Makeup Monday: nail polish

I go through phases of nail polish versus natural nails. When I'm in my nail polish phase, I tend to gravitate toward a certain shade of color (dark). I tend to gravitate to essie nail colors and the Sally Hansen lines because they have the colors I like the best. However, I am not a …

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Things I don’t need, but want – Kate Spade edition

I've abandoned many online carts in my day, but these Kate Spade items are too cute. Maybe I'm just really ready for summer and color. In fact, last week I went flower crazy and planted half of what is usually my vegetable garden with colorful flowers. I am already loving looking out the kitchen window …

Favorite museum gift shop gifts

I remember when I was a little kid, my mom would receive the Art Institute of Chicago's gift shop catalog. I was obsessed. I remember pouring over the pages looking at all the random items: a Monet Waterlilies umbrella? Yes, please! Lion bookends? So cool! Weird jewelry? Egh. I wasn't so excited about that. 😆. …

Winter fake-out outfits

It's the time of year in the south where the weather doesn't know if it is continuing winter or moving into spring. The days start cold, can become beautiful midday, and then become cold again. There are so many great sweater styles out there now (I absolutely love that sweater vests are coming back into …