sale on: nordstrom half-yearly is here!

Are you ready, friends? Have you been saving your pennies? The Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale is here! Truth be told, I haven’t always sung the praises of the Half-Yearly – it can be a mixed bag, and sometimes it pales in comparison to its big sister. But Nordstrom seems to have listened to my years of […]

cheap thrill: dkny abby trench on super sale

despite my illness, and my irritation with bloomingdales lately, i couldn’t let this steal slip away without telling you! i picked up this exact dkny trench in black during nordstrom’s anniversary sale, and i absolutely love it.  it’s the perfect mid-weight trench, made of sleek, waterproof fabric, and it fit me better than the classic […]

what i want today: anniversary sale goodies!

that’s right, it’s time for my favorite holiday of the year:  the nordstrom anniversary sale!  ignore the half-yearly…this is the sale to watch for.  for those that aren’t familiar, this is the sale in which nordstrom orders in mass quantities of select pieces from the fall collections, and marks them down (usually 25-40%) for about two […]

what i want today: no more sale emails

yep, i admit it. i’m tired of the summer sales. i’m tired of being terrified to open marketing emails from my favorite stores, because i know it’s going to mean that a pair of shoes i’ve coveted for months is now 80% off, and still too expensive for me to buy, but i can’t possibly […]

sale of the day – kate spade

i just have to share, if only because the hubs has placed me on a handbag embargo until further notice (see purchase leading to said embargo here), and i just don’t feel right not participating. anyway, kate has placed some really darling items on her summer sale, including: this tracy ribbon stripe tote for just […]

looking up

|  photo via Tom Kondrat  | Happy Friday, friends! Phew, that was a busy week on my end – how about you? Did everyone get their cardio on? Before we all do our best to duck out of work early and hit up the nearest happy hour (mmm, cocktails…), I thought I’d tell you about a […]