What Everyday Stilettos Has Become

Despite what the post prior to this reported, I did not exactly return here for the past couple years. I have been super busy, but this website has been neglected. I’m sorry. I want to change that.

I originally started this website as a fashion/lifestyle diary shortly after my first son was born. In the years since, much in my life has changed, and I have found a new direction for my interests and creativity.

If you’re here because you found me via Instagram, you know I have been very active there. It is a very good vehicle for sharing the type of content I’m making, namely sharing the process as I’m DIYing my way through our first home, exploring my art again, and being a working mom to two active boys.

Instagram is good for capturing things quickly, but blog posts take more time, and extra time is something I don’t have a lot of. However, Instagram is controlled by capitalism, and it exists for its own profit, not that of the content creators. If anything ever happened to Instagram, much of my content would lost, and I do not like that lack of control.

So Everyday Stilettos is not the fashion-based site it used to be, though I do still enjoy it and will share that on occasion. The name Everyday Stilettos came from the idea that no matter what you’re wearing, if you add a stiletto it elevates the look and makes you feel more fabulous. I feel like that can apply to all of life: there are things we can do, no matter our budget, our free time, our skill level, that can elevate our space and make it feel more fabulous. I’m figuring out ways to elevate my space on a budget in my limited time and sharing it to help inspire and teach others how they can make their spaces and busy lives as fabulous as they want them.

I am going to try to make this site a more thorough and permanent resource to my Instagram account (I’m on TikTok and Pinterest too), and I hope you find it helpful and cannot express my gratitude for you being here and your support. Thanks again, and see you soon!

I am Sill Alive!!!

Hi, you guys! I’m backI I know, it’s been a long time; you probably thought I’d given up on this blog. Honestly, I sort of had for a while. Had baby number 2 in 2017, and priorities with lack of time just meant this fell by the wayside. And honestly, I my content here didn’t matter to me anymore. My priorities changed and what I was wearing and how I was shopping felt very trivial to me. Not that I don’t still love to get dressed and go shopping, but, like I said: priorities.

Then we bought a new house, and COVID locked us all at home 24/7 and the kids are getting older and more independent and I needed to start doing things that I wanted to do for myself again. And I wanted to fix up place in my home and personalize them, and I thought: I can do what I want done, why pay someone else? So I started planning the remodel of our downstairs half bath. It took months of planning, because I wanted to be sure to not overlook anything and I had to learn how to do things and I’m terrible at making the decision on the final style I want to commit to, but I finally figured it out and put my plan in motion (of course this was AFTER all the lumber prices had skyrocketed; go figure.) But it was still cheaper than hiring someone else, and now I’m hooked on DIY.

I’ve always been artsy and crafty - I have a BA in fine art - but have never taken on projects to the scale I am now, and never used power tools other than a drill. But I’ve been adding to my power tool collection, and with the help of a borrowed miter saw, I built drawers and a new vanity and cupboard, added shiplap to the wall, scraped the ceiling and skim coated all the walls, moved electrical wiring, hung wallpaper, resurfaced the counter with epoxy, changed a faucet, etc (i’ll get up a separate blog post about it in a bit), and now I feel like I can learn anything.

So this blog is shifting from heavy fashion emphasis to home decor and DIY emphasis. I would love to have you along on this journey as I discover and experiment and push myself outside my comfort zone. Thanks for tuning in!! And reminder, you can find me with daily story updates on Instagram @everydaystilettos.

Friday Favorites - Links I Love

I'm back!!! I have not disappeared off the face of the planet, just off the face of my blog for a few months.  Started a new job (yay!) that is very time consuming (not yay) but worth it (yay!).  Hope everyone is recovering from this election - or at least getting some rest before we have to deal with the next 4 years that start in January.  Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving, and are happily anticipating the holiday to come (whatever you may celebrate. Happy everything!!)  I got our holiday cards ordered in time to actually get them out before Christmas this year (I didn't get any out last year.)  

Picking back up on my old blog patterns, here are some favorite links I've found from the endless supply of material the web has to offer. Hope you enjoy these Friday Favorites.  There's something for everyone: beauty, travel, fashion and science. 

1. Any woman who wears makeup knows that it's all about the perfect base, the perfect foundation.  It sometimes feels like a hunt for a mythical creature.  This article will save you the money and time and help you find the best/right foundation for you.  
2. I travel a lot in my day dreams. No so much in real life, but I want to do it more.  This planet is full of spectacular sights and locals, and I think that it is important for us to see how others live in other parts of the world: we are all different, yet the same.  Here are 10 under rated travel spots you should consider for your next adventure.
3. Diversity is what makes the world so amazing.  In industries that are about style, self expression, and often pushing boundaries, it is tragic that there is not a more diversity in the modeling and fashion world.  This model and photographer make a point with these beautiful images.
4. This isn't your typical entry in a fashion/life style blog, but we are really in to dinosaurs in my house right now (I have a 3 year old son), and so I found this just really so cool.  I don't remember learning when I was a kid that dinosaurs had feathers, but now that we've been re-learning about them with our son, apparently this is a common thought about many of them, and now they have found actual feathers and flesh from 99 million years ago!

Happy Mother's Day

To my Mom: I get it. And while I was always appreciative of you, becoming a mom myself has made me in awe of you.  I can't say thank you enough.

To my son: You have changed my world and made me feel love in a whole new way.  You are like magic to me. I cherish every second with you.

To the other moms out there: No one said it was going to be easy, but isn't it so worth it? Happy Mother's Day to you.