February 5, 2016

I love lists Friday!

Welcome to I love lists Friday! Let’s surf the net together:

These peanut butter granola bars are perfection.
This necklace caught my eye…
Making the Perfect Super Bowl ad is tougher than it looks.
Ina doesn’t believe in making goals.
Next time we go to Ikea, I’m picking up some food.
I would love one of these Valentines.
Love these plant illustrations.
Before the winter ends, let’s indulge in simple things.
This chicken recipe looks fantastic.
It’s funny because it’s true
Here’s a reminder: YOU’RE BLESSED
Oh my goodness. This is too good!
I’ve had a lot of crappy avocados lately. I’m not the only one.
My brother would be into this.
Such a beautiful photo.
The pressure is too much.
Like…stop saying the word LIKE. (it’s hard!)
Take be back to Tuscany. Bucket list- spend an entire Summer there.
No more $5 foot long song to get stuck in your head now.
If you need me, you can find me hovering over this bowl with a drank.
Autocorrect hates you. It’s so ducking true.

around the home, Inspiration, Outfitting

February 4, 2016

Winter Capsule Wardrobe 2016

I’m glad you liked my Closet Organization post! Thanks for the feedback. Some of you wanted to see what I picked for my capsule wardrobe for this winter. Here it is! Let me walk you through it.

Inspiration

February 3, 2016

Super Bowl Food Ideas

Big game this weekend! We’re rooting for the Panthers in our household. Well, my husband is. He has a thing against Peyton Manning. It’s a Patriots fan thing. As always, you can find me in the other room with a cocktail and a stack of magazines. This year I might also be hiding in my closet, coming up with new outfit combinations. Call me in when there’s a commercial break. I’m in it for the food and the commercials.

If you’re in the mood for a brainstorm, check out my Super Bowl Food Ideas!

Bacon Artichoke Dip

Pull up a chair. We’re parking ourselves in front of this dip. It’s amazing.

around the home

February 1, 2016

Around the Home: Closet Organization

Remember when I was talking about Habits at the beginning of the year? I had this really bad habit of leaving piles of clothes everywhere in our bedroom. It annoyed the heck out of me but I couldn’t ever figure out what to wear and I never made the time to put things back where they belong. I really wanted to see if I could do a capsule wardrobe this winter and in doing so I created so many new/good habits! I owe it all to the foundation I created in my organized closet.

After living this way for 3-ish weeks I can now say:

I put my clothes back where they belong
I don’t have piles of clothes all over the place
I haven’t felt like I’ve got nothing to wear & I’m not wasting precious time in the morning trying clothes on
I’ve managed my shopping impulses and only buy things I need- which is almost nothing
I love walking into my closet because it’s clean & I have focus
My head is filled with less clutter because I have less to manage

So, let me show you the before. BTW- I am not really good at taking before photos. I realized this a few years ago because when I get an impulse to clean, I just right in and then I’m always like OH CRAP! We’re doing this. I forgot to take pictures!

So this “before photo” is right before I created my winter capsule wardrobe—

my everyday life, Photography

January 30, 2016

My Everyday Life: Week 4

Here’s what My Everyday Life – Week 4 looked like:

I love cacti.

A trip to the nursery after school.

We met a cat named Azriel.

On the way to Ikea.

East Bay sunset.

Hoping I don’t get splashed.

First thing I made in our newly painted kitchen.

Second thing I made in our kitchen. CHILI.

It was goooooood.

January 29, 2016

I love lists Friday!

Welcome to I Love Lists Friday! Let’s surf the internet together:

My dad is…
Hello, dream bathroom.
Growing up with siblings. Too real!
Organizing tips I’m reading through right now.
His reaction made me laugh.
I can’t believe it’s been 30 years since the Challenger Space Shutter Disaster
Love this planner download design & was cool to see what other planners people like.
What a clever/simple way to decorate treat bags.
I want this for my library book bag.
These photos make me want to travel.
When you know your maj is family.
Best job ever.
I want to make these this weekend.
These drone photos look like the movie Inception.
Whoa. THIS CLOUD.
Vacation Goals.
This home is lovely.
The Most Beautiful Building in Every State
I know a few people who have been telling me this for years….
Instagram has changed the way Chefs think about food.
Apparently I have a photographic memory (A+)
# 5!!! I kinda figured that but I totally forgot.
Superbowl + hot wings = true love
How to Basically Freeze Anything! Bookmarking this one.
Regret not.

recipes

January 27, 2016

The Ultimate Breakfast Sandwich

On the weekends I crave breakfast sandwiches. Sometimes I sit on the couch with my coffee and try to will one to appear. Actually, I am trying to send Casey some mental vibes…like in my head I’m yelling GET ME A BREAKFAST SANDWICH (in a sweet voice, though). It never works. I take that back. It only works when we’re hungover but then we have to motivate each other to get in the car and pick one up. And then there’s this mental warfare of like should I? Shouldn’t I? How am I gonna feel? Is that stuff really food? I suppose that’s why it’s a no brainer to get a breakfast sandwich when we leave on road trips. You just carry on with your business and don’t have wrappers in your trash at home…staring at you all day.

I was looking through the latest Bon Appetit magazine and this recipe for Homemade Breakfast Sausage caught my eye… It’s an ingredient to their “Best Breakfast Sandwich.” Well, yes. Thank you for luring me in like a moth to a flame, BA.

So, when I’m sitting on the couch fantasizing about breakfast sandwiches, I often think about omitting the bread and sandwiching sausage, cheese & egg in between two crispy hash brown patties. Here it is and IT IS THE ULTIMATE BREAKFAST SANDWICH. Don’t fight me on this. Welcome to Indulgentville. Population 2. We’re saving this beauty for special occasions….like I drank too much bourbon on a Friday night and it’s Saturday morning and I want something super savory and need you to make me a coffee before I talk to you k thanks bye, occasion.