An Interview with Joan Juliet Buck
Joan Juliet Buck. She was the reason I cancelled my Vogue subscription. But little did I know about this amazing woman.
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It Started with a Half-Burned Candle…
The second night of the rewardStyle conference was a cocktail party hosted by the dating app, Bumble. It was a beautiful affair, but a few other bloggers and I were getting hungry and slipped into the Capital Grille next door for dinner. Put seven bloggers together and the conversation could go all night. By time…
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DC Style: Strong Women in Fashion
I don’t do a lot of social events for the blog. With two jobs and a family, I don’t have a lot of free time. Also, I don’t see the value of attending events. I have enough candles, don’t really like macarons, and can buy my own cheap champagne. But when the event is for…
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It’s Gonna Be May… Wait, It Already Is!
How is it already May? 2017 is flying by, and one of the swiftest moving months was April. I went to Dallas for the rewardStyle conference, started a new position at work, updated the family wardrobes for warm weather, and much more. All that, and had a little time for some personal entertainment. I used…
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Giving Back: Supporting Public Schools
My parents specifically moved to the home I grew up in because it was walking distance to good public elementary, middle, and high schools. In fifth grade I changed schools because my county created a magnet program for public schools and I got into the Talented and Gifted (TAG) school. However, I had a great…
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How to Battle Blogger Envy
One, two, three… twelve different Instagram Stories of different bloggers sharing a gift they received from a makeup brand. Some blogs are larger than mine, others are smaller. Why didn’t I get the gift? Uh oh, blogger envy.
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On Last Names…
I had a reader reach out to me to ask my opinion on last names. When women marry a man and do not take their last name, or when they choose to take their husband’s last name, what I think in regards to feminism. While this isn’t a topic I focus on as a style…
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Texting without Cell Service with FireChat
Reader L. emailed me this week about an app that can prove helpful when in remote locations, during emergencies, and at very crowded places like the Women’s March and other protests. I’ve been playing with it this weekend and think it’s a valuable tool and it’s called FireChat.
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Let’s Go High
My friend Jessica sent me an email yesterday with this GIF in it. Jessica is a special person in general, but extra special to me because she’s a friend I made through this blog. Her investigative skills many years ago made her realize her office and my office at the time had to be within…
