Yearly Archives: 2014

Renee wrote in with a follow-up request using that same beautiful spring dress with blue and pink agate colors we posted about last week: I love this dress– the black lends itself to wearing this for an evening out, don’t you think? Any ideas for dressing this up for evening, a cool spring evening? It’s an…

I love cross country skiing for a several key reasons: no crowded ski resorts, no expensive lift tickets, plenty of time outdoors, little chance of major injury, excellent full-body workout and cute outfits! Because you get so hot while nordic skiing, there’s no need for bulky ski clothes in most conditions. This outfit is inspired…

My favorite time to visit Yosemite is in the late fall and early spring – when the quiet valley is miles away from the packed international tourist destination it becomes in summer. Rob, Nicole and I spent the night in Yosemite Valley before our cross-country ski trip to Glacier Point last weekend. There wasn’t any more…

This was a great adventure!  Rob, Nicole and I spent the weekend in Yosemite, cross-country skiing on the very last bit of snow leftover from a warm winter.  Any chance to get to the Sierras always proves to be a good time. We started on the 10.5 mile road to Glacier Point at 11:00 am…

Rob and I are leaving San Luis Obispo today and meeting a friend in Yosemite for a backcountry ski adventure! It’s 10 miles each way on groomed trails up to the Glacier Point hut – which doubles as the National Park gift shop in the summer. The hut provides bunk beds along with dinner, breakfast…

Are you ready for St. Patrick’s Day on Monday? I like to celebrate the day as a reminder of the time I lived abroad in Ireland. Here are two lucky choices for wearing green to the office. Dress – This simple dress with a green chevron pattern is easy and fun for $70. Belt –…

It feels so much like spring here in San Luis Obispo. The weather is moody, but warm. Birds chirping and flowers blooming all over the place. With spring comes dress season. Easter, baby showers and weddings are popping up. It’s time to get a new dress! Dress – I love the modern interpretation of a…

Before we fly to Turkey, Rob and I are doing a quick tour of visiting our parents and squeezing in some backcounty skiing. To start, we’re in San Luis Obispo this week – my hometown!  SLO (pronounced “slow” – and, PS: “Louis” is never pronounced “Louie” by locals) has changed a lot since my family…

Guys…I have no idea if I’m packing the right things for our eight week trip to Turkey, Greece and Croatia. It’s going to be late March and pretty cold when we arrive. My standard European scarf and blazer combo seems a little formal for the Mediterranean. Plus, I want to try to take as little…

It’s hard to believe that Saturday will be our last day in San Francisco until almost June. We turn over our apartment to friends in the afternoon and hit the road for one last visit with family and a quick ski trip before flying to Istanbul. I’m hardly packed at all! Rob and I have…