The first (or so it seems) day of spring calls for the debut of my spring jacket. It really is time to say goodbye* to that puffer and thick wool overcoat! Perfect for dressing up a pair of ripped jeans on the weekends or complementing a work-day look – this light wool jacket with leather sleeves is perfect for this…
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pantry series: blueberry banana overnight oats
In my opinion, breakfast is the easiest meal to prep at home and bring to work. Although always a lover of oatmeal, I have encountered a few issues with this popular breakfast choice: (1) Whenever I grab a quick oatmeal from any of those “serf-serve” bars, I never know how much I am eating. I fear there are times when…
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to glasses, or not to glasses
There is no more misconstrued of an accessory than a pair of glasses. Geeky, dorky, four-eyes… who wants to be the nerd on the floor!? (Okay sometimes that’s cool, but you know what I mean). I, however, believe that glasses can be a powerful weapon – for GOOD and for EVIL. Which means girls, we must tread carefully*. The right…
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the silk blouse: efficiency at its finest
One shirt: endless possibilities. When you are, especially starting, a career in finance, wardrobe options are limited. We all know the price tags on Theory, Vince, [name your semi-trendy work brand]. Because of this, whenever possible, I try to re-work one items multiple ways. Sometimes, I’ll even wear the item multiple times in one week (shh!). This is perhaps easiest…
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not your average pencil skirt
As the name of my blog suggests, I’ve had quite the relationship with pencil skirts. I utterly loathed the first pencil skirt I ever tried on. It was black, to my knees, loose fitting and saggy in all the wrong places and came with a similarly ill fitting, perfectly matching, blazer. (I happen to only be 5′ 1, so…
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