“Well this won’t age well,” she said to herself as she clicked “post” on her neon fanny pack outfit, not bothering to try to make herself feel less dorky by calling it a “belt bag.” Saturday I had big plans to drive myself to San Rafael and shop my friend Tracy’s consignment showroom. I’m training […]
After the trashcan fire that was the national stage last week, I think we can agree this weekend that responsibly-dosed escapism would do wonders for the psyche. May I suggest planning yourself a scintillating Valentine’s Day velvet outfit? [scroll down to see some V-Day picks] Even if you have zero plans – I mean, Rodrigo’s […]
The other Saturday – the one after my all black excursion – I met my friend Ana down in San Jose so we could eat our weight in Portuguese pastries at Pastelaria Adega. Both of us being of luso blood – her 100%, me what feels like 75% but is actually 25% – we have […]
Who says that basic has to be so, well, basic? I wore this look – what I’m calling, perhaps derivatively, “all black everything – for a day of running errands, believe it or not. There’s a piece of me that likes the challenge of running round the city in four-inch heels (maybe the former ballet […]
Every once in a while I like to do something “cultured” (a piece of me is dizzy from eye-rolling) to balance out the time I spend eating peanut M&M’s and watching reruns of Murder, She Wrote. After all, living in the Bay Area means there is no excuse to ever be bored. There are so […]
Soooooo, I have a bunch of secret pet peeves, and one of them happens to be brunch (secret’s out). I don’t like having to – in theory – skip coffee, wait in long lines, have to shout at friends to be heard, and then pay thirty dollars for mediocre pancakes I could have made at […]
So, I get it – we’re not all going to wear latex mini dresses every day, right? I mean, it depends on your job, but safe to say that for most of us we have to toe the line between “work appropriate” and “high roller’s party in Las Vegas” attire. Trust me – I literally […]
When I think “latex,” I think “Givenchy.” I realize that this is probably not the first thing people think of – it likely falls distantly behind “that weird hospital smell,” “unfortunate allergy,” and “what are you up to tonight?” But for real – the latex trend is a thing now. I mean, in fashion. From […]
I used to think that whimsical embroidery was an embellishment of the school librarian. You know, the stern but kind lady with drawn-on eyebrows (I should talk), a pack of sugar-free Trident in her pocket, tissues up her sleeve, and a collection of tapestry purses her grandkids bought her at the National Geographic gift shop? […]
Happy New Year! Back after some time off with family and friends and man, it is tough getting into those old routines. Our house is in a state of flux, with family flying in and out, Rodrigo prepping for a big Brazil trip, animals going to the vet for checkups and vaccines, and weeks of […]
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