Sunday, November 18, 2012
Super Easy Impossible Pupmkin Pie
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Closet Trend-The Peplum
Yes, I too have fallen prey to this trend and must resist the urge to indulge in more. The peplum is easier to wear than I thought...

I got this one, my first, in July and I think my BF might be tired of seeing it by now. Normally I pair it with pencil skirts but love how it looks with this 90's cropped cardi, (Yeah, I've had it since the 90's...) with the addition of my Doc's, it sort of takes it back to that grunge place...sort of...
What trends are you falling for?
J.
I got this one, my first, in July and I think my BF might be tired of seeing it by now. Normally I pair it with pencil skirts but love how it looks with this 90's cropped cardi, (Yeah, I've had it since the 90's...) with the addition of my Doc's, it sort of takes it back to that grunge place...sort of...
What trends are you falling for?
J.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Out And About In Austin
ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES J. A DULL GIRL.
So, even though I had mountains of housework to do I decided to enjoy myself for just a little while before I dug into the cleaning.
And first things first, eating was in order...
The BF and I went Kome' a Japanese restaurant, which was packed for a Saturday! I had the Sushi Lunch and it was so good! The unagi was perfectly crispy around the edges...mmmm....(He doesn't like sushi so I rarely get to eat it...he had Ramen.)
Afterwards I dropped him off at home and I headed out to get some coconut water (I can't get enough of it!) and hit the Goodwill next door to the market. (Which was also packed!) I tried on a few things but didn't really find too much except for these clutches...
I love how all the colors look together!
Well I couldn't/didn't buy all three but I sure did think about it. Anyway, I think I had envisioned having Goodwill to myself that day, (this particular location isn't very busy during the week,) and wasn't in the mood to share so I made my purchases and went home...so which did I buy?

I love the texture and weave! I couldn't say no!
Ok, and I bought this one too...

It barely holds anything, so I can't drag too much around with me!
I was very productive after my jaunt around town. I've always been the kind of person who thinks that if I don't go to or do some work, then I don't get to have fun. Perhaps that means I need to balance my life out a little bit better...Have fun first, then work!
J.
So, even though I had mountains of housework to do I decided to enjoy myself for just a little while before I dug into the cleaning.
And first things first, eating was in order...
The BF and I went Kome' a Japanese restaurant, which was packed for a Saturday! I had the Sushi Lunch and it was so good! The unagi was perfectly crispy around the edges...mmmm....(He doesn't like sushi so I rarely get to eat it...he had Ramen.)
Afterwards I dropped him off at home and I headed out to get some coconut water (I can't get enough of it!) and hit the Goodwill next door to the market. (Which was also packed!) I tried on a few things but didn't really find too much except for these clutches...
I love how all the colors look together!
Well I couldn't/didn't buy all three but I sure did think about it. Anyway, I think I had envisioned having Goodwill to myself that day, (this particular location isn't very busy during the week,) and wasn't in the mood to share so I made my purchases and went home...so which did I buy?
I love the texture and weave! I couldn't say no!
Ok, and I bought this one too...
It barely holds anything, so I can't drag too much around with me!
I was very productive after my jaunt around town. I've always been the kind of person who thinks that if I don't go to or do some work, then I don't get to have fun. Perhaps that means I need to balance my life out a little bit better...Have fun first, then work!
J.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Closet Debate-This Shoe Or That Shoe
I posed this exact question to my boyfriend recently, as I often do, (usually before 7 am, which I know is really not fair.) But anyway, sometimes it's a hard choice and often I give up on a "look" because I don't have the "right" shoe for it, (Will you ever be found perfect black flat?) On this day it went something like this:

After several pairs had already been tried and passed by...
Me: How about this one?
He: Yeah, that's probably the best one.

Me: Wait...what about this one?
He: Hmmm...it's ok, the other one might be better though
Me (looking in mirror): Nope, I'm going with this one.
He: But the other one is just...there's just a little more something too it...
Though usually I agree with him, I wore the boot. I wasn't feeling all that well and I knew I had some running around to do that day, and the heel wasn't as high, blah blah blah. So maybe I'm an emotional shoe wearer...which would you have chosen?
J.
After several pairs had already been tried and passed by...
Me: How about this one?
He: Yeah, that's probably the best one.
Me: Wait...what about this one?
He: Hmmm...it's ok, the other one might be better though
Me (looking in mirror): Nope, I'm going with this one.
He: But the other one is just...there's just a little more something too it...
Though usually I agree with him, I wore the boot. I wasn't feeling all that well and I knew I had some running around to do that day, and the heel wasn't as high, blah blah blah. So maybe I'm an emotional shoe wearer...which would you have chosen?
J.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Closet Accessory Color-Blue
Blue. It's not a color that I wear very much or even very often, and it's not that I don't like it, but other than denim, it's not a shade that I own very much of. (I prefer green.) But lately it seems as though the hue has sneaked its way into my heart by way of accessories...
I love the blue/black color combo of the belt and the shoes (I was reminded that I had them about a week ago thanks to Cafe Fashionista) turned out to be way more functional in my closet than I had originally thought. The navy snakeskin clutch I picked up from the Hunt.Gather.Style. pop up shop back in February. It's a little delicate but I use it all the time.
The scarf was a DIY using fabric left over from a dress alteration I did a few years ago. I had been wanting to really make it into a more finished scarf instead of just a hunk of fabric which never did have quite the effect that I wanted. Finally, I decided to do something about it and it turned into a really great piece. (Upcoming post.) But then I had the idea (thanks to H&K Style Journey,) to try to make an infinity scarf from fabric that I had in my fabric collection box. (Much to the dismay of the BF, but hey, I recently got it down to just 1 box...it was 3!) It turned out really great and then I had the BIG IDEA that I would try to make a DIY video of it. It took me a long time to figure out the technology (aka my iPad,) so yeah, I'm proud of it. And I sort of had fun...for a while...So see it below...here it is...
J.
I love the blue/black color combo of the belt and the shoes (I was reminded that I had them about a week ago thanks to Cafe Fashionista) turned out to be way more functional in my closet than I had originally thought. The navy snakeskin clutch I picked up from the Hunt.Gather.Style. pop up shop back in February. It's a little delicate but I use it all the time.
The scarf was a DIY using fabric left over from a dress alteration I did a few years ago. I had been wanting to really make it into a more finished scarf instead of just a hunk of fabric which never did have quite the effect that I wanted. Finally, I decided to do something about it and it turned into a really great piece. (Upcoming post.) But then I had the idea (thanks to H&K Style Journey,) to try to make an infinity scarf from fabric that I had in my fabric collection box. (Much to the dismay of the BF, but hey, I recently got it down to just 1 box...it was 3!) It turned out really great and then I had the BIG IDEA that I would try to make a DIY video of it. It took me a long time to figure out the technology (aka my iPad,) so yeah, I'm proud of it. And I sort of had fun...for a while...So see it below...here it is...
J.
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