fashion update
Friday, July 25th, 20081. I haven’t yet blogged about the Badgley Mishka $1k + Oscar dress I picked up for $17.77 (approx), because it would need a photo, doesn’t look good hanging on a hanger and I haven’t taken one of me in it either, because although it sort of fits me, “sort of” in this case means [...]
Happy July 4th
Friday, July 4th, 2008I celebrated the day by getting a bunch of ball gowns from Neiman Marcus Last Call (original value about two and a half grand: $50 in the supersale) (although they are not all what you would call exactly at their best). No idea when I’ll be wearing them. Probably not to the farmer’s market. There’s [...]
How much?
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008Since discovering the Neiman Marcus Last Call shop just down the road from where I live, between the Hobby Lobby and the Toys R Us, I’ve spent more time than before trying on ex-$3k ball gowns that would probably be great for either Glastonbury Festival or a prom three years ago. Sometimes there is even [...]
spring flowers
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008I read Vogue so you don’t have to, and the big look for the spring and summer this year that I’m excited about is bright crazy flowery prints, especially three worn at the same time. Obviously a lot of people hate crazy bright flowery prints, because they think it makes every part of their body [...]
tip of the day: squeezy bottles for the kitchen
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008I got this one from Gordon Ramsay (not personally, just his DVD): plastic squeezy bottles are great for oil and salad dressing. I’ve been using small pesto jars since forever, because you can shake them when the top is screwed on, but these work much better with even less mess. The one above is from [...]
