Pretty Things

Inside my Closet: All Dressed Up

April 5, 2012

It feels like I haven’t blogged in way too long! My time in Toronto has been rolling by at break-neck speed. I’ve been running all over town, seeing friends, going to meetings, eating, drinking, shopping (just a little bit!) and doing a bazillion errands. I’m still trying to wrap my head around everything that has happened over the past week and a [...]

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Inside my Closet: My Favorite Vintage Finds

March 23, 2012

How’s a girl with Neiman Marcus taste but a Walmart budget supposed to get her fashion fix? Easy! Shop vintage. I come from a family of bargain hunters. If you know me in real life you’ve probably heard the stories (or seen the FB updates) about the some of my amazing shopping adventures with my Mom and Sister (they usually sound something [...]

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Ruffles, Bows and Naughty Ballerinas

February 1, 2012

The other day my best friend and I were browsing through Purdy’s chocolates, when she gives me this teasing look & says: “So, Simone, in honor of Valentine’s Day are you going to buy yourself one of these giant heart shaped boxes of chocolates?” “Yeah, if I was planning on spending the evening sitting in a dark room, watching Julia Roberts movies [...]

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Inside my Bag 2.0

January 13, 2012

I don’t know about you but I never get tired of seeing what’s inside people’s bags. I find it fascinating what people carry with them on a daily basis. Maybe I am just totally nosy… I did a post about what’s inside my bag two years ago so I decided it’s time for an update. Meet my purse. I’ve been carrying this [...]

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Learning to Spend on the Right Things

January 11, 2012

I didn’t make any real New Years Resolutions this year (except for one: “Learn how to drive” – more on that later). I already have a long list of things I have been working on since November. One of the things I do want to focus on in 2012 is “spending money on the right things.” When I sat down in November [...]

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A Holiday Gift Guide to Make you Say Ohhh

November 23, 2011

Something I’ve learned over the past year is that even when life is busy or you’re stressed, you need to take the time to do stuff that makes you feel sexy. Even if you’re the only one who’s going to enjoy it, get that that Brazilian wax, put on that sassy underwear, do whatever it is that makes you feel good – [...]

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