Author: MrsEm

A recent injury has forced me to stop wearing 3-4″ heels each day. Instead, I am not limited to 1.5″ and under. Icks. There’s not a whole lot of cuteness available in this category. Most flats run the gamut from terrifyingly frumpy to really uninspired. There are few shoes out there that break the mold…

Christmas is almost here! I don’t know about you, but I am definitely looking forward to going home for the holidays. The warm Southern California weather, drinking tea in front of the fireplace, taking my parent’s dog to the beach and lounging in the hot tub are all in store for me this weekend! Plus,…

Maybe it’s just the school marm with the cold talking, but I adore this belted and toggled sweater from Joie. It’s the perfect thing for stylishly waiting at the bus stop with a cup of coffee and the Examiner on a cold San Francisco morning. Too bad it’s $230, on sale from BlueFly. Oddly, I…

Sorry about getting a day ahead earlier this week. For some reason I was sure that Monday was December 20th…anyways…the rain is back in San Francisco today and I have a teensy cold. Combined, these two things seem to turn me into a fashion moron. I look like a 1960’s school marm today despite the…

I’m almost ready to call the Vatican and report a Christmas miracle…My Dolci pedicure from December 11 is still chipless more than 11 days later! I am usually lucky if I can make it 11 minutes without a chip, not 11 days. That was definitely $20 well spent. When the image of the Virgin Mary…

Only four more days of the online advent calendar to go. I’ll be leaving town and going on vacation for a week so get it while you can! Today’s advent calendar image takes us back to Victorian times. Click on the calendar or here to see today’s holiday image.

Last night was our six courses, seven bottles of wine, eight guests, 12 days of Christmas themed dinner party. Wow, was this ever an epic party. Everything was so delicious and the guests were loads of fun. The highlight of the evening were four perfectly cooked rock cornish game hens prepared by Rob and Trent.…

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…