Yearly Archives: 2005

Here’s a tip for any urban girl in San Francisco…avoid Gump’s like the plague. Unless you have an insane amount of willpower (or a huge trust fund) there is no way you can leave this store without a major dent in your credit card bill. Everything this store carries is gorgeous and most of it…

There are few things in life so simply gratifying as polishing tarnished silver. You start with an ugly yellow piece of silver and in a few quick swipes it is restored to a shiny perfection. Aside from Pandacam, I have to say that polishing silver is my favorite soothing activity. I spent last evening preparing…

Only a five more days until Christmas (what?! already? this is insane!). We had an action packed weekend here in San Francisco! Our office Christmas party was Friday, friends came to visit on Saturday and Rob’s parents came to visit yesterday. Even though I finished my Christmas shopping two weeks ago, we spent the whole…

Last night, my friend Nicole remarked “I need more scarves” and really, who doesn’t? However, buying and wearing scarves can be intimidating. Style.com has recently published an Anatomy of a Classic article all about these silky accessories. Especially during winter, when the city is wet and windy, having a scarf handy to rescue a bad…

We just had a small earthquake here in San Francisco. It was only a 3.4 but it shook my third floor office (and my beta fish) pretty well. Earthquakes have freaked me out ever since I was at work during the big 6.5 quake in Paso Robles. It wasn’t so much the big quake but…

Isn’t it odd that some of our most beloved Christmas songs are really devastatingly sad? This occurred to me when I was at a physical therapy appointment and that insanely depressing Charlie Brown Christmas song came on. All jazzy and John Coltrane, how is it even possible that we use this song to celebrate the…

Happy office-Christmas-party-Friday to you! Man is it freezing outside today! Not literally freezing, San Franciscans can’t handle the snow, but pretty darn cold. Warm up by clicking on the advent calendar or here to see today’s holiday image.

Name check to the Dolci spa on Steiner Street in Lower Haight in San Francisco. My sister and I went for pedicures on Sunday and had a great experience with their friendly staff. That’s all fine and dandy but the real reason I love Dolci today is that I haven’t even had one tiny chip…

Only ten more days until Christmas! I hope you have your tree up and decorated (I do!), your gingerbread house made (I do!), your shopping done (I do!) and your Christmas cards all in the mail (I don’t!). Not quite done crossing off your holiday list? Maybe today’s advent calendar image can help. Click on…

How adorable is this teeny tiny purse from Bluefly?! How much more adorable is it once you know it’s only $33? It’s the perfect thing to take to that cocktail party this Friday. You can wear it around your wrist all night like a giant bangle while you effortlessly chit chat. At 5 inches wide,…