Once upon a time, I lived in the suburbs. I never quite did the minivan thing, but I was a TOTAL soccer mom, brownie mom, and mom-chaffuer. Now that my kids are grown, I’m a TOTAL Uptown girl and LOVING every minute of it. I live in a great area of Minneapolis, near Uptown. I [...]
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This winter in Minneapolis has been a little strange. One day it’s WAY below zero (BRRRRR – as in its so cold you hold your face hurts), and the next day, it’s in the 50′s. In Minneapolis, in DECEMBER, temperatures in the 50′s are UNHEARD of. And of course, in typical Minnesota fashion, everyone is [...]
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Somedays, I just want to wear a blanket. Lucky for me, I actually have something that fits the bill! This Wooden Ships by Paola Buendia brand poncho/shawl is alike a big comfy blanket, except it’s got a hood and pockets! I wore this outfit shopping on Saturday. I paired the Wooden Ships blanket/shawl/poncho with a [...]
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With Halloween right around the corner, I’m feeling a little WILD. I’m talking WILD – animals that is! Since I’ve been MIA for a while dealing with some family health issues, I MISS THE WORLD. So this weekend, I was running around Minneapolis trying to soak everything in. And for the first time in a [...]
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It’s been a stressful two weeks – I’ve been MIA – due to some heath issues we are dealing with for my teenage daughter. She’s on the mend, and I’m hoping to step back into the swing of things! This was an outfit post I drafted a few weeks. That day, I needed an outfit [...]
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Since I was so inspired last week by Judy Aldrich’s “Thrift Store Essentials” – I went on my own thrifting adventure. I found a GREAT genuine mink fur coat for $40 – you can see that post here and here. Since I was testing out Judy’s Thrift Store Essentials, I found a double-breasted houndstooth blazer – similar to the [...]
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I’ve been so inspired by all the thrifting that I’ve been reading about! First, there’s this little blog-hop called Thrifter’s Anonymous that I LOVE. If you have thrifted pieces in your fashion blog, you just link up and then start hopping to the other great bloggers who are thrifting! TOTALLY INSPIRING! THEN, one of my [...]
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Fall is in full swing here in Minneapolis, Minnesota! The leaves are falling, the days are shorter, there is a chill in the air. There’s just something about fall colors that is so LOVELY! I recently purchased this LA ROK kimono jacket at Belle Weather in Uptown Minneapolis. It’s a gift shop that specializes in [...]
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This week’s outfit posts have leather all over! Leather’s always been a hot trend, but this fall, it’s ALL OVER! And I’m OB.SES.SED. TOTALLY OBSESSED! TOTALLY BANANAS! In any case, I wore this outfit last week to my BFF’s Tequila Tasting party. Hubby LOVES good tequila’s, so he was EXCITED to go. I LOVE getting [...]
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It was a little brisk outside yesterday – perfect time to break in my new corduroy jeans & cashmere sweater! I was looking for an affordable, oversized, but simple sweater. You’d think that would be relatively easy to find, but it wasn’t. And then, I found it! At Nordstrom Rack, in the MEN’s department. The [...]
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