r&r

a very excellent day off, if i do say so myself.

good morning desk! a cup of green tea to start the day and flipping through my blogroll.

oh hey there lady poodle. (i finally got a new desk lamp after many months of sitting way too close to my computer screen, so excited).

time to run some errands! what to wear what to wear.

that'll do. first things first though, lunch!

now what else

how about avocado, mahi mahi, cilantro hummus and sunchips? yes please and thanks. now those errands.

time to reorganize! i also picked up some hangers since i'm overhauling my closet, but that's not so exciting.

all my babies in one place! makes my heart so happy.

lippies.

gearing up for the cold weather with some yes to carrots for the bag.

such a cute little tub!

needed a new top coat to keep my nails laquered up for longer. i do not consider this part of breaking my ban.

okay now this is breaking my ban. BUT i did go into several clothing stores and did not purchase a thing, so for day 2 of the ban, i still consider the progress successful. slow and steady wins the race.

time for dinner and some apartment cleanup. microwaveable pad thai (which btw is really good) with the snazzy new chopsticks my beau gave me.

and done.

go go go

so i feel as if i've been really busy, but in actuality i just forced myself to do a major overhaul of the apartment which pretty much consumed all the free time i had after work. woops. but in the hustle of bustle of cleaning up and my promotion (yay!), i did manage to pick up a few new things to replace all the bags of trash i had sitting at my door.

1 of 2 friendship bracelets sent to me from my sister (i have to fix the clasp on the other one, but it's a maroon color with gold beads). even though i haven't had these very long, i feel really naked if i don't have them on me. thanks sis!

these things aren't necessarily new, but i thought i'd throw it in here. what i wore today. keeping it cozy.

thankfully for my bank account i didn't buy all of this this week, but it's all of my new-to-the-makeup-bag things that i'm particularly pleased with. the eyeshadow up top is coming out way darker than it really is, but if you're interested, it's called punchy from mac's to the beach collection. some pastel nail polishes, a smoky gray eyeshadow quad, a peachy blush, and a sheer peach lipstick to round it all out. i might do swatches and reviews and things.

i'm considering these magazines part of work expenses since three of them are men's fashion magazines, and my job requires i be up to date with men's clothing. which, while i'm on the subject, my barnes and nobles needs to up the ante on the men's magazines, the selection is total shit. but i forgive you a little for always having russh.

next week will be a bit busy as well, but i'm on the prowl for a new camera, which means more pictures (since i won't have to steal my bf's anymore)! hooray!

Hot Pants!

How do I relax on a Friday night? By staying in and listening to On Point while sewing a flamboyant pair of high-waisted shorts.
And for a Saturday night--after a day of farmers' market-ing, wine tasting, and stuffing my face full of sweets--I think Lowboy and a cup of tea would be just right. Good night!

Fresh Prints

Last week, after rediscovering old fabrics I had collected after several trips to the Philippines, I decided to hunker down and churn out a dress. I used an old pattern from the seventies but modified it to make it a little bit more modern (thinner straps, shorter skirt without a ruffled hem, and simple band trim on the bodice rather than a cuff). Also, ignore my curled silver toes; getting my picture taken always make me nervous and that's just one form of fidgeting for me.
Now that I have the first garment of the summer out of the way, I hope to take the pattern below...
...and the (badly ironed) fabrics below and make something fun. I foresee a summer sewing mixtape being created in my very near future. Anyway, most of these fabrics only came in small quantities of 1 or 1 and a half yards, so I'll have to use them sparingly.