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Hope you are all having a lovely fall day! I may or may not have purchased more canned pumpkin for another batch of cookies...woops.
G
Thursday, October 21, 2010
PPOTD
Here is a puppy photo of the day! I gave Maple a bath a couple days ago and in spite of the fact that she feels completely humiliated and looks at me like I have broken her spirit every time I put her in the tub she looks so adorable that I cannot resist taking photos.
Hope you are all having a lovely fall day! I may or may not have purchased more canned pumpkin for another batch of cookies...woops.
G
Hope you are all having a lovely fall day! I may or may not have purchased more canned pumpkin for another batch of cookies...woops.
G
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Shopping Ban
Hi readers... this was supposed to go up on Wednesday, but I never got around to it. So here it is, which necessary adjustments...
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Well, readers, I am posting to make an official announcement: I am implementing a one month (31 day), shopping ban. I mentioned this to G aweek two weeks or so ago, and ever since then she has been bugging me to put it on the blog. So here it is, out in the open. Now I have to do it. And trust me, G will be there monitoring my wardrobe and reporting back to the blogosphere.
I think this should be a good challenge. When I first mentioned this to G (in an email) I included a pretty extensive list of exceptions to my ban. To make it more simple, and more of a challenge, I will be allowing myself one (1) transgression, should an emergency* come up, I will be allowed to make one purchase.**
As an incentive to make it all the way through the month without making a single purchase, I will reward myself with a brand spanking new pair of chocolate brown Uggs (tall)!*** These puppies have been at the top of my wishlist for what seems like ages. As my old Uggs have lasted me a good 5 years, I think it is high time they be retired.****
Let theshopping lack of shopping begin!
Shopping Ban Countdownometer:31 days 27 days
* What qualifies as an emergency will be at the sole discretion of J
**Purchase is defined as follows: clothing of any kind, footwear, accessories, makeup. Purchase does NOT include: (1) returning and exchanging one item for another item of equal or lesser value; (2) necessary gifts for others (read: birthday, housewarming, wedding, puppy treats); (3) food; (4) ebooks; (5) magazines (up to three); (6) plane ticket; (7) lesson fees; (8) car payment (duh!).
***Should it be necessary to implement the emergency exception, I will not be allowed to purchase said Uggs until Dec. 13, 2010.
**** Read: relegated to dog park duty
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Well, readers, I am posting to make an official announcement: I am implementing a one month (31 day), shopping ban. I mentioned this to G a
I think this should be a good challenge. When I first mentioned this to G (in an email) I included a pretty extensive list of exceptions to my ban. To make it more simple, and more of a challenge, I will be allowing myself one (1) transgression, should an emergency* come up, I will be allowed to make one purchase.**
As an incentive to make it all the way through the month without making a single purchase, I will reward myself with a brand spanking new pair of chocolate brown Uggs (tall)!*** These puppies have been at the top of my wishlist for what seems like ages. As my old Uggs have lasted me a good 5 years, I think it is high time they be retired.****
Let the
Shopping Ban Countdownometer:
* What qualifies as an emergency will be at the sole discretion of J
**Purchase is defined as follows: clothing of any kind, footwear, accessories, makeup. Purchase does NOT include: (1) returning and exchanging one item for another item of equal or lesser value; (2) necessary gifts for others (read: birthday, housewarming, wedding, puppy treats); (3) food; (4) ebooks; (5) magazines (up to three); (6) plane ticket; (7) lesson fees; (8) car payment (duh!).
***Should it be necessary to implement the emergency exception, I will not be allowed to purchase said Uggs until Dec. 13, 2010.
**** Read: relegated to dog park duty
Sunday, October 10, 2010
An outfit for a good cause...
Last night I attended a fundraiser for the organization Shunpike, a non-profit that helps "small and mid-sized arts groups better manage the business aspects of art." They do everything from helping theater groups with payroll to assisting individual artists with taxes (tricky when you have 25 W2 forms) to helping performance troupes navigate copyright licensing. It is a great organization, and if you love the arts you should check them out. Read more about them here.
