You know how you read blog posts and get inspired? You know how you think, “I can do that?” You know how you think that you can recreate a craft “as seen on a blog post”? You ...
When I was growing up my mom made sure to teach me the rules of getting dressed, how to dress, and what to choose when getting dressed. Per my mother: 1. Dont wear denim to church. Reason: deni...
SUNDAY! I wasn’t sure I’d make it through the week! Way to be dramatic, right? A trip to the dentist revealed that a tooth that has already been worked on (root canal) is infected (again)...
November 7th. Monday. Tired. Counting down the days until Thanksgiving break. My students are driving me nuts. Okay, they arent REALLY driving me nuts, but they are so, so talkative. ARGH. I have a t...
source I want to thank the fashion lords, mavens, gurus, queens, kings, and monarchs for bringing back the long skirt, medium length dresses, and bright colors for fall 2011. Apparently this fall fol...
Are you in need of some style inspiration? Here it is! My Pinterest boards are alive with style inspiration and here are a few of my favorite pins and repins from the past several weeks. What’s...
While I was in high school I finally realized that whining about not being able to find “modest clothing” would never make modest clothing appear on clothing racks. I decided to wo...
I know the term "natural hair" might not mean anything to my blog reading sisters, but Im going to step out on a limb here and assume that my blog reading sistas are quite familiar with the t...
I put myself on my bi-annual spending holdup/fast/break for about 2 months or so, and I recently uplifted the ban. Im taking a Western Caribbean cruise/trip to New Orleans in December and figured tha...
Id like to blame my absence on work, life, and more important things, but the truth is this: I got a little tired of blogging. Couple that with some negative feedback and it was enough for me to trul...
The return of the oxford flat was about two years ago and it was nice to see have options other than sky high when shoe shipping. This years cyclical trend and oxford replacement is the penny loafer....
Oh, ArtAffect! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways: 1. Your go to pieces 2. Your comfy jersey knit fabric 3. Your simple options 4. Your pencil skirts 5. Your fabulous shirred jersey flower pri...
I briefly mentioned the death/demise of my digital camera in an earlier post. I still wanted to try and squeeze in a Sunday best post. After church Sunday night I accompannied my sister to the grocer...
I came home from church. I set up my tripod. I posed like a goon for my camera. My camera would not work. Its dead, everyone. She took her final breath and she now looks like this: At least I have a ...
Guess what I realized? I’ve been wearing MAJOR amounts of black on a daily basis. I’m not sure if it’s because it’s an easy “color” to work around or if it e...
This morning was one of those days. I woke up on time. I knew what I was wearing to church. I had everything all figured out. I attempted to get dressed. The zipper on my dress went up half way and t...
Sidenote: Im on the lookout for comfortable teacher shoes. Is there such a thing?! They cant be clunky, chunky, round toed, or cloggish. What suggestions do you have for me? While I wait for y...
The first day of school was yesterday (Monday) and it went by FAST! Day three is tomorrow; its funny how the kids are super quiet on the first day. Actually, I had one Chatty Cathy and I moved her de...
Nikia (Chitown Fashionista) and I joke that were twins when it comes to fashionable items we crave and save for. Ive been scoping out oversized clutch purses for awhile now, so I wasnt surprised when...
Every year I seem to have a summer staple. Last year it was a loose cardigan that doubled as a cover up and a light weight coat while traipsing through San Francisco, Monterey, and Half Moon Bay. Thi...
Our lives can be busy and hectic; occassionally it can be difficult to manage all of the the commitments we have in our lives. When I come across women that manage to be excellent mothers, employees,...
Who thought I was slightly out of my mind for posting my little “what should I wear poll”? Be honest. I thought I was crazy, too, but I see so many silly things on blog posts I figured th...
Today’s blog post is the final post in a five part series; you can read the first blog post here. Todays guest blogger is Jentine. My future daughters, nieces, and cats (what? I lov...
I’m going to a wedding tomorrow. I don’t know what to wear. Will you help me? Wedding: Indoors Projected Temperature: 73˚ Shelli Segal dress worn over white American Apparel skirt. Sam Ed...
Today’s blog post is part four in a five part series; you can read the first blog post here. Sheena is todays guest blogger. Trying to find three items that are favorites and that I believe wil...
Have you heard about Pinterest? Its the latest in greatest in mindless time consuming internet fun social networking fun. When browsing the internet and stumbling up something that catches your eye w...
Today’s blog post is part three in a five part series; you can read the first blog post here. Nisha of TheNagashi is today’s guest blogger. There are so many things in from my wardrobe th...
Today’s blog post is part two in a five part series; you can read the first blog post here. Nikia of Chitown Fashionista is today’s guest blogger. When Chandra gave me the task of coming ...
When I entered my teenage years and attempted to select my own clothes (my mother’s hand guided me up until that point) I thought for sure that my choices were unique to me. I remember selectin...
A picture is worth 1,000 words, yet these pictures do not mention several hundred more words. I will explain: 1. It was hot. It was 98º and rising when I shot these photos outside th...
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