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rainy day.
so, I took my GREs, and did ok on them. I’ll take my scores I got and go with it. As I was very happy to have that lifted off my shoulders, I did a little shopping at nordstrom. I got…
these lovely pumps by enzo angiolini. I’ve been ‘craving’ grey pumps and I’m holding out for these as well, though these beauties above are a bit more classic and will go with other things. I also got a pair of minnetonka mocs that I’ve been wanting for a while, as I need a good fuzzy, cozy slipper that I can wear outside too if need be.
When I left the mall, it was raining profusely. They say we’re to get a noreaster! Oh my. I’ll be spending the rest of the evening making a yummy butternut squash, spinach, and sausage dish of some sort, as it sounds perfect for this kind of weather and packing our apartment up. There’s a wall of books with my name on it, and maybe some of them will find themselves in boxes tonight.
In a perfect world, I would have this cutie orly kiely radio to listen to NPR and Radiolab as I go about my business this evening. How darling is this? It’s on sale at her Covent Garden store (imagine? kate spade and orla kiely in such an immediate area. sigh).
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london calling
kate spade’s pop-up shop opening in london in convent garden. talk about cute, cute, cute!
i think my favorite part is the books in the fireplace!
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right on target.
Man, oh man. In my ‘funemployment’ I’ve had to learn to kind of cut back on the amount of shopping I usually do. It’s sad, but I never was a truly extravagant, designer-everything kind of shopper. If anything, the challenges arose when I got my current part time job at kate spade ny, where you have to dress and kind of ‘live’ their brand. It’s a fun lifestyle that I identify with quite a bit (you should SEE the training material, it’s the first time i’ve ever wanted to take work home with me!), but at the same time coming from a job where I mostly wore jeans and casual tops, I find myself dressing up for most of the week nowadays, tights, dresses, and cardigans.
Anyway, having to work with my current wardrobe, I befriended the j.crew outlet quite a bit in the beginning, and reworked a lot of my pieces, adding new shoes and a cute cardi I got with my discount. Etc, etc. The sales rack at anthropologie was also quite good to me, as well as H&m.
Another source, that many fashionistas on a budget already know of is…Target. However, in the past in particular collaborations, I found myself a bit disappointed (liberty for target, I’m looking at you! your weirdo floor skimming poly dresses made me want to cry, zac posen- you can’t hide either!). Target, though, in the most recent months have been spot on with some great piece
dolce vita for target
( i love, love, love my brown dolce vita flats with the chain detail- i love busting them out every fall!)
tucker for target
(so cute, I wear them with these tights, my beat up knee high boots and feel very austin city limits in it)
mulberry for target
(ok, I don’t own this and if I didn’t work at ks, I would get this cute-ass little black satchel. it’s cuter in person, I swear)
anyway, tons of cute new things. Plus I can buy a 20 pack of giant garbage bags to pack all my beautiful clothes in. And pretty much everything else under the sun!
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pretties.
Many changes have happened in the past 4-6 months. I lost my job, found a new part time one, and I’m working on going back to school and getting this whole life thing figured out.
The best thing out of the whole ordeal is that I’m no longer stressed or annoyed at work, and my part time job is at kate spade. I love all the girls I work with, and it’s so colorful and warm, and talk about all the pretties!!
kate spade has such wonderful imagery and design. It’s like the first time a brand ‘gets me’. Love of books and color, function, and whimsy. My favorite thing to do at work when there is some downtime, is to look at past collections. Check out these pretty ads from the past.
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Wants.
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la vacacion
I have returned from the South. Travelled with a good friend through North Carolina, with a stop or two in Tennessee and Virginia. Some shots from my trip.
Seashore at OBX, shell discovery at OBX, breakfast scone in Durham, goats at Carl Sandburg house Flat Rock, NC, Biltmore Manse, Asheville, NC, approach to Smoky Mountains, Raven’s Roost before approaching Shenandoah National Park.
We saw it from the sea to the mountains. I’m still deciding what I liked better. North Carolina was full of good food, beautiful drives, and lots of great, friendly people. Would definitely go back!
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mine.
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pretty much.
spied this from The Bright Side Project, a blog that features fun beautiful (mostly handmade) things.
Wool & Felt New Jersey Pillow by lovecalifornia
You may call it dirty, but it’s home!
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Good Haul!
Today I went to the Princeton Day Bryn-Mawr used book sale. Sounds pretty uppity for a room full of books, eh? Well, that’s how they do in Princeton! The proceeds actually go towards scholarships to Bryn Mawr and Wellesley. I’ve heard of the famed sale several years ago but finally got around to it. With my friend Kyu, fellow bibliophile, we went to what ended up being box/bag day- where you can fill a box they give you for $10.00 or a bag for $5. She went for the bag option, I went for the box (and I could have stood to fill it up more, if my poor arms could take any more weight!), and I got a pretty decent haul. At first, I didn’t think I was going to fill a bag, not even considering the box option. I browsed through the travel books, then some hardcover fiction, putting some books in my recyclable tote I brought along, but once we got to the literary classic table, my bag filled up until I went out into the lobby for a box. So it happens!
My favorite finds were of a bunch of vintage Penguin paperbacks. I got a lot, so I’m putting a small stack of them together for a gift for another Penguin fan friend.
Notice how they all don’t really line up exactly? Funny! Anyway, these are probably going to be saved for a project or display of sorts, as opposed to actually reading.
As for the rest of my haul, I ended up getting several books that Nick and I own already, but I couldn’t pass up their way-cooler vintage covers (All Quiet on the Western Front and Animal Farm are examples of this). I’m really pleased about the Nancy Mitford bio of Zelda Fitzgerald and the Joyce Carol Oats novel (that cover is so hot!). The James Bond is for the boy, but I love the hot pink cover!
I also managed to score some more books, included really old copies of The Forsyte Saga and Woman in White as well as a biography for Martha Gellhorn, Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections (without an Oprah sticker thankyouverymuch), and a copy of What to Expect when You’re Expecting (for a friend!). It was a fun time with my friend to just go nuts on all these books. We’re looking forward to next year’s sale, as well as any other used book sales that come our way. Now it’s time to go through the library and see if I can prune a bit to accommodate our new books!
To chase this feeling, I just purchased a set of Ford Maddox Ford vintage Penguins on Ebay. Woohoo!
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