The event last night was great fun! They had 6 or so of their sponsored artists perform. I will be honest, I didn't quite "get" all of the performances- but I did enjoy being exposed to different types of art. My favorite by far was a puppeteer. He had this creepy little marionette puppet that kind of looked like Gollum from Lord of the Rings. The puppeteer was seriously good! And funny- the little puppet did the booty dance!
Anyways, I took my picture of what I wore last night. I think my outfit turned out pretty good.
And one last shot with my coat...
The event last night was great fun! They had 6 or so of their sponsored artists perform. I will be honest, I didn't quite "get" all of the performances- but I did enjoy being exposed to different types of art. My favorite by far was a puppeteer. He had this creepy little marionette puppet that kind of looked like Gollum from Lord of the Rings. The puppeteer was seriously good! And funny- the little puppet did the booty dance!
Anyways, I took my picture of what I wore last night. I think my outfit turned out pretty good.
Dress: Anthro Grand Cru Dress, Small ($60 on sale (try eBay), 2009 )
Tights: Anthro Olive Sweater Tights, S/M ($10; 2008)
Braclet: Anthro Grand Orleander Cuff ($30; 2010)
And another shot from the back...
And one last shot with my coat...
A great outfit for a great night out for a great cause!
~J
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Cookies, Clothes, Polygamy, and Puppies
Good Evening Readers!!! I am feeling particularly ambitious to endeavor to blog at 11pm. As per my title, I have several things to discuss this evening...
1. Cookies: Yesterday evening I baked the most delicious and autumn inspired cookies. My dear friend Cathie first turned me on to these babies about a year ago when I was in town for work and stayed with her. She always spoils me and one evening we (read: she) whipped up a batch of these. The are pumpkin chocolate chip cookies that actually are fluffy, more like a cake. They are delicious and not too sweet or too much pumpkin flavor or....well....they are perfect. Here is the recipe for Cathie's Pumpkin Perfection Cookies...1 cup canned pumpkin, one cup white sugar, 1/2 cup vegetable oil ( i do a straight substitution for apple sauce and you cannot taste the difference...except they taste better because they contain less guilt), 1 egg, 2 cups all purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips. Combine the pumpkin, sugar, oil and egg in a separate bowl and stir. In another bowl stir flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. In a small cup dissolve the baking soda in the milk (if you mess this up and don't do this they will still turn out...I forgot this step last night...and this is why baking usually ends in disaster for me). Stir the baking soda and milk into the wet ingredients and then mix in the vanilla and chocolate chips and combine the wet and dry ingredients. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. And here, my friends, is a photo!!!
2. Clothes: My outfit of the day contains the Two Paths Trench, the most fantastic jacket I have ever owned. A quick story, I purchased this trench as a birthday gift to myself, ordered it from a store as they were all sold out online and then waited and waited and waited and it never came. I called to see what the hold up was all about and come to find out the sales associate had written down my card number incorrectly and there were no more jackets anywhere. I was so sad because I loved this jacket so much. But, as luck would have it as I was shopping at Anthro the next month, with my 15 % of birthday discount card in hand they had one jacket in the store...my size and on sale!!! Fate! J also owned this coat at some point...and she loved it...but it didn't work on her and so I secretly get a thrill out of making her jealous each time I wear it!
1. Cookies: Yesterday evening I baked the most delicious and autumn inspired cookies. My dear friend Cathie first turned me on to these babies about a year ago when I was in town for work and stayed with her. She always spoils me and one evening we (read: she) whipped up a batch of these. The are pumpkin chocolate chip cookies that actually are fluffy, more like a cake. They are delicious and not too sweet or too much pumpkin flavor or....well....they are perfect. Here is the recipe for Cathie's Pumpkin Perfection Cookies...1 cup canned pumpkin, one cup white sugar, 1/2 cup vegetable oil ( i do a straight substitution for apple sauce and you cannot taste the difference...except they taste better because they contain less guilt), 1 egg, 2 cups all purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips. Combine the pumpkin, sugar, oil and egg in a separate bowl and stir. In another bowl stir flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. In a small cup dissolve the baking soda in the milk (if you mess this up and don't do this they will still turn out...I forgot this step last night...and this is why baking usually ends in disaster for me). Stir the baking soda and milk into the wet ingredients and then mix in the vanilla and chocolate chips and combine the wet and dry ingredients. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. And here, my friends, is a photo!!!
