flower crowns

I'm not sure why I haven't tried out floral crowns before, but boy oh boy am I hooked. I've always had a weird obsession with wearing my hair piled on top of my head, somehow I feel like it creates the right balance for my face shape. Since I cut my hair too short to do that anymore, piling hair accessories on my head seems to be the next best thing. And it doesn't hurt that I feel like a fairy princess, too ;)

Sammi blogged about these cardigans last week and I had to try them out. I'm always on the lookout for cropped cardigans, since they fit so perfectly with 99% of my dresses. This one is basically cardigan perfection -- it fits like a glove, it's nice and soft, warm without being too warm, thin enough to wear with dresses without adding bulk but heavy enough to be opaque and keep you comfortable. And they come in the best colors! Pinup Girl and Trashy Diva both have them in different colors. Needless to say, I'm stocking up! And probably adding a bunch of my cardigan collection to my next shop my closet sale. These are definitely taking over!

Oh, I can't believe I forgot to mention this because it seems kind of relevant to being a blogger -- I tried my first macaron last weekend. OMG. They totally live up to the hype! It's weird that food can be trendy, and when it is I tend to avoid it. But macarons just look so yummy, I couldn't help myself. And in this case I'm glad that I have zero willpower because it was one of the best experiences of having food in my mouth EVER. So good.

Dress- modcloth | cardigan - pinup girl | shoes - bait footwear | crown - modcloth

what's in my bag

I'm participating in a photo challenge on instagram this month & today's prompt was to take a picture of what's in your bag -- I figured I might as well share it here, too, since it's been a while since I did one of these posts! You can also look at it on my instagram here if you want to see it twice lol.

I've been going back and forth this summer between a small bag and a satchel, depending on where I'm going. Today I just had to run some errands so I went with a smaller bag from asos. They had SO many amazing scalloped bags earlier this year but it seems like they only have a couple left in stock, not including this one unfortunately :( It's really so perfect for holding a few essentials and the scalloped border is so cute!

Inside I have trident gum, a pocket mirror from sweet and lovely, an ice cream pen that was a gift from Sammi (you can find them in the party section at Target!), a hello kitty pouch that holds a generous supply of extra bobby pins, a tony moly perfume stick, NYX butter lip balm in parfait, my iphone with a floral case from my society6 store, a ban.do back-up charger from modcloth (they only have 5 left in stock!) pink sunglasses from steve madden, bath & body works cupcake antibacterial hand gel, and my yellow scalloped wallet from asos (also not available anymore, at least not in this color.)

my daily fancy

A few weeks ago, I received an email from Fancy Feast asking if I'd be interested in doing a cat-themed outfit post to help promote their new blog, Daily Fancies. Um, HECK YES.

I love that I actually had to narrow down which cat dress, which cat shoes and which cat cardigan to wear for this post. I'm not only a crazy cat lady, I'm a crazy cat clothing lady, too! This actually reminds me that I've wanted to do a post featuring my collection of cat clothes & accessories for ages now, and it's high time I finally did it. It's probably my favorite thing to collect (fashion-wise) and I'm surprisingly picky about which pieces I buy. The ones in this outfit definitely top my favorites.



So, what is a daily fancy? Anything that you look forward to each day (especially cat-related!) Mine would probably be the hour or so right before I fall asleep & when I wake up. As soon as I'm tucked in bed, both cats hop up and get cozy with me while I read and watch tv. They leave and play and eat at night but they're always fast asleep beside me when I wake up again in the morning.

Hubble is the definition of a finicky cat. He likes dry cat food and basically nothing else, not even treats! I think his daily fancy would be sitting on my lap while I work at night and cuddling with me right before bed. He's such an affectionate kitty! Arrietty is the little food connoisseur of the family. This girl loves to eat. If I put a can of food in front of her she eats the entire thing in one sitting so I need to ration how much she gets or else she'll turn into a GIANT food connoisseur, ha! Her favorite seems to be the Fancy Feast gravy lovers chicken & gravy. Chloe likes that one, too (she's a gravy lover if ever there was one!)

Writing about my kitties' favorite things, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention how much my little Hypatia absolutely LOVED Friskies turkey and cheese. She didn't eat very much because of her gingivitis but oh, how she would meow for turkey and cheese! I smile every time I see it at the grocery store now :)




^Look at those little paws. I DIE! You can read about other cat lovers' daily fancies (and submit your own!) on the Fancy Feast blog, Daily Fancies.

dress - romwe | sweater - dorothy perkins | shoes - ebay | bag - amazon

belt - f21 | cat lady necklace - c/o i love crafty | I love cats pin - modcloth

home sweet home

I'm home! I told you I had the workspace set up already, lol ;) I took photos of my office before I packed everything up so I could recreate the exact art layout when I hung all of my pictures up again. Basically the only difference is that I decided to paint the walls pink. Kind of like the whole "living on my own" experiment, I decided to try white walls in my apartment and, also like the living alone experiment, I hated it. What can I say, I need lots of color in my life (in case you couldn't already tell) I feel like my whole room is glowing a little and it's just so darn pretty.

I just got this adorable dress in the mail and, what with the new pink walls and my incredibly rosy outlook on life at the moment, I decided my first outfit post back at home should be PINK PINK PINK :D Pink hair, pink walls, pink dress and pink shoes.

dress- c/o oasap | shoes - modcloth

bedtime

My favorite part of the day is right before I go to sleep. I get in bed and read for a little while. As soon as I crack open a book, Hubble jumps up on the bed and collapses right next to me, his arms usually wrapped over mine as if he's reading along with me. After I've read for a while I turn on the tv and Arrietty usually makes her appearance around the same time, cuddling up either right next to Hubble or down near my feet. And then I watch 30 Rock or The Office for 1-2 episodes and drift off to sleep with two adorable cats dozing beside me. It's such a relaxing, happy way to end the day.

chloe + mr. hubble!

