What’s the deal with fasting during Lent? Lent is a season of reflection, repentance, and reconciliation that occurs in the 40 days (excluding Sundays) leading up to Easter. Symbolically meant to bring Christians into solidarity …
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Setting a Budget Helped Me Shop More Thoughtfully
But the tricky thing about a “good deal” is that it can lure you into accumulating something you never would have wanted otherwise. You don’t buy because you need or want that exact thing, but because it’s there and its cheap and it makes you feel like you’ve accomplished something.
My Clergy Closet | Fancy
Fancy In the year after getting ordained, I was convinced I needed a collection of blazers to legitimize my status as a professional. So at every thrift shop, I always made sure to check the …
My Favorite Things 2025: Makeup & Hair
As the end of the year approaches, I have decided to take a look at the workhorse items in both my closet and my toiletry bag. This is the third and final installment, featuring my …
Year in Review | 6 Goals for 2026
My Year in Review I would like to say this year has flown by, but really, only the last three months have felt fast. While I’m blessedly out of the worst of it now, this …
My Favorite Things 2025: Skincare
As the end of the year approaches, I have decided to take a look at the workhorse items in both my closet and my toiletry bag. This is the second installment. Similar to the trend …
My Favorite Things 2025: Closet
As the end of the year approaches, I have decided to take a look at the workhorse items in both my closet and my toiletry bag. This is the first installment. Similar to the trend …
“Outdated” Millennial Styles I’m Embracing
Over the past year or so, I have been experimenting with moving on from the tried and true classics of my millennial-era coming-of-age. I was happy enough to ditch skinny jeans because my knees couldn’t …
What’s on my Christmas Gift List
Daniel and I decided to get gifts for each other in a very non-traditional way this year. He bought me a very cool protest poster from the 80s and I bought some things on seasonal …
Clothing Quality is So Bad Right Now: Good Quality Clothing Brands
During the pandemic, I stopped being as much of a purist about shopping sustainably. The reasons were multi-fold… For one, it was becoming clear that the places I had relied on for quality basics were …
GlassesShop Review
I haven’t done a brand collaboration in well over a year. But a few months ago, GlassesShop reached out asking if I’d like to review a couple pairs of prescription glasses and it was easy to say ‘yes.’
Fall Fashion List 2025
It’s hard to stay consistent with posting, but I’m very consistent when it comes to my Fashion List series. I think it’s because thinking about changing seasons is a purely positive use of time. The …