For someone who is a newbie to the whole holiday cooking, brainstorming dishes to be served can be so daunting. We have been celebrating thanksgiving for the last three years and each year I served mostly Indian dishes. But, this…
Pastel Colored Thanksgiving Tablescape
I am the person who always goes for brightly colored dinnerware but there was something about this Axel pastel colored stoneware dinner set, that I couldn’t just pass it. I bought the dinner plates, the salad plates both pink and…
How To Recycle Your Wardrobe This Holiday When Times Are Tough
While most people are cutting back on holiday spending, I believe it is my responsibility to encourage them to continue doing so and also help them feel mentally happy about their decision and sartorially good about their existing wardrobe. With…
How To Wear Leather This Fall- Style Swap Tuesdays ( link up )
Besides it’s natural beauty, there is so much to Fall that I LOVE!! Crunching thought the dried leaves, feeling the whiff of fresh cooler air in the mornings, sipping through hot soups, layering in warmer jackets and being able to…
I Am A Voter- How I Feel and Some Random Thoughts
This past week was a rollercoaster of emotions, anxiety and restlessness. It wasn’t just me awaiting the election results anxiously, our entire nation was put to unrest with the ballot counting delays. I wouldn’t have cared much had I not…
Why I Am Adding Printed PantSuits To My Closet
I never worked at a corporate office with strict formal dress code, the highest code of sartorial professionalism in whichever place I worked was semi-formals. I always desired owning formal pantsuits but considering the nature and dress code at all…
My Favorite Lazy Afternoon Salad- fall edition
Now that Ms. Riri is back in school for in-person classes, I am more into quick lunches than elaborate ones, which had become an everyday thing during the entire quarantine. I would plan more elaborate meals three times a day…
The Retailer That Blew My Socks Off
My photographer Mauricio to me: your outfit is amazing, which designer are you wearing? Me to Mauricio: Any guess?Mauricio: DVF ( Diane Von Furstenburg ) Me: NOPE, its JCP ( JCPenney ) As a blogger I try out and review…
Haunted Mansion Cakesicles- Halloween Special
Generally, I am not into making Halloween treats as none of us including my daughter are huge on sweets. Even if I did, everything would just sit in my refrigerator and then eventually I would have had to throw it…
Simple Smokey Eye – using eyeshadows that we all have in our vanity now
I’ve had a lot of my followers request a smokey eye tutorial that was not only easy to do and didn’t need specialized skills, but also incorporated products/shades that we all already owned. I am a sucker for smokey eyes…