Jan 112013
 

I spent all of last week basically knocked out with a very nasty flu. I whittled away the majority of my waking hours wrapped up in a big furry blanket, drinking hot water and regretting my decision not to steal the Snuggie during my office white elephant (I opted for a lifetime membership to a coworker’s motorcycle club instead).

The rest of my time I spent slouched over in my chair shopping online, for very warm, snuggle worthy clothing – something I always end up doing while sick during the winter months. It’s a very comforting activity! I was enamored with a variety of down jackets and furry boots (especially this very excellent one, which I still might get). I also showed all of my online favorites to my exasperated husband in between demands for congee and chicken pho. “But..we..live..in….CALIFORNIA!” he kept exclaiming.

Chanel Cardigan

Chanel cardigan (a beautiful version here)
Gap dress (similar here)
Chanel bag (similar here)
Hermes bracelet (similar and so versatile here), Prada sunglasses
Louboutin heels

Anyway, this week I started feeling better, and there were finally some warmer days so I was able to venture out in a dress to work (though the temperatures have gone right back down…brrr). I always wear find it easy to wear my Chanel and Chanel-esque items with stripes, they usually go well and it doesn’t look overdone. Try it!

And also please stay healthy everybody..take it from me…this season’s flu is a monster!

Nov 092012
 

Are any of you going to see Skyfall this weekend? I’m very excited about it and in anticipation started to read some of Ian Fleming’s James Bond series books beforehand, starting with Casino Royale. The books were okay but I have to say that this is the rare occasion where I generally preferred the movies to the books. They are well written though and if you love Bond, I’d definitely give them a try out.

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Aug 172012
 

Hello! I’m writing this post a wee, wee bit tipsy after celebrating my birthday with my best friend out with friends- we’ve been celebrating our birthdays together for at least fifteen years, isn’t that crazy? The sad thing is, when we were in our teens in junior high and high school, we never even considered being past the age of 25. It was our “really old scary age” when everything in our lives was supposed to be settled. But now I think we’d give up a whole lot to be 25 again!

Gap dress
Gap Belt (similar here that I love!)
Chanel bag (similar here)
Hermes bracelet
Stuart Weitzman sandals

I bought this Gap dress a few weeks ago and after some intense shrinking in the washer and dryer, it fits me a little better (but still not perfectly). I can’t resist a striped dress though so I still kept it and I use it as a go-to for work. A lot of my favorite items are from the Gap – I never leave there with a big bag of items like I do with J.Crew, but the items that I have purchased from the Gap I’ve always kept for years and years.

Have  a wonderful Friday!

Jun 252012
 

I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! Ours was pretty busy, there was a wedding which was really lovely and which is kicking off a pretty busy wedding attending season for us. I used to be one of those people who complained about how I hated weddings but I was just trying to be cool – secretly I love weddings and always tear up! Anyway, I wore the below this weekend – I love this knit and chartreuse/bright yellow green tones have been surprisingly versatile for me. I find you can wear them with a lot of other colors.

 Gap sweater (very cute here, a friendlier price here)
J.Crew shorts
VCA necklace (similar and pretty here, $$$$ version here)
Hermes bag
Banana Republic sandals (similar here, here)

Early Saturday a few of us also went shopping for a gift for a former classmate whose having a birthday in the middle of a tough time. He’s the kind of guy who has or can buy everything so all of us were stumped as to what to get this mega baller. In the end I came up with the winning idea – a dinner at his local fire station! A few weeks ago we got to go on a tour and dinner at a firehouse and I’ve been obsessed with them ever since. I really need to write a post on that.

But the question I wanted to ask is – what are some of your fool proof, unique gifts that you have given to someone – and especially those people who have “everything”? I love giving cool gifts and am always seeking out new ideas! I asked this question almost exactly a year ago (in this post, where I shared my favorite journal), and loved the answers so much that I’m asking again. So please – tell me your favorite gifts to give (and receive)!

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