Random Ramblings
What to do when blog block strikes
Blog about your shit from Pinterest. Duh. This is gonna be half super cool pins and half Pinterest love fest. Pinterest has changed my world and I tell it so every freaking day. Without Pinterest how would I have designed this whole apartment before we even lived here? I would have completely bogged down my…
Read MoreGuess Who
Guess who I found on my doorstep last night. Looking a little rougher than he does in the above pic. Africa isn’t conducive to looking good and maintaining swagger. At about 7pm last night somebody buzzed our apt from the front door. Which isn’t unusual as we are apt 1 and anyone and…
Read MoreBecause I Can't Keep Resolutions for Myself….
I’m making them for our apartment. Cuz its easier much needed. I personally think that the hard part is over. Downsizing from 3000+ sqft to 400sqft (a generous estimation) was NOT easy. I gave away a lot of my prized pieces. (to friends. I refused to sell them to strangers. I need the option to…
Read MoreInstaFriday
So remember yesterday when I said I had a ‘freezing temp’ allergy? Well now its a full fledged sinus infection. yay. So I sorta stole this post. Over at Life Rearranged, Jeannette posts Instagram pics on Fridays. Well I don’t have an Iphone (someday) but I do have a billion cell phone pics. …
Read MoreThe Cold Hard Facts
Fact: I have not experienced winter in a real way in 5 years. Fact: It is currently 13 degrees outside. Fact: My dogs tolerate the cold better than I do. And Shiner pup is the biggest damned diva dog you’ll ever encounter. Fact: I grew up in Nebraska and went to college in Minnesota. What…
Read MoreHappy Christmas
Hope you are all have an amazing Christmas with your families! See you on the flip side. 2012 beeches! In the meantime, here is my fav Christmas song this season. I’ve had She and Him on repeat all Dec.Its perfect ‘walking around the city’ music. Enjoy!
Read MoreJust In Time for Christmas
The most amazing thing I’ve seen since the snuggie.Pajama Jeans for Men.Because guys jeans are normally soooo uncomfortable. (eyeroll)Behold. Just in case someone wants to buy these as a gag gift: From Here That room is actually pretty adorbs despite the hideous pants on that guy. Description is as follows:Dark Wash has realistic designs of…
Read MoreCentral Park in the Morning
I took the pups to Central Park this morning. We usually go to Riverside park because its closer and it has a dog run but I wanted to switch it up. Plus, in the 1.5 months I’ve been here, I have yet to venture to Central Park which I’m pretty sure is a sin in…
Read MoreCanal Street and a Long Lost Cousin
My 2nd cousin, Teresa, came down from her home upstate to visit the city. We haven’t seen each other in about 15 years (or so. we aren’t actually sure). We met at Bryant Park which has a really awesome Christmas market and an ice skating rink. It really wasn’t that crowded either. The shops are…
Read MoreHoliday Photo Card Event @ Etsy
Because my friend N is such a peach, she invited me to a little holiday party at Etsy. They set up 3 backdrops for funny holiday card photos. N and I had an absolute blast posing for the photo booth pics. This was the New Years Eve photo booth. There was a guy on the…
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