I know I’m fundamentally an optimistic person because I am a sucker for New Year resolutions. Fresh starts, renewed hope, a whole new year: I fall for the whole New Year racket every time. But I don’t really think you need to have them nailed down by the first of
Month: January 2017
Friday Five: My Fave Outfit This Week, The Young Pope, The Lobster And Lea Seydoux’s Absolutely Stellar Resting Bitch Face
Is anyone watching “The Young Pope”? I wasn’t initially going to watch it — a drama about the Vatican sounds like a bit of a sausage fest to me, which isn’t my thing. But I caught the first episode and was mesmerized by it. It was genuinely filmic, with superb
Everlane Review: The Luxe Wool Square Turtleneck
I have a nice little collection of Everlane sweatshirts, t-shirts and bottoms happening, but one thing I didn’t have for awhile was an Everlane sweater. I’ve been coveting one for some time, though — their sweaters get high marks from other bloggers and reviewers for top-notch fabrics and workmanship. I
Winter 10×10 Fashion Challenge: The Final Outfit, and What I Learned From the Whole Shebang
The #winter10x10 challenge is over! Yes, I did manage to wear only 10 pieces over 10 days — and without repeating an outfit. At times the restrictions annoyed me — but much less than I thought. In fact, the limitations actually helped, because I didn’t really have to think about
Friday Five: Young Thug’s Accidental Exercise in Postmodernism, Yay to Women’s Marches and Finishing My Epic January Re-Reading of Harry Potter
+ While I wasn’t able to march in one this weekend, my heart was with all the people who participated in the women’s demonstrations. It was a historic event, and also the first time in awhile I’ve felt some semblance of hope and vibrancy about the U.S., politics and the
Winter 10×10 Fashion Challenge: Outfits 7-9, And Welcoming Back Jewelry After The Baby Years
We’re in the home stretch of this little fashion challenge, and life has been so hectic the past few days that I’ve barely noticed my own clothes! I’ve taken on some new time-consuming duties at work, so having this tight little capsule wardrobe has reduced a lot of decision-making. All
Winter 10×10 Fashion Challenge: In Which Outfits 5 & 6 Provide An Opportunity for a Little Halfway-Point Psychoanalysis
To be truthful, I’ve been feeling a little blah-ish lately — mid-winter doldrums, perhaps? And my outfits for this little wardrobe experiment have felt that way to me as well. It finally took me until outfits 5 to 6 to feel like I’m in a little of a groove. Outfit
Friday Five-ish: Rereading Harry Potter and Joanna Newsom As Perfect Children’s Music
Fashion, guys! Doing this whole wardrobe remix has proven a bit more time-consuming than I realized, mostly because taking photos of myself makes me dither and dilly-dally — self-consciousness takes up a lot of energy. (I know, I know: a fashion blogger who hates taking photos of herself…) I still
Winter 10×10 Fashion Challenge: Outfits 3 & 4 Are the “Wash, Rinse and Repeat” of Outfits 1 & 2
We’re headed towards the halfway mark of this little wardrobe remix fashion challenge, and what have I learned from limiting to myself to 10 pieces of clothes for 10 days? The first lesson is: I really do wear a lot of workout clothes. Like any other fleece jacket-wearing busy mama,
Winter 10×10 Fashion Challenge: Outfits 1 + 2 Are All About Ath/Leisure for Not-So-Leisurely Days
It was a bit of a pity that my 10 pieces/10 days/10 outfits challenge had to start on the front-end of my week, which is pretty loaded. It’s when I have the most energy and try to do the most: work, jobs, errands, exercise, general toddler wrangling projects, client-involving stuff.