world's largest hair clip

You know you want one of these.

Or not.

Happy Weekend!

Good stuff

Kale chips a la my brilliant Nutritionist, Christine Fikany. 

Drizzle a little olive oil and sprinkle salt on one bunch of Kale. Preheat oven to 375 and bake for 12-15 min. I know it may not seem possible, but this plate of "salad" tastes like chips. These will change your life. 

Christine and I will be meeting every two weeks for the next 6 months. I am so so excited to leave my 20s in the best shape possible and plan on documenting the process on my blog! Christine is amazing. I have met with several nutritionists throughout the years and she is by far the best I have worked with. Christine offers a few packages and can meet with anyone, anywhere. If you are interested in working with her, tweet to her or contact me and I will put the two of you in touch.

Fresh hydrangeas. Keep these in HOT water and change the water every day!

A little pop of color in this neutral space

Water always tastes better in a mason jar. With a little cucumber, of course.

Meet Harper,  my BFF's baby girl. I love her already and cannot wait to meet her!

A few other things:

I love Chicago. It is a beautiful city and I have created a nice little life for myself. But at the end of the day I am alone and there are times I miss my family and the familiarity/warm weather back in LA. I am so thankful for Sarah's pep talk Wed. night & the fact that Audrey checked up on me yesterday. While it isn't always easy, I do love my life here. There are just moments where I look outside the window and wonder how I got here/what I was thinking moving to Chicago. It has been a surreal experience.

This is the last weekend of January which means that we are getting closer and closer to the launch of The Everygirl! We will launch post Valentine's Day, so we have a few weeks to go! Excited for some photo shoots & a little down time this weekend! 

Last night Alaina and I attended an event for Cheeky Chicago where we met The Girls of Lincoln Park. I wore heels on a Thurs! But let's keep it real. I had to take my heels off to make it back to the car without having my feet shatter in to a million pieces. I really love flats.

My good friend Anne planned a beautiful wedding & shared photos on her blog. I have such talented/creative friends.

Have you see this video?


Any movie recommendations for me? I want to rent something and haven't seen any of the oscar nominated movies (so unlike me). I need to get on it!

Quote of the day

 

What are you doing to make yourself happy?

Chanello! & Happy Birthday

I love my Coco Mademoiselle print from Cathryn's Designs on Etsy. Don't you love this touch of pink? Cathryn is offering my readers 20% off any order through Valentine's Day! Just enter the code BREAKFAST20 at checkout. Cathryn is also giving away one of her prints on her blog!

 

And a very special happy birthday to one of my best friends! Jess received a wonderful birthday gift yesterday. Her sweet baby girl arrived at 12:15 am, 3.5 weeks before her due date! Happy birthday Jess & baby Harper! Love you both!

Meet Gorjana.

Star necklace

Love ring set

Owl earrings

A few fun pieces by Gorjana available at Shopbop.
Loving those rings. Which one would you choose?

My home / before and after

iPhone photo taken 1 month after I moved in. I had the basics and nothing more.

The following week I separated my work & living space. My bench was a lot less expensive than a chair and takes up less space. I can also push it aside when I get my Christmas tree and unlike a chair, it seats two and doubles as a foot rest when watching a movie. I also bring it closer to the sofa when I have company. I would love to move to a larger apartment and buy an English roll arm chair.

My current bedroom dresser used to function as a TV stand. And yes, I kept clothes in there.

Gallery wall in progress.

11 months later, I finally have a TV stand [DVDs + Camera equipment in one drawer and sweats/pajamas in the other], purchased a pouf on eBay for just over $100 and some new throw pillows from etsy.

Sad bedroom. I sold this dresser, brought the white dresser in to the bedroom and bought a TV console.

Better, but not great.

 

And you don't want to get me started on my office.

Poor Buddy hated living in an unfinished home.

This is where I spend my days. And nights. And some weekends.

"after" photos via Stoffer Photography for Rue Magazine

After four apartment posts, I am done-- for not. I still need to reveal my entry! 
My complete home tour

BaubleBar's One Year Sale

I am seriously lacking in accessories. Or I was until I ordered these lovely little baubles from BaubleBar. It is BaubleBar's first birthday and their bestselling pieces are all on sale through January 29th! If that isn't enough for you, spend $40 and they'll give you a free pair of earrings.

Click here to sign up with BaubleBar & get $10 off your first order!

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I love this chic and budget friendly shop. How Everygirl of me.