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  • My Huge List of Picks + Guide to Shopping The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

    Since 1990, mid-July is a time when I’d be planning a day and time on my schedule to preview the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale at Nordstrom Palo Alto. And as I mentioned in a post this past Friday, for 16 of those 30 years, I had the pleasure of being a true “insider” to this one-of-a-kind… [Continue Reading]

    My Huge List of Picks + Guide to Shopping The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

  • Get Ready For The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale!

    Since 1990, mid-July is a time when I look forward to planning a day and time on my schedule to preview the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale at Nordstrom Palo Alto. For 16 of those 30 years, I had the pleasure of being a true “insider” to this one-of-a-kind sale (one that no other retailer has been… [Continue Reading]

    Get Ready For The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale!

  • Why What You Wear Matters

    This past week, I’ve been getting up early to enjoy a patio coffee date with my husband. He’s an up-at-dawn kind of guy, whereas I prefer rise as my spirit moves me – so we often miss each other in the mornings. So we compromise, meeting up with our mugs at 8am before the teens… [Continue Reading]

    Why What You Wear Matters

  • Bohemian Essentials | The Gypsy Skirt

    For all my boho friends out there, today’s must-have piece is one that will keep your unconventional style heart singing all summer long. Reminiscent of summertime festivals (they WILL return someday), I love the carefree feeling I get when I wear a Gypsy Skirt. Dress her up or down, at the lake or on the… [Continue Reading]

    Bohemian Essentials | The Gypsy Skirt

  • My Top Bralettes Reviewed (video)

    Summer dressing comes with it’s own set of wardrobe challenges, specifically, what to wear UNDERNEATH all of this seasons gorgeous, light-weight, strappy or strapless tops and dresses. For each “non-bra-friendly” top I own, I have a Bralette or bra solution, that corresponds with it. I’ve found that if I don’t have the correct foundation piece to… [Continue Reading]

    My Top Bralettes Reviewed (video)

Re-Boot Your Wardrobe | A Virtual Styling Session

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Right now, many of us are finding we have some extra time to explore areas of our lives we never have the chance to. Be it cooking, decorating, gardening, reading, or spending more time with family, this whole shelter-in-place mandate has challenged us to find new ways to work and spend our free time. Are […]

10 Ways to Wear Floral Prints | S20 Trends + Link Up Party

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Spring. A time of renewal and fresh beginnings. Time to weed out the dead of winter in the garden and plant colorful borders; declutter our homes and bring back a feeling of “light”.  With the change of seasons comes a natural urge to refresh our surroundings, which includes our wardrobes. Floral prints always feel fresh […]

When Life Hands You Lemons

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We’ve all been handed our share of lemons over the past few weeks, some of us more than others. And we adjust. It’s what humans do. When the going gets tough, we push through and make lemonade. For me, lemons bring up fond memories of time spent on the Italian Coast. When booking our family […]

Shelter In Home Week 5 | Blogosphere Favorites

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As we head into Week 6 of the Shelter-In-Place mandate, things are starting to unravel a bit. Schedules are getting looser, the same exercise routine has become a bit of a bore, grey hairs are popping out, DIY beauty maintenance is becoming a challenge…anyone had a melt-down or two? To avoid going totally stir crazy, I try to learn […]

In This Together | A Global Link Up Party

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Happy Monday and welcome back to an all-new Stylish Monday! With everything around us changing on a daily basis, we, the women of Stylish Monday, thought we’d change things up a bit as well. So instead of bringing you our usual “how-we-wear-one-of -this-seasons-trends”, we’ve decided to share our thoughts and ideas on how we’re managing […]

Shelter In Home Week 3 | Acceptance, Compromise + Friday Favorites

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How’s everyone doing? How did your week go? For me, Week Three of Shelter in Home has been about ACCEPTANCE. Accepting our “new normal” of remote learning, kids not returning to school till August (yikes!), loose schedules, limited mobility, social distancing, cooking with what we have in the cupboard, learning the grocery delivery hacks, cleaning […]

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