guilty

pensive on guilty pleasures today

Celebs, pro athletes, ten year olds, mothers, models, businessmen, ME- we all have them. Everyone enjoys little luxes, guilty pleasures and satisfying them secretly. Here's a list of the top ten, tiny things that make me ohso happy

1. fireworks- on the fourth of July or any other day of the year. they are not overrated

2. 49cent vanilla cones from McDonalds

3. taking 20 minutes to choose a new OPI shade

4. the Taylor Swift speak now album (story of us)

5. sidewalk chalk- the driveway is the biggest canvas I'll ever get my hands on

6. WebMD- symptomchecker

7. House Hunters international, Selling NY

8. eating in the grocery store while I shop- I always feel like im getting away with something, even if I pay for it after

9. the free, weekly iTunes pick at sbux

10. analyzing people's thought process for how they decided what to wear that day

secrets unleashed, feel free to indulge shamelessly

ode to sofia coppola

minimal this week-

Spending the spare hours of my week with Sofia's films and in Sofia's clothes. I live daily, juggling belongings on my fingertips and considering time as finite. I need minutes to remove, recollect and restore. There is enough time to gift a restless body with an appropriate bed time and to give hot, humid skin the light fabric it deserves. Everything else can wait. 

Our life is frittered away by detail. simplify simplify simplify HDT

on my netflix queue: marie antoinette, somewhere, lost in translation

on my favorite hangers: black maxi skirt, black linen shorts, THIS striped tee, perfect white blouse and no frills 

rain prays for color

Summer is the most appropriate time to both buy and sport storm-proof shoes. Aside from claiming music festivals as stomping ground, the multi-functional Welly provides us with no excuse to skip class during late August rainstorms or January snowstorms. 

Lately I've been surprised by Orange- showing up in crazy places. I'm all for it, especially as accents on these boots. The dosage is up to you. No pressure. 

 left to right: Tretorn Sofiero- (now 29.99 here) Aigle Equibelle/J.crew- (169.00 here) Isle Jacobsen- (as seen on madewell.com and urbanoutfitters)

featured pick: Steve Madden Tsunamii in olive

chloe/llbean

   
Chloe's L.L.BEAN canvas tote made it on to the running 'hit-list' in my journal. Sturdy enough to withstand grass stains and sand, classic enough to remain timeless. For $20 this fair weather friend is a keeper (her mate can stay too)

I'm going to settle on the dark green- maybe a little blocmonogram? CLIChere

brightbeats

2011, summer playlist

Sound and memory are best friends you know

summer playlists- you only need one to get you out of bed in the morning, through mke traffic jams, sweating poolside, and roadtripping to friendly cities

1. "crazy for you" - best coast

2. "pumped up kicks" - foster the people

3. "fitz and the dizzyspells" - andrew bird

4. "second chance" - Peter Bjorn and John

5. "georgia"- yuck

5. "im good im gone" - lykke li

6. "battery kinzie" - fleet foxes

7. "i got" -young and the giant

8. "red light love"- those darlins

9. "swimming pools"- thao

10. "up up up"- givers

11. "this charming man" - the smiths

I like having a set of songs to get me through each season- it's a teleport to past experience

Helpful hint: Burn 2 back up discs (in case the nano dies on you) leave one in the car and one on the night stand

stylemint

what's a perfect T anyway

Elizabeth and James. The Row. Now something relev$nt to my closet.
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MKA, personal style icons since 2001- Yes, I owned half the Walmart line and entire movie collection. 

I remember hosting a party in honor of MKAs 14th birthday. 2 people attended to enjoy a 25 dollar, pre ordered cake with their names in purple frosting. Cool- who wants to split a bottle of pinot gris and watch passport to paris? 10 years later and still faithful...