Monday, 1/5 3/5 Whenever I encapsulate a week’s worth of my outfits, I always appreciate the process. Not only does it make me more thoughtful about each day’s outfit, but it also helps me determine what works and doesn’t work in my closet. For example, this super cute Target find is pretty darn cute. However,Continue reading Style Stories No. 24: Working From Home Outfits
I can remember as a young woman being in a dressing room with my godmother, Auntie Paddy. She declared immediate embarrassment over her slanting shoulders. I looked at them… then realized I had the exact same slipping away shoulders that she has. Her remedy has been to always wear a pair of shoulder pad inserts.Continue reading The Shoulder Pad Tank That’s Saving Me
Vincent moved in to college this weekend. Because he’s an international student, he was able to obtain a dorm room–and not just that but a five bedroom dorm suite with two other roommates. He’s been gone just about a month. In that time he’s opened a checking account, purchased a bike, passed a driving test,Continue reading Half an Empty Nest Isn’t So Bad
I’ve had these flatform Tevas in both black and white for several years now. Last fall before putting them away till the spring, I had a clever idea: why not DIY embellished Tevas to infuse a bit of life into each pair. For the black pair, I had a strand of silver studs on leatherContinue reading DIY Embellished Tevas
Would You Do a Small or Big Wedding Kiss? Kevin and I just celebrated our 23rd anniversary this past July 25th. I loved looking at these wedding kiss pictures Cup of Jo found. Sadly, I cannot recall if Kevin and I went big or small; I believe we went in between. ‘Challenge Accepted’: Why WomenContinue reading This Week’s Odds and Ends
We have a 2020 graduate! A 2020 graduate who actually was able to get up on a stage, walk across, and receive his diploma in person! I can’t believe our administration team pulled it off, yet Vincent and his peers were among the lucky to experience an in-person graduation. With an entire second semester spentContinue reading The 2020 Graduate
I can remember a conversation I had with my dad back in February. Hong Kong was a month into Covid-19, and for some reason I had the intuition to know it wasn’t going to be good. I remember saying to my dad, “I don’t know if we will be able to come home this summer…”Continue reading Hong Kong Summer 2020
This blog post is late. I let what I wrote last night sit for 24 hours, and now I have deleted it all. I’m so glad I did because it was irrelevant, so now I will be brief. My lack of creativity aside, the world is in a complete state of turmoil. Yes, I realizeContinue reading Getting Educated
I can’t remember if it was last spring or the spring before that, but somewhere I saw an off white boilersuit and regret never clicking purchase. Ever since that particular moment, I’ve had a fashion fixation on an off white boilersuit. This is my DIY on the said boilersuit. This particular jumpsuit isn’t even aContinue reading DIY Off White Boilersuit
Mother’s Day and Vincent’s birthday have always been synonymous. He was born on May 7th, and then 5 days later he finally came home from the hospital on Mother’s Day. That has and will probably always be my very best Mother’s Day gift. A newborn child coming home after 5 days in the ICU wasContinue reading My Mothering is Changing
There’s really nothing spectacular about this outfit–other than it’s a take on the Canadian tuxedo but in all off-white denim version. What is special about these pictures however is that I just received my permanent HK resident card! Yes, after living here for over 7 years, one is able to apply for residency. As we’reContinue reading I’m an HK Resident!
I am totally guilty of hopping on the DIY tie dye train! I’m so guilty that I’m here to share some DOs and DON’Ts–especially since it took me three good tries to get this perfect (in my honest opinion) yellow DIY tie dye sweatshirt. Ok, first, do not use food coloring. Even if you soakContinue reading The DOs and DON’Ts of DIY Tie Dye