**an actual batch of these cookies is quite larger
than what appears on the plate...an intruder must have
come into my house last night and eaten about 10 cookies ;)
Also, although the photo is a little dark it also features my $20 boots. I was living in Idaho for a brief stint over the past couple of years and the Macys there had a sale once a year where they brought in shoes from all over the country and each pair was only $20...hence the boots. Definitely money well spent!
3. Polygamy: Last weekend I discussed how J and I had watched the first episode of the TLC show Sister Wives and how we were both impressed by how functional it all seemed. Well, after watching episode 2 this evening we were both singing a different tune so to speak. The family is bringing on a fourth wife and let's just say that the women didn't seem as empowered or as in favor of the whole thing as they were initially portrayed to be during the first episode. I do think that this show is going to be interesting to watch though because the people all seem really honest and that they are being up front about who they are and how they feel. Stay tuned!
4. Finally...Puppies: okay, one puppy I guess. I brought Maple over to J's this evening and J loves to cuddle her...and torment her...as frequently as possible. This evening Maple jumped up on the couch with J and they were having a moment and I couldn't resist snapping this shot. It's actually priceless because Maple is an extremely weird dog and actually doesn't like people really at all. Her list of humans that she will even tolerate has about 5 names on it, luckily J and I both made the cut!!!
I have to get more concise at this blogging thing...I am not efficient with my vocabulary!!!
Have a delightful weekend!!! G
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
OOTD (and a sale purchase!)
This outfit was inspired by a J. Crew display. And this shirt is sooooooooooooo comfy! I just want to wear it always!
Skirt: Banana Republic Black Suit Skirt (2007)
Oh. and the Count The Waves Dress finally went on sale! And it is winging its way to me as we speak!
Monday, October 4, 2010
OOTD
Just a quick post because it is late, and I am tired. I haven't worn this skirt in awhile... but I just love it. It is so pretty and feminine. It is just one of those pieces that makes me feel good. And I am getting my moneys worth with my purple Bianka Blouse. If you are thinking about any of the colors, I suggest pulling the trigger now. Lots of colors are already sold out online in several sizes. It is such a great blouse for the price point.
Skirt: Anthro Openwork Vines Skirt, 4 (January 2010, bought on sale for $60)
Blouse: Anthro Bianka Blouse in Purple, 4 (Buy Here, $68)
Shoes: Seychelles Veronica T-Straps in Black Multi Winter 2010 ($90, buy this season's version here)
Hmmm, looking back on this outfit I kinda wish I went with different tights- maybe something with texture or a different color. Or maybe no tights at all. I think it looks a little dark.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Spoiled Saturday (in a good way!)
Yesterday was filled with some of J and my favorite things...food, fashion, fabulous...to name a few. We started the day off, bright and early, with a cosmetic "fashion" show at Nordstrom. J found out about this event while shopping with her mom at the Chanel counter back in August and she promptly signed us up. The show started at 8 and went until about 9:15. They showed a lot of the new trends for makeup and skin care and we both realized this is an area which we both lack knowledge, or at least I do. It was interesting to hear about all the new products and made me want to be brave enough to try the seriously smoky eye or magenta lip (what we were told is the new red) on myself. Here is a photo of the show from our seats, we're in the back because we were a little late..oops!
