where’s erin?

Holy moly. Thanks for your patience, friends — this move has been a crazy one. Photographic evidence above and update below: 1. Photo shoot went extraordinarily well, although we had two near all-nighters prepping for the crew to arrive. Because we’re procrastinators. And crazy. 2. Moving day also came and passed without a hitch. There

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why i quit magazines.

A few months ago, I went through the pile of endless magazine stacks in my office and noticed how few I really read. Thousands of glossy pages went untouched last year, and I can’t bear to think of how many times I walked past that stack and felt guilty, wasteful and uneconomical. In an effort

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story time.

Shenee, my mentee (is that a word?) has asked me to kick off an exciting new project she’s working on entitled EightThirtyFive. Go forth and visit. But first? My story begins…

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loving my “things.”

As most of you know, I’m nearing the end of a 15 month renovation and couldn’t be more thrilled. After months of tear-sheets, inspiration images and dream shopping, it’s almost time to decorate the space. And decorating? Decorating gives me chills.

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my $100 rule.

I’m an impulse shopper to the max. Actually, less of an impulse shopper and more of an impulse buyer. I don’t shop often and despise the mall, but somehow I find myself in a continuous state of Target Rampage: shoveling $30 tops and skirts into my basket as if Y2K was calling for a shortage

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my 2011 non-goals.

[IMAGE CREDIT: DAVE GEETING] Shortly after I posted my goals for 2011, I realized I have a lot of habits that I already sort of love and things about myself and my life that I’d hate to change. And as important as it is to strive for betterment, I’d love to make a list of

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