Cheating in the Carpool Lane
I almost cheated on the 101 driving to meet a friend this week. Running late — again — to meet an old coworker. The lane next to me was crawling…
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Spring Break in Cancun as Family 2.0
I was a hot mess in the weeks before Cancun. New passport for Kina, notary forms I wasn’t sure I needed, a pile of paperwork that made me second-guess every…
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Olive Green Suede Zara Jacket – Off Duty OOTD
Tried this jacket on in Cancun. Kids were hungry, left the store. Then I thought about that suede jacket three days straight. The moment I got home I bought it…
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Outfit Composition 101
A step-by-step process for picking out your outfit — from laying the foundation to wearing it with confidence.
Read MoreWhat Carmel Taught Me About Being Enough
For a long time, I told myself I needed two parents to make a complete family. That belief wasn’t imagined, it was rooted in my own experience of paternal abandonment…
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What I Lost and Found in Carmel
A few months ago, I packed up my four daughters and drove to Carmel for a weekend. It was the first real trip I’d taken as a single mom. No…
Read More20 Years of Luxemix. I’m Back.
Twenty years. I started this blog twenty years ago, and I genuinely cannot believe I’m back here again, starting to blog again. When I launched Luxemix I was a girl…
Read MoreThe Hardest Part of Parenting Nobody Talks About
Everyone warns you about the exhaustion. But nobody tells you the hardest part is learning to manage your own emotions while teaching your kids to manage theirs.
Read MoreThe Summer Scarf: Where to Buy and How to Wear
Happy birthday to me.. Happy birthday to me… I’m a year older this week! That makes me a Virgo in case you didn’t know. A perfectionistic, obsessive, and sometimes overly emotional Virgo that is. I had a wonderful birthday this year with the people I love most. I also realize how great taking the day…
Read MoreNeed Your Input on Your High Heel Habits + Shoe Pad Giveaway!!!
Hey Manolo lovers and Jimmy Chooholics… need your help and input. If you’ve been around The Luxe Mix since the good old days when I first started this, you should recall a post I did about high heels and how to wear them comfortably. This is a topic near and dear to my heart. So…
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