wishing you all a happy and healthy new year! thank you so much for following along on my journey… this year i finally moved to NY! aside from a big lifestyle change, i saw a shift in my personal style. i’ve been trying to simplify, invest in quality over quantity and not feel too bad for repeating, or having days where i am OFF and…
it’s a rare and beautiful thing when you find a piece of clothing you can slip into and instantly feel confident, sexy, delicate and pretty in. this dress IS that. i feel so feminine in it, and it makes me want to embrace being me. i need more pieces like this in my wardrobe 🙂 what’s your go-to staple? chicwish dress necklace DV flats…
For our very 1st Christmas in NY, we tried to make some new traditions! Matt and I woke up and went for a run in Hempstead Lake state park with claudie, and then we took the train into NYC to see the tree! It was as magical as i remembered… although it was really crowded. Christmas Day maybe wasn’t the best time to visit it…
1 more sleep until Santa comes to town! I am still in disbelief that the holiday season happened so very quickly. I swear as i get older, time just keeps passing faster and faster. Can’t I just slow it down? Next time a day is going by slowly, I am going to be thankful for that. 🙂 Aeropostale sweater Forever 21 skirt/ jacket vintage boots/…
Lately i’ve been thinking a lot about what my life would be like if i never started to blog. Where would I be? Who would I know? How would I feel about myself? I wonder constantly if my blog has built up my self esteem, or forced me to be hyper critical and has torn it down. I wonder how people perceive my differently because…
my living room is an ongoing project in my eyes. we’re lucky to have such a beautiful open space, with fantastic natural light (that i only get to enjoy on weekends bc it’s dark both when i leave and return on weekdays!) i envisioned it almost exactly like it is when we bought the place, with tons of yellow and brown! a few things i…
this is my all-time winter color combination.. black, white and a pop of oxblood red. i know this color is not ALL THE RAGE this season, like it was two years back, but it still has a spot in my little teeny heart. what’s your favorite winter colors? Forever21 coat Heart blouse similar or similar Choies black skirt Ana Monsalve Footwear oxfords…
On Wednesday i left the gym, and the air was calm and silent, and there were BIG snow flurries everywhere. i swear, a slow tear trickled down my cheek. SNOW. are you kidding me?!?! when i got back to work, some guys from the warehouse told me that this snow is NOTHIN’ and soon i will truly understand the meaning of snow, and the excitement…
The joke’s on me, because we’re having an “ugly sweater” party at work, but i wear “ugly sweaters” on the regular, so how do i pick which to enter with?!? 4 things in life/ fashion i am passionate about right now are… 1. ridiculous/ animal patterned sweaters 2. an endless amount of glasses 3. SHOES, preferably vintage 4. collecting vintage velvet couches & chairs whose…
Matt has been out of town, so excuse the slow week on my blog 🙂 Here’s two looks that I’ve been re-wearing for this holiday season (and claude being the cutest thing ever). jeans, a festive sweater and a plaid scarf can never be wrong!! and a vintage pinafore dress… paired with this turtleneck that i snagged last year from j.crew because i knew someday…
Last night was my office holiday party! After work I helped setup, changed into a festive dress with bows, and had such a fabulous time. I’ve gotta say, I often think how lucky I am to know, and have known such incredible people. I feel so blessed to find good people who inspire me– the people who are movers and shakers. It truly is an…
confession: this is my very first tree. i guess i will call it a “holiday tree” since technically i don’t celebrate christmas (even though i do spend it with someone who does, usually). growing up, i was always in love with the festivities that go along with christmas, like the lights and the trees, and the coziness that christmas decorations bring to a home. matt…
before leaving to be with our family, matt and i spent thanksgiving morning together baking pancakes, playing monopoly and walking claudie on the boardwalk. it was a nice brisk day, and it even snowed a bit in the morning! i absolutely love mornings in our house, with candles lit and holiday music playing while i cook. it has this feeling to it, one that i…
thanksgiving has come so so soon. it feels like just yesterday that i was walking on lincoln road, outside of the J.Crew that i worked at, snapping these pictures. even the year before stands out vividly to me, when we had baby claude with us at dinner. this year is a little different, because we are far from our immediate families, but i will be…
moving away can feel really gut wrenchingly lonely. i remember how this feeling once felt when i first moved to miami, before i even started my blog. i knew nobody (except matt), i had no car, and i worked in an office with only one other person. i spent a lot of time alone. after the excitement and dust has settled here in NY, i…
here it is, our bedroom! it is the only room aside from the bathroom that is completed, and i have to admit it is my favorite bedroom i’ve ever had. growing up i sort of got to decorate my room, but you know how that goes (it is in your parents house, so not fully your own). from handfuls of apartments in college, to rented…
it’s about that time when all my sparkle comes out. obviously sparkle is okay year round, but isn’t it more fun around the holidays? i haven’t even began to shop for gifts yet (phewwww) but i did get myself a gift – my very first monogrammed bag, EVER. and it has my new initials since i got married… and it’s gold! SFD, that’s me. Kate…
lately, colors and i have been going through somewhat of a rough patch. when i started this blog, i would wear every color (like here, here and here), but somewhere along the way i began to stick to mustard yellows, browns, navy blues and reds… those are my main four these days. BUT color is fun! so i jumped at the chance to own a…
Happy to report that we have officially moved in! Our kitchen will not be 100% done for another week or so, but we’re slowly unpacking and making it a home! The weather here has been AMAZING… 60 degrees, perfect for a sweater and jeans. I am not exactly a jeans girl, but lately they’ve been my go-to. sometimes it feels good to be THAT girl,…
so, this weekend was like… really cold for me. I remember a few years back I realized bloggers freeze a bit for outfit photos in the cold (unless every outfit has a jacket in it), and this was taste #1. It went a little bit like this… “shoot! did you get it? i’m freeeeezing. It’s good enough can’t take the cold”… and run back to…