After the show we hurried downstairs to collect our FREE Clinique lipstick (always a fan of free things) and to have an oxygen peel done by the reps from Philosophy. Now I'm not exactly sure of the science of this peel, and I'm not too sure the person applying the peel was either, but it had something to do with oxygen and hydrogen peroxide and water...something like that. Anyway, it was lovely and left us feeling fresh!! Here is a photo of us with the masks on, looking ridiculous. We told the person that we needed a photo for our blog and they must have thought we had some fancy blog going on because they were intent on us holding up their product. Seriously though, the peel was good and had a great price point if you're not looking to get serious and get a full facial. I recommend.
Our final stop that morning was to the Chanel makeup counter for a "makeover." We had a lot of fun getting our makeup done and learned a lot too! What better way to spend the morning than getting a little glam. We forgot to take and "after" photo but here is me getting my makeup done.
After the event we had lunch upstairs in the Nordstrom Cafe which has surprisingly delightful food and you can get a half order of the pasta dishes, thanks J for the tip, and it is actually the perfect size for lunch. We popped in to JCrew and Anthropologie and picked up some goodies, stay tuned for a future OOTD featuring an amazing new boot purchase for J!!! Later in the afternoon we stopped by Red Mango and got some fro-yo with way too many toppings and took it up to the movie theater. J and I used to take Cold Stone before the movies all the time and sneak in our ice cream but they recently closed so we've had to resort to the healthier alternative of Red Mango, although the aforementioned toppings probably reduce the "healthy" aspect. We watched The Social Network, the movie about Facebook. It was actually really interesting and well done, in both of our opinions, and I would suggest going to see it. Later in the evening we hung out at J's and watched Sister Wives, the new show on TLC about the polygamist family. Both of us were really curious about this show and are fans of Big Love, the fictional show about a polygamist family, and so we were interested to see how this family dynamic would work out in real life. I have to say we were both very surprised how "okay" we felt with the whole situation and they actually seem to be quite happy and functional, I guess I didn't expect that. Anyway, I am finally done with the marathon Saturday debriefing, sorry for the long post!
Have a lovely Sunday!
G
After the show we hurried downstairs to collect our FREE Clinique lipstick (always a fan of free things) and to have an oxygen peel done by the reps from Philosophy. Now I'm not exactly sure of the science of this peel, and I'm not too sure the person applying the peel was either, but it had something to do with oxygen and hydrogen peroxide and water...something like that. Anyway, it was lovely and left us feeling fresh!! Here is a photo of us with the masks on, looking ridiculous. We told the person that we needed a photo for our blog and they must have thought we had some fancy blog going on because they were intent on us holding up their product. Seriously though, the peel was good and had a great price point if you're not looking to get serious and get a full facial. I recommend.
Our final stop that morning was to the Chanel makeup counter for a "makeover." We had a lot of fun getting our makeup done and learned a lot too! What better way to spend the morning than getting a little glam. We forgot to take and "after" photo but here is me getting my makeup done.
After the event we had lunch upstairs in the Nordstrom Cafe which has surprisingly delightful food and you can get a half order of the pasta dishes, thanks J for the tip, and it is actually the perfect size for lunch. We popped in to JCrew and Anthropologie and picked up some goodies, stay tuned for a future OOTD featuring an amazing new boot purchase for J!!! Later in the afternoon we stopped by Red Mango and got some fro-yo with way too many toppings and took it up to the movie theater. J and I used to take Cold Stone before the movies all the time and sneak in our ice cream but they recently closed so we've had to resort to the healthier alternative of Red Mango, although the aforementioned toppings probably reduce the "healthy" aspect. We watched The Social Network, the movie about Facebook. It was actually really interesting and well done, in both of our opinions, and I would suggest going to see it. Later in the evening we hung out at J's and watched Sister Wives, the new show on TLC about the polygamist family. Both of us were really curious about this show and are fans of Big Love, the fictional show about a polygamist family, and so we were interested to see how this family dynamic would work out in real life. I have to say we were both very surprised how "okay" we felt with the whole situation and they actually seem to be quite happy and functional, I guess I didn't expect that. Anyway, I am finally done with the marathon Saturday debriefing, sorry for the long post!
Have a lovely Sunday!
G
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