The Sunday Ritual

Every week, usually on a Sunday, Dr. Sachar sits down and paints her own nails. She picks the color herself, and whatever she lands on sets the tone for the next seven days. This week it’s purple, which means the red top is staying in the closet — she would never put those two together. The whole outfit-building process works outward from that one decision.

Building the Look

She wears a lot of black, but it’s never just black. She layers in a base color and builds from there: glitter, red, pink, whatever works with what she’s already committed to. One rule that never moves — she will not go to work without her nails done, and she won’t walk around with them half-finished. Sunday is the reset. The week starts clean.

The Friday Tradition

She doesn’t repeat outfits during a semester. Pants she’ll repeat; shirts are different. She owns more Bloomsburg shirts than there are Fridays in a semester, which is intentional — every Friday without fail she comes in wearing BU gear. It started back when she was a high school teacher, where school spirit Fridays were tied to a positive behavior program and practically the whole building participated. When she got to CU she kept going, partly habit, partly because it works. When a student walks in wearing Bloomsburg merch, she notices and says something. Belonging tends to build from small things.

Consistency in the Details

Her accessories are consistent: stacked bracelets every day, a watch, earrings, sometimes a necklace. Her toenails are always the same color as her fingernails.

Personal Style Over Trends

She doesn’t follow trends. She knows skinny jeans have been declared dead by basically every person under 25, and she’s still wearing them because they look good on her and she’s comfortable in them. Fashion is about finding what works for you, not what’s currently approved.