You know what really grinds my gears? Control freaks. More specifically, control freaks who tell me what to do. (sorry there's no actual video. turns out Fox is a control freak, too. go figure.)
Furthermore, I would like to sick the Evil Monkey on said control freak. You know who you are. That's right. I mean you. Don't play coy. It's true.
Ever feel like this at work? Mmm, hmm. Really? Me too! Right now! You know, just because you say you're not being critical doesn't actually make it true. Are we clear? Ok, good. Now I can go on with my day and eat lots of candy!
In honor of Halloween and the elections, I present you with a colorful illustration. Just remember to lighten up, it's funny no matter whom you like and it'll all be over soon anyway. Just think, next Wednesday all the fighting and mud slinging will be over and we can all just start rolling our eyes and complaining how we didn't get our way. It's the American way. :) lol
Audrina: "Hey Justin. What are you doing here?"
Audrina: "Oh, Justin! OF COURSE I'm that stupid! I WILL take you back! Being treated well has no "edge" and isn't very much fun."
Cory: "Seriously? Seriously? Are you kidding me?"
Audrina: "No, I'm not kidding. I'm pretty stupid and have no feeling of self-worth, so naturally I feel like I should give Justin another crack at treating me like crap. It's only fair."
Cory: "Well, I guess you're right. You are pretty dumb because I'm a nice guy who buys you cute little koala bears and treats you well. *head cocked to the side* I sure feel sorry for you."
Chiara: "Wow. Seriously? Really? Because you know Cory was nice and Justin is not. You get that, right? Ok, just checking. Mmm hmm, yeah. You're pretty stupid."
Audrina: "Yeahhhhhhh. I am. Now I'm back to being myself and being sad and distraught about Justin Bobby."
Cameron & Stephanie: *Thinking*"Uh oh, it's Brody. He's a meanie who makes me cry."
Steph: "Ok babe, now's your chance! There's Brody. Now you can go talk to him and straighten him out about being a meanie."
Spencer: "What?! He didn't stand up to Brody for you?"
Heidi & Spencer: "HAHAHAHAHA!!!! We told you so! We knew he wouldn't stand up to Brody for you. You're stupid."
It's a pity party and you're all invited! I just found out this morning that my best lady is moving away. Yes, fine, it's only 1 hour away, but that's a big deal when you're talking about going from 1 block away to 1 hour away. Current mood: very displeased.
I waited in line for 1 hour today for early voting. I'm very excited to have the chance to speak my mind and cast my vote for the "right" candidate. Now let's just hope that Palm Beach County can get things figured out so my vote actually counts!
One of my fave bloggers, Melanie over at You Are My Fave, posted about clutter. She makes a great point that one of the more appealing things we may not even realize about homes we see in design mags is that they're not cluttered. I never really thought about it that way. This all reminded me of the life changing book I read, It's All Too Much by Peter Walsh. (he's also Oprah's organizing guru) He talks about the different reasons people have so much clutter, and thereby gives you solutions that will work for each person. It's a really quick read and I promise it will change how you look at things/objects. Now all you have to do is get it and just not lose it amongst the clutter! (That's right, Lauren, I'm talking to YOU! lol)
"It's Brad or I! It's Brad or I!" Honey, get a grip (and also please learn some grammar, because that part kills me the most).
(image via SFOquilter on Etsy)
Weekend plans anyone? I am resigned to my old lady hobbies and will be making a trip to Quilter's Choice with my girl Raygan to sign up for some classes. They finally added some night/weekend slots for us working girls, so we're going to learn to make quilts, aprons, and handbags. I'm really quite excited. (Kinda surprising, given I'm actually just 27.)
I have absolutely no explanation for this, but for some reason I just adore Joanna Garcia. She is the solitary reason I started watching Privileged. She just seems like such a sweetie and like she'd be a great girl to pal around with. It's also a cute show.
Ah, my beautiful, comfortable bed. That's my side, over there on the left. I was inspired by the hotel vibe. I love the puffy shams and swing arm lamps they have...something about the organized look makes me smile. I like to think that this decor reveals two things about me: 1. I like bright, cheery looks 2. I'm a Pottery Barn whore.
Here's another view of my bed. I'm not quite certain what to do as far as bedside and above the bed art goes. For above the bed I've been thinking either one large piece or 3 small pieces would work well. I'm been combing through Etsy, but can't find anything yet. I tend to lean toward photography and Impressionist art. I saw this piece at ZGallerie, but am afraid it might be too dark or big. Any suggestions?
I think this pic from O at Home resembles my general look, minus the leather and layering. I would love to find a piece of that proportion to put over my bed. I'm hoping to have some luck at Artigras in February.
Moving in a clockwise fashion, this is my dresser (that's my bathroom in there...perhaps another tour). It's oversized, reaching up to my 5'3" upper stomach area. I got it for a steal at my local furniture warehouse AND I used my recently gained Tupperware commission to pay for the whole thing. So very technically it was free :)
This is my jewelry board and frame tray. My mom got me the bulletin board and I decided having all the baubles out in eyesight is much easier than storing in a drawer. I got the idea for the tray made from a frame from Real Simple a year ago. Since I took this picture 2 weeks ago, I have since found a gorgeous pink paisley scrapbook paper to fill the frame.
Closeup of the jewelry board. Lots of Banana Republic, homemade, and NYC street finds represented.
Closeup of tray. My 3 perfumes in constant "mood" rotation. Some vintagey looking frames behind my grandmother's old pillbox and powder compact. Very classy lady. Miss her.
Continuing around the room, this is the view from my bed. The door to the left leads to the hallway, while the door on the right is my hubby's closet (mine is through the bathroom, weird, but realllllllly happy to have his/hers). The watercolor is by Chris Hartsfield, an amazing watercolor artist I discovered at a festival a few years back. It is of a Stargazer Lily, my favorite flower, and was given to me by my grandmother, my favorite person. Very appropriate. Hopefully this Christmas we'll be replacing the tv with a nice LCD flat panel and a new stand. What I'd love on the right is a pretty club chair with a simple floor lamp to have a little reading/relaxing nook. But that's a whole other budget, unless I can find something thrift.
