just be ...

Turquoise.

I love turquoise.  Turquoise earrings, bracelets, rings, necklaces.  All of it.  Love it.  I could own 16 pairs of turquoise earrings and they would all be so different. 

This necklace my cousin made for me.  She has her own Etsy shop, Wrens Den.  
   

I found these lovelies at We Dream in Colour, had to have them to go with this purple shirt I own that never wear because I have no jewelry to wear with it!
 

And I couldnt resist these little numbers from Etsy shop, mayaruhi.  Again, I have a different purple shirt these would be perfect with.
 

I look forward to the day these items arrive in the mail and I tear open the package and immediate try them on.  I will admire them walking from mirror to mirror in my house, saying 'how awesome are these?'

Spring inspiration.

I like this time of year for new clothes.  All the bright colors, light weight fabrics and simpleness about them.  A week ago I'd taken a day off work to take a stab at my to-do list.  I did get a couple of things on the to-do crossed off, but while doing so, I did some shopping on QVC, as daytime tv is less than par. 

The deal of the day was this jacket designed by Chloe Dao, Project Runway season 2 winner.  When I first saw it on tv, I thought it was okay.  Then I looked at it on the website, and thought, maybe not.  But I ordered it anyway, and when I tried it on last night, I fell in love. 

 

Also, this dress from Avon.  I never shop with Avon, but I saw the dress in Better Homes and Gardens, and you bet I am buying it.  Not because it was in BH+G, but it is the perfect dress for spring and summer. 

new years resolutions and goodwill

today i have been spending a lot of time thinking about new years resolutions.  i always say i have two or three ... weight loss, health, get out of debt.  this year, its holding more meaning, more value to it.  like i am actually going to see things thru (ask me again in march on how this is going!).  here are some that i have been thinking about:

the obvious
1.  loose 15 lbs
2.  eat more fruits and vegetables
3.  get out of debt

the not-so-obvious
1.  get out more - see the city, see the local sites
2.  something about spirituality ... mine sucks currently, and i think if it were better, things might be better
3.  do more creative things
4.  spend more time with family and friends ... make efforts to see them.  get in the car and go see them. 

to help support point 4 in the not-so-obvious section, i stopped at goodwill tonight to look for a vintage sunburst wall clock for my living room.  if i am going to be having people over more, i need to make it more eye appealing.  i didnt find the clock, but i did find these goodies. 

 
my cabinets do not go to the ceiling, so i need to add stuff to the top ... tonight i added this pitcher, and the blue pitcher (below).
 
i am definitely liking the addition of some color, including this red basket.
 

  
teacups for entertaining.  i love how they are all different patterns, including the saucers.  

lastly, i picked up a basket to hold my mini-scrapbooks on my coffee table.  i was thinking about this last weekend and had plans to go to IKEA this weekend to find a basket just as the one i found.  cant load the picture for some reason ... check it out on my flickr page. 

here's to 2009.  may it bring good things to all of us. 

here is the only thing that i will advertise ...

recently i had the itch to find something small and unique.  not sure how buttons/pins came to mind.  found these on etsy.  i'm diggin 'em.  i am going share them with the nieces and nephews.  they can add them to their backpacks if they choose. 

i kept the green world puzzle one for my lunch bag ...

moral of story here ... being green can be fun.

ps - these are homemade, bought from etsy, right?  i didnt break the no-shopping rule! 

pss - bad blurry photos, i know.  i am still familarizing myself with the SUPER close-up feature on the camera. 

next up ... libraries and bread machines!

vintage coasters

crunchy chicken has this 'no buying' challenge for the month of august.  i signed up for the challenge, however failed horribly over the last week!  but one of the stipulations of the challenge is that if i had to buy something, it had to be used.  guess what?  i was surfing one day at work and found these coasters on etsy - the place to buy/sell all things handmade. 

so these arent exactly handmade but they are vintage.  they must be atleast 30-something years old.  loving em!