The New Professional

Banana Republic top - 2007 - $30 on sale (similar) / Merona trouser jeans via Target - 2011 - $18 on sale (similar) / Franco Sarto heels via Piperlime - 2011 - $45 on sale (available) / Target earrings - 2011 - $6 (similar) / Gold leaf bracelet - gift ...

Every year in mid-September, I go through a bit of a crisis. OK, not so much a crisis as a time of deep reflection. Of self doubt. Of slight despair.The million dollar question, one I ask myself every year, is, "I'm 28 (or whatever age I'm t...

Gap Favorite V-neck T - 2011 - $7 on sale (available) / Yellow strapless smocked dress worn as skirt - 2010 - swap (similar) / Vintage belt via Bows and Arrows - 2010 - $12 (similar) / Black wood bead necklace - 2010 - swap (similar) / Target metallic ...

I've been lukewarm about clothing shopping lately, but making up for it in other things, namely home items and beauty products. Things I'm loving right now:Black nail polish. As cheap as possible. [shown: Rimmel London, but I'll take anything sub-$5 wi...

The view from my walk this morning. Happy Friday, folks! It looks like the Expedit I want for my home office is finally back in stock, so I'll be busy allen-wrenching and unpacking this weekend. I cannot wait until I can turn my head and not see a card...

BR Factory Store t-shirt - 2011 - $5 on sale (similar) / Textured pencil skirt - 2010 - swap (similar) / Anne Klein mary janes via Macy's - 2011 - $25 on sale (available) / Dark faux pearl strand worn doubled and safety-pinned - 2011 - gift (similar)[W...

Striped sweater via Marshall's - 2011 - $12 (similar) / BR Factory Store pants - 2009 - $20 on sale (similar) / Enzo Angiolini peep-toes via Nordstrom - 2007 - $70 on sale (similar) / Kate Spade doodles necklace - 2011 - gift (similar)[Worn: 09.13.11 |...

We all get into them, and it takes some of us longer than others to get out of them. No, I'm not talking about the backseat of a two-door car (is anyone else completely inept at getting in and out of those?), but a rut. Sometimes it's a ment...

Katerina shirt dress c/o Carissa Rose (available) / LOFT sandals - 2009 - $10 on sale (similar) / Artisans Lane Turkish Jewelry necklace - 2010 - gift (available in other colors) / Emilie M faux leather bag via Marshall's - 2011 - $25 (similar) [Worn: ...

I'm not sure about you, but I generally think of Wite Out before I think correction fluid. It's one of those brand names that's somehow seeped into our everyday vernacular, like Kleenex and Chapstick.Back in the early typewriter days, there were very f...