Jan
23

Me me me me me.

Want.

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Jan
02

Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012

 

Oy. This year has been a doozy…which hasn’t necessarily been a bad thing, just a year packed with curve balls and question marks and the occasional patch of stress. I had some back pain/herniated disc drama, Kyle moved out to California for a third of the year, and I’ve been a little blotto when it comes to all of my side projects. On the upswing, the mister and I got engaged!! I got the title change I so desperately sought after with work and privately have come into some of those ohmygodimalmostthirty life epiphanies that I think I’m the better and stronger for. 

So here I am, sitting on my couch drafting this blog post. Same bat-time, same bat-channel as last year (well, almost.) Keeping with tradition, here goes my list of goals, aspirations, and shoot-for-the-stars accomplishments I hope to meet in 2012:
As pertaining to our upcoming nuptials: 
  • Do not lose my hat in the next 4 1/2 months. Serious. I am marrying my best friend and less-chatty better half. And for that I am super thankful. All the familial and planning crazies *I hope* will just be an afterthought. 
  • Stop reading wedding blogs!!! They are making me crazy!!!! I’m so so so over the uber-styled pretty frou-frou weddings I see saturating the interwebs. And if I see any more of those awful mustache whathaveyous, I will scream. 
  • Learn to let go, wedding planning and otherwise. Perfection should be a dirty word, for real.
General life:
  • Learn to manage my expectations, with friends, family, work, life….all of that. Had a big OH! moment at the end of December when I realized my projected expectations of people were causing major disappointment in my life. It wasn’t the people themselves, really.
  • Disconnect from mindless computering when I get home in the evenings. I made a conscious decision years ago not to have a TV in our house, and realized surfing the web when I get home in the evenings is no better.
  • Keep on keeping on with my new found love of spinning, and squeeze some yoga and running in there in between. I’ve been on a great exercise clip this past year and should capitalize on my almost pain-free back situation. 
  • Tend to fame+frippery a little, er…a  lot more. And maybe with all my freed up time from internetting, I can pickup all those ancillary things I’ve let slip: blogging, floral stuffs, jewelry design, etc. 
xoxo,
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Photo credit // Cassandra Ferland of Wonderland Archives
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Nov
06

Mignonne Handmade

Beautiful.

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Nov
06

Brown on brown

My fall into winter shoe obsessions…

From here and here.

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Oct
29

November Rain

My nine-year old self was in LOVE with this dress. Because hello, how hot are Stephanie Seymour’s gams?! (On a semi-related note, why did Axl Rose have to go and get cheek implants?? Yikes.)

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Oct
18

Flutter

My conservative-ish ceremony gown is en route, special delivery. But THIS little number would be yowza for dancing and milling about. Martini sleeves anyone? I can see myself sipping an extra dirty one now. Haha.

Image swipe from Net-a-porter

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Sep
08

Back to School

Love those peter pan collars. Dresses from here, here and here.

Image swipes from the respective links above.

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Sep
08

Tom Binns vs. DIY Tom Binns

I love me some Tom Binns something fierce. Especially his neon collection. But in all reality, this ladycakes doesn’t make enough to drop $500 on one of his lovelies. Especially considering I’ve got a wedding to save for…

Enter, DIY bloggerinas Glitter n Glue and the Hyperbalist who turn super inexpensive crystal necklaces into something Tom Binns inspired. Be sure to checkout the DIY tutorials. It’s amazing what a little nail polish can accomplish.  

Image credit: (from the top down) via, via and via

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Sep
07

Just putting this out there…

And while I’m lying on the couch feeling pitiful, I thought I’d share these boots with the blogosphere and hope maybe someone buys them for my birthday (I’m a size 37.5!)

Boots/image via

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Sep
07

Bringing Sexy Back

Speaking of backs, amidst all my complaining the past few months about my back hurting, I have now officially thrown it out. The mister makes quite the nurse. I’m popping muscle relaxers like skittles. Sadface.

Dress via

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