The cold weather and general unpleasantness of Winter has led to no purchases for February. I did stop by Roundabout in Westport earlier this month for their end of season sale but the one thing I wanted—Charlotte Olympia velvet kitty flats—was only 30% off instead of 70 so I resisted.  THE (modified) RULES Be mindful of purchases Quality over quantityBasics are best MY PROGRES

We've got a lot of bread in this week's roundup. Guess I've been in a bread mood, ha ha! Coconut Chocolate Chip Brownies (modified Almond Joy Brownies recipe) I wanted to use up some unsweetened coconut flakes we had without using a ton of butter (gotta conserve!!) This recipe popped up and sounded interested, but I didn't want to use almonds so instead of an Almond Joy brownie I made a

Technically I wore this the day after Valentine's Day, but we were celebrating so I wore my trusty red Everlane sweater and brand new crimson red Loewe mini puzzle bag! It's such a fun burst of color and I've been enjoying wearing it with everything. That's one of my favorite parts of having something new, wearing the heck out of it for weeks! This is the original puzzle bag and not the new

I have a lot of posts planned to recap our two-week trip to Japan, but let’s start with an easy one—what I wore to stay warm and comfortable in the cold weather! After calculating our mileage when we got home, I realized we walked a total of 96 miles over the two weeks. By the end, our feet were definitely feeling it, but thanks to my comfortable supination insoles from PowerStep, I avoided serio

* I was gifted this product for the purposes of this post, all opinions are my own. One of the ways I like to decompress at the end of the day is cooking or baking. I know that is opposite to a lot of people, but I like the routine of it. Christian and I are slowly trying to swap out our old and cheap cookware to better quality, easier to maintain pieces. I was very excited when Alva Cookware off

And just like that, it's the end of January. This was a weird month for me because the first 10 days I was dealing with some issues with our house while also finishing preparations for our 2 week trip to Japan. From the 11th through the 24th we were in Japan and then it was back to work for the final week of the month.I did make my first purchase of 2025, and it's a good one! I knew I wanted to t

A couple weeks before Christmas I headed over to my Mom's and we had a full day of cookie baking to prepare for Christmas Eve. Including some of what we made as separate items here because I have links to the recipes, the others I'll just add at the end. Here's an Instagram post I did of our baking day: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Megan | Closet Fashionista (@