Universal Standard is doing a road trip across the country and this weekend they came to DC, with two days in the Pentagon City Nordstrom, and yesterday they made a one-day pop-up shop down the street from Union Market. I HAD to go, I’ve had mixed experiences with shopping Universal Standard online and wanted to be…
The Nordstrom Fall Sale is always a hit or miss for me. Unlike the Nordstrom Anniversary sale, this is a true seasonal sale where you are more likely to find scores on sandals than items you can wear now. I find the sale is best for shoes (though don’t discount other departments for the occasional…
Growing up, I was the queen of giving up. Teachers would get so frustrated with me because I would get great grades… when I turned in my assignments. When I attended class. I was so afraid I’d do a bad job I wouldn’t do any job at all. I quit many jobs when the going…
This past weekend was the Greenbelt Pumpkin Festival, an event the whole community looks forward to every year. It starts Friday afternoon after school in the town center. Shlagel Farms donates hundreds of pumpkins and the city sets up picnic tables and a stage. For the first hour it’s set up for little kids with…
Inspired by my friend Kat at Corporette, I thought it would be fun to share my best beauty purchases, items I buy again and again. These are skincare, makeup, and hair products I purchase over and over, and dread when I go a day without it. I’d love to know what our your favorite beauty…
I’m just mad about saffron… but saffron’s not mad about me. This fall, one of the hottest colors is one of the hardest to wear. Shades of saffron, citron, curry, mustard, chartreuse, canary, and gold are everywhere from the runway to the mall. It’s an autumnal version of yellow that’s rich, modern, and unique but…
If you attend cabi’s The Scoop conference, they have a huge room dedicated to shopping previous seasons of their clothing. The prices are amazing and you can find some real gems you may have missed out when they were in stock. I saw this sweater and HAD to have it. I loved the subtle camo…
stay·ca·tion /stāˈkāSHn/ noun, informal a vacation spent in one’s home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions. Staycation, it’s a word often misused. We tell friends we had a staycation when really we lived our normal life inside our home, maybe with more Netflix and less…
I’ve said it before, there’s a little Studio 54 hiding in the back of my closet. For years those fun sequined and sparkly pieces collected dust, not having the guts or the lifestyle to let them see the light of day. The older I get, the more I want to wear those pieces and will…