Thursday, December 22, 2011

something to chew on...

I love random information.
It seems as if sometimes it's the only type of information my brain will allow me to maintain.  And so, I share it over and over and over again in the best of conversations.
Pretty much, I add nothing to a conversation- I just make them fun.

chew on this
If you chew on a cinnamon stick, it not only freshens your breath BUT it also wakes you up.
So, after your morning java and on your way to work- forget about the traffic and chew it up.


appeasing appetizers

vitamins to the rescue: red peppers are low in calories but packed with nutrients and water- help yourself to some during cocktail hour- let the water fill you up- not that third martini.




suppress, suppress: lean protein in shrimp helps turn off your body's hunger mechanism- plus, they're so darn delicious!


booze buster:  Fat in mozzarella slows the absorption of alcohol to the bloodstream. 


(information taken from instyle.com




random jewelry


pyramid bracelet
absolutely gorgeous.
elizabeth knight jewelry $120




sign me up
aren't these the coolest?  talk about a space saver!!
nesting bowls- joseph, joseph $50



my baby girl sooo needs this



given the fact I love everything polka dot and bicycles- I mean, seriously?  Did this person read my diary or what?  (yeah- if I had a diary, that just the sort of thing I would put in there...I hope you can sense the sarcasm.)
booster by sweet seat- $84


a must for all those holiday cookies you'll be baking!

linden and I have matching mommy and me aprons- (thanks to my best friend- Ashley!)
d-lux 57 apron
linden seriously wore hers for about 5 hours the other day (not including the nap she took in it!!)
obsessed.
They come in a fabric envelope- every recipe Linden and I make together, I add it to the envelope and will give it to her when she moves out.  (in my dreams that would be never!!)



"hey santa, hey santa, hey santa..."
quite possibly the worst/best Christmas song ever. 
I can't get it out of my mind!!!

Do you know how "Santa Claus" came about?
sure, you know the story of st. nick- but how did we get "santa claus" out of that you say?

Well... when the Germans came over they couldn't pronounce St. Nick so it came out as Santa Claus and low and behold- it stuck.

Also- Santa was an elf until the 1930's when  the modern version of Santa came into the picture.  Coca Cola had Haddon Sunblom draw him portraying him a quite larger man.





And as you can see in the picture below-
some portray Santa in an all together different light:



poor baby-
Totally not taking her again until she asks!


Have a very Merry Christmas!!
Enjoy your holidays!!
REMEMBER-



Monday, December 19, 2011

Christmas morn

Christmas morn


Rag bone crew t shirt
$105 - rag-bone.com

Tulle Clothing knit top
$49 - modcloth.com

Sweatshirt hoody
£27 - arkclothing.com

Abercrombie fitch
$58 - abercrombie.com

Abercrombie fitch
$48 - abercrombie.com

Woolrich slipper shoes
$45 - woolrich.com

Miss Selfridge hair accessory
£16 - missselfridge.com

holiday late night

holiday late night


Wet Seal metallic shirt
$23 - wetseal.com

Quiksilver lace pants
$55 - quiksilver.com

Fur shoes
$36 - warehouse.co.uk

Abercrombie Fitch fur scarve
$88 - abercrombie.com

hanging late night

hanging late night


Wildfox Couture graphic t shirt
$79 - shopthetrendboutique.com

Sweater
€77 - modekungen.se

Printed legging
£12 - desireclothing.co.uk

Leather slipper
$59 - modcloth.com

traveling man...

traveling man...


Jaeger circle top
£140 - houseoffraser.co.uk

All Saints oversized tee
$85 - allsaints.com

J Brand cropped jeans
€219 - jades24.com

J Brand cropped jeans
€219 - jades24.com

Steve Madden military booties
$150 - stevemadden.com

Gorjana wrap jewelry
$55 - charmandchain.com

TopShop enamel jewelry
$20 - topshop.com

traveling man...

oh yes...I'm a traveling (wo)man...
If you have a little drive to your grandparents or if your parents live in a land faraway-
let's face it...
you just want to be comfortable and stylish.
Trust me, I've stayed plenty of times at my in laws- you want those cute pj's but all the cute ones either show your midrif or your cheeks (not the ones on your face!!)
Hopefully, these ideas can get your juices flowing to rev up your comfy clothes to a new level.
hold on to your eggnog- here we go!