Liz and I took the day to embrace our picture-taking skills, put some wear on our sneakers and enjoy London’s mid-May intermittently blue sky. We ended up at a smattering of typical tourist spots to supply proof that, yes, we saw the things one sees when you visit London. Such as … … Big Ben and … … a body of water within a huge, green park leading to another something rather notable and crowded (this is the case for just about every London park, am I wrong?) — this one so happens to be St. James’ Park. Yes, we took a brief stop at Buckingham Palace,...

After less than twelve hours on the ground, London already feels like home again. The streets, the trees, the double-ring on the other line when you make a call. Narrow staircases and sidewalks, the circus-esque patterned and colored velour lining the tube’s seats. Walking through M&S carrying a wire basket — knowing you can only buy what you can actually carry home. How quickly it’s all coming back. Liz and I had a safe — and what felt relatively quick — flight over, more comfortable and able to sleep thanks to a last-minute seat upgrade (from middle-middle to...

My 5 minutes of eFame Six weeks ago, a small CBS production crew (all of three guys) showed up to my humble abode for an all-day shoot that eventually became this video. They were 30 minutes early. I literally opened the door in wet hair and my purple fuzzy bathrobe. After replying to an inquiry on Help a Reporter Out, and emailing back and forth with Kate Ashford, the freelance writer, the producer, and the financial planner, this video (as well as two print pieces still to come) started to come together. An Insider’s Look to the Whole Process At first, they weren’t sure what angle...

After the let down of California actually passing Prop 8, it’s nice to finally have equality and gay rights represented in the dictionary. Yup, that’s right. Merriam-Webster officially included a secondary definition of the term “marriage” to recognize homosexual relationships. While they officially defined it back in 2003, and other dictionaries even earlier, the news is only now receiving hype thanks to a post on (uber conservative) World Net Daily on Tuesday. While the redefinition doesn’t provide homosexuals with the rights they need to actually get married in...

So instead of attending San Francisco’s Twestival, on Thursday night I spent about $90 and came out ahead with one pair of leather boots, patent peep toes and a delicious meal of Mexican food with close friends. It may not have been exactly what Twestival promised—a $20 charitable donation for a night of networking, social schmoozing and an opportunity to match actual faces with people’s Twitter avatars—but my shopping excursion was well worth it and gave my morale a hefty boost. Sadly, this San Francisco-based handbag & shoe company known for its delicious leathers,...

Also published on BitchBuzz.com Today was a momentous day in history for many reasons, but after watching the Obamas dazzle everyone at their inaugural ball, it made me think: Today marks a victory for America. For Democrats. For the world, even. But with Michelle Obama officially the First Lady, today is also a huge day for tall women everywhere! Finally, we have a tall, elegant, fashion-forward woman to look up to who’s not a supermodel, but rather, a role model. What I love about Michelle Obama is the fact that she doesn’t shy away from fashion risk — from clothes or from heels,...

The founders of cheaper-than-Old-Navy department store, Steve & Barry’s, recently described in a NY Times article their retail phenomenon as the “Google of fashion.” Relating a department store to the scope of a company like Google implies that it’s the go-to place. That it’s the go-to brand for anything & everything fashion, in the sense that one might describe Google as such for tech-savvy and web applications. All right. I’ll play along. There can be a “Google of fashion” … but is it really Steve & Barry’s? Aren’t...

Most people consider reading a solitary activity — a way to wind down after a long day, something you do in bed before sleep, or while perched in a cafe drinking a latte, or an [enter overpriced espresso drink here]. Perhaps every now and then you share it with your significant other, or your pet even. (I know my cat loves Harry Potter.) But what many often forget is that there is more to books and reading than the solace they can provide an individual. Since the creation of eBook reading devices, such as the Sony Reader and the Amazon Kindle, the reading experience, for some, has drastically...