Imagine a bunch of young girls in their early twenties at the beach. They spend the day laying out and tanning, jumping in the waves, and taking walks in the wet sand. After awhile, the girls decide to take some photographs using their old school digital camera. One girl sighs to herself and glances critically... Continue Reading →
Timeless Fashion: 4 Classic Styles Every Woman Should Own
In this blog post, I will showcase 4 different women's classic styles that have interesting origins and endured over long periods of time. In fact, I rounded up 12 timeless wardrobe staples this morning, but found the blog post to be a little too long. I found the history behind each piece fascinating, and thought... Continue Reading →
6 Easy Outfits You Can Wear From Work to Dates: Button-Front Shirts
I was charged with the task of finding outfits that could transition smoothly from work to date nights. I'm going to be honest; it was an extremely difficult task. When I picture what I usually would wear to work, it seems quite different from what I would wear for a night out on the town.... Continue Reading →
One Style, 6 Ways: The One Shoulder Top
During most of my beginning years as a teacher, I had to make sure that all of my wardrobe choices could work in more than one way AND be work appropriate. Now that I have a few years of teaching under my belt, I can sometimes indulge in a few other styles that I can... Continue Reading →
Budget-Friendly Summer Outfits Vol. 1
So one fact that you need to know about me is that I'm a kindergarten teacher. I live in Philadelphia (not cheap) and I work at a charter school. I have a pretty heft car payment (1 year left, thank God!) for a car that I bought before I moved to Philly that I no... Continue Reading →
Grit: Perseverance With A Long-Term Mindset
How gritty are you? Grit....according to Angela Duckworth, co-founder of the Character Lab in Philadelphia, is passion and long-term perseverance combined. Grit is said to be behind every extraordinary success and achievement, even more so than IQ and academic ability. During the past year, I have learned about the science and research behind grit and... Continue Reading →
5 Ways to Feel Good in What You Wear
Do you ever wake up in the mornings and wonder what in the world you're going to wear? Every once in a while, I end up with a pile of clothes that don't seem to "work" for me that day. Sometimes it seems so much easier to figure out what to wear if you're a... Continue Reading →
90s Fabulous
If I'm not all dressed up to the nines, you can bet that I'm wearing some kind of funny graphic t-shirt. We can't be ultra fancy every single day; I know that you ladies know that! It seems to be that most of these t-shirts are related to my favorite TV shows or movies...but not... Continue Reading →
The Upside of Fear
Here's an excerpt that I find very applicable to everyday life that comes from my eventual novel. I sometimes need this reminder and remember that fear may be present, but it doesn't mean that we need to surrender to it. The character speaking is a bullied middle schooler; this character is based on several real... Continue Reading →