How To Wear Peep Toe Booties

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I’ve been obsessed over finding the perfect pair of peep toe booties since I first saw a pair on a stylish gal who was walking by when I was downtown a few years ago. When I saw this pair by Xappeal at Rack Room Shoes, I knew they were it.

How To Wear Peep Toe Booties 3 Ways / hellorigby!

Since I know these are a bit different from your standard pair of ankle boots, I thought I’d share how to wear peep toe booties in 3 different, winter-friendly ways today!  Continue reading

Bloggers Who Photoshop

Photoshop, that is. We all have access to tools that will “Photoshop” us in one way or another, whether it’s the SkinnyCam App, one of the many make up apps like Makeup Genius or Perfect365 that promises a makeover, or actually Photoshop itself.

Bloggers Who Photoshop Their Images / hellorigby!Bloggers who Photoshop: Yes, I’m one of them.

I’m not going to lie, I’ve Photoshopped some of my images. I fix them when the exposure is too low, or when there’s a stray hair in my face, a dog hair on a close up shot of a sweater, and I’ll brighten my face up using the Dodge tool. I’m no pro photographer; sometimes the shots out of the camera need some help.  Continue reading

The Condo Remodel… Almost

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There is a lot I’ve learned about myself over the past year or so. Something about blogging really brings to light some of your best and worst characteristics. For me, I’ve discovered what an awful procrastinator I can be, and also how I’m not quite as organized as I thought I was.

The Condo Remodel...Almost / Porch Seattle iPhone App / hellorigby! seattle lifestyle and fashion blog

I’ve mentioned a couple of times that we’re looking to do a remodel of our condo. Some of my biggest flaws – yep, especially the procrastination one – has really reared its ugly head with this remodel. Why is it that things that are hard or outside of our comfort zones become nearly impossible to start and finish?

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Three Years

…Or how we met, and ironically I’m the one who still can’t figure out which day is our “dateiversary.”

Couple Overlooking the Water Ocean / Jenn an David Couples Session, Seattle, WA Pier & Pike Place Market by TMinspired Photography / hellorigby
Photos in this post by TMinspired. More from this shoot here.

Dave and I have been together for three years. I haven’t actually talked about our relationship much, if at all, on the blog because… well, that’s not really what I write about. We’re not married, so I’m not about to give anyone marriage advice. (And even if we were, I highly doubt you’d want it. I’m far from perfect.) And he’s not necessarily the biggest fan of being subject of any blog posts, so I usually try to keep him out of it. He’s nice enough and obliges me sometimes though. ;)  Continue reading