A Year Without New Clothes

If you’re in the Indy area, you should pick up this week’s issue of Indy.com the magazine. My very crafty and stylish friend Miss Jenny Elig has a feature story titled “A Year Without New Clothes” where she talks about her new adventures in sewing more and shopping less. Being tired of her overly-stuffed closet [...]

Stick It To Ya!

Last year, my friend Chad bought a cute little house and immediately started turning it into one of the cutest man-friend homes I know of. One of his Pièces de résistance is a fox wall decal on his orange living room wall. It’s not something I would expect but it fits nicely and gives the [...]

Mid-year Resolution List

Okay, to be fair, it IS technically past the mid-year mark but, lately, I’ve needed to make a list of things I’d like to do with my life. Yeah, I’m having one of THOSE days/weeks/months. I’m a lover and hater of the resolution list. I think they can be a good thing to get you [...]

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

I was doing my morning blog reading when i came across this on gofugyourself.com:

Toccara. Oh, Toccara. Where did you go? I mean, like the girls at gofugyourself said, I’m happy to see you healthier but it’s almost like you aren’t YOU anymore (not that I claim to actually KNOW you personally). It’s just weird. And [...]

I’m always the last to know: ShopStyle.com

My friend Stacie just sent me an email about this site:

She prefaced her info with a “you probably already know about this but…” and, I’m sad to say, I didn’t. And I’m glad she sent it along because it’s right up my alley. So, for those of you who don’t know about shopstyle.com, here’s your [...]

I’m in Love With: Certain Dri

When I was a teenager, going through my horribly awkward phases like we all do, I had a horrible hyper-hydration problem. It was so bad that I had to specifically pick shirt colors that wouldn’t show the large underarm circles that would start to form as soon as I set foot in school. Was it [...]

Paging Betty Paige.

Ahhhh, the pinup. The retro throwback. The era that, if I could choose to live in any other time, I would. Veluptious women with adorable dresses and heels and accessories. Baking a cake in 3-inch heels was no sweat and you looked good doing it, damnit.
Well, thanks to OPI, I can channel my inner Betty [...]

A sour note

I enjoyed a much-needed weekend at my boyfriend’s aunt and uncle’s lakehouse this weekend. Three things you can always depend on when you head up for the weekend: good food, delicious beverages and stacks of fashion magazines. Since I eliminated all of my subscriptions a few years back, I had some catching up to do.
One [...]

First Day of Summer: Swim Time

Since it’s officially summer, I thought I’d kick off the season with some cute, figure-flattering swimsuit ideas. I just purchased this cheapy at TJMaxx made by La Blanca:

Now, I realize that this model doesn’t seem super enthused about wearing this particular suit but I love it (and, seriously, do you think I’d post a photo [...]

Sexy sleevelessness!

Every night (okay, not EVERY night) I try to do 20-30 man pushups. It’s all in the name of eliminating the flabby tricep area so that I can wear a tank top with pride. I feel like I can tell a difference but I’m stuck at the 20-30 mark.
Enter One Hundred Pushups…

This is an online [...]