Yearly Archives: 2008

I think the best parts of really expensive shoes are the little bows, poofs and details. Luckily, you don’t have to spend $600 to get that look. My vintage bow shoe clips arrived last week and are more adorable than I expected. I clipped them on the side of my Nordstrom Rack Enzo gold pumps…

There are only a few things that I liked when I was 14 and still like today. Pink ankle jeans? No. SeaQuest? Also, no. My best junior high friends and my concealer? Yes. I’ve tried all sorts of expensive concealers and always return to good ol’ CoverGirl. It is basically flesh colored lipstick. But the…

My dad loves boats. Boats of almost any size or shape as long as they have sails and some teak. I don’t think he would consider himself artistic, but he can always be counted on to draw his latest nautical crush (or electrical diagram or neuron pathway) in perfect detail from memory with his favorite…

Not that anyone asked me, but I thought I’d take a stab at coming up with a better Ralph Lauren uniform for the US Olympic team: WomenDress – Celine pleated wrap dress. These women have the best figures in America…they deserve to show them off a bit. A wrap dress is flattering on everyone from…

Remember when you were a kid and you would imagine adulthood as one long string of eating ice cream, staying up late, hanging out with friends and doing whatever you wanted? This weekend was pretty much exactly like that! On Friday, we camped out at home to watch the Olympic opener. But not before opening…

My life has just entered a new phase of awesomeness with the delivery of a Laguiole Champagne Saber from my sister and her boyfriend. Rob and I are going to spend the weekend dramatically sabraging champagne bottles! Here’s what I learned this week: How to throw a successful bridal shower (whoa, that was last weekend?…

I’m stoked for the Olympics. I love watching obscure sporting competitions (Tour de France!) and I’m happy for the Chinese people at this big crossroad. Speaking of, did you see Lucy Liu’s olympic photo series in the last issue of Harper’s Bazaar? If I were an olympic archer, I would totally wear a gown, vest,…

For someone who never washed her face at night until approximately age 27, my new skin care routine is a little boggling. But it is working very well and you can’t knock success. I just need good skin for a few more weeks! Here’s my current recipe: Night Oil of Olay Age Defying Cleanser– Nothing…

Sometime after the wedding, I’d love to take a linocut class. Something about this particular medium just seems to make everything seem so interesting. Of course, it involves drawing backwards and attention to details, which are not my artistic strong suits. But I think it would be fun to try! (These examples are from Etsy,…

The new Ikea catalog has me ready to put all our current furniture out on the sidewalk. Something about their laid back Swedish aesthetic is so perfect for my simplification kick. The best and most durable couch I’ve ever owned is still the $200 loveseat I had from Ikea back in SoCal. I’m craving a…