I chop the hem off pretty much every pair of jeans that I own. I started doing this because a lot of jeans were too long for me and I didn't want to have them professionally tailored. I had gone that route quite a few times in the past, but I was never happy with the results, even with a eurohem where they put the original hem back on. I have always liked the…
I made my first thing. A dress to be exact. And it turned pretty good. I have been wanting to try my hand at making my own clothes for a while. I've owned a sewing machine for about a decade and the only person who had ever used it was my mom. When she was here visiting last summer, we went out and picked up some material and I thought it would be a…
I don’t add shoes to my capsule wardrobe. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t have a shoe capsule. Does that even make sense?!? I guess what I mean is that I treat the 2 separately. I usually build my clothing capsule wardrobe first and then sit with that for a few weeks and see what shoes seem to be the best options to go with the clothes that I've selected. Each season, I…
I hope you are well. I hope you are safe. Sometimes it feels strange to talk about clothes like there's not some huge pandemic going on. Sometimes I'm not sure what to say. But then I think about all of the bad news that filters in each and every day and I hope that I can counterbalance that with something a little more light. And maybe something that I write about will inspire you…
Hi. I hope that you are okay and that you and your loved ones are safe and healthy. Because of COVID-19, things certainly look, and feel, very different than they did last spring. We are currently on day 22 of social distancing, and the end of the period is unclear. I am very thankful that I am with my family and that we have everything that we need right now, even if our toilet…
A lot of us are currently staying in our homes to do our part to lessen the effects of the ongoing pandemic. So I thought I would put together a post on a sustainable home decor project that I recently completed. This project was completed back in February before our daily life here in the US was impacted by the virus. But I am proud of the result and I thought you might enjoy…
I’m a little over a month and a half into my winter capsule wardrobe and I’ve definitely noticed that I have a few wardrobe staples that I have been gravitating towards. Perhaps the funniest part is that some of these wardrobe staples are ones that I also wear in warmer weather! Talk about seasonless! Just for reference, I live in a place that has pretty cold winters. We’ve been hovering around freezing a lot…
It's hard to believe that the first month of 2020 is over! It's also hard to believe that I successfully completed the first month of my low buy year exactly as I had planned it. When I decided to set out to do a low buy year, I was tired of buying clothing! I'm not much of a consumer in other areas such as makeup and hair products, but I love clothes. Always have,…
Well friends, it's about time that I properly show you my winter capsule wardrobe. Even though I've been dressing from this capsule since January 1st, I am only now getting the time to document it for you properly so that I can show you all of the items that I have selected to be a part of this season's capsule. I am big fan of capsules for a number of reasons. Having a limited…
Happy new year, friends! Guess what time it is?!? Time for some new habits...don't worry, not being lame isn't one of them :). As I was making my final cup of coffee for the year, and in fact, the decade, on New Year's Eve, I got to thinking about all of the lasts that we do at the end of the year. And also, all of the firsts that we do when a new…
Well friends, it’s that time of year again. It doesn’t feel like it was that long ago that I was writing about having a more mindful Holiday season in this post and this post. But I think being more mindful around the holiday season is always worth revisiting. Especially in the face of all the things you’re going to be told that you need to buy in order to make this holiday season the…
I'm pretty sure that it's no secret around here that I'm a Pinterest fan! My love for Pinterest is real, friends ;). We've had our ups and downs over the years, but it's probably the longest, consistent relationship that I've had with a social media account. I've even done a similar post of Pinterest inspired outfits in the past. To say I draw inspiration from Pinterest is an understatement. I often turn to it…
