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Jul 21, 2011 in Fashion
Embracing my role as stay-at-home mom doesn't mean I have to be a frumpy housewife. I spotted this super-cute floral apron at Cost Plus World Market and made the impulse buy despite the fact that it wasn't on sale and I already have a perfectly good boring apron at home. Very unlike me, but I very much like my new apron. Makes me feel like I should be whipping up a batch of cookies and scolding the children for not doing their chores.
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Bursting Fourth
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Jul 1, 2011 in Hair & Beauty
I should be packing for our upcoming Lake Tahoe trip but instead I was moved to paint up my nails in this patriotic display. I think I do better when I quickly slap together a look like this rather than sitting down with lots of time.
Not a perfect polish job but I talk with my hands so no one will be able to get a good look at the smudges.
The Polish:
* Hot Pop Blue by Creative
* Valentine by Revlon
* Some random white from a French manicure set
* Manicure Beach topcoat, so maybe this will last longer than a day before chipping
Not a perfect polish job but I talk with my hands so no one will be able to get a good look at the smudges.
The Polish:
* Hot Pop Blue by Creative
* Valentine by Revlon
* Some random white from a French manicure set
* Manicure Beach topcoat, so maybe this will last longer than a day before chipping
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Jun 30, 2011 in Fashion
Inspired by the colors that have somehow managed to stay on my toes, I threw together a color blocked ensemble this morning. Sure I was only running errands with the kiddos, but it's nice to break out of the jeans-and-a-tee routine.
I realized that the outfit was missing the right color shoes. Yellow would make this outfit pop, so I used the magic of photoshop to turn my kelly green sandals to a sunnier shade. Now to find the real-life equivalent.
Maybe I can enlist the help of Feist's dancers to find the perfect color shoe.
The rundown:
* Cerulean hair clip from etsy, made by my lovely friend Raven.
* Peach scarf bought in a Metro station kiosk in Paris over 10 years ago
* Magenta tank with scooped neck, Target
* Green reversible Gap skirt, thrift store.
* Green sandals turned magically yellow, thrifted as well
I realized that the outfit was missing the right color shoes. Yellow would make this outfit pop, so I used the magic of photoshop to turn my kelly green sandals to a sunnier shade. Now to find the real-life equivalent.
Maybe I can enlist the help of Feist's dancers to find the perfect color shoe.
The rundown:
* Cerulean hair clip from etsy, made by my lovely friend Raven.
* Peach scarf bought in a Metro station kiosk in Paris over 10 years ago
* Magenta tank with scooped neck, Target
* Green reversible Gap skirt, thrift store.
* Green sandals turned magically yellow, thrifted as well
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May 24, 2011
Inspired by the ever-lovely @triplyksis I decided to try color blocking my nails. I'm not really even sure what it is, but does that stop me? Never!
I picked up a few bright flat shades to add to my old faithful, Hot Pop Blue. The results were messy. I'm neither precise or patient, and with a limited time window before the baby woke up I didn't have a lot of time to be careful. But for a slap-dash first effort I think it looks pretty cool. Chaotic, but cool. These nails are sure to be the talk of the next mommy playdate.
(The toes were a real last-minute affair, so not too zoomed in. and you gotta love the soft-glow to try to hide my sloppy polish job!)
Ze Colors:
Hot Pop Blue by Creative
Emerald by Revlon
Plum Seduction by Revlon
Peachy by Revlon
Electric by Revlon
I picked up a few bright flat shades to add to my old faithful, Hot Pop Blue. The results were messy. I'm neither precise or patient, and with a limited time window before the baby woke up I didn't have a lot of time to be careful. But for a slap-dash first effort I think it looks pretty cool. Chaotic, but cool. These nails are sure to be the talk of the next mommy playdate.
(The toes were a real last-minute affair, so not too zoomed in. and you gotta love the soft-glow to try to hide my sloppy polish job!)
Ze Colors:
Hot Pop Blue by Creative
Emerald by Revlon
Plum Seduction by Revlon
Peachy by Revlon
Electric by Revlon
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My Stylin' Mama
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May 12, 2011 in Fashion
Even before I saw the "My Mom, Style Icon" post I was thinking of doing a post-Mother's Day blog about my mom. She's never been into the latest fashions (much like me) but she always looks great and really dresses to suit herself. I love these pics of my mom in her early twenties when she was visiting Portugal in the mid-1960s. She just looks too cute for words. Wish she still had those outfits!
And all these years later she's still looking great. Even an everyday like the one above fits her so well. I hope to look half as good at 66!
And all these years later she's still looking great. Even an everyday like the one above fits her so well. I hope to look half as good at 66!
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I Pity the Baby
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Mar 2, 2011 in Gadgets
When I bid my farewell to the K offices last year, @im_nerb gave the perfect goodbye gift: a Mr. T USB drive! That does crunches! It rocks in an unimaginable way, and sits atop my List of Things That Pity You.
Because it looks like a toy my two-year-old son has naturally taken it to be his own. He knows nothing of Mr. T other than this little gadget, so it was a bit of a surprise yesterday when I had my 5-month-old in her little bath. There she was: mostly bald, shirtless and reclined at a 45-degree angle. My son took one look and said matter-of-factly, "She looks like Mr. T." And while she looks nothing like the memorable mohawked man, I had to admit she's not *that* far off from the USB drive.
Because it looks like a toy my two-year-old son has naturally taken it to be his own. He knows nothing of Mr. T other than this little gadget, so it was a bit of a surprise yesterday when I had my 5-month-old in her little bath. There she was: mostly bald, shirtless and reclined at a 45-degree angle. My son took one look and said matter-of-factly, "She looks like Mr. T." And while she looks nothing like the memorable mohawked man, I had to admit she's not *that* far off from the USB drive.
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