wardrobe

  • growing a minimalist wardrobe: step 2

    Step Two: Master the Art of Basics and Layering See Step One, right HERE.For a long time I felt like the word basic used as a noun was mere marketing fluff. But over the past…

    September 25, 2014 48 Comments
  • growing a minimalist wardrobe: step 1

    The words growing and minimalist might seem like strange bedfellows, but hear me out: I like to think of a minimalist wardrobe as being akin to a garden. You’ve got to pull out the…

    September 18, 2014 44 Comments
  • make-believe: city rambles with a baby.

    There have been a lot of ramblings around these city streets lately. Faye’s a happy little traveler, grasping the little wooden ring I tied to her stroller and taking in the sights with wide…

    September 4, 2014 7 Comments
  • make-believe: date night.

    Three days before Faye was born, James and I were at my sister Cait’s apartment for dinner. We ate spicy Indian food and everyone made guesses about when the baby would make his or…

    August 19, 2014 13 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #107: Edit your wardrobe. Seasonally.I have a small three-drawer dresser and a half of a closet in which to store clothes and I’m a pretty discerning shopper and still I feel like I…

    August 13, 2014 34 Comments
  • make-believe: oregon coast afternoon

    If there’s one thing that nursing a tiny infant affords you, it’s plenty of forced downtime. And while I admit to sometimes whiling away this time trolling instagram for longer than I should, generally,…

    July 28, 2014 10 Comments
  • foggy ferry.

    It was a balmy 50 degrees and drizzling on Saturday. The kind of day when New York City masquerades as the Pacific Northwest and lower Manhattan puts on a show of fog and clouds…

    January 13, 2014 19 Comments
  • tradlands.

    I’ve worn this shirt every weekend, all weekend, for the past three weeks. It’s a shirt for living in. It’s thick and sturdy and loose enough under the arms that it doesn’t feel constrictive…

    October 28, 2013 18 Comments
  • make-believe: springtime wardrobe.

    I’m a creature of habit. If you’ve been reading these tea leaves for awhile, you know this. I relish in creating rhythms and routines, but in general it doesn’t take much for me to…

    May 9, 2013 30 Comments
  • make-believe: spring foraging.

    Any moment now the linden trees in Brooklyn are going to open and shower the streets in their sweet scent. When that happens, I’ll be ready with a pair of pruners and a bike…

    April 11, 2013 12 Comments