Yearly Archives: 2007

This shopping challenge was one of the toughest I’ve done so far! Lucy* is going to Paris in May and needs one dress for two big nights: Ok, so it’s always been a dream of mine to catch an opera and a great show in Paris. And I have convinced my hubby to go along…

Anne wrote in with a good question about visiting San Francisco: I was wondering if you could recommend some cheap (but nice) hotels or b&b’s for me. My husband and I would like to take a trip in mid June to San Fran. We would be coming into the the Oakland Airport. Not renting a…

Raw almonds are the best snack ever! Sweet and crunchy and fairly healthy. However, I just discovered yesterday that I’ve been inhaling approximately 84% of my daily fat intake by snacking on raw almonds all day. Even for “good fat” that is still a whole lot of fat! As a bonus, they’re full of calcium…

Holy cow, the shopping challenges are crazy good this week! I can’t believe new-reader Emily’s request: I am going to New York for my first time next week. My husband and I were invited to the premiere of Spiderman 3. I’m typically not that ‘hollywood’ so I have no idea what to wear. We’re basically…

Along with a sapien bookcase, Rob and I bought a tall leaning bookcase from Crate and Barrel last week. We Rob assembled all the pieces on Saturday and it’s perfect! All the books from all over the house are lined up on it in according to the Dewey decimal system (so nerdy) and our dining…

I did a three month European tour in college, it was so much fun to see France, Italy, Spain and Greece by rail with my rucksack. Reader, Ashlynn, is heading across the pond with her husband next month: You always have fabulous ideas for what to wear to events so I have one for you.…

A little fun, a little rest and a little exercise add up to a perfect weekend in the city! Rob and I walked home from work on Friday night, stopping at a used bookstore to buy a hostess present. At 6:30, we took a bus up to the Fillmore for dinner with friends from work.…

Mary just discovered EmilyStyle.com this week. And just in time, she has a major shopping challenge coming up: I’m going to a wedding in Yosemite on May 12 and have no idea what to wear. The wedding is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. or so, and then we break for a few hours to…

Speaking of olive, I found these adorable micro-wedge shoes at a Marshall’s in Atlanta last month. They’re part of the Kenneth Cole Tribeca line of casual (and cheaper) shoes. Super comfortable, versatile and only $23 from Piperlime today.

Rob and I got stuck in the mission last night with a friend from Atlanta. A sudden rainstorm made taxis impossible to find. We ended up walking in the cold rain (our friend was only in a t-shirt) to the Bart station and managed to get him back to his hotel only halfway drenched. We…