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Friday Littles

I’ve been scouring Etsy for a new keychain, because my new office comes with THREE new keys. Totally an excuse to support some handmade peeps, right? Here are my faves:

Also, if you’re trying to keep your keys themselves pretty….these keys are awesome.
I’m in a totally happy mood this morning, so I may be sharing more today 🙂 Then again, boyfriend is visiting, so I may not! Hehe. 

Monday Mid Day



Ribbons in hair: I wore ribbons in my braids this weekend, and it is my new favorite. Reminded me of being a schoolgirl, and how much I simply adored picking out new ribbons for the new school year. Boy, did I have a collection! I always had a ribbon or giant bow in my hair. Bonus: I saw an elderly woman with a ribbon in her hair, too! Adorable!


Shoes: Totally love these shoes Lauren Conrad wore to the Veuve Cliquot Polo Classic….

{not my photo…found on Tumblr}

New Favorite Gluten-Free Lunch: Cedar’s Black Bean Salad and Sweet Potato Fries (they MUST be Ore-Ida)

And Monday is almost a wrap, folks! Where did the day go?! 

Puppy & Flowers

Today I need puppies and flowers.

My back is killing me, I’m tired & feeling sort of sick, and I have a TON to do (some that requires heavy lifting) today.

So, yes, puppies and flowers. You need a smile too, right?

 {pink rose from boyfriend on my bedside table in hobnail milk glass vase}

 {This adorable corgi puppy came to visit me at work this week!}

{perfectly pink gerbera daisy from boyfriend in opalescent light pink vase}
An added bonus! Since I missed “Monday Mid Day” today, let’s count this as that, shall we? And I’ll include a song so it’s more legit: 
I’ve been waking up with, “Savior, You have known me as I am….” in my head. Love it!
Have a fabulous Friday, my dears. I’m going to try my best to stay out of my bed—tea, apple-cinnamon waffles with peanut butter, and my heating pad for my back will hopefully fix me right up!

Metallic Nails

Metallic nails seem to be the new “it-color” for the upcoming season. Fine by me, because I think dark metallic nails are chic, chic, chic, and so easy to wear with winter colors and textures.

From InStyle, October 2011
{The cap on this nail polish is rolled on the surface to give the unique texture, which mine did NOT do}

{matches my sweats 100%}

Mine: Rite-Aid, $1.99
Theirs: Sephora, Nails, Inc., $16.00
Saved: $14.01



Closet Clean Out

It was a rainy weekend here. You know the sort—the perfect day to stay in your jammies, drink loads of tea, and clean out your closet/try on clothes/tidy things up at your own pace and think over the things of life. Some details….{pics aren’t the greatest due to the super rainy/dark weather}

{collection of pretty extra hangers}

{clock so I’m not late + pretty sherbet colors in latest J.Crew catalogue}

{bucket o’ scarves & a flower pin}

{messy scarves tied with ribbon}

{headband collection that I need to wear more}

Ahhh, a clean and organized (and pretty!) closet does the heart good!

Shop Your Closet

I was so surprised to see two items nearly identical to items already in my own closet in the month’s issue of InStyle and the latest (fantastic!!! drool-worthy, of course!) J.Crew catalogue. I just had to show you! It was uncanny!

Left: J. Crew, $285…..Right: Mine, F21 a few seasons ago, $25
Savings: $260
Closeness match: 75% (theirs are leather and have a slight platform)
The heels on mine are almost identical. You can see them in an outfit in this post!
Left: Burgundy w/ wooden handle Gucci, $2,990.00 (inset is vintage carried by French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy), featured in October 2011 InStyle p. 145
Right: Mine, vintage Henri Bendel, $10 
Savings: $2,980.00
Closeness Match: 75% 
The bags are strikingly similar, with the clasps, handle, color, and shape. The wooden handles on InStyle’s are bamboo, mine is carved wood, but it still has the similar indentations 

Goodness, gracious, see, I just saved, ohhhhhhh……$2,945.00. 
This is such satisfying ‘shopping’!


What an Honor

I’m SO excited and thankful that Indiana University, my alma mater, and Jessica Quirk of What I Wore, chose my outfit to be the winner of the Indiana University Style Contest! Gah! Thank you all SO much, it is an honor to help represent all of the stylish IU alums 🙂

Monday Mid Day: Weekend Finds

Hello lovelies! I hope you had a great weekend! I did, and I wanted to share some of my weekend favorite finds with you:

Vintage “Grandpa” Ties…winter wool + summer plaid
{to be determined what exactly these are for}

 His + Hers mugs from a local potter

Sparkly tank top from a tag sale
Very cute J. Crew sweater from a tag sale

1/2 off these Thank-You notes I’ve been wanting for over a year! Patience is a virtue!
{I wanted them for my master’s graduation thank-yous, but found some cheap-o copies at Wal-Mart that were even better: a mini graduation cap illustration that said “thanks”}

1/2 off one of my favorite Yankee scents 
{I ADORE their regular buttercream, so had to try the strawberry}

I’ve eaten this dinner for 3 nights in a row, it is SO my new favorite. This gluten-free pasta is the best I’ve ever tried. I hope you can find it 🙂

 And, of course, I had to make a simple new arrangement for my new candle!

Boss

Be the Boss(aNova) of your Friday today! Lol….

No, I am not advertising for Bossa Nova (but I should be! GoogleAlerts, pick this up!), but this drink is SO yummy (and my color!). Try it! 

Tonight

Do you ever have one of those nights where something weighs heavy on heart and spirit, but you’re not sure what? And you sit there, and you mull it over, and you say, “God, what is it?! What are You preparing me for? What is on Your heart that you are trying to impress upon mine?”
Lord, show me. I am Yours.