Before I became a parent, I wrote about ways to make it easier to be stylish and be a mom. I usually got attacked by current moms saying I was unrealistic and didn’t know how it was. Well now I do. My daughter is eight months old, I work full time out of the home,…
Amazing how good one can feel with a full night’s sleep! Emerson went to bed around 8pm, I went to bed at 9:30, and E didn’t wake until 4:30am! She hasn’t slept that long in a couple of months (since she started teething). She spent yesterday with my mom and I think she had a…
There is nothing more unattractive than a woman who says she is unattractive. Sounds harsh, but the self-deprecating comment you make to others is not doing you any favors. But being a woman is hard, we’re told to be strong yet not pushy, confident yet not full of herself. The self-deprecating comment appears as a…
I had to get to work VERY early so these pictures are in the dark… also my mom took the full-length one and she is great with a SLR but terrible with a point and shoot… So I am wearing my black jersey wrap dress from Talbots and black patent T-straps from Sofft. My jewelery is…
This morning was an early one – my husband had a photo shoot up near the Maryland/Pennsylvania border, I had to get Emerson ready for my mom to watch her, and my sister and I stopped by a house in DC en route to work to pick up a Craigslist score (gosh Craigslist is the…
Saturday our good friend was hosting a festival at a local bar and grill and my husband was there to photograph the event (and partake in the complimentary beverages). My mom, her boyfriend, my sister and I went – and yep Emerson came along for the ride! This is E with moi and my sister….
Attire: Marshall’s – Indigo merino cardigan sweater (some brand with Carolle in it and it was less than $20) Gap – White ribbed tank Marshall’s – Random black pants I got for $16. Nothing spectacular – not lined, no pockets but they are machine washable and did I mention only $16? Oh, and they fit…
Right now the sun is shining in the Nation’s Capital but this morning was pretty gray and rainy. Searching and I cannot find a ray of sun… This is the outfit I wore to my friend Shelly’s rehearsal dinner – the $24/originally $118 Max Studio dress, with my Ann Taylor stretchy belt with the patent…
It’s not just the pavement that it wet – it is me who was running late and left the house with wet hair. I know, I despise when people do this and then I do it myself. Do know by time my sister dropped me off at the corner where my office building is located,…