Getting dressed feels… easier. A lot easier. About a month ago I followed the advice of celebrity stylist Allison Bornstein and I shoveled my way through my closet and camera... Read More ..read more

I’ll just start this post by saying the hard thing - I have added 20 items to my closet so far. Yikes! My goal is to only add 24 items to my closet in 2024, and 20 by mid year puts me in serious danger of missing my goal by a long shot. However, I am not giving up. I am refusing to have an ‘all-or-nothing’ mentality about this challenge. I do not want to throw in the towel and abandon ship. Spring and fall are my heavier buying seasons. Not buying clothes in July and August will be pretty easy. If I can manage to keep my fall purchases to a minimum, I’ll at least land within a respectable pr ..read more

Wow, February and March came and went really quick, and I guess that means we are overdue for a wardrobe update! I had hoped and planned to share these monthly, but real estate season in Portland kicked off so swiftly that my blogging time is limited. But I am still having fun getting dressed and I can't wait to show you what I added. In February and March I added 7 more items to my wardrobe, putting me on a faster-adding pace than I'd hoped. (My goal for 2024 is to only add 24 items to my closet.) More on that later in the post. First, I'll share what I've added and how it's working for me w ..read more

In case you miss my last blog post, I decided my goal for this year is to add 24 or fewer items to my wardrobe. My plan is to pop back in here with monthly updates and share any new items I’ve added. I read back through my wardrobe goals for 2023, and it was a bit sobering for me to read that I set a very similar goal for last year and failed miserably. I suspect I got derailed by start up of a very enticing Sézane partnership. However I am very grateful for that opportunity. It allowed me to boost my professional wardrobe and get acquainted with a very lovely brand, whose knits I'll forever ..read more

*Surprise!* Hi, it's me, here with a blog post!! I am very much enjoying selling real estate in Portland, and that keeps me quite busy, but I wanted to share a closet challenge I am doing for 2024. It's been more than a year since I took a step away from blogging and content creation, and that has given me space and perspective on the way I buy and add clothes to my closet. 2023 was all about learning to dress for a new, professional lifestyle, and most days I enjoyed the challenge. Getting dressed is infinitely more enjoyable now that it's not tied to creating content or promoting brands/cl ..read more

Hello, my friends, long long time, no talk. As you probably guessed, I’ve been busy with my new life in real estate, and it has been more wonderful than I could have imagined. But it is not without its challenges either, building up a book of business takes time and it is a true hustle. But I am very thankful to be on a great team and surrounded by people who are generous with their knowledge and insights. I’ve been very impressed with the brokerage I joined, and the caliber of the training and expertise offered there. I could go on and on about real estate, I literally dream about it now, b ..read more

Hello! Wow, a little bit of time has transpired since my last outfit roundup. My life has changed pretty significantly in the past few months. In October, after passing the Oregon and National real estate exams, I got my license transferred to my brokerage, and have hit the ground running on building and growing a real estate business. I joined a great team, got to co-list a property right away, have been doing open houses most weekends, and am enjoying taking my buyers to look at homes all over Portland. I can't believe I get to say this, but I love every aspect of this business so far. It's ..read more

Every year, December feels like the fastest month. We all seem to look forward to this time of year, but POOF! It zips by so fast. The season passes even more quickly when we are extra busy. So, I hope this blog post saves you some time. I'm sharing three handy holiday gift guides to the store that seems to have everything - Dick's Sporting Goods. Our family recently went to Dick's and knocked out a TON of our Christmas shopping. Yes, we took the kids, because I am the type that likes to employ my kids' help for Christmas gifts. I like to get a gauge for what they actually like, and what act ..read more

Hello, happy holidays! Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Native American Heritage Day. I hope you week is full of wonderful things! We have hearts and bellies full this week, and I am not mad about it at all. I feel like I am always playing catch up with these posts lately; I think I underestimated how busy my time would be once I started my new gig. But I love every minute of it! It's been so life-giving! I do find myself thinking about clothing considerably less and it is very refreshing. Less overthinking what I wear means getting dressed is a substantially easier, but I do feel like my outfit ..read more

Hi all! I'm still here! I've fully stepped into my new role as a real estate agent in Portland, and I love it. But gosh, it's keeping me busy, so much learning/onboarding going on. It's all incredibly interesting and fun to me; I feel very fortunate to be able to take a professional pivot like this. But I know you guys are here for the outfits, so let's get to it! As the title says, this post includes a mix of outfits, and I am excited to finally start sharing some more business casual looks with you guys, including The Pair of Pants. I'm keeping myself honest by sharing this photo. I don't ..read more