Monthly Archives: March 2008

I’ve come up with a tentative itinerary for the honeymoon. Knowing pretty much nothing about this part of the country, it is a guesstimate. I want our trip to be an adventure, not too well planned. But some of the major stops and hotels need to figured out in advance. With this plan, we have…

I woke up this morning in a minor panic realizing that it is nearly April and that means that it is almost June and that in turn is so close to September. My rule for these little “attacks” is to immediately channel it into planning action. It usually dissipates as soon as I get to…

I’m not trying to change your vote. It’s just that everyone should watch this speech. There’s a transcript here.

My office is in the Design District, so I’m surrounded by well dressed interior decorators all day long. I love their uniform of expensive jeans and boutique pieces. Here is Ms. Brown’s request: I’ve been following your blog for a couple months now and love your What to Wear advice. I’ll be starting a new…

How is it possible that Easter is coming up on Sunday?! Time to get crafty if you’re hosting brunch this year. One of my favorite Easter activities is Martha’s origami paper eggs. They’re quite easy to make and the results look impressive. Especially if you use patterns in one color palate. They’d be great as…

The trick to dressing for work is avoiding monotony. It’s too easy to get stuck in a rut of outfits each week. Here is Anja’s request: It’s been 3 weeks since I started working as an assistant to a CEO of a subsidiary of a Dutch company. Because we’re recently starting from scratch here in…

I studied abroad in Dublin for 6 months in college. St. Patrick’s Day is always a time for me to reflect on just how much fun I had in Ireland. I took my classes at a beautiful historic building called Earlsfort Terrace, spent my evenings in pubs and theaters, walked home to the smell of…

This is one of those weekend’s where I’m not quite sure how we fit it all in. On Friday, Rob and I walked to the climbing gym with a friend for a quick bouldering session. Afterwards, we grabbed some street tacos from the Toyanese truck. From there, we walked ten blocks up to Valencia Street…

Another week loaded with work activities. I like going out for fancy dinners for free…but I also like my apartment and food that isn’t saturated with cream and butter. Here’s what I learned this week: Pandora.com is so cool. I’m going to broke buying new music. Taxes. Yuck. I’m really good at making vegetarian chili.…

I haven’t been so lucky to attend a beach wedding, but they seem so lovely. Heather has a request: My best friend is getting married at the beginning of May, on the beach, in Santa Cruz. I am a CA native, but no longer reside there. My issue with wedding attire is that I am…