A few seasons ago, I realized there was a dress in my closet I kept on seeing everywhere. It’s one thing to feel like everyone owns the same car as you ten minutes after you drive your new vehicle off the lot – but a dress (or shirt, or necklace, or scarf for that matter) shouldn’t feel so mass produced that you are bumping into it left and right.
It was at that point I started to really change the way I shopped. Oh sure – I still enjoy indulgences at Anthropologie and H&M every once in a while, but I …read more

You know you are a geek (and are married to one too) when your husband goes trolling for Valentine’s Day presents on your Stumbleupon favorites page. This year, not only did he surprise me with a new piece of jewelry, but on the big day every one of the Eclectic Eccentricity necklaces I “favorited” were delivered in pretty pink boxes.
To me, this was like the indie girl’s version of the quintessential blue Tiffany’s box.
Here are the three necklaces are mine now:
Of course, now that I have three of them…I can’t help but find myself wandering back to her site and …read more