Sole Intuition – A Fusion of Insight and Style

It is in the spirit of the holiday season that I pause to say thanks to each of you, my readers. Over the last several months,  my life has seen its share of ebbs and flows. Super stressful work days, mounting projects, personal dilemmas and such have pulled me in different directions which has undoubtedly pulled me away from one of the things I love most – writing and my blog. I’m working hard to find a balance of work and play and I can’t help but want to give my all to you all for your support. I am so thankful that in spite of my absence, I still have a great following (I check my analytics daily) and I know that somewhere, out there is this infinite world of cyberspace there are people who actually take time to visit my little space. Thank you all for that!

With Thanksgiving just a day away, I’m in a reflective mood. I am thankful for my family and friends, I thankful to be gainfully employed, I’m thankful to know that with each new day God grants me, I will have new experiences, I will grow, learn and mature. For me, I make it a point -  routine even – to give thanks EVERY day for EVERY DAY that I am here. I hope that each of you has a wonderful Thanksgiving wrapped in love and good times with family and friends.

My blogging may continue to be a little sporadic for the remainder of the year (can you believe it’s nearly December?!), but with the start of the new year, you guys will see a new look, new content, new everything. I’ve got to get back to the basics of what excites me – and this is it!

Get your grub on tomorrow lovlies! Besos!

Nearly a year ago, I found a beloved online bouquet, headquartered across the pond, that I decided to try. Any of you who are avid online shoppers have probably heard and/or ordered from Asos as well. I can attest to the quality and value of each purchase I’ve made to date…well maybe not TO DATE as my latest order seems to be playing an obnoxious, irritating game of Where’s Waldo.

Let me give a little background on Asos for those who may be unfamiliar. As I mentioned the packages are shipped from the UK, which has never been a problem aside from the fact that you don’t receive any type of tracking information for your packages. Once an order is dispatched (shipped), customers receive an anticipated delivery range much like the range of time Comcast says they’re coming to your house. *side eye* Again, I’ve never had issue with receiving my packages as they’ve always come…until now.

Recently, maybe two or so months ago, Asos had the fabulous idea to launch Asos USA. I wasn’t sure what changes really took place because the only differences I noticed where that prices automatically appeared in dollars and American sizes were displayed instantly vs. having to click the little American flag in the top right corner of the screen. Free shipping was also applied to all orders. Who’s going to complain about free shipping, right?

Apparently, the biggest change has been that packages leave their facility but they haven’t been making it to their destination…period. As of today, my package (ordered 10/15/10) has yet to arrive. My order was to arrive on or before 10/27. I emailed and was advised the following:

I can see that your order was placed on the 10/15/2010 and we advise that orders usually take up to 8 working days to be delivered, so your parcel should arrive by 10/27/2010. **Note that I received this response on 10/31/10.**

To allow for any postal delays, we do ask that you allow an extra 8 working days for your delivery on top of the above timescale. In the unlikely event your order is not delivered by 11/08/2010 please let us know as we can then look into this and find the best resolution for you.

Per conversations I had on Twitter, I know of five, yes, five others who never received their orders. Two were issued refunds and the others are waiting like I am. Even worse, items wanted – like those I ordered – are sold out by the time its decided that your package is simply lost in the mail.  Clearly, this is a problem that has plagued MANY US shoppers. Don’t believe me? Check out the Asos’s customer care Twitter.  Last night, I was advised to wait until the 11/11. Umm, that’s three more days on top of the eight as advised in my email.

I have just two questions: 1) If packages are getting “lost in transit”, where in the world are they ending up? I mean, seriously. 2) Where in the H*LL is my package?

I will keep you all updated on this saga. I have decided that this will be my last order from Asos for a while.

Please leave your two cents and let me know about the experiences you’ve had with Asos. Are you awaiting a delivery now? Sound off!

Life has been ridiculously busy for me so I had to take some time out from blogging. I’m not using taking on more projects than I probably should at any one time as an excuse, but it is the explanation of why I haven’t given 100% to my baby over the last few weeks. I’ve missed blogging about the things I’ve found out shopping, giving you the inside peak on items that will keep you on trend and just the overall joy I get from knowing that people actually look forward to reading my blog daily. I guess I’ve taken a Spring Break of sorts, but now I’m back. I will continue to deliver the same level of content as I always have, but I’ll be throwing some new things into the mix like giveaways, Outfits of the Week (or as often as I can get someone to serve as my personal photographer) and Men’s fashion.

I’ve looking forward to getting back into the swing of things, so here we gooooooooo…

One of my tweeps (that’s Twitter friends for those of you who refuse to join or have no knowledge of what is, my opinion, the best social network) sent this picture to me and fellow shopaholic @Candee702 – who was featured just two days ago. The message he included: “this made me think of you two.” The image is completely hilarious and I couldn’t contain my laughter. Afterward, I started thinking about how often I buy things because they’re on sale. Sometimes, it’s something that I wanted anyway and lucky enough to find on sale, but there are plenty of things I buy just because they’re on sale. This is not say I don’t cherish the purchases, but really, exactly how many black tops does one person really need?

How often do you buy things just because they’re on sale? Are you the type who only buys once thing do go on sale? Either way, I’d like to hear your thoughts. Comment and let me know what type of shopper you are.

Things have been crazy for me the last few weeks that I have so been slipping on my posting. My apologies as I don’t mean to leave any of you all hanging. It’s actually a two fold issue that I have going on: I’ve been crazy busy and I haven’t been all too inspired by any one thing or things as of late. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a lover of all things art whether on a canvas, photography or performance.

I spent a little time looking at fashion photography this afternoon and it it did re-energize my battery a little. Take a looksie at a few images I uncovered that I found pretty beautiful. I will say this. I’m feeling some kind of way about the lack of women of cover when I did a search of fashion photography. Should I really have to do a narrowed search of “asian fashion photography” or “African American fashion photography” just to find what I’m looking for? Oh and let me just say that a search of “African American fashion photography” didn’t publish any real results. *sighs*

I’m the type of person who believes ALL cultures and nationalities are beautiful (anyone who knows me would vouch for me) so excuse me while I vent… Be sure to comment and express your thoughts on the lack of representation of women of color. I’m not just talking African American women, I mean all women of color.