By SaraI am heartily sick of winter. The weather has been springlike here for the past few days, but as I said to my husband, if you don’t like the season in Southwest Ohio, wait 24 hours, and you’ll get a new one. (By 24, I mean 6.) If you’re here by my side trying to …
By SaraOne of the reasons I have some unfinished-looking home spaces and a scanty wardrobe is that I really don’t like to buy a stopgap piece of clothing or furniture or really anything. Humans in general already put so many discarded items into landfills and secondhand shops. It just seems more environmentally and budget friendly to …
By SaraI don’t know about you, fellow parents, but we get absolutely slammed with toys this time of year. It’s compounded by a December birthday, of course, but wow. It’s a lot to deal with. We do a big fall decluttering every year in anticipation of December. The people who say ‘deal with the chaos by …
By SaraI’m following up from my gift-giving etiquette guide due to the interest in emergency gifts! Here are my favorite items to keep around in case you need to reciprocate an unexpected gift or someone’s plus-one crashes your gift exchange. Wine Keep a few bottles of a mid-range wine you enjoy on hand, nothing top shelf, …
By SaraUsually when the stationery shops I follow release their holiday collections, I fall in love right away with a particular design. That makes it easy to plan photo outfits, etc. Nothing really jumped out at me this year, despite scrolling through hundreds of card designs. This might be our last year for photo cards. I …
By SaraI didn’t do much shopping during my blog hiatus this fall, as I’ve been trying to cut back in general and also wait for the holidays. A recent purchase I love is my LL Bean canvas lunch tote. Because I put my Boat & Tote in the closet to carry a leather handbag during the …
By SaraAfter years of the same Thanksgiving outfit, I’m feeling a change this year. While I haven’t worn the same outfit literally every single year since 2008, the J. Peterman wool challis skirt has captured probably 70% of turkey days during that time. Looking back now, during the non-Peterman years, I was wearing the same basic …
By SaraThe targeted ads currently stalking me are fairly standout, so I thought I would share. A few of the pieces are also part of the Saks Fifth Avenue Friends and Family Sale. Enjoy the savings or the view as these items take over your browser sidebars and IG story ad breaks. Generation Love Kristen Tweed …
By SaraIf you have a child, you know how hard it is to avoid wasting certain things. Half-eaten food, for example. The cheap plastic toys you swore would never invade your home. As someone with a blog that has a partial focus on sustainable fashion, I cringe hardest at the textile waste. As a one-and-done family, …
By SaraI’ve needed a new everyday handbag for fall and winter for a long time now. It was written on three separate ‘needs’ Google Keep lists! During the spring and summer, I carry an LL Bean Boat & Tote (monogrammed with my boring old monogram). When September rolls around, I always like to switch to a …
