I can’t believe it’s time for another installment of my long running Fall and Spring Fashion List series. At the start of the year, I decided to more earnestly pursue …
Thoughtful, Sustainable, Thrifted. Est. 2013
My style, with lots of thrifted, sustainable, and scrappy bits thrown in – with a special focus on wearing clothes as an Episcopal priest.

I can’t believe it’s time for another installment of my long running Fall and Spring Fashion List series. At the start of the year, I decided to more earnestly pursue …

But the tricky thing about a “good deal” is that it can lure you into accumulating something you never would have wanted otherwise. You don’t buy because you need or want that exact thing, but because it’s there and its cheap and it makes you feel like you’ve accomplished something.

Fancy In the year after getting ordained, I was convinced I needed a collection of blazers to legitimize my status as a professional. So at every thrift shop, I always …

Over the past year or so, I have been experimenting with moving on from the tried and true classics of my millennial-era coming-of-age. I was happy enough to ditch skinny …

I haven’t done a brand collaboration in well over a year. But a few months ago, GlassesShop reached out asking if I’d like to review a couple pairs of prescription glasses and it was easy to say ‘yes.’

It’s hard to stay consistent with posting, but I’m very consistent when it comes to my Fashion List series. I think it’s because thinking about changing seasons is a purely …

Somehow I have still failed to photograph an outfit in a clergy shirt, despite this blog being entitled Clergy Closet. I think it’s because I wear a collar on “serious” …

I took Friday off this week as my “Memorial Day” since Monday is my usual day off. Daniel and I decided to head a bit further out of town into …

Hey look! I took an outfit photo! It’s been awhile. I’m not sure if I will keep this up, but one thing I’ve really missed about taking near-daily outfit photos …

What items are on your wish list for spring? Spring is in the air? Due to super weird weather in Austin over the past several weeks, it doesn’t look like …

Fall Fashion List 2024 What are y’all into for fall? I haven’t been paying close attention to the predicted trends. Around these parts, high schoolers and college students are still …

Have you ever moved to a new place and suddenly felt like you had nothing appropriate to wear?

A spring 2024 update from Austin, Texas. I’m enjoying the beautiful weather, adjusting to my new job, and sharing some recent favorites.

How I shop sustainably on a budget as a retired influencer with a mix of new, big box, and thrifted and an eye toward slow fashion.

Navigating body image at 35 is not as easy as I thought it would be. In a changing and aging body, I discuss what I’m still trying to learn.