Like most people in the world, I have no personal connection to Kate Middleton. But after watching snippets of the wedding, I can’t help but love and admire her confidence, style and personable smile. At a time where strapless wedding gowns are ubiquitous, I love that she opted for a style that we don’t typically [...]

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[Random sighting at The Grove] Went to pick up a wedding present at the The Grove. I’m headed to Santa Barbara for a high school friend’s wedding and guess who I ran into this afternoon? I debated for a moment whether to get them to sign her wedding card just for kicks, but didn’t have [...]

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Back in the kitchen experimenting with ingredients from the farmers market, I pulled out some small red potatoes from the fridge that looked ideal for roasting. As I sunk the knife into the first one, to my surprise, I found they were purple inside! That’ll teach me to pay more attention to the signs next [...]

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Speaking of shoes, just spotted these fall 2011 Miu Miu heels while visiting  Sea of Shoes. Holy moly, sparkles and suede – I’m so in love with these. I can’t tell if this particular style is the same as the behind-the-scenes photos, but whether it’s citrine or that powdery shade of blueish sage, I must [...]

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Spring is here! Time to break out the open-toed shoes and pick out some new shades of nail polish. A couple weeks ago, I got distracted while in search of some leather boots on clearance and bought a couple of wedges at Macy’s spring shoe sale. After a couple weeks of wear, I’ve reached a [...]

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Do you ever just look at the cover of Real Simple and think: Hey, that’s simple! I can definitely do that. Well, I’ve learned their tips aren’t always so simple. In January, they featured “super foods” on their cover and up until now it’s been on my to do list to add some of their [...]

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A few weeks ago I packed my pea coat and  favorite scarf for a quick work trip to NYC. Flew in on a Sunday afternoon, had a full work day of training on Monday then jumped back on to the plane Tuesday afternoon. In between I managed to squeeze in some yummy eats and a [...]

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I can’t believe more than a month has passed since my last post! I’ve lost track of the days to the point of measuring time by the photographs of the flowers that I pick up at the farmers market on Sundays. It was never officially mentioned, but I’ve moved into a new full-time job as [...]

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