This is the bag I’ve used daily for the last four months. It’s the Cameron Street Teegan bag – my very first Kate Spade. If you’d like a little more context as to why I’m reviewing this bag, check out The Handbag Experiment. Alright, let’s get to the review. What is awesome about the Cameron […]
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Nebia Review, A Shower Worth the Wait
Waiting for Nebia On August 14th, 2015, this happened: Roughly one year and eight months (…or 87 weeks…or 609 days…or 14,616 hours) later, it finally arrived! The waiting didn’t actually kill us, but we were truly over the moon when it finally arrived! In case you’re not familiar with Nebia, you should get familiar with it. […]
Eat Me: A Strategy for Dining Out Less Often
The Dining Out Dilemma Year after year, my husband and I tell ourselves that we’ll go out to eat less so that we can save money and eat a little healthier. But year after year, we continue to splurge. Let’s face it – Seattle has so many delicious food options! This year, we decided that […]
Shopping Abstinence Ends
Whew…experiment over! Guess what? It didn’t actually kill me. (If you need a refresher on the details and goals of this endeavor, please check out Shopping Abstinence.) So here’s how it went down. Easier Than I Thought My hypothesis was that this experiment would be a lot like torture. After all, how could I possibly […]
Shopping Abstinence
Today is the first day of my next three-month challenge: Shopping Abstinence! From November 1st through January 31st I will not buy STUFF for myself. Okay, so what does that actually mean? I’ll shop for things I need – but not things that I want. Things I can purchase: Gifts for others (holiday season, and […]
Retail Project Part 4, Boutiques & Conclusions
This is the fourth and final installation of a series. You can catch up by checking out: Domestic Warrior: Retail Project Part 1, Nordstrom BP Shoes Domestic Warrior: Retail Project Part 2, Nordstrom Salon Shoes and High Couture Dresses Domestic Warrior: Retail Project Part 3, Macy’s Endless Knot Grade: A+ We moseyed into Endless Knot and […]
Retail Project Part 3, Macy’s
Note: This is part 3 of a series. To catch up, check out Domestic Warrior: Retail Project Part 1, Nordstrom BP Shoes and Domestic Warrior: Retail Project Part 2, Nordstrom Salon Shoes. Macy’s I like Macy’s. There was always something about the history of the store that I found charming – probably the rerun commercials featuring Bob Hope. Prior […]
Retail Project Part 2, Nordstrom Salon Shoes
Alright! Here we go with part 2! If you need to catch up, check out Domestic Warrior: Retail Project Part 1, Nordstrom BP Shoes After BP Shoes, Pam and I made a bee line straight for Salon Shoes… Salon Shoes Grade: A+ We browsed for less than two minutes when a very attentive salesperson, Andres B, found […]
Retail Project Part 1, Nordstrom BP Shoes
I’ve been dying to do this project for what seems like ages – and last Sunday, Pam and I were finally able to embark on our adventure. As you all know, I’ve been fascinated with American consumerism for quite some time – I’m always trying to dig into why it’s so ingrained in our culture […]
Easy Recipe: Cinnamon-Orange Almond Tea Latte
First World Tea Problems As someone who is newly vegan and caffeine-lite, I’m still trying to hard to form new habits. One of my favorite habits was enjoying a nice cup of coffee at one of our many brilliant Seattle coffee shops, or savoring the gourmet concoctions CJ would make for me on a Saturday […]
