What I Wore: Day Two of the rewardStyle Conference
jacket | pants | shell | shoes | bag | sunglasses
Weekend Getaway: Tanya Tagaq at the Williams Center
Karl listens to music all day. He reads Rolling Stone and Bust, from there he heads to Spotify, and from there he listens to what is recommended if you like an artist. He records music videos, and when he finds an interesting artist he can spend an hour or more researching that person online. When…
Giving Back: Supporting Public Schools
My parents specifically moved to the home I grew up in because it was walking distance to good public elementary, middle, and high schools. In fifth grade I changed schools because my county created a magnet program for public schools and I got into the Talented and Gifted (TAG) school. However, I had a great…
How to Battle Blogger Envy
One, two, three… twelve different Instagram Stories of different bloggers sharing a gift they received from a makeup brand. Some blogs are larger than mine, others are smaller. Why didn’t I get the gift? Uh oh, blogger envy.
Romantic Weekend at the AC Hotel National Harbor
When I realized my 42nd birthday was landing on a weekend, I was psyched. Usually I take the day off work and putter around town, getting my nails done, having breakfast, going thrifting, the sort of thing I usually don’t have the time or freedom to do. But a weekend? That meant I could have…
On Last Names…
I had a reader reach out to me to ask my opinion on last names. When women marry a man and do not take their last name, or when they choose to take their husband’s last name, what I think in regards to feminism. While this isn’t a topic I focus on as a style…
Texting without Cell Service with FireChat
Reader L. emailed me this week about an app that can prove helpful when in remote locations, during emergencies, and at very crowded places like the Women’s March and other protests. I’ve been playing with it this weekend and think it’s a valuable tool and it’s called FireChat.
Let’s Go High
My friend Jessica sent me an email yesterday with this GIF in it. Jessica is a special person in general, but extra special to me because she’s a friend I made through this blog. Her investigative skills many years ago made her realize her office and my office at the time had to be within…
The Limited – The End of an Era
When I started middle school, I suddenly realized my wardrobe was woefully inadequate. In a much larger school with kids from several feeder schools from across the county, I now was in class with kids from different types of neighborhoods, different income levels, and different senses of style. In elementary school, it was more about…