Tag: San Francisco

  • The Jigsaw Budget

    Every two weeks I engage in a vital ritual that preserves my happiness and sanity: I make a budget. In the beginning it was more like a budget. Now it’s more a puzzle to solve. A puzzle whose pieces are comprised of a list of things I have to spend money on (bills, food, BART,…

  • I came, I saw, I rocked the (Mission) Casbah

    Thanks to the Clash, we all want to “rock the Casbah” but who actually gets to do it? Well thanks to a new-ish Saturday market in the Mission, we all can! Mission Casbah Submission Gallery 2183 Mission St @ 18th Saturdays, 11am – 6pm The view upon entry. The vibe here was really chill. It…

  • A tale of two closets: winter comes to San Francisco

    It’s winter in San Francisco. Guess which of these clothes I’m wearing these days as the temperature in SF drops to (gasp) the low 40s. Hint: the coats on the left are (from left) a North Face parka, an ankle length camel hair coat, a Thinsulate lined peacoat. I’m wearing the jackets on the right.…

  • Thanksgiving Special

    Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, so in the spirit of the season here’s what the FashionistaLab is giving thanks for: My latest SF discovery that I can’t wait to return to: Wasteland – a delightful mélange of old and new, high and low, modern and classic. Browsing the Haight this past Sunday, I wandered into Wasteland a…