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Category Archives: life
easy recipe: balsamic potatoes with arugula
I didn’t enjoy cooking until recently, so I still have the bad habit of not preparing something to eat until I’m ravenously hungry. I tend to fall back on black beans and rice and chickpeas with garlic and parsley, but … Continue reading
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Tagged arugula, balsamic potatoes, easy recipe, quick meal, recipe, vegetarian
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birthday weekend
Things have been hectic recently and I’m looking forward to next weekend, when my schedule is clear and I can read and doze and play my banjo. On Friday, a group of us headed out to Peter Chang’s (not to … Continue reading
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Tagged charlottesville, fall autumn leaves, hike, leaves, life, nature, photography, shenandoah national park, update
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floydfest style revolution
This weekend, Daniel and I headed off to the boonies of Floyd, VA for FloydFest, a folk music festival in the mountains. I got free tickets in exchange for modeling in the first annual FloydFest Fashion Show. The festival prides … Continue reading
Posted in life, personal style
Tagged avant garde, backstage, blue hair, festival, Floyd, floydfest, foydfest style revolution, model, runway, sustainability, synergy, Synergy Organic Clothing, the capitol, the hunger games, VA
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life moves pretty fast
Two weeks ago, I was just shuffling along, driving my old car, working a regular shift at the coffee shop, and updating my blog according to schedule. But then my car broke down. Then I got an unexpected phone call … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, life
Tagged changes, florida, growing, knowing yourself, learning, life, life moves pretty fast, road trip, the south, transition, travel
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instaround
What I’ve been up to: modeling in the Tom Tom Fashion Show (photos c/o the designer); wearing a pretty new secondhand skirt; making more stickers for Platinum & Rust orders; checking out the food trucks at Waynesboro River Fest; reading Agatha … Continue reading
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Tagged chai, fair trade, fashion, instagram, life, modeling, photos, world fair trade day
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12 months, 12 goals: halfway there
Hey guys, I’m doing it. I’m achieving my goals! I was so discouraged a couple months ago when I wasn’t achieving my ethics-minded resolutions on my one month timelines. Turns out that I was taking steps to meet my goals … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 goals, activism, declutter, fair trade, months, resolutions, sustainabiltiy, update
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sharing life
Style Wise is an offshoot of my personal blog, Leah Wise: a journal. I wanted a place to develop a community of sustainability and ethics minded individuals working through our consumerism together. And, while I think it’s worked to some … Continue reading
