I've been getting such encouraging feedback {and making pinterest friends!} since having joined applevintage's Pinteresting link-up, so I've decided to renew it for a few more weeks of wish-list worthy posts. As always, my Pinterest boards tend to be centered around clothes & jewelry-related, what can I say? Those are my iiiiiinterests. As the weather cools down, I'm realizing how unprepared my closet is to stay cute "{and sparkly} for the coming winter months. Cue...

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This one is from the summer, hence the insane tan we're all rocking. And no, we did not coordinate our jewelry: it just happened to work out that way. I'm the arm on the right, wearing a vintage jade bracelet, bronze & rust-colored wrap bracelet from Madewell and my favorite Jet Set watch in horn by the genius Michael Kors. In the fashion vault of history, MK will go down from his 'Jet Set' line of...

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After a five-day weekend of recovering, eating, and shopping, it's finally time to head back to work. Ugh. Here's a quick peek into my life.  Getting all my wisdom teeth out {and snapping secret photos of my x-ray} required some serious grocery shopping at my favorite Whole Foods. Never one to let me down, the store had upped their cute factor since my last visit. Not only had they begun to decorate their Christmas trees...

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As a child of the '90s, I remember fondly watching re-runs of the Muppet show before bed. Miss Piggy was my always favorite, for good reason. Another thing I like? Jason Segel. So naturally, shit hit the fan when my close friend and fellow J.S. enthusiast found his twitter account had a very excited announcement: So after five minutes of high-pitched screaming and hysteria at Moss House, we snagged our tickets online. {It wasn't that easy, but...

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Happy Black Friday to everyone! I'm currently sitting at home with a mouthful of gauze. No worries since I prefer to do my shopping in bed when I can, especially since I'm rocking some serious chipmunk cheeks. That won't keep me from posting today's Friday Finds, which centers around my recent trip to NYC: what I wore and what I bought. Get excited. Sunday was such lovely warm weather, so I decided to pair a a cranberry colored silk...

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Happy Thanksgiving-Eve!  While many of you may be starting to prep for your turkey dinner, or setting off to see family, I am sitting at home nursing my swollen jaw and recovering from a quadruple wisdom-tooth extraction!  Going into surgery this morning was a little nerve-wracking, but with the help of some laughing gas, I made it through to a reward: a delicious chocolate milkshake! In a fit of last-minute insanity, I decided to take...

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Let's get this week started off with another installment of instagrams, brought to you by the letters D-C & N-Y-C. {Poor attempt at Seasame Street humor, anyone?} The past two weeks have been quite busy for me, and full of exciting travel adventures. I spent this past weekend wandering the Big Apple with some friends of mine and snapped tons 'o instagram-worthy photos! Combined with a few snapshots of the city I'm lucky enough to work in commute...

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Happy Saturday to all my lovely readers! I'm happy to say that I'm spending this weekend in New York City for an autumn adventure before I head off to Paris in a few weeks. I am so looking forward to catching up with some good friends and enjoying a work-free weekend.  Is there anywhere I should make sure to see during my short-but-sweet visit? Recommendations are welcome! xox, ...

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Pardon the Michael Scott reference, actually, don't. This edition of friday finds features my new favorite winter coat: a brown & tan tweed A-line jacket. I love the enamel buttons on it, which inspired me to pair it with a burnt orange sweater {with similar buttons!} Detail shot; i'm obsessed with these buttons and how well they match my sweater! No label on the jacket except for this mysterious label from Neiman Marcus...a store exclusive...

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 This week will mark my second week linking up with 'pinteresting Wednesdays' and sharing my latest internet obsessions of the fashion persuasion. Last week's board was blatantly thematic, this week is much less so. I'd classify this weeks' as "feminine/pink/textures." {That's pretty normal for me, though.} Here's what I'm obsessed with lately. Thoughts?! 1. La Tour Eiffel, Paris, France. See you in two months. 2. Badgley Mischka 'Randee' Heels 3. wooden toy sewing machine  4. state prints on dictionary...

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{Disclaimer: today's post is my thinly-veiled attempt at being more like Mindy Kaling. Home girl is  a-w-e-s-o-m-e. I would also like to stress the point that I am in no way being reimbursed for this post. I wish I was: pay me in clothes, pay me in gum, I ain't picky! But forreal, this is only my honest & humble opinion.} File this one under, "brands you should know love." I've been lusting after Joie from afar...

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This week was full of fun, and food and abc fam. {the crucial 3 Fs.} Here's the low down (from top left): caprese salad & white wine at Vapiano's, my lovely cat Simba, Ron Weasley courtesy of abc family's Harry Potter marathon, electric fan at Chinatown metro stop, turkey-shaped butter sculptures at Giant, amazing green cowboy boots spotted at the Village, nom-tastic sushi dinner! Have any good instagrams to share? Join my link-up & rock...

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I've never understood short-sleeve sweaters or crop tops; why would anyone want cold arms during sweater season? Who would pay money for a too-small shirt and willingly bare their midriff? Of the very few shopping rules that I follow, these two, very sensible thoughts have dictated many of my purchases over the years. That is, until I found a striped & cropped, short-sleeve sweater during my last thrifting spree that changed my mind forever. Ah, the...

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I've finally narrowed in on an SLR: my heart is set on a Canon Rebel T2i! Why do you care? I've added more clothes to my closet in an effort to save up for the pricey but lovely camera! Shoot me an email with what you want {or make your best offer}... it's that easy! I'm resorting to using K. Wiig GIFs to get my point across... Any bloggers out there with advice in buying an SLR?...

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Last week, I joined Pinterest. I'm obsessed. It's like tumblr meets my {unorganized} bookmark folder meets the folders/binders section of Office Depot. So, i'm jumping on the bandwagon and posting my weekly favorite finds & linking up with vintageapple. Here's to a making some new blogging {& pinterest} friends! The theme of today's post is 'heavy metal.' My bookmark bar & recent pins have been {not-so-subtly} been telling me that I & my closet are in...

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In the spirit of stretching out this weekend as long as possible, I'm posting my instagrams from this weekend! {Oh, for you Washingtonians...It's DC Foto Week, so let's celebrate by taking even more photos!} This weekend was full of colorful and oh-so lovely scenes. Being a self-proclaimed iPhone junkie, I snapped pictures and added a little instagram magic. Bonus points: I just joined followgram...have you done it? It's great! I'll admit to being a little picture-happy...

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