Category Archives: This is getting too personal

My Yelp review of whole foods was depleted

My Whole Foods Review Was Deleted by Yelp

There I was, a two-year Yelp Elite, a committed reviewer and picture taker, a loyal check-in-er and a generous tip giver. Then my beautiful Yelp world came tumbling down when I got an email saying that a review I posted had been deleted because it

All the books I read in 2015

The books I read in 2015 | Part 1

Those of you who got my December newsletter saw the whole list, but just in case you had not signed up  by then, here I want to expand a little more as to why did I read those books and what are some of my takeaways. I’m

Cartier and Tiffany's

Photo Diary, first half of 2015

You know how “lifestyle” and fashion bloggers go to fancy hotels and show all the high-end traveling they do and the extremely well-staged food and accessories photos? Well, this is not that. This is just life, no time to edit. I have been away for

Fashionhedge Holiday Fashion

Holiday Randomness

Blah. Just some unedited, untouched photos. Dust on tables, dirty floor, dog door in the background. This is what an ordinarily extraordinary life feels like. No makeup.  

My Black Friday hike

The 30 day hiking challenge

About 30 days ago… I started this on Tuesday, October 21st and the next day, when I went hiking again, I decided that I was going to make it a 30-day project since I live a block away from one of the best trails in

An eco-friendly Anniversary

An Eco-Friendly Anniversary

Do you ever feel like having fun means spending money and that hitting the cool spots is a requirement for a special occasion?  A minimalist lifestyle makes you challenge your definitions of a gift or a special evening, but in our search for finding ourselves