Author: The Secret Butterfly

Six years ago, my family experienced a huge scare when my then 65-year-old mom was rushed to the ER in order to receive an emergency cardioversion—aka a medical paddle used to restart her heart. The day before the trip to...

As over the moon as I am about all the fun summer style inspiration I’m seeing now that the sun is out in full force, there’s a bit of a storm cloud that inevitably rustles its way to the fore this time of year....

The first two years that I lived in New York, I only bought secondhand clothes. Granted, they were nice enough, but I was living life on a budget. If having to shop so strategically taught me anything, though, it’s the...

So what makes me “basically an expert on black sandals”? Well, let me tell you. Aside from owning more pairs than I’d like to admit (or can even easily count), they’re also pretty much the only shoes...

The next big non–skinny jean trend is here, and not only is it chic, it’s universally loved. While it’s true that skinny jeans will truly never go “out”—ahem, nor do we want them...