Under $30 Finds, Yo

Hello~  I missed you guys yesterday! Hope you had a great weekend!  I can tell you that I had a really fun weekend that included playing beer pong, flip the cup, and singing along to Whitney Houston's 'I wanna Dance With Somebody' with a bunch of 20 something college grads. Yes, this begs for more details, right?  Tomorrow.   

And I also found these best deals evah! AND ALL UNDER $30,YO!

  Love Sweater; Heart Sweater; Stripey T; Bag; Earrings; Wedge

The tops are all from Old Navy and I got all three of them for a total of $20.  They were each $8-$11 with 30% off for card holders (I have a Banana Republic Card that works at Old Navy too). And these are even cuter in person! The funny thing is I was there to pick out some things for my nephew but didn't find anything for him, but obviously, walked away still happy. Btw, do you find it hard to buy cute clothes for boys?  Vs. Little girls' clothes which are just way too cute and there's so much of them!!

The other goodies were random finds over the weekend with the exception of the wedge sandal. I spotted them on one of my co-workers. She told me she got them on sale for $11 at Target. Seriously, why do I never find these kind of deals at Target??  These goodies are all in my wish bucket for now. 

Well, this is the last week of April/first week of May.  Unbelievable, right? Oh, btw, Randy and I firmed up our summer vacation plan last night.  It'll be in late June. CANNOT.WAIT....   

Happy Tuesday, a day that always feels really random to me...

TGIF - Whatcha Up To?

TGIF!!! This week felt like it was Monday every day. So, you can imagine how HAPPY I am that Friday is actually here, finally.  I don't have much planned but I do want to re-focus on my health big time, because I've been a pretty bad girl the last couple of days with my eating.  There's been a good amount of white flour, sugar, vino, but zero green smoothies.  And my body can feel it.  

Here are some things on my mind for this weekend...

Pure Vegan - Yes, I'd love to be one!

 Summer Berry Salad

This ought to be interesting - for all tourists.

I seriously can't say enough how much I love every inch of Rita Konig's home in Manhattan.

And yes, I've become one of those dog people. I can't help it. I LOVE my pups.

When Feeling Blue...

... go find yourself a pair of blue suede shoes! I did and felt so much better!

You see, last weekend, I was feeling a bit blue over some nagging thoughts, worries, etc. (Like, where will I be in 5 years?  Will I have kids?  Will I be happy?  Will I still be living where I am now? etc. etc.)  We all have those moments, right?! All I wanted to do was stay in and sulk. I finally managed to get dressed and walk out of the house.  I did not manage to take a shower or put on make-up (whatever, it's the weekend).  I had a laundry list of to-do's.  First stop - I hit the mall to get a wooden frame from Pottery Barn so that I can frame the Aspen print I got Randy last week. As I was walking out of Pottery Barn, I saw Madewell and thought, I'll walk in just to see (yeah, right).  And 15 minutes later, I walked out with the above pair of blue suede shoes at a pretty ridic price ($38 less 20% off). I also got this bird print dress for less than $50 (unlike the price online).  

Yes, I know that shopping when feeling low can be dangerous.  But sometimes, we can all use a little pick-me-up, whether it be a pair of blue suede shoes, your favorite latte from Starbucks, some fresh flowers from Wholefoods, whatever. Small happy moments can go a long way, folks!  

Last thought - it's Wednesday.  We are half way there!!!  

Zara - You Crush Me

Have you been on Zara's website lately?  I mean seriously, Zara is totally crushing me.  I checked it out last night to see if they had any last minute sale on winter stuff.  Well, lo and behold, they had a whole slew of spring stuff (no winter sale, btw) and I was off Pinteresting like crazy.  And how cute is this model with her short hair?  I wish I had the guts to cut it that short again. Anyways, there were so many items I wanted but these are my absolute favorites.  No purchase was made but you bet I won't be missing their spring sale!

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Oh, Zara, you crush me... absolutely crush me... 

Monday E-Design: My Work Office

Happy Monday, friends! We are already more than half way through April. Can you believe it?!  Before we know it, we'll be partying through the Memorial Day weekend. (Yup, this is how I get through this long stretch of no-holiday months post New Year's).  

So, I mentioned a week or so ago about moving into a new office space.  Unlike 6 years ago when I first started at my current job (family lawyer at a relatively small firm), my sense of design and taste is much more defined and reflective of who I am. So, with this new move, I am super excited to spruce up my space so that it looks more like me.  Does that make sense?! 

I want my office to feel bright, which it already is due to plenty of windows and lots of natural light coming in, with splashes of bright blues and light grays to balance the brightness.  (I'm obsessed with blue these days).  I also want some live plants but may just default to a faux one since plants and I don't really get along.  Here are some things I want for my office (some items, I already have, which is a good start!).  

Philly Cityscape; Hanging Bird Mirror (have); Gold Dipped Bowl (have); Faux lavender; Rhino (have); Display Ledge (have).  

Keep Calm(have); Photo Frame; Monogrammed Mug(have); Cork Board  (have a much better priced one from Homegoods); Tray.

And somewhere among these, I will have my diplomas and other law stuff that are nicely framed thanks to my in-laws (one of their super duper gifts to us when we moved back to PA from NJ).  

So, there you have it.  Hopefully, I'll have a nice looking office within a week or two.  And then move onto another project.  

How about you?  Any design projects in the plans?  

TGIF - One More Note

As a p.s. to my TGIF note, here's a song I can't stop listening to lately. 

It's like totally sexy, no?
Enjoy~

TGIF - Whatcha Up To?

TGIF! This week was a tough one!  I was totally wigging out with too much work in the beginning of the week, and kinda burn out by yesterday, and become totally unproductive. 

Earlier this week, my colleagues and I ventured out to a new lunch place near our work.  It's a vietnamese bistro.  There, I tried my first banh mi (which is, btw, the bistro's name!), a very simple vietnamese sandwich with pickled radishes and cilantro (add avo too and it's excellent). It's such a tasty nosh that really hits all the right spots with its crunchy, sour, sweet, ingredients jammed inside a french baguette.  I can totally see this being made for a lunch get together or even a game or sports night.    

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In addition to banh me, I also discovered and fell madly and deeply in love this week... with this chair.  

And I finally got my little fortune cookie (25% off and now it's sold out on shopbop!) this week. 

And this beauty on a major price cut due to a minor fold on the corner, which should be covered by the frame per the seller. Hopefully, I won't regret the purchase. (Haha - forgive me for the lame pun intended!)

My latest can't-stop-reading blogs:  exquisite banana, the daily muse blog, the selby.  These blogs actually make me want to go running on the treadmill so that I can devour over all of their old pages.  

Not much planned for this weekend for me.  And you know what, that will be just fine! I can use it to catch up on some reading, running, and folding the darn laundry (but while watching some brain numbing tv shows or movies).  Hope you guys have a fun-filled and relaxing weekend~~