Ten Resolutions

Maybe if my New Year's resolutions are here for all to see, I'll be more inclined to follow through...

1. Make my home into a place that is condusive to creating (purge, organize & decorate).
2. Make more homemade meals (frozen pizza sucks).
3. Sew some dresses & curtains.
4. Wear more red, turquoise, and yellow.
5. Get out of (toxic) debt.
6. Read more books.
7. Don't get stressed & grumpy so often (stupid traffic).
8. Take more photographs (and get them printed).
9. Learn a language.
10. Start an Etsy business.

More clothes to love

Urban Outfitters

Anthropolgie


J.Crew

Old Navy

Earth-friendly furniture

This is fabulous! Ready Made even provides instructions on how to make lawn furniture!!

I heart anything Johnny Depp

But I ESPECIALLY LOVE this shoot for August's French Glamour of Johnny and his Mrs. (Vanessa Paradis) They are so beautiful and French-chic. Le sigh.
















Thanks to This is Glamorous for scanning and posting these!

My love/hate relationship with J.Crew

I got this email today that said "J.CREW'S NEW SPRING ARRIVALS!"

This is wrong on so many levels.

1.) I'm on a budget
2.) It's January
3.) I like the old stuff that's on sale, but I still can't buy
4.) It's FREEZING outside (did I mention it's January?)
5.) I'M ON A FREGGIN BUDGET!!! :)


So... Here are a couple of new favorites. And for those of you who DO have money, here are some of the amazing sales on old favorites I still love a season later.

I LOVE this look!

Fun new necklace

I love this dress. I just wish it were seperates.


This is the gorgeous pencil skirt currently on sale for $80!




Here's that same pencil skirt in a different color, but paired with the Merino cardigan (only $30!)

Super cute Hayden heels, unfortunately they only have a size 6 left.

So minty & shiny!

Happy New Year!

Here are some of my recent favorites from around the blogosphere & the web:

Swanky New Year's decor via Martha Stewart

via What Possessed Me, Photos from Numero Korea, January 2009, photographer: Sofia Sanchez, Mauro Mongiello

Via Coco + Kelley, photo by Amy Postle

Flikr photos via Auburn & Ivory. (photos by daytrips, мандй+maco+, & Timmy)

Beautiful concrete pipe engagement photo by Amelia Lyon. Via Brooklyn Bride.

Cute Oscar dress via Martha Stewart Weddings.

More lovely wedding photos of Nole's wedding

Lovely Vintage Spring Inspiration board via Snippet & Ink

(I thinkthis would be perfect for ANY party, not just a wedding!)

So, if I were to still be in the beginning stages of wedding planning, I might have picked one of these Mariana Hardwick dresses instead. They make me swoon. (Via Polka Dot Bride.)

(As an update, still no wedding pics, so no wedding blog as of yet...)

Creepy.

So.... it's really weird when 6 weeks after you get married, your ex-fiance spontaneously gets married at the exact date and location where he proposed to you 9 years earlier...