January 2010
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Playing Dress-Up: Two Ways To Wear Neutrals Galore
TWO WAYS: NEUTRALS GALORE
When I was living in France I couldn’t help but notice the amazing ability of French girls to wear tons of neutral shades in one outfit without a single splash of color. Admirable though this feat may have been, it always inspired in me a certain gloom. I occasionally find myself falling prey to this bland outfit recipe. Today is a perfect example. This sweater,...
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Hang In There
Oh my goodness, I feel I absolutely cannot go on without apologizing for having absented myself for such a long time!
I recently started my final semester of college. This semester consists of only one class, in one of my poorer subjects, so studying is absolutely necessary. Work has also kept me busy as now we are skiing every Tuesday, which not only lengthens my hours and forces me to drive...
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Playing Dress-Up: Braving Cold and Depressing...
I recently bought my very first trench coat, and I already adore all of the fun outfits I can make with it! This morning all of the roads were covered in a thin sheet of ice. I had to take my car to be serviced and didn’t have time to wash my hair, so I resorted to an old high school standby - the ponytail. I always wrap several strands of hair around the ponytail holder to hide it, making...
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Do It Yourself: Let Others Pitch In
Don’t be fooled by the title of this post, because it’s not actually going to be about something I did all by myself. Nope, not even close.
You see, tonight my family was invited to dine at the home of some of our best family friends. We were asked to supply an appetizer, which I quickly volunteered to make. It wasn’t that no one else was willing to make it, but I leaped at the...
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Grown-Up Lessons in the Kitchen: Cooking With...
It was just Papa, Hannah and I for dinner last night, and the cupboards were a bit bare. I found some beautiful organic carrots with their greens in the fridge, though, which is perfect since I’m trying to eat as vegan a diet as possible. I remember seeing a Kevin Gillespie make a carrot green purée on Top Chef and decided to try my own hand at cooking with them. Plus, they’re supposed to be super...
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Playing Dress-Up: Winter Wonderland
Even nannies get a snow day every now and then!
Normally snow days would mean extra hours at work, but today I scored a bonus afternoon off when the snow caused plumbing to freeze at one of my employers’ offices. Having left the kids in the care of their parents, I’m looking forward to a productive afternoon of the very grown-up sort: paying bills, re-organizing various spaces in my...
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Do It Yourself: Make A Statement Necklace
I was perusing online shops last month in search of something new and pretty to buy myself for my birthday. Depressed by my expensive taste, I decided instead to take a necklace I bought from a yard sale over the summer but didn’t adore, and rework it until it was something I
Inspired by the basic idea of this necklace, which looks like a beautiful chandelier except for your neck, I...
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Playing Dress-Up: Cozy Day At Work
This post is way overdue, especially considering how many adorable outfits I put together over the holidays but failed to photograph. One of my favorites, worn to a family holiday party, was a remix of today’s outfit, with the same black jumper and tights, but paired with a wool blazer and brown suede booties.
This little black cotton jumper, which I thrifted with Jessica last fall,...
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Playing Dress-Up: Paring Down
One of my less advertised New Year’s resolutions is to pare down my wardrobe to the nicest pieces that I love and wear the most. As a result, I’ve been doing some really critical closet cleaning and have quite a collection of clothes, shoes and accessories I’d like to be rid of. Most of them are still lovely and in really good condition (those that aren’t will find their...
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Every Real Grown-Up Should Have...
… enough humility to realize that there are always at least a few ways they could improve themselves, and that New Year’s is a convenient excuse to write them down.
Happy New Year, my lovely readers (though I’m sure my neglect has decreased your numbers)! It’s 2010 and I’m back with a new motivation to pick up the ball I’ve recently dropped (all New...