Yesterday was 11 years since Chloe joined the family! I don't have words to express how much she means to me. I love my human family members to pieces but (shhh! don't tell them..) Chloe is the main reason I come back to hang out at home almost every single day ;) She's such a happy camper now that she's the only cat in the house. It makes me happy to see her so happy! She was abused before we adopted her so she's never been very comfortable with being picked up or smothered in kisses but oh how I wish I could just cuddle her for days and days. She's such a lovable, adorable fluffball! I'm so lucky that she sauntered into our life one chilly Valentine's Day 11 years ago.











Yesterday was also Mr. Hubble's anniversary! He joined the kitty brood exactly two years ago. He is SUCH a character. He's ornery as heck -- if I come home to find chewed up toilet paper strewn about, I know instantly who the culprit was. But he's so ridiculously sweet and affectionate I end up forgiving him in a heartbeat. Can you blame me? Look at this face! He cuddles with me when I go to sleep, and when I wake up I usually find that Arrietty joined him sometime overnight. It's so cute my heart almost explodes from the adorableness each morning!







Happy Anniversary, kitties!!

let the rain pitter patter

I really have absolutely nothing to say today. I'm in a mopey mood so the only thoughts on my mind are ones I don't really feel like typing. Let's just leave it at this -- the picture of me and Hubble below is one of my all-time favorites, ever ever ever.

cardigan- c/o oasap | tights - asos | skirt - forever 21 | shirt - old navy

shoes - c/o bait footwear | hat - gift from casey | wig - minty mix

merry belated christmas

I'm FINALLY feeling better so I thought I'd stop by and wish everyone a belated Merry Christmas :) We had to postpone some of our holiday festivities since I was so sick, I didn't get to finish my present shopping and I had to miss my Aunt Annie's 102nd birthday party (that was crushing!) but we still had a nice Christmas. I lost my voice so I ended up using a text-to-voice app on my phone and I think that sufficiently lifted everyone's spirits. Just hearing the app try to pronounce 'Arrietty' produced plenty of holiday cheer ;)

Christmas isn't over for me just yet though. I finally just mailed my cards yesterday (you can see them here!) and since I spent so much of December either working or deliriously sick I'm giving myself permission to keep my decorations up through mid-January. I want to enjoy these trees and ornaments, darn it! And I'm going to bake cookies and eat hundreds of them while everyone else is starting their weight loss new years resolutions. It's going to be great.

trousers and cats

While half my dresses are still at home, somehow all of my pants made it over to my apartment, which is super useful considering I wear them like three times a year. These are actually really comfy though and I don't *totally* hate the way I look in them, like I do in most pants. I think it's mostly due to the really high waist (which you can't see here because there's a cat sweater covering it.) I've been snatching up high-waisted trousers whenever they're available because I absolutely loathe how everything seems to be super low-rise nowadays. Is anyone actually comfortable in them? Even if you say you are I probably won't believe you.

Anyway, Mr. Hubble decided to join in on the outfit post photo-taking yesterday and I was pretty excited about it. The cats are always curious when I do this but as soon as I try getting them into a picture they're having none of it. I've said it before but I swear cats can sense when you want to take their photo and deliberately try to sabotage your efforts... so anytime I get one like this it's quite the monumental day ;)

cat sweater - f21 | cardigan - c/o oasap | pants - asos | shoes - bait footwear

the first night

On Saturday night I brought over the cats and we spent our first night in our new home! It went so smoothly. Arrietty and Hubble did their fair share of investigating every nook and cranny before cuddling up in bed with me. It was so perfect and sweet!  My room is still a work in progress (basically the only room that's completely finished right now is the kitchen, which I'll share soon!) but it's finished *enough* that it feels cozy and home-like. I get the best light in the morning, my room was practically glowing when I woke up. It was gorgeous!



Tomorrow is my birthday (it really snuck up on me this year!) so I'll have my annual birthday giveaway posted here in the morning! I included lots of fun stuff so make sure to check back tomorrow and enter :D 

denim hearts

My brother's cell phone broke last week so I gave him mine and upgraded to the iphone 5C. I forgot that it's a completely different size than my old one (I had a 4S) so in addition to needing a new case (I'm going to miss my perfect pink hello kitty one so much!) it doesn't fit in my tripod iphone attachment anymore. For these photos I put my self-timer on and then taped my cell phone to my computer screen with blue painter's tape so it would stay upright. Neccesity is the mother of invention right? ;p

Speaking of blue painter's tape, I got all of my paint and painting supplies yesterday! I get the apartment tomorrow night (!!!!) so I'll probably start painting on Wednesday. I'm so excited about this part! The moving-all-my-stuff and finding-furniture parts are a little more daunting. I did start cleaning out my closet, though, and I have a big giant heap of things for a shop my closet update later this week! I figured I might as well clear out some things I don't wear instead of mindlessly moving everything into the new place :)



I've mentioned this before, but I still can't get over this sweet furry friendship. Hubble and Arrietty are such cute little pals! They're almost always hanging out together, playing, or napping near each other (still not cuddling but I'm hoping that's on the horizon.)

dress - modcloth | shoes - bait footwear | cat collar clips - c/o i love crafty