I don’t quite know why, but nothing is more satisfying than a dress with pockets. You can see that in the braggadocious way Cara Delevingne strolled the carpet at the Oscars in that stunning rose-red Elie Saab gown–her left hand casually in the left pocket for extra slay effect. I’m sharing a few of my picks…
Dresses with pockets for Spring
Happy Black History Month
We (Brian, Ash, and me) watched Rhonda Walker interview the first Black woman justice appointed to Michigan’s Supreme Court on the news this evening, and I felt so many divine emotions. Ash sat on the floor, looking up at the TV. I sat next to him, going on about how much I admired Rhonda Walker…
Almost three months after my first structured gel manicure and I’m obsessed.
Goals for 2023—reduce stress, read more, be creative, structured gel manicures… I got acrylic nails once in high school and vowed I would never do that again. The damage…yikes! For some years, when I eventually did start “getting my nails done” with Cheryl (please reference some of my prior nail posts if you are unfamiliar), I would get a manicure with…
Farewell 2022
Farewell 2022, this is it.You have been a doozy, I must admit.Relentless and trying but still full of hope for better.Farewell, 2022—my personal auld lang syne letter.Thank you for thirty-nine, a miraculous eighty-three, and a sweet six.For all the questions you did and didn’t answer, the problems you did and didn’t fix. Farewell to the…
My very Christmassy Christmas tree and the story behind the red cardinal ornament
In speaking with my creative director (Ash), the recommendation was for a red and green Christmas tree this year because “Those are the Christmas colors, mommy.” And that’s how this very Christmassy Christmas tree came about. I am overjoyed to share it (as witnessed by the barrage of photos in this post), as it is one of…
What I wear when: I want to wear hot pink
I had every intention of blogging about the style trends of 2022—feathers, platform heels, crochet pants, the return of stirrup pants, and hot pink because if 2022 were a color, it would be hot pink. It was all fabulous. I wore all of it! And if ever you think it is such a thing as…