Tuesday, January 31, 2012

insta-daily.

If you're on my twitter feed I'm sure you've noticed my participation in the January Photo-A-Day Challenge on Instagram. I really enjoyed participating and I am proud to say that I took my photos every day and posted them on time! Can yo…
Monday, January 30, 2012

vivian maier.

A couple of months ago while we visited at my parents house, my dad mentioned a news segment that he recorded on their dvr for me to see. intrigued, we sat down to play it and watched as the story of Vivian Maier unfolded. Vivian was a street photog…
Sunday, January 29, 2012

a mushy heart.

I am so happy to announce that over the weekend husband and I have been infinitely dubbed Peanut's godparents. Remember in my previous post when I told you my heart was slowly pooling into mush.... yep, well that has since happened. Over the wee…

you're strong. a storm braver if I ever saw one.

Because it is Sunday {Downton Abbey day} I feel that I can get away with bombarding you with even more Downton things.  I have been watching these videos over and over and over.  I'm not even kidding.. like over and over and over.

Be warned.. th…
Friday, January 27, 2012

updaaaates!

+ my beloved Joy posted this sure-to-delicious recipe on her blog, including the sweetest video one can possibly create while making dinner. can she be any more perfect?

+ yes, yes she can. Joy tweeted today that she designed three different tshirts

downton abbey.

After a rough day, what better way to wind down than to crawl into bed and watch countless hours of Downton Abbey while consequently scouring tumblr for pretty photos {and denying that last night's OTH took place- holy WOW}. I know I have alread…
Thursday, January 26, 2012

giantLION

I am sooooo happy to report that I won the lovely Cait's blog giveaway to the etsy shop, giantLION.  Do you even know how totally rad this is?!?! now... what to choose, what to choose.....

{clockwise from left: amethyst and chain necklace; swarvo…

the post that I probably shouldn't write...

..... but am anyway because who gives a shit at this point.

I can't get pregnant. Big surprise, no? A lot of people know this already, but it's not really something that I divulge 24/7 either. For the past couple of years I have actually been…
{via 55some}.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

the good list.

When you’re feeling down
because you’ve spent the day
comparing the list of things you are good at
to the list of things you know you’re never going to master
it’s important to remember 
that everyone’s list skews toward the latter. 

It’s true. 

There are …

whats up doc?

this is the possibly the funniest three minutes of 2012 so far. take my love of hart of dixie + my teenaged-OC-loving self + rachel bilson cracking jokes at the expense of mischa barton.... while rapping.......
and this is what you get.  purebrillianc…
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

happiness.

i am completely head over heels in love with this song. ^^^^^
a little bit mazzy star. a little bit 90s prom.  it's perfect.  over and over and over and over.

brightening up my cubicle at work. and swooning over perfectly tiny stories in the lo…

only I would finish Bossypants & immediately dive into a contemporary translation of the Bible...

I've been a reading machine lately.. which isn't abnormal for me this time of year.  I finally got around to checking out Bossypants and am looooooooving it. I had completely underestimated its reported hilariousness. now I get it. I so get …
Monday, January 23, 2012

pinboard.

I am endlessly inspired by pinterest. who would have thought spending hours in front of my computer screen would leave me so inspired?  some of my latest favorites:

I'm obsessed with chevron.
lavender hot chocolate.
space.
hair.
inspiration.
home.
glit…
Sunday, January 22, 2012

this weekend:

we had a blizzard:
spent quality time with peanut:

ate chicken wings:

and...... cleaned the house. slept in. caught up with the DVR. watched the ides of march {brilliant}. bought a keurig {!!!}. read a lot. baked chocolate croissants. fell even more in …
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

shit girls say.

honestly...... I don't care to admit how accurate these are. I laugh so hard that I am crying, you guys.


episode two | episode three
acutal tears.
xo chelsea
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

delicious standbys.

lately, we have been repeating the same dinners over and over and over. and I am not complaining. we are pretty much addicted to these recipes. like seriously, once weekly.

.fish tacos.















.chicken rollup thingys.  <---- named by my mom





















.tomato tort…