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.

April giveaway: green scalloped purse [closed]

This year I'm doing one giveaway every month (in addition to my blog anniversary & birthday giveaways) There's one catch -- to enter, you have to perform a random act of kindness today. It's on the honor system, obviously, I can't actually make sure that everyone does it, but I trust that you will. If you're stumped on what to do, the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation has a list of ideas right here!



What you'll win: One person will win this scalloped edge green purse

How to enter: Pledge to perform a random act of kindness today and use the rafflecopter widget to enter. You can also earn extra entries in the widget by tweeting about the giveaway, tweeting about your RAK, following me on facebook and bloglovin, or making a donation to your favorite charity. You must be a follower to enter (and, please, none of this follow-and-leave as soon as the giveaway is over jazz.. that's super rude!) This giveaway is open to everyone on planet earth.

a Rafflecopter giveaway
Giveaway ends May 1st at 12:01AM EST. Giveaway has ended.

WINNER: Andrea M.

casual day

I've only had these sweatshirts for like one week and I've already been practically living in them. They're just so perfect for feeling dressed but still cozy and comfortable.

When I went home in this outfit my mom looked shocked and was like "you're wearing a form-fitting skirt?!?!" as if I had three heads or something. It's not even that fitted, just not super flared like almost everything else I own. I'm still not 100% sure if it was an insult, a compliment or just a statement of bewilderment and surprise, but I was pretty happy with the silhouette myself. When I went out to run errands in the ridiculously blustery weather it was nice to not have to worry about wind blowing my skirt up to my shoulders for once. (Sidenote: I'm pretty sure global warming is turning my area into a wind tunnel. Even in the summer it's like there are fans blowing at you from every direction)



Also, this is, hands down, my new favorite brooch. It's from Ladybird Likes and she has a ton of different variations that I love (like Disney and dinosaurs) although Jurassic Park is definitely my favorite. A close runner-up would be I like you nearly as much as television. She can make them custom too which is pretty dangerous (I'm thinking The X-Files, The Office, my cats, potatoes..)

dress- c/o dahlia | sweatshirt - american apparel | tights -target

shoes - asos | brooch - c/o ladybird likes | glasses - coastal

california dreaming

In less than a week I'll be on my way to California for the TCM Film Festival! I'm so excited I haven't been able to sleep for the last few days. Me and my friