winter as part of a campaign with Talbots. Last year I was a size 16 and the suit fit relatively well. I wore it for… Continue Reading What I Wore: Black Cocktail Pantsuit
This week was my daughter’s 10th birthday. Ten years. A freaking decade. A decade ago, I made a human being and life changed forever. I can’t believe ten years have gone by, but then it’s also hard to imagine life without her in it. She’s a pretty terrific human being and I am so damn… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #36
You don’t have to expose skin to look and feel sexy. The older I get, the more comfortable in my skin I am, and there’s nothing more sexy than confidence. But a leather skirt is a close second! I saw this asymmetrical black leather skirt from Topshop and had to have it. In fact, it… Continue Reading What I Wore: Asymmetrical Black Leather Skirt
While what you wear is important, how you wear it, how you care for it, and how it fits is what really determines great style. I’ve been writing this post for a while, but reader Jennifer’s comment on a recent post not only inspired me to complete it, but also inspired the title. There are… Continue Reading Clothing Care Tips: The Invisible Infrastructure of Great Style
I was tempted to call this post, “What I Wore: Bad hair and too much wind for a photo shoot.” Honestly, if I wasn’t sharing my real life core wardrobe, I’d likely scrap this shoot but this is real life and what I really wore the other day. What I wore was a really bad… Continue Reading What I Wore: Universal Standard Basics
Do you ever experience something and wish you had thought of it? That’s how I felt when my family and I spent New Year’s Eve weekend at the WhyHotel DC. A hybrid between a hotel and an Airbnb, WhyHotel sets up in new apartment buildings in cool locations that aren’t yet full of renters. They… Continue Reading Family Weekend Stay at WhyHotel
Healthcare wasn’t something I thought about; it was something I took for granted. My father worked for the government, so growing up we had great insurance. When I went to college, the ACA and its policy to have young adults covered by parental policies didn’t exist so I was kicked off my parent’s healthcare. I got health… Continue Reading American Healthcare on Hold: A Year of Health Insurance
It was nice to have a bit of a break from blogging work. I didn’t write, I didn’t take outfit photos, I reduced my time on social media, and became a human again. The holiday season is the busiest time in my profession and having my mom’s surgery and such at the same time really… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #35
Like many of you, I have a closet full of clothes but usually end up wearing the same things over and over. This isn’t a bad thing; style doesn’t come from how much you own but how you own what you wear. The key is to note why you don’t wear certain things, why you… Continue Reading What Made the Cut: My Core Wardrobe