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10-18-2026 MY INSPO: style analysis - fiancé

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  a day in the life in honor of his birthday, fiancé is taking us into a "day in the life": on a workday: "so, i wake up pretty late in the morning, meaning i skip breakfast usually. i shower, always before work, leave and head out on a thirty-minute ride at 11:30am. i have a phone call with my grandma around 11:45, then a phone call with mom (every single workday).  when i'm at work, i tend to bullshit the first half of the day, and i spend my first few daytime breaks outside, at a park bench. in the evening, when it gets busier, i plug in my phone and watch, finish up the long workday. around 5 o'clock, i call fiancée and parents during my lunch break.  i have lunch in my car or park bench. if i don't pack lunch, there's only three options nearby: one chinese restaurant, one mexican restaurant, and a charley's.  done with work, start heading home and make more phone calls (down the list of all my kin). when i get home, i make a late nite dinner, oft...

10-18-2026 MY FAVES: playlist director - fiancé

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  what i'm listening to... this week, our playlist director  is none other than fiancé.  he rarely listens to music and dubs me the musical encyclopedia. however, he enjoys jazzy genres such as john coltrane, old school r'n'b of the psychedelic 70s, and rap gods like wiz khalifa.  in the  playlist director   spotify playlist, fiancé added some classic james brown and stevie wonder tunes. he enjoys some prince  as well, so you'll find "let's go crazy" as an upbeat jam. for some contemporary tunes, fiancé added mary 3x  by wiz khalifa. this playlist guarantees true r'n'b greatness, layered instrumentals, and a chance to jam out. what i'm reading... in chapter 2 of lust , erika lust explores generational trauma among her female ancestors, and how parents shy away from talking about sex and sexuality with their children. it was a great chapter to reflect on my own female ancestors, and croatian culture. with the extreme rise in uber-christianity,...

10-18-2026 MY WEEK: now in season

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  october is so beautiful. the contrast of grey skies and bright, vibrant leaves on trees makes the world interesting. haunted, spooky but not dead and dreadful.  coziness is settling in the household, check out these vanilla macarons with salted butter custard and strawberry jam filling  sib whipped up in the kitchen! we went to the local shopping mecca, that only happens once every two years: designer dress days  organized by the jewish women of cleveland organization. the first time we stumbled upon this holy grail was two years ago around my birthday. the stars aligned and i ended up getting myself a birthday gift consistent of a tibi suit set, altuzarra skirt, a fur coat for each, kate spade purse. this year, i saved my puny $5 off coupon on the fridge and marked my calendar, knowing damn well $5 won't save me from dent my wallet will make. this was considered a birthday gift, from me to me. and as sib said, "to prosper means pruning your wallet occasionally". i...

10-11-2026 MY FAVES: the september culture meter

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  september culture meter here's this month's pivotal pop culture moments i consumed. martha had the best impact, and while christiane f was on the bottom, it's such a heartbreaking story, with an awesome soundtrack. i really loved and hated the movie at the same time. lova adria was a hard watch i only follow the memes now. the vampire diaries scored high again, with memes of stefan salvatore all over my feed.  what i'm watching... fiancé begged we rent ghost rider  featuring nicholas cage. what possessed him to have such swag for such a shitty movie?! im obsessed with his weirdness, it made the movie so much more enjoyable. continuing to watch the vampire diaries season 2 , with the mikaelson clan joining in, and news flash! tyler and caroline finally hooked up, yay? klaus finally graced us with his presence.  what i'm reading... finishing up my vogue adria september issue  i started off while traveling back from croatia. i love getting book recommendations fr...

10-11-2026 MY INSPO: best of september and october horoscope

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best of: september    september was marked with travel looks galore, from ireland to croatia, here's my top 10 international looks from last month: 9/6 temple bar in dublin 9/29 festa at friend's 9/20 brunch with the girls 9/19 family friend birthday party 9/17 work 9/12 shopping with fiancé  9/11 work 9/8 sib's birthday dinner 9/4 work 9/2 work october horoscope and like last month, i am back with a horoscope for the esoteric besties. i am sharing quotes but also an outfit inspo for each sign: pisces "i was born to tell stories" aries "some of us just got that shit you can't teach" taurus "every boyfriend is the one until otherwise proven" gemini "say 'no' to sin" cancer "you broke the cycle" leo "something in me knows where i'm going" virgo "it is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves" libra "i'm almost me again" scorpio "so i run" sagittarius "stay pecu...