Celebration Into Fall

Good Monday!  (Is there such a thing?! Alright, out with the negative 'tude!).  I'm in a rush mode to work again.  But a quick  show n' tell of my belated birthday weekend. 

Yes, it was a good one.  My last one before I hit the big Four-O. 
Yikes!!!!

Have a great week~~

TGIF - Whatcha Up To?

TGIF!!! It's been a long long week and you can tell by looking at the mountainous pile of dirty dishes in my sink.  Yes, that's been happening a lot lately...  But I am happy to report that I'll finally be getting some down time this weekend.  

This Saturday, I have my belated birthday celebration dinner with the hubs at Talula's Garden, which I've been wanting to go for some time.  Sunday will be another fun day with my mom, sis-in-law and nephew, Lukie, visiting me.  

What are your plans for the weekend?  I hope it includes checking out my Friday thoughts, finds, musings, etc. Enjoy! 

• Gallery Wall
• Baby Alpaca - The Animal Print Shop
• Jessica Alba at NYFW (srriusly so pretty)
• Stay Wild Redcap Cards
• Scallops with Lime & Cilantro
• Sweet Potatoes Stuffed with White Beans and Kale

Yup - 39

Here's an awkward selfie of me the day I got my hair chopped.  That was last Saturday.  Let's just say there was a lot of hair on the floor.  And yeah, the bangs kept falling all over my face but I've got them under control now, I think.  

So, I get some sort of a make-over around my birthday every year.  And this haircut was my birthday make-over this year.  A couple of years ago, it was hitting the MAC store and buying real make-up for the first time.  Yeah, I'm a late bloomer.  And today, this late bloomer turns 39.  Yup, you heard it right. 39.  I can't believe I just typed that number. (SCREAM!!!) 39 and in a place where I never thought I'd be.  Life sure keeps things interesting with surprises here and there~~  

Mod or Art Deco?

Would you describe this as mod or art deco?  I don't know, but to my surprise, I'm loving the whole combination I mished meshed together out of nowhere. (What's happening to me, aka the minimalist?!!)

  

• Highboard by Antoine Philippon and Jacqueline Lecoq at 1stdibs.com
• Staircase Maquette at 1stdibs.com
• Lubna Chowdhary tiled storage at westelm.com
• Oh Joy's Wallpaper for Hygge & West at designpublic.com

Happy Wednesday - we are half way there!!! 

Leopard Anyone?

Alright, it's Monday and I'm back~  Last week was so awfully busy  at work, I tell ya.  But let's hope I can muti-task a bit better this week and get this bloggy blog going again. 

Is it me or is the leopard trend seriously at its full blown height this year?  It's time to consider our options.  Here are my picks.  I just can't have'em all!

Michael Kors // J.Crew // Report // Steve Madden // Claire Vivier // Jerome Dreyfus // Jagger Edge // J.Crew

Stuff of Dreams

I'm back!  The MIA thing was so not intentional this time around.     My real job kept me quite busy the moment I got back from seeing my friend, Nancy in NJ on Sunday.  

I hope you all had a great Labor Day weekend.  I had a really fun time hanging out with Nancy.  Our first thing on the agenda was the Brooklyn Flea.  To my surprise it was a lot smaller than I thought.  And to my surprise, again, items were pricier than I thought. But the food was yummy. I had a mango lassi and Nancy had a shrimp roll, which I took a bite of. Both excellent stuff. I just didn't have much of an appetite as the day was really hot. 

We then ventured into Soho and went into just about every shop on the streets. Just for fun and because we had time to kill.  We made sure to hit the two places I LOVE - Dwell Studio and Room and Board. On Sunday, Nancy introduced me to the Design Within Reach outlet in Secaucus. I couldn't believe the reduction in prices at the outlet, which were all due to minor damages or just because they were returned items.  They are what I call the 'stuff of dreams'. Here are some photos from the weekend. 

This needs to be my living room... at Dwell Studio

  

What I would do for this Eames chair... at Room and Board

The prices on these Hans J. Wegner chairs at the Design Within Reach Outlet were amazing. BUT I am really trying to put myself on a spending freeze, so I had to let it go... (tears!!)

This buffet/console at the Design Within Reach outlet was a thing of a beauty.  My friend Nancy purchased this for her dining room area. She has waited a long time to carefully upgrade some of  her old furniture and boy, is she making the right choices! 

If you noticed in the Room and Board photo, I did have a Crocs bag on me.  Nancy got me a pair of these Crocs wedges that are super comfy. And believe it, they actually look really good on ANYBODY.  You look instantly taller too (and I can always use that at my height of 5'3").  

All in all, the weekend was awesome but now, I am having a really hard time coping with the fact that the summer is over...so unlike me too since I love fall.  How should I deal with this seasonal blues?  I welcome all suggestions!! 

TGIF - Whatcha Up To?

Today is the last working day of August for most of us. Kinda mind blowing that we are done with the summer (granted we still have a week or two of humid and hot days left this year).  What do you have planned for this Labor Day weekend?  I'll be splitting my time between my friend Nancy's place in north Jersey and home.  I'm hoping to hit the Brooklyn Flea Market (Williamsburg) with Nancy.  I've been wanting to go there for some time, so I'm really excited about that.  And I'm also excited that "Brooklyn Flea" opened in Philly too.  Apparently, it opened in June.  Where have I been?!  

Here are some things that caught my attention this week. 

• Would love to join in on the world's biggest food fight in Spain. Just let it all go, act like a 4 year old, and have fun, right?!
• These condiments make for a perfect gift/purchase for those who celebrate Rosh Hashanah.
• I'm still obsessed with the 80s super models.  This Interview Magazine Model Issue brings it all back...
• I'll definitely be downloading Lowland, Jhumpa Lahiri's latest magical piece of work. I'd give my right arm to write as beautifully as she does.  (I guess I'll type with left hand then...)
• Madewell's Wildly Simple fall collection hits the simplicity mode I've been in lately in every way possible.  It also kills my plan to put myself on a spending freeze. 

Have a wonderful and relaxing weekend! See you in September~