Low to no return on investment? Yet you came for me I did not send for you. Unfortunately I have no choice, you have been voted off the island! Buh bye. Why is it that the men also known as someone-you-dated-once and it is so over, continue to feel relevant in the now? As in…
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Leather Weather
I mean how many leather jackets does one need? I have a few ‘healthy’ obsessions, especially when it pertains to my clothes and sense of style, leather jackets being one of them. I think I have at least 8 of them in my closet right now! By the way, I am closet editing today but…
Read MoreWorking It!
It is not the what but the who!…Who inspires me? My grandmother, my mother, my sisters, my cousins, my aunts, Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou, Diane Von Furstenburg, Marie Forleo, Danielle Laporte, all those womanpreneurs, stay at home moms, working moms and single working women. We all have a story that inspires each other to move…
Read MoreSilver (And Faux Fur) Linings
Twinkle,Twinkle! I woke up like this! I wish it were that easy… Just a usual Sunday afternoon playing dress up and modeling on Adam’s Avenue in San Diego, California. A little something old, a little something new, nothing borrowed…yet. My inspired-by-the-holiday outfit. Vest: BCBG (old), alternate website shown here/ Skirt: June and Hudson, Nordstrom/ Sequin Camisole:…
Read MoreHave A Moment?
Aha moments… Could they be good? Could they be bad? Or could they just be what they be…a moment. So I am prompted to write about an aha moment and did not think I could come up with anything I would think anyone wants to hear about let alone ready about, however in the midst…
Read MoreRock the look: One Dress, One Chic, Three Options!
Do you like simplicity and ease of style? Yet want to look like you made an effort while appearing effortless? What we all really desire is to keep it simple yet be and live an exquisite life. Wearing a great outfit breeds exquisite confidence. I was thinking of how to wear one piece multiple ways…
Read MoreCandid About Candied Yams
Every holiday I am called on by the fam to make one of my better (if not best) dishes. Not only is it delish but I love to make it just as much as I love to eat it: Candied Yams. Also used interchangeably with sweet potatoes, although the color of yams is darker and…
Read MoreInspired by the Industry with Fashionista.com
Do you feel my glow? I am so super inspired by the “How to Make It in Fashion” conference hosted by Fashionista.com at the Line Hotel in Los Angeles this past weekend. I adore BCBGMaxAzria and have for the longest time, ever since my sister worked at the one in Palm Desert, California on El Paseo…
Read MoreCould It Be?…Bliss
I was not planning on posting today, at least not what I am about to speak on if anything at all. However I am called to write on this at this moment because it just really hit me hard in a good way today. A works in progress. So I ask myself, could it be…
Read MoreThirty Tips for Your Thirties
In Sex in the City The Movie, Carrie gives Louise, her assistant, this sage piece of advice: “Enjoy yourself – that’s what your 20s are for. Your 30s are to learn the lessons. And your 40s are to pay for the drinks! I am in awe that I am 39 years of age. My birthday…
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