From the monthly archives:

February 2010

How to Choose the Perfect Pair of Boots

February 24, 2010

This is a guest post, by Lisa McLatchie of the Practical Fashionista.  Lisa is a personal stylist whose focus is on helping you to develop your individual style in a functional, realistic and cost effective way.
It’s almost like its part of our DNA. When it comes to footwear, as women, we are obsessed!  From stilettos [...]

9 Ways to Celebrate Your Birthday with Style

February 21, 2010

It was my birthday yesterday (Happy Birthday to ME!) and a friend suggested I write a post about celebrating in style.  Good idea!  I love my birthday.  Its not that I expect everyone else to love it too, but ever since I was a child, I have woken up on my birthday feeling good and [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2010

Happy Valentine's Day lovely friends! Take time today to send love, hugs and kisses to all the special people in your life.  I shared the love with friends yesterday via these melt in your mouth Rosemary Walnut Shortbread Cookies courtesy of Martha.  Make the heart-shaped ones today or simple round ones another time.  Most [...]

Inspired by Alexander McQueen

February 11, 2010

The great Alexander McQueen passed away today.  The world has lost a creative genius.  I will let his art known as fashion speak for itself.

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Why Feeling Bad is (sometimes) Good

February 11, 2010

We all have those days where we just feel bad.  Sad, angry, confused, frustrated, pitiful, pathetic and/or just plain pissed off.  Sometimes it is set off by a specific situation and other times it is just life catching up with you.  Here is why its good:  feeling bad is a wake up call to take [...]

Love Day: Non-Cheesy Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day

February 7, 2010

Last year I wrote a post about taking back Valentine's Day, the idea being that we should celebrate Valentine's Day as a day of love of all kinds (love for your family and friends and for your significant other) rather than an "over-priced prix-fix dinner and roses" day.  Here are more ideas on how to [...]

Underneath It All

February 5, 2010

This is a guest post by Lisa McLatchie of the Practical Fashionista.  Lisa is personal stylist whose focus is on helping you to develop your individual style in a functional, realistic and cost effective way.
Oprah has dedicated entire “interventions” to it. WNTW’s Stacy and Clinton are always talking about it.  And I can’t tell you [...]