January 20, 2010
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Personal Style
By
tamia
This weekend, I finally had the time and motivation to do something I haven't done in 5+ years: I (temporarily) straightened my hair.
Part of the reason I haven't put hotcomb to hair strands in so long is that I never really felt the inclination. Okay, fine--I admit that being lazy busy had a lot to do with it, but my natural hair texture also felt more me. However, last weekend, curiosity got the best of
I came across some old(er) photos while backing up my computer, which I'm supposed to do weekly but am more likely to do quarterly. Ah, well.
The skirt and top are both thrift store finds--the skirt stood out because I'm always drawn to bold stripes, and little boy's oxford shirts are permanently on my "I need more of these" list.
I picked up this sweater dress (again, while thrifting) because the embroidery reminded me of something Consuela
Hope everyone had a great holiday! I had fun spending time with the fam and giving and receiving gifts, including this lovely new Nikon D3000 that I have no idea how to operate (but thanks for the surprise, Dad!), a new TV and a TV cabinet from IKEA (thanks Mom!), which FriendBoy and I put together in record time. I'm telling you, trying to make 378 pieces of compressed wood and a smattering of screws
December 10, 2009
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Holidays, Personal Style
By
tamia
I figured I'd better let everyone know what I want, just in case y'all have extra money lying around. Because, you know, so many people do these days.
1. Alexis Bittar arrow earrings I love the tough-glam vibe these give off.
2. Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuk and Art Direction & Editorial Design by Abrams Studio Motivate and create, baby!
3. Subscription to Lynda.com There's so much out there to learn, and I've found the video tutorials here
December 7, 2009
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General
By
tamia
My apologies, y'all. Since the Maintenance Mode plugin refuses to work properly no matter how many times I un-and re-install it, you are going to be subjected to all of the ugly behind-the-scenes messiness this blog redesign entails. Just FYI, it will probably take a while since I'm working on the next issue of Style Sample magazine now.
To make up for it, here's some better stuff to read/look at:
I can't get enough of the gorgeously
