Time To Wake Up

“Time to Wake Up” is the second Shaun Burner mural we’ve featured. In an interview with Submerge magazine, the artist shared the mural’s meaning: “The open hand with the light coming out [signifies] letting go and the clenched fist with the dark oozing out is holding on. . . The diamond from the third eye for the crown Chakra and also in western culture, the diamond is revered as such a precious gem when the real gem is the mind.”

Having no prior knowledge of the mural’s meaning, I was drawn to the intricacy of the henna scrollwork and strong geometrics. (As even casual readers know, I am mad for patterns.)

If you’re in Sacramento, stop by this mural on the side of the Royal Market at 17th and T and appreciate it for simply its aesthetics or for its deeper meaning.


Jacket, H&M (thrifted). Sweater, Forever 21. Tunic, Urban Behavior (swap). Leggings, Xhilaration. Boots, Sam Edelman. Sunglasses, Target. Bag, All-State Leathers.




A couple of outtakes from today:


Jasper photo-bomb


My sexy duck face

Most Wonderful Day

I feel most festive on my last work day of the year. Looking at this outfit, you might guess it was today. (You’d be right!)


Jacket, H&M (thrifted). Kimono top, thrifted. Skirt, American Eagle (thrifted). Tights, Anne Klein. Boots, Lauren Ralph Lauren. Sunglasses, Target. Necklace, Zad. Bag, Canvas Boutique.



Last-work-day-of-the-year outfits past (some are decidedly un-festive):


Which is your favorite?

One For Me

I started Christmas shopping yesterday. It only took me until day two to adopt a “one for you, one for me” strategy. If you’re expecting a gift from me, you might get a scarf exactly like this one:


Blazer, Diane Von Furstenberg (consignment). Dress, Lipstick. Tights, gift. Boots, Nine West. Scarf and bag, Canvas Boutique.

Since I choose most gifts based on my own personal taste, I’m bound to find one or two irresistible.

I Get Dressed

Considering everything going on this time of year, it’s a wonder I manage to get dressed and out the door at all. Less deliberate (i.e. hastily assembled) outfits are more fun anyway, right?


Shirt, Forever 21. Skirt, Charlie and Robin (thrifted). Tights, We Love Colors. Boots, Style & Co (thrifted). Suglasses, Girlprops. Coat, Lilli Ann (vintage). Owl necklace thrifted. Magnifying glass necklace, renaissance fair. Belt, Deena & Ozzy. Bag, Canvas Boutique.

Ratty Old Thing

During nearly every closet purge, I consider getting rid of this blazer. It’s getting ratty and I suspect it makes me look like a linebacker, but it’s been with me from the beginning of the blog and the start of my business career, so I just can’t bear to let it go. Yet.


Blazer, The Limited. Dress, Parker. Tights, Hue. Boots, Sofft (consignment). Sunglasses, Target. Scarf, Calypso St Barth for Target. Brooch, heirloom. Bag, Charming Charlie.

Whisky Roses

I’ve been sick for a few days and have gone through an entire box of herbal tea, five lemons, and more whisky than I care to admit. I had to quit the whiskey to go back to work, so I’m relying on the color red to bring the roses to my cheeks.


Jacket, Chaps. Skirt, Ann Taylor (thrifted). Tights, Madame Butterfly. Boots, Nine West. Neklace, Macy’s. Bag, Canvas Boutique.

East Sac Hardware

I wish we could have afforded to buy a home in east Sacramento. If we lived on 48th and Folsom, we could have walked to East Sac Hardware, Trader Joe’s, and Tres Hermanas. Instead, we can walk to Hollywood Nails, Super Savemart, and Donut Time. Those donuts are really really good (and they even have a cronut!) and we have twice the space we could have bought in east Sacramento, so I’ll be content to just visit (and pose with East Sac Hardware’s mural).


Jacket, Xhilaration. Shirt, Mossimo (thrifted). Dress, Jams World (thrifted). Leggings, We Love Colors. Boots, Vince Camuto. Sunglasses, Target. Earrings, Claire’s. Bag, thrifted.