(Give me all the pleats, please — especial today’s mustard yellow pleated dress!) Happy Monday friends… oops I mean Tuesday.  Isn’t that the best part of having Monday off?  It can make your work week seem so very short and sweet.  Our weekend involved going to…

Once a week, R and I look forward to dressing up and going out on a date.  So I thought it was about time I do a dressy, date night outfit for him and her post.  We’re both major foodies so we always look forward…

I’m pretty excited about this week on AiW… along with this one shoulder bow top with a denim skirt. There’s going to be some new content that you’ve never seen before, along with one post that goes back to my love of art.  Since I…

How do I love Carmel-by-the-Sea, let me count the ways… It’s an average of 65 degrees year round, which just happens to be my favorite temperature because hello sweater weather! Flowers are EVERYWHERE.  Flowers here bloom year round due to the climate.  Our pictures just…

I’ve always had dreams of having super thick and blonde locks… but I’m not blonde… nor is my hair thick. Basically I’m all about fighting reality.  And I’m going to keep doing it because I’ve decided to take my hair back to platinum.  (This would…

I have a ruffle obsession… I mean is it possible to have TOO many cute ruffle dresses for summer? I certainly don’t think so… do you?  Have I posted too many?  (See this post, this post, this post, and this post for RECENT examples.)  I say “recent”…

Who says you can’t wear a swimsuit coverup as a dress? Sometimes I enjoy breaking the fashion rules.  Recently I was asked what were the “must have pieces for summer.”  I said off-the-shoulder pieces, items with pom poms, ruffles, and sneakers.  But what I also said was…

It’s iced coffee season you guys.  (It’s also striped knot mule sandals season!) I’m a coffee lover so when the temperatures heats up I can’t wait to start my cool caffeinated ritual.  One of my favorite coffee shops to visit is located downtown so the hubby…

In the past, I’ve been on the fence about gingham.  (This cold shoulder gingham ruffle dress is what changed it all!) Gingham can sometimes come off as childish to me, but this year it’s been different.  This year’s spring gingham has a fresh new spin….