This week it’s all about finishing the much needed updates to the website and packing for our hiking trip next week. Of course, I still have plenty of time to on-line shop for updating my fall wardrobe. Much of what I have are classic pieces and easily wearable season after season so I don’t need …
Ella recently moved into a house where she is attending her first year of law school. Her house is a cute one-story ranch that has an open kitchen/family room floor plan with three quaint bedrooms and two bathrooms. She moved in last month and has settled in and is now ready for some decor to …
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What I miss most about living in Chicago is the wide variety of both shopping and food. I still crave Numero Uno pizza, Portello’s Italian beef sandwiches and Ricobene’s chicken vesuvio. I also miss having Nordstrom, Saks, Bloomingdales and Nieman Marcus stores close by. Back in the day the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale was my shopping …
The Nordstrom Anniversary sale is underway. Well it is for cardholders (from August 4 – 13th card members have early access depending on card member “status” i.e. Icon, Ambassador, Influencer or Insider). For non-card members, sale access opens up on April 19th. For more specific sale info, details on becoming a card member or want …
I’ve gotten notice that my office is opening back up this week to its employees. Next week we can start bringing in clients for face to face meetings. So after 8 weeks of working from home, I’m heading back to work! I’m not 100% sure of how I feel about returning to work in regards …
Bathrooms and kitchens are expensive to renovate. Here are a few tips to help you refresh your master bath without spending the big bucks. For under $500 dollars I was able to do a full master bath update and completely transform the space. I created a modern and simplified bathroom that increased the value of …
Eight. That’s how many times I’ve painted the front door in the past 5 years. It’s been black, several different shades of brown, gray and red. Needless to say, I didn’t like any of them. Rick says I have a disease because I’m always “changing” something around the house. If DIY is an illness than …
I’ve officially lost track of days. It could be Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday, they pretty much run together at this point. No matter what day it is, my “social distancing” routine is pretty much the same. Wake up, have my cup or two of coffee in the sitting room and FaceTime call Ella. Not so …
A month ago I wrote a blog reviewing the J Crew high-rise pull on Peyton wide leg lace pants (I have them in black – see the post here). When they went on sale, I went back for another pair because I simply love them. This time I purchased the color spicy jade. There are …
I used to think that leather jackets were only worn by edgy millennial’s, biker babes, The Fonz and Vinnie Barbarino (my 20 something kids are going to call me and say “who even are these people?” ) Well, move over Henry and John because this inbetweener just purchased her first leather jacket this past fall …