Red, White & Black

Favorites from the SAG awards on Sunday night...

 Mila Kunis (in Alexander McQueen) has been my personal fashion front-runner this awards season. Julianna Margulies (in Yves Saint Laurent) was just stunning, top to bottom.

 Natalie Portman (in Azzaro) was perfectly styled and the white really brings out her pregnancy glow - so cute! I rarely like white dresses, but Amy Adams (in Herve L. Leroux) pulled off three things that usually don't go together - white, halter and no tan.

January Jones (in Carolina Herrera) was a toss up - but I think her hair sealed the deal. She just LOOKS like a movie star. Julie Bowen (in Malandrino) really made this pantsuit work - LOVE the plunging neckline.

Signs of Spring

New arrivals from Madewell...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't all these pieces just scream 'effortless chic'? I'll take one of everything, please!

Southern Comfort

I got a new slow cooker this past weekend and have been experimenting ever since. G requested pulled pork, so I gave it a shot today. I LOVE that you do so little to make fabulous meals like this one - even though it took 10 hours to cook it's way to deliciousness. I've been using recipes from this book (you can find most of them online at Williams-Sonoma) and so far our tummies have been very happy with the results.

 

Something New to Love

Check out this new magazine that just launched, called Matchbook. It's ahhhhhhhhhh-mazing.

I love how they describe the typical Matchbook girl:

No More Snow!!!

Enough already! What are your snow fashion staples? I have LITERALLY been living in a Patagonia zip sweater and my trusty Sorels. Don't you love Lululemon quotes? I need to remember this one...stop, breathe and enjoy (even if a sticky toddler has her finger in your ear and you've watched Baby Signing Time ten times).

Women's Better Sweater 1/4-Zip
Alenne Reversible Hooded Down Coat, $350
Women's Jegging - American Eagle Outfitters, $50
Amazon.com: Smartwool Hiking Sock 10 130: Clothing, $15
Sorel 'Joan of Arctic' Boot, $130
Tano Mona Lethal Messenger Handbag, $154
Adidas Original Blue Watch, $86
Cream Pom Pom Multi Spot Trapper Hat, $40
Plastic Aviator Sunglasses, $30

Scrub-A-Dub

I've spent the past few weeks working on several 'special projects' (top-secret stuff!) so a lot has fallen by the wayside, including this poor blog (this week I'm cracking the whip and will start redesigning the layout and logo - yippee!). I'm also going to tackle painting P's room and our guest bathroom (not so yippee)...does anyone have any tricks for painting edges neatly and quickly? Is that a totally ridiculous question?

At some point, I became obsessed with painting the bathroom a lighter shade of Tiffany blue...

Image c/o Cottage Living.

More inspiring bathrooms (somehow that seems like an oxymoron)...

 I love the idea of using a floor-length mirror against one wall. Image c/o Better Homes & Gardens.

 Maybe I could paint just the ceiling blue? Image c/o Junk Style (book).

 The small chandelier and distressed mirror over the tub are TOO perfect. Image c/o DecorPad.

 Great idea to put the claw-foot tub in front of the unused mantel, eh? Image c/o Luella Says.

 The turquoise light fixture and dark wood floors could really work in our space. Image c/o unknown.

The tiny dresser...mmm, sweet! Image c/o Vintage Simple.

A Little Bit of Everything

Without a set work schedule, I can't seem to fully complete anything. I start little bits of projects all day long but only end up with half-done laundry, a semi-finished bracelet and sloppy blog posts. Sigh.

Instead of writing about the pork tenderloin recipe I tried tonight (mostly because I forgot to take pictures of the results), I thought I'd share pictures of a lovely, meaningful and HANDMADE present P received from her Gigi and Grandpa. It's really too special for words (well, I'll tell you this much...it's a beautiful book of the alphabet made AND bound by hand out of tissue paper).

 

 

 

 

P seems to 'get' that it's special - she gently turns each page and carefully touches all the pictures to feel the texture of the paper. This will be one of those things she will have with her forever (along with Grandma's doll and Aunt J's rattle). Now I'm envisioning packing her up for college and putting these keepsakes in a box...then moving the box into her first apartment...her first home...giving them to her first child...YIKES! I'll never fall asleep if I start going down this road...goodnight!