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Desi

Ankle boots
Fashion & Beauty

Ankle Boot Mystery Solved?

I love ankle boots. I own 3 pairs of them. I have an issue with wearing them with jeans… I don’t know how. Every time I put them on feel like it looks all kinds of wrong. I thought…

Modernist earrings outfit
Fashion & Beauty Work

Modernist Shop Now Open

Last week after getting all my ducks in a row I did a soft opening of my new etsy shop, ShopModernist. I’m pretty excited and I have more supplies coming in to make my many sketches come to life.…

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Health Inside

Place

I’ve been thinking a lot about home. I do that a lot, so it’s not that unusual. More precisely I have been thinking about where I would like to make my home. I have been very resistant to moving…

Whitesageandwildmint
Food & Drink

Kale, Ham, and Cornbread Salad

I loved this salad. It’s super easy and even Josh liked it (he’s not a huge kale fan). I’ve been enjoying the left over cornbread with my White Sage and Wild Mint Juniper Ridge tea. I love this tea…

Lentil salad
Food & Drink

Hearty Salad

This is one of my favorite lentil salads. It’s another recipe from Padma that I’ve adjusted to my needs. I like a little less lentils to my vegetable, fruit ratio than she prefers. I also like a bit more…

At home facial mask
DIY Fashion & Beauty

Banana, Honey and Paper Masks

I first discovered paper masks from my sister in law. She is an esthetician and owns her own skincare line, Sybella. When she first started it she sent me some of her wonderful masks and these pills of paper.…

The coversation
Health Inspiration

The Conversation

I never thought that I would like something on Lifetime (other than Project Runway), but I have been drawn in with the new series by Amanda de Candenet’s The Conversation.  I love the different subjects the women on this…

Salted caramel ice pops
Food & Drink

Paletas Forever

I decided that paletas are a year round treat. At least paletas of the salted caramel variety. So creamy, sweet and salty. These really hit the spot during San Diego’s last gasp of super hot Summer weather last week.…