Exciting news!

My family's beach house is under construction finally!! This has been a project that has gone wayside too many times and it is finally becoming a reality!
These are some renderings someone did from the architect's blueprints. It's pretty cool we can see what it will look once it's done.
My mom's love for the Mediterranean coast is what inspired this design and she wants all hues and tones of blue to decorate. So in order to help out a bit I'll be posting findings along those lines. Happy hunting to me!

Street view

Oceanside view

Thought of the day...

Daybeds

In L.O.V.E. with this one. I'm not sure where I could get my hands on a round mattress in Honduras though...

This is from Amanda Peet's daughter's room.

So...

I got the permanent position at work. Which I'm happy about... but awkward about it too...
This means I'm here for good. There's a sense of permanence in saying yes I take the job right?
But I'm happy to report that things are looking up. I'm finally getting adjusted to the schedule, the after-hours, the commute still sucks but there are perks... like new friends that do a heart good.


Getting tons of experience, that's for sure. I even got a full page published in the newspaper! Which was very very exciting! I'll post the page once I scan it.

Red and Turquoise!

I have not been a fan of red through the years but here I am loving this color combo. Red with some turquoise or teal with red, definitely a little pop of these colors against each other livens me up. :)

Colorful Rooms

Check this out! Aren't they lovely?

I really really want one of these!

A Louis Ghost Arm Chair! Divine!

Guess where I'm going for New Year's?!

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC!

Nice, airy light-filled place!

I love the light-filled rooms in this house. The white-ish environment with the well-placed touches of color melt my heart!

Dining Rooms!!

All lovely, with a pop of color.

OMG! I'm loving it!

I'm obsessing over this room. I love the combination of colors and that white and black striped duvet is killing me!!! I'm thinking about redoing my room like this. Granted I don't have as much light as this room does but I don't have to paint all the walls teal. We'll see!

Joy!!

Cute and Useful!

I found these around the interweb. They make for adorable and unique little gift tags. Enjoy!

Joy is here!!

Baby Joy has finally arrived! She's a healthy baby girl! She weighed 7lbs and 12oz. I'll be posting pictures soon!

Mental Post-It of the Day

Rompers are hot!

1. Kate Spade 'Sardinian Sun' ring at Nordstrom - $98.00

2. Kooba "Sophie" tote at Zappos.com - $349.00

3. Velvet Heart Strapless Stretch Chambray romper at Nordstrom - $68.00

4. KORS Michael Kors "Paris" sandal at Neiman Marcus - $295.00

5. Elizabeth Cole Blue and Turquoise Bib necklace at Gilt - $195.00

Please try this! Very easy!

I made lunch for my parents today and decided to try a new recipe. I made it my own and it turned out fabulous! The recipe called for goat cheese, which I'm not a big fan of so I traded it for feta. I added a honey garlic glaze.

Ingredients:

• Chicken breasts (1/person)
• Fresh basil
• Feta or goat cheese
• Honey
• Garlic cloves, chopped
• Salt
• Pepper
• Dried basil leaves
• Olive oil

Directions

• Cut the chicken breasts through the thick of them, creating a pocket
• Add salt, pepper, dried basil and chopped garlic. Rub
• Drizzle some honey on chicken
• Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes
• Stuff a mix of fresh basil and feta into the chicken pockets
• Add more honey to coat
• In a deep skillet add about 1/2 cup of olive oil until very hot and bubbling
• Bring down to medium heat and add chicken.
• Make sure you turn the chicken often to cook through both sides

I promise it is scrumptious!

Pink up your Kitchens

Dualit 4-Slice Toaster

Silicone Solutions 10-pc Bake & Serve

KitchenAid Artisan 5-qt. Stand Mixer

Brita Pink Water Pitcher

Big Chill Gas Stove and Refrigerator

I love these to pieces!