As The Decemberists so eloquently sang: there is a city by the sea… I arrived in Los Angeles last night to clear skies and warm temperatures. I sat in LA’s infamous traffic for a while, but it was so gorgeous out that I didn’t even mind. I arrived at my brother’s empty apartment and was […]
I’ve got the travel itch. The last real vacation (i.e. over one week in length) I took was last summer and it’s high time I get planning on another. I seethed with jealousy over my friend’s last minute Italian getaway and got to thinking that it might be time for a European multi-city jaunt of […]
We all have them either tucked away in our medicine cabinet or deep into our bags. I, for one, have several drugstore cosmetics and toiletries that I can’t live without. What I look for in a quality drugstore item is good ingredients, even better price, and results (naturally). Most everyone has favorite drugstore mascaras, but […]
The City by the Bay greeted me this morning with a massive downpour. Ah, San Francisco…nice to see you again, too! I spent 14 months going back and forth from Chicago to San Fran for work, so I feel as if we’ve gotten to know each other pretty well–mini-earthquakes and all. I’ll be here until […]
I have to move to my boyfriend’s apartment for a couple weeks before we move into our new place. Seeing as I have only packed one box (because I had to empty out a dresser I sold on craigslist), today is dedicated to all that is packing. My lovely and generous sister came into town […]
I’m making the “style maven” post into a series. Here’s what I do: find an obscure (see: irrelevant) icon, and praise his/her style. Basically I’ll highlight the quirks, the hits, the misses, and everything in between. A few weeks ago it was Kelly Kapowski. Today, it’s Stacey McGill, from the Babysitters Club. Don’t remember her? […]
So, I’m returning the favor to myself. Is that a crime? If you read my post yesterday, you’ll see that I helped my sister find her dream bag. Throughout the bag search, I started to get a tad jealous and realized that I needed a crossbody, slouchy, leather bag for summer too! I’m looking for […]
My sister finally bought a new bag. Yes, it’s been a quite a manhunt, but we did it. You may wonder how this alleged wonder-bag fills her stringent criteria, but I assure you it does. Cross-body, leather, black, beautiful. Behold the Marc Jacobs Totally Turnlock Natasha in Black ($328 at piperlime.com): The stars are […]
