Wrap It Up

I think this week of blogging calls for a wrap up.  The amount of goodness on the blogs that I read these past few days is just too wonderful for me to not share it.  So here we go.

1. Rita over at TOMORROWtoday is just ridiculously in tune with my thinking process as of late.  She started something called the be happy project.  The project is about making it your intention and focus to be happy in life.  I can't explain it as eloquently as she can so you should probably head over to her site to check it out. 

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2. As a blogger, it's been basically impossible to forget about the fact that I'm missing NYFW right now.  Every single social media source I'm on is filled with photos and updates from Fashion Week.  I don't think I've ever lived vicariously through other people so much in my life.  If you still need a good fashion week fix, I suggest you check out the blogs of Danielle, Rachel, Alaina, Erin, or Krystal. 

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3. I loved Style Me Pretty's wrap up of the Spring 2013 Amsale bridal collection.  No, I am not getting married anytime soon.  Yes, I am allowed to obsess over wedding dresses in the meantime.  And if I were getting married, Amsale is the one and only designer I would want to buy a dress from. 

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4. I am loving the effortlessly layered looks featured over on The Everygirl earlier this week.  They are the perfect examples for how to style your wardrobe for fall.  Note to self: Buy burgundy pants!

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5. Emily's clutch & navy polish.  Really, Emily?  Must you always be so stylish? Another note to self:  Figure out to make a messy bun look that lovely.

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Those were some of the posts that I loved from this week.  Were there any that you thought were particularly fantastic?  I'll actually have some time this weekend for blogging related things so I would love to hear your suggestions!

Have an amazing weekend everyone!

Ten Little Things

Due to all of these stresses of the last few weeks, I decided to make another Ten Little Things list.  Even in the most stressful times, I try really hard to focus on the positive.  So here are ten little things that make me happy.  (Other versions can be found here: 1, 2, 3 & 4)

1. Lattes in the morning.  I found a Caribou Coffee two blocks from my office.  It's dangerous, but I'm justifying the more frequent purchases due to my recent lack of sleep.  That's okay, right?

2.  Mean Girls quotes.  Does anyone else quote Mean Girls constantly?  I think my roommates and I have a problem.  We quote it all the time.  Like five times a day.  The other day I was filling up a glass with orange juice and I noticed that next to the orange juice was cranberry juice cocktail.  It made me laugh out loud.  In a public place.  At a juice machine.  

3. Homemade breakfasts like the one I had last weekend at my roommates parents house.  There was homemade french toast with homemade whipped cream and fruit on top.  It was amazing.

4. Having time to read a book on the bus ride to work in the morning.  My current read is Eat, Pray, Love.  Have any of you read it?

5. Checking things off a to-do list.  I am a list girl.  Always have been, always will be.  There's something so calming about check marks.  

6. Pay Day.  

7. Blog comments.  And blog followers.  You know you like them, too.  Writing a blog is not all about exposure.  But let's be real, I'm also not here just to write posts for me, myself & I.

8. Campfires and s'mores.  There's just something so summery about them.

9. Long phone conversations with good friends who live on the other side of the country.

10. Finding out Ed Sheeran is coming to Minneapolis this month to play a concert (?!?!).  He is one of my favorite musicians.  The last time he came to Minneapolis was earlier this summer, the day before I started listening to his music.  Literally 24 hours prior to me falling in love with the entire + album.  Yep.  So this time, I'm going.  

Wish List: Blazers

Blazers are perfect additions to your wardrobe no matter the season.  Spring, summer, fall or winter, blazers are there for me pulling together any and every outfit in the nick of time.  Here's my problem: I literally own only two blazers.  And they're both black.  Is this okay?  Absolutely not.  So I did a little online shopping and came up with a few of my favorites.  Which do you like best?

Clockwise from Top Left: Zara // Two Penny Blue // Gap 

 Topshop // J. Crew // Topshop // Zara

On another note, I think it's about time for me to petition Zara to open up shop in Minneapolis.  Their clothing is so much better and convincing in person.  

And on one last note, I hope that anyone who is in New York for Fashion Week is having an amazing time!

Weekend Snapshots

Thank you all for your supportive posts regarding the move!  The apartment is just as cute as I remember it.  There is just one major issue.  To put it as gently as possible, we have a big bug problem in the apartment.  Not okay.  I'm not going to get into the details because believe me, you really don't want to hear them.  So my weekend was much more stressful than I could have ever imagined.  Hopefully our landlords will get down to business today and get a really good exterminator in there.  Note to my fellow readers: ask questions before signing a lease.  Ask questions about things you never ever thought would be an issue.

My old room. // Spending Friday night in a hotel room.

Mornings out of the city. // Pre-kayaking breakfast.  Kashi heaven. // Molasses cookies.

Puppy love. // Cooking dinner over the fire on Saturday night. 

The one bright side about this problem (there's always some sort of silver lining, right?) was that my roommate and I decided to go back to her parents house for the weekend so that we could get a bit of relaxing in.  I love her parents house.  I love her little hometown and basically everything about going back there.  I haven't been back in two years so this was a very welcome trip.  We ate delicious food, (her parents are amazing cooks) went kayaking on a river and had a campfire on Saturday night.  Thank goodness for silver linings!