What Is It About Anna Delvey?

10 February, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

So, earlier this week I stumbled upon the New York Magazine article about Anna Delvey (a.k.a. Sorokin), the “fake German heiress” and subject of the new Netflix series Inventing Anna. The story was just out there enough to spark my imagination. Here was this young woman pretending to be rich, paying for nothing, dressing in […]

Should You Ever Wear Doc Martens to a Job Interview?

10 February, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

No. This is an easy no. At least if you are looking to work in an office job. But what about Docs as a fashion choice for one no longer in their 20s? Confession: I’ve been eyeing a pair of Dr. Martens Leona boots (on sale on Amazon), but I’m not sure I can pull […]

And Just Like That, It’s January 2022.

8 February, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

Sometimes the pandemic feels like a it’s been one long unsettling dream. I don’t know about you, but in many ways my life has been on pause since March 2020. It isn’t that I’m not busy, that’s far from the case, but rather the lack of going places, doing things—I just feel out of touch […]

Curly/Wavy Hair Update: I was pretty much wrong about everything again!

24 December, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

Hello there. I hope you’re finding some way to enjoy this strange 2020 holiday season! So, about a week and a half ago I decided I’d attempt to revive my natural curls. That was a much larger undertaking than I’d anticipated! Fortunately there is a lot of guidance out there for clueless curly-haired people like […]

Wavy/Curly 2C Hair Confusion

19 December, 2020.Reading time 12 minutes.

Hello there and thanks for stopping by. This is a post about my hair and how I’m attempting to get my waves/curls to, well, curl. If you have wavy or curly hair, you’ll likely understand the struggle. Lots of people have referred to finding their curls as a “hair journey.” As over-dramatic as I am, […]