be concious. be green. be good.
Shortly after I first started this blog, I wrote a brief post about what I deemed “conscious consumerism.” The essential message being that purchasing a new item of clothing, even from an ethical company, should be a last resort when thinking about building a conscious wardrobe. When you think about the problems within the fashion […]
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I’ve been reading/thinking/slightly obsessing over gratitude lately. My husband and I are currently in a state of transition/contemplation/utter confusion. This has mainly been caused by the fact that we have a lot on our plates/minds — like me finding a career I’m passionate about, us wanting to buy a house, us also not knowing where […]
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The weather Gods here in the Bay Area may not have gotten the message, but today is the indeed first day of spring. And while for some that just means that it’s the time of year when you have to bring 47 different layers with you every time you leave the house due to […]
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I am not a particularly religious person. Am I spiritual? Yes. Do I think there are some truly valuable lessons we can all learn from different religions? Absolutely. But actually religious, not so much. That being said, I will say that I have always thought that there is something really, really admirable about the observance […]
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If you know me (which at this stage of reading my blog you probably don’t, but let’s just pretend you do), you know I like me some wine. I’ll usually indulge in a glass or two on Fridays, sometimes Saturdays, pretty much any day that ends in d-a-y. And that’s doubly true for Valentine’s Day. […]
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Almost everyone can recall an experience in which you had to exit the room that you were in because were choking on somebody else’s perfume or cologne. For me, I remember an experience at the department store Gimbels when I, dressed as an elf (obvi) literally choked on fragrance when a saleswoman asked me if […]
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