Today's post was an entirely foregone conclusion. Any hotel that manages to make its guests actually feel themselves become the more trendy, stylish version of themselves they always suspected existed but rarely had opportunity to meet merely by staying there deserves a spotlight, don't we agree? Such was the case with the Hotel Condesa Df in Mexico City, designed by India Mahdavi, where I had the treat of resting my buns for two nights last ...

Here's a helpful tip: your washing machine can do far more than you may think. Forget clothing; washing machines can equally clean a whole bevy of household items--from stuffed animals to car mats. Cleaning your world is about to get so much easier. It's time to think outside the blouse. [Disclaimer: You should certainly consult any legible care tags and abide vehemently by their instructions. Never assume that because an item is a candidate for the ...

  1.  Poppin Super Stacked Desk Set (Letter Trays, Accessory Tray, This + That Tray, Pen Cup, Signature Ballpoint Pens) These won't be new and noteworthy to many of you--Poppin has been on the scene for a while with their stylishly sleek and colorful office organizers. Only, the stores I regularly shop at for clients started stocking Poppin products recently, and thus it was that in the month of April I became personally acquainted with ...

We are creatures of habit. We fall into routines, we bind ourselves to behaviors, we take things to be as they are based upon the fact that it's how they've always been. We are as adept at forming bad habits as effective ones, and some of us spend whole lifetimes repeating patterns despite knowing full well that they result in us feeling lousy. We forget that a new choice lies just on the other side ...

You might be wondering why I'd prescribe the assignment of editing and organizing kid's artwork now, as opposed to any other time of year, say, around summer break. And I'll tell you, there's no good reason other than now is always a better time than later, and since I've been tackling the project with quite a few of my clients recently it's top of mind.     Besides, further on down the road you'll only ...