Step outside of your comfort zone… “Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” Jack Canfield I just got Lasik procedure on my eyes two days ago. I hesitated at the thought for years and years because well I was scared of the negative ramifications would outweitgh the postive. Yet, finally being fed…
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Single status: It’s Uncomplicated
So there was this random guy that I met only once yet considering this he showed an increasingly annoying, unrelenting yet inconsistent interest in moi. So in an attempt by text to let him know I was too busy to connect with him any time soon, I told him, “I’m happy, I have a great…
Read MoreGo See Louie
Are you a fashion enthusiast, lover of style or a damn good (and expensive) handbag? I have to believe everyone knows of Louis Vuitton in some form or another. As if… He is the French designer most infamous for the luxury handbags and luggage carried by the elite and celebrity jetsetters. However, Louis Vuitton is…
Read MoreWeekend Chic? Pack Your Essentials
Does getting away for a weekend or longer, (although probably much needed) get you nerve racked when thinking of packing the perfect outfits? You have to think about what you absolutely must have with you while away to maintain that effortlessly-put-togetha-even when-away-from-the-homefront look. I am getting away for the three day weekend. Going back to…
Read MoreNon-Factor Status
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…
Read MoreLeather 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…
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