ABC's

I saw this idea on another blog this weekend and thought it was cute. So here goes:

A. Are you a PC or a Mac: Mac all the way.



B. Best current show on TV: Parenthood

C. Chore you hate: Putting laundry away. Ugh.

D. Dessert?: Tiramisu or Cupcakes

E. Essential "start the day" item: Alarm clock. Seriously. And I love me a tall, soy, sugar-free, cinnamon dolce latte from Starbucks.

F. Favorite color, month and beverage: Blue, October, Dr. Pepper (And yes, I could have written down 30 more things)



G. Go-to gift for others: Hmm, everyone I know loves a Starbucks card. But I also like to give Bliss, Kiehl's or Philosophy gifts.

H. Height: 5'7.5"

I. Interesting Fact About You: I was born with a head full of black hair but had blonde roots. Weird, huh?

J. Job: Attorney

K. Kids: Now? Zero. Future? Maybe 2?

L. Last Trip You Took: Copper Mountain in August.

M. Musician: Too Hard! Ray LaMontagne, David Gray, Coldplay, Adele, Sara Bareilles, Katy Perry... the list goes on and on.

N. Nickname: Erbear, Er, E.

O. Oprah or Ellen?: Ellen! So Hilarious!!

P. Pets: The love of my life, Ozzie

Q. Quote: "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future" JFK

R. Righty or Lefty?: Righty

S. Siblings: 1 brother, B.

T. TV Shows: Get ready...Parenthood, Dexter, The Big Bang Theory, RH of Atlanta & Beverly Hills, The Good Wife, Bones, Fringe, Vampire Diaries, Glee, Giuliana & Bill. My DVR works overtime. And I'm always behind on shows.

U. Underwear: Calvin Klein or Hanky Panky

V. Veggie: Green Beans or Asparagus

W. Wallet: Marc by Marc Jacobs



X. X-rays you've had: Wrist, Collarbone...both broken!

Y. Yahoo or Google?: Search on Google, News Stories on Yahoo

Z. Zipper or Button fly?: Zipper. Button flies take too long!

Feel free to share your ABC's!!

Be Kind

Be Kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
-Plato

Via

With all the recent news of bullying, especially cyber based bullying, I think it's more important than ever to be kind and understanding of each other.

What makes us different makes us interesting.

What Constitutes Art?

I know art is a very personal thing. I have pieces I adore that I'm sure others would never own.

But when magazines try doing Art issues, you think hmm poses? art of fashion? art of photos? Do you ever think art of breasts painted silver?

I ask this because Kim Kardashian recently shot for W's Art issue. Sure, that's nice but is it art?? She posed naked with large, flowing hair and a silver painted body. I'll let you decide if it's art or not.

Via

Do you think this is an artistic photo? Or do you think it's just another scandalous spread driven for attention?!

Things I've Learned Recently

So do you ever have those A-HA! moments and then realize your A-HA! was a little late? Happens to me all the time and usually involves someone laughing at me.

Here's a list of things I've learned/realized/stumbled upon recently.

1. (the most embarassing) Veal is not baby lamb. Why did I think it was?! My brother asked me if I knew what veal was and I said duh, it's baby lamb baaaaaah. this did not end well for me.

2. Picasa is one of Google's greatest applications.

3. Giada De Laurentiis is married to an Anthropologie designer. No wonder she dresses well.





4. There's a little arrow on your gas tank that tells you which side your fuel tank is on. How come I never realized this before? I just always assumed they were on the driver's side. Sometimes I don't know how I graduated high school...

5. Mixing Red wine with Diet Coke is absolutely delicious. Pinot Noir (which is sooo good alone) + Diet Coke = so tasty!! Realized this when I had a glass of red wine and it tasted odd so I sipped a little bit of my DC to get the taste out of my mouth and it was so good. No wonder the Europeans have been doing this for so long. And it's supposedly better with regular Coke...






6. Bell peppers have the most pesticides on them of any vegetable. Gross. I know it's expensive to eat organically but this just creeps me out that there were over 64 pesticides on one pepper.

7. Eric from True Blood (Alex Skarsgard) has a famous dad, Stellan Skarsgard who is one of those actors you recognize because they're in a lot of movies, but never know their name. Thank you IMDB.com!



8. Gilt has designers make stuff specifically for their sites. This kind of blows because you're not really getting their stuff that's at the boutiques or department stores. I don't know why...but this irritates me. Does RueLaLa do this too? This article spilled the deets: "Of course, Gilt nor the designers want to let the buyers know which items were made exclusive for the site because they are usually lower in quality."

9. Maria Menounos used to be a size 14. Hard to believe...and I've never seen photos of her at this size, so who knows but good for her! She looks ahhmazing.

10. Justin Bieber accounts for 3% of all tweeting on Twitter. WOW.

Now I realize this isn't a groundbreaking list. Some of you are probably laughing at my lack of knowledge haha. So... what have you learned/realized/stumbled upon recently? Do you have a lot of A-HA! moments like myself?!

A Day full of Hmmms

You know those days when you feel like you can't make a decision, can't remember anything, don't know what to do with yourself? That was my day today.

Should I go to Starbucks? hmm

Where did I put that JCrew reward? hmm

Should I mail these cards today or sit on the couch? hmm

What is my problem, people?! It's a BEEEautiful day in Chicago and I wandered around the house like a lost puppy! But, in my defense I did hit some snags.

Bought these super cute Tory Burch flats the other week and they're painful. Not like hmm let's break these in, more like AHHH my feet feel like hell! So I didn't know what to do. I couldn't return them seeing as I've worn them. And I don't know if I have the heart in me to even attempt to break them in

How perfect is that metallic color? Too perfect!

Anxiously awaiting some of my birthday goodies to be delivered from Anthropologie and JCrew. And a perk! I just got the 15% coupon today for my birthday from Anthro. YAY!

I'm hoping that beige sweater looks as cute on as it does in the picture. The two bigger necklaces are JCrew and I think I'm in love with the one on top! It's hard to see but the purple Anthro sweater has really cute ruffles (and an even better price tag!)

So basically I was useless today. Oh well, we're all entitled to these days here and there, right? Now I'm on a serious hunt for a new pair or metallic ballet flats. I mean, I live in them come fall! There has to be a good pair out there. How do you feel about these?

Anyone else having a meh kind of Wednesday? And please, if you know of some cute metallic ballet flats...send me some links!!

Want v. Need

I have a problem with wanting. I want new shoes, a bag, a weekend away. The fact is, I don't need any of this. I have a closet FULL of shoes. More bags than I can use. And I travel enough as it is (although I can't rule this out, travel is a necessity to me)

Why is it so hard to draw the line between what you want and what you need? Sometimes it's easy (Lack of funds for the purchase...) Sometimes it seems so difficult (Fall is approaching...you've seen my wish list!) Sometimes it's incredibly basic: food, shelter, etc.





So why is there always varying levels in what we want to do and what we should do? It's so irritating...

How do you find the balance in your day-to-day life? How do you decide what is necessary and what is a luxury?

New Beginnings...seem to always come right after an ending.

Ahh, the first blog post. What to write? Who will read? Anyone?

Here I am deciding what to make of this little blog of mine and what the gist of it will be. My thoughts are very simple (and sparse...) so let's dive right in. I wanted to write about something people want to read about. Something that's organic and easy to relate to...something interesting...thought-provoking...inspired. Then I realized, Hmm better just write what's on my mind and put it out there ;)


Thoughts are always welcomed and appreciated.