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Help, Internets! I NEED this dress.

Is this a screen capture from 1973? Maybe. But I NEED this dress for the 2015 Kentucky Derby. WHICH I WILL BE ATTENDING. I’ll let that sink in; I know it hasn’t for me yet. Yes, I’m attending the Kentucky Derby. Like, in seats. Like, a celeb. So, hat and dress shopping begins now. Post…

You’re Never Too Old for a Christmas List [updated]

Even if it really means List-of-Things-I’m-Gonna-Buy-Myself-at-After-Christmas-Sales. Because really, when it comes to gifts, I’d rather have presence than presents. Let’s gift each other spending time together—while doing cool things. Christmas Gifts that Are Not Material That I’d Like: Tickets to an NFL football game. Will travel for tickets. Wine-tasting. Catalina. Someone planning a hiking +…

Feel Good Friday 111414

Feel Good Friday is a gratitude list I write each week to express my appreciation for all of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments… MetRx gym … squeezing in a few workouts on my own time feels…

Impractical Obession: High-Top Pendleton Uggs

I know I just posted about not really needing boots in Southern California but I don’t care, these are my new obsession: They are moccasins, which you need even less in SoCal, but high-top. They are Uggs (like these, which are easily one of the best investments I’ve ever made AND almost five years later…

Feel Good Friday 101014

Feel Good Friday is a gratitude list I write each week to express my appreciation for all of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! Back in flag football action and it feels so good!  Back in gym…

Grandma

Cleaning out my grandparents’ house for an estate sale, my mom and her sisters found this picture. They said they never knew how much I looked like Grandma Blair until they saw this picture—but I knew. It’s more the look than how she looks, but that’s there too: the cheeks, the smile, and you can’t…

RocksBox – FREE Month!

Look, I love to shop. But there’s a bit of an ethical dilemma—buying a $4 necklace at Forever 21 gives me the rush of shopping, something new to wear, something to not care about if it breaks, and lots of cheap jewelry taking up space on my wall. Buying a $4 necklace at Forever 21…