take a peek

into my room! i painted the bird canvases this summer.... and i am in love with my little string of paper lanterns (from target) 

home for the holiday

my favorite shoes for traveling: Toms. absolutely the comfiest shoes ever! i wore these last year when i traveled to puerto rico and they were good for running around in an airport, and while chilling on the plane. i'm dying to get a new pair. any suggestions?
im thinking either the burlap ones or the sparkly ones! {complete opposites, i know}

giving back

shoes, American Eagle via Daisy Exchange. gray cords, J Crew via Daisy Exchange. top, thrifted. black cardi, Old Navy via Plato's Closet.

today my office went to the local food pantry and helped out. that's why i am dressed down just a little bit. it was really neat to get together with my team and work in a different environment, one that helps out the community. 

i was so pumped when i found these gray cords at Daisy Exchange (a resale shop). i found the shoes when i bought the pants, and they just went really well together. 

how do you give back to your community?

powerful stuff

boots, BCBG. dress, Tucker for Target.

 i found this tucker for target dress on the sale rack! yippie! i thought all the tucker items were sold out. the tag said the dress was on sale for 30, but when i got to the register to check out it was only ten dollars! what a lucky day. so then i wore it later that night for my friends birthday celebration. it always feels so good to buy a new dress and wear it immediately.

so here is a picture of the girls with their birthday presents! they loved the wine bottle decorations. 

my 'go to' outfit

ps- this is on saturday. :)

boots, Famous Footwear. jeans, F21. button up, Ralph Lauren via TJMaxx (boys section) 

when in doubt, or in a rush, i throw on this number. i spent the day running errands and this outfit is perfect. i was shopping around for my friends' birthday presents. the twins are finally turning 21! i went to a super neat flea market and ended up finding these precious decorated wine bottles:

wine bottles, All My Treasures.

in retrospect, i probably could have made them myself...but i didnt have that much time on my hands! they are empty wine bottles, spray painted and modpodged. here they are wrapped up and ready to go: 

wine bottle bags, Target.

i hope the girls like their presents! :)

be sure to check out tomorrow's post- which will have the other half of saturday! :) 

its all good

nail polish, F21.

growing up, i never ever painted my nails. i used to be a little thumb sucker and i hated having my nails painted. it tasted bad. i hope you all are happy to know i kicked that habit (a long time ago) and absolutely love painting my nails now. this is my current fave. the color of the polish is called 'nude' for some odd reason, but in real life, it is more of a purpley/brownish color. pretty hard to describe but i plan on keeping my nails coated in this wonderful color all winter long. 

freezing cold.

boots, Famous Footwear. jeans, F21. button-up, Ralph Lauren. brown sweater, J. Crew. 

winter sure did come in quick! i just woke up and whammy!!- it was a solid 35 degrees.  i am so thankful that i caught the bus this morning, because there was NO way i would be walking to class! 

the leaves have finally fallen from the trees... (can you tell i dont have much to talk about today?)