Handbag Heaven

As it's almost the weekend and very nearly spring (c'mon warm weather), I find myself daydreaming about weekend travels. JT and I have been making a list of places we'd like to visit, and I found myself drifting into dreams of adventures of weekend getaways to New Orleans (shout out spring breakers, I was there this time last year), Atlanta, St. Louis, and Nashville among others (like my Memorial Day trip with my girls to Litchfield beach). For the perfect getaway one needs the perfect weekender tote, right? 

Maybe I'm just using my hypothetical trips as an excuse to shop online, but either way, here's what I'm currently obsessing over.

A sensible weekender tote:

 click here for red bag link

 found here

 available here

 

click here for monogrammed tote

 

available here

Then, of course, toiletry bags for inside the tote:

 

  

available here

And what better way to enjoy travel adventures 

than a cross-body purse?

 

 

vintage LV, i die.

 click here for tan purse

click here for above purse

If you need me I'll be on my dream vacation, dream handbags in hand.

Mane Maintenance

It's time again for me to get my hair done, and every single time I find myself annoyed. Partially because I'm no longer a natural blonde (shocker), but mainly because, if I'm honest, I've had the same hair style since 7th grade (yikes!).  

I get that the saying is "you always want what you don't have," but is it really so much to ask to have a slightly updated do after a decade?? 

My process is always to google or pinterest "curly hair" and (yikes again) apparently everyone has had the same hair style since 7th grade. unless, of course, the go to the dark side aka straightening it. Don't get me wrong, I like straight hair just fine. You can brush it, style it, cut it, and even put bobby pins in it, all of which I cannot do. But, as those who know me can attest, I value sleepy substantially more than style (and the fact that my hair is never actually ever technically straight even after hours of work); hence, the curls.

So, here's what I'm workin' with people. If you have suggestions, by all means, shout 'em out now:

 A very large part of me says screw it and fro it up like some of these ladies. Thoughts?

Happy Wednesday Folks

some nuggets of wisdom from my ever-racing mind

 

 

Picture This

Two of my greatest loves (up there with nail polish and print magazines) are coffee and photography. I think I have found the perfect hybrid of these two lovers in this precious mug. 

How adorable?!

Now, all I need is my nails painted this Essie color ("exposure") to perfectly hold my new mug and usher in Spring. 

I Dreamed a Dream

Happy Monday ladies and gents. Lately I've been thinking about some of my career aspirations but then I got distracted and the list turned out to be mostly wishes and aspirations with a few dream careers sprinkled in. So, in case you were curious, here's my current list of day dreams/aspirations/wishes:

1) Have a custom Inslee Haynes illustration. 

If you've ever read/seen my blog you know how utterly obsessed with her I am, and a custom illustration might just make me faint [that, and well, meeting her].

2) Have and/or collaborate on a nail polish line. Preferably with OPI or Essie.

 3)Employ an assistant

I know this sounds horribly vain, but it would be fantastic to not have check my emails only to delete 50 useless ones and have a purse full of to-do lists, amiright??

 {Giuliana Rancic and her assistant, Sarah Knight}

4) get afford regular pedicures

5) write get a book published

6) be the go-to person for holiday parties (a la Tori Spelling)

7)Create a brand logo

8)Talk at a speaking engagement and not die of a panic attack

9)Meet: Giuliana Rancic, Tori Spelling, Emma Stone, Katy Perry, and Kate Hudson

10) Furnish a home from Leontine Linens

I guess a gal can dream, right?

Juice: Jewel or Junk?

In an attempt to be uber healthy in 2013, I've been going to Adventure Boot Camp, running, ellipticizing, and trying to eat the good ole 80/20 rule (supposedly followed by Selena Gomez and the like), and now I've stumbled upon juice cleanses (specifically Suja Cleanses).

Ever the fad chaser, I've fallen prey to an instagram from Jef Holm (of Emily's season [see yesterday's post] of the Bachelorette), in which he says he's done the 3-day cleanse and is going to try the 5-day cleanse. After reading the website, I'm sufficiently intrigued and want to try either a one or three-day cleanse in the near future (if and when I do I'll be sure to let you know the results).

I'm curious to see firsthand what all of the hype is about, but I'm tempted to think "good enough for Gwyneth and Kate Hudson; good enough for me." 

 Anyone ever tried it?

Beauty Blogging Bachelorette

Pardon my hiatus, quarter one has been a doozy. That said, no better way to usher in a new season (literally and figuratively) of posts starting with my all time favorite member of the Bachelorette (which wasn't hard to do, minus of course Lesley from the past Bachelor).

You guessed it. Emily Maynard finally has her own website so that freakish fans (like myself) who follow her every beauty recommendation religiously can have 24/7 access to her suggestions (because following her InStyle posts on current style weren't good enough). This might make me happier than when I finally found (and bought) her YSL lip color. 

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 *photos courtesy of google and emilymaynard.com