Month: April 2010

  • Shopping Cleanse Update: Living to tell the tale

    As my three month shopping cleanse winds down I’ve begun to reflect on what, if anything, I’ve learned. There’s one lesson that stands out to me the most: I’m terrible at chronicling my habits, challenges, and desires. I posted about them here and there, but the meat of my cleanse happened offline – and stayed…

  • An experiment with white

    After being out sick from work for a couple of days I wanted to look alive, so I wore all white. I was also inspired by my new espadrilles, the white rooftops of Greece, and white painter clothes. Wearing all white feels dramatic, so I wanted to temper the drama of white by wearing casual…

  • The Outnet Party Foul

    I’m not surprised that I wasn’t able to get anything from the Outnet’s $1 sale today, but I AM surprised that I didn’t even get “in”. Uncharacteristically awake and checking email at 7am PST I noticed that at 3:47am the Outnet announced the start of their sale. I immediately logged in (even though I was…

  • Bourgeois Jetsetting

    Being in phase III of my shopping cleanse, I bought a pair of Bourgeois Chic sandals over the weekend. Now, I love an espadrille – it’s a chic summer classic that never gets old. But something else really drew these sandals to me (aside from the glitter). It was the allure of the lifestyle that…