How My $25 Target Loafers Keep Getting Mistaken for $800 Designer Shoes
So there I was, squeezed into the back of an Uber with my boss heading to a client meeting, trying not to let my knees hit the ceiling because apparently…
I Let AI Pick My Outfits for 30 Days and My Life Got Complicated
So this whole mess started because I can’t make basic decisions about what to wear. I’m standing in my closet every morning like I’m solving some kind of mathematical equation,…
I Spent a Week Dressing for Imaginary Adventures While Going to My Soul-Crushing Office Job
You know that moment when you realise you’ve become the human equivalent of beige wallpaper? That hit me on a Tuesday morning at 7:28 AM, standing in my underwear staring…
Why I Started Wearing Ridiculous Clothes to Cure My Monday Dread (And Why It Actually Works)
Okay, confession time – I’m basically useless on Monday mornings. Like, genuinely terrible human being levels of useless. The weekend high crashes into reality so hard I literally stand in…
The One Investment That Makes My Entire Primark Wardrobe Look Professional
Let me be completely honest with you – I shop at Primark more than someone with my salary probably should. There, I said it. When you’re trying to maintain a…
My Hard-Won Guide to Actually Scoring at Portobello Market (After Years of Expensive Mistakes)
Look, I’m going to be completely honest with you – the first time I hit Portobello Market, I basically did everything wrong and walked away feeling like I’d been personally…
My Hard-Won Next Sale Survival Guide (Plus the Mistakes That Still Haunt Me)
I’m going to be completely honest with you – I used to think I was above retail sales. When I first moved to Boston for work, I was all about…
Why My Portland Style Screams “Tourist” the Second I Leave the City
The first time I went back to Eugene after living in Portland for three years, my mom took one look at me getting off the train and said, “Well, you…
The M&S Collection Pieces I Set My Alarm For (And You Should Too)
Okay, so picture this: it’s 6:47 AM on a Wednesday, my toddler is still asleep (miracle), and I’m crouched in my kitchen like some kind of deranged fashion vulture, refreshing…
I Tried Personal Shopping at John Lewis and My Broke Self Was Actually Shocked
Look, when my friend Sarah suggested I try the personal shopping service at John Lewis for my college friend’s wedding, I literally laughed out loud. Me? Personal shopping? I‘m the…
When My M&S Finds Get Confused for Designer Pieces (And I Don’t Correct Them)
I was standing in line at this aggressively trendy coffee shop in Seattle last week – you know the type, they serve cortados in tiny handmade ceramic cups and the…
Hen Party Outfits That Won’t Make You Want to Hide: My Guide to Celebrating Without the Cringe
Last month I got one of those messages that makes your heart sink a little. “BABE! Sarah’s getting married and we’re doing a MASSIVE hen weekend in Bristol! It’s going…