I. Love J. Crew (Is anyone surprised??)

J. Crew's Fall line is amazing. I love the bright colors and the crisp lines. Accessories are clean, classic, and damn if you can't mix and match every single piece to make a new and equally as stunning ensemble. Love. Love. Love.

Glossy.

One of my very favorite bloggers is Erin Gates of Elements of Style. She is a fabulous curator of all things interior-design-eye-candy-goodness. She and a few fellow design mavens have put together an online magazine that makes my heart soar. It's called High Gloss. Check it out.

Total Closet Domination.

I've always had an issue with keeping my closet clean. I think it has to do with the fact that ever since I can remember every morning, I try on multiple outfits before deciding which to wear one. Anyway... In a recent conversation with my bestie, HB, she mentioned the fact that when we were in high school she'd come over only to find mounds of clothing and shoes piled chest high in my closet. [I mean it. I have a real problem.] This was just the motivation I needed to finally take on my closet. Here is what I was up against...
1) It's tiny. These people LIVED 30 for 365! (if you know what I'm talking about... I love you.)
2) I have way too many clothes. TONS of stuff I don't wear. It's a crime.
3) I suck at putting things away. (There are constantly clothes thrown about.)

So, this past weekend... between amazing breakfast at Oddfellows and being on field for the halftime show at the Super Bowl... (such a(n event) name dropper...) I gave my closet the one-two punch right between the eyes.

I have this thing where I want everything to have a place, but if I can't see everything then I forget I have it. I've purchased so many of those clear shoe boxes, but I hat using them. They end up hiding those cute, multi-colored strappy pumps that I HAD to have.

The first order of business was to get everything out where I could see it. Then, I installed a couple shelves (Scott cut them for me), and I organized my jewelry (which is usually in a heap on the night stand).

S said that the closet looks like a little shop. I took that as a major compliment. I'm so excited to have a clean closet. I asked Bomb if she wanted to sleep in there with me. She was in, but S said he'd get lonely without his girls so... we'll shop there instead.

If it wasn't posted, it didn't happen.

In keeping with the theme of my previous post, I've noticed that people seem to think that since my online presence sort of paused in time... that my actual life paused in time. For example, people keep asking "how is the house coming?" which I find to be extremely thoughtful (I'm always amazed at how thoughtful people can be. I wish I were more that way). Here's the thing with our house. It's been "finished" for like... 9 months; however, since I didn't post "finished" pictures...it didn't happen.

So, I'd love to have some nice "finished" pictures taken. Maybe one of the amazing photographers I know could help me out with that... huh? Whatdoyasay??

Don't call it a come back!

Twitter sent me an email saying, "I miss you."
My last post on here is from October. (Not that I assume anyone noticed.)
My profile picture shows me to be a blonde. (I'm not anymore.)

In an effort to yank back my life from my job and to ensure more balance in my life, I've rededicated myself to this blog... or rather... dedicated myself for the very first time.

More to come.
KP