i saw a meme the other day that summed up michigan perfectly at the moment. it was along the lines that early spring is 80% fall and winter, 10% spring and 10% summer pending the time of day. that leaves me feeling uninspired and confused in how to dress and i am in need of […]

the snow is gone and the weather is warming up. it was the perfect weekend to go out and flea market! things are starting to ramp up and i’m ready for it. the antique malls around here are starting to look stale because nothing has been going on. as people get out of hibernation though […]

the front of the headlines today are about a college student that was abducted by getting into the wrong car that she thought was her uber. friends we live in a scary time and I thought i would share some safety tips about buying antiques safe online. i am constantly scrolling to find treasure on […]

i am pretty much a sale shopper through and through. when i buy something at full price it has to be multifunctional and something that i could see holding up real estate in my closet for a long time. i am a big believer in cost per ware. it’s how i justify most of my […]

if it has tulle, bows, ruffles or sequins i’m in. you know how much i absolutely dressing like a toddler girls dream. last night joe had a work dinner, otto fell asleep at seven and while i was supposed to be folding laundry i deep dived sequin skirts at nordstrom.com. a note about sequin dresses, […]

i just received the email yesterday that one of my favorite children’s clothing stores is closing their doors. it might not be permanent as they are “looking for a buyer” (according to their Instagram) but right now everything in the store is an additional 30% off. i scored some amazing last hurrah! clothing pieces for […]

i’m just going to throw this out there, wrap dresses are tricky for anyone who might possibly be considered the least bit..busty. wrap dresses both accentuate and flatter all at the same time. i’m not the type to wear a “women tell all” kind of leopard dress so i like to mix it up a […]

when i was in high school i was a bit…extra. i think that is what the kids these days would call it. I remember valentines day my sophomore year of high school being highly influenced by legally blonde and clueless. on valentines day i wore a red and pink houndstooth pencil skirt from forever 21, […]

hey! I was just sitting down to work when boom! an email popped up with an extra 50% off anthro sale. you know I couldn’t resist sharing some of my favorite anthro steals! i have a few of these items already hanging in my closet so i thought I would share some of the fits […]

Guys…J.crew is having a mega sale and there are SO MANY DEALS. If you use promo code “biggersale” you get an extra 50% off sale prices which brings all ten of these items under thirty dollars plus free shipping. you can’t beat that! I did a post a while ago about the fit of most […]

UPDATED FOR CYBER MONDAY 🙂 Ok i’m overwhelmed who is overwhelmed? holy moly there are so many sales going on! I will update as i get more notifications but so far here is my master list! let me know what you find in the comments below or if you see some i missed! anthropologie – […]

it’s no secret that i have a few plates spinning all at once at any given time. whether i’m flying around for my big girl job, shop, website, oh and kid stuff, it seems the more i run around the fuller my bag becomes. everything in it would just be crushed, crumpled and damaged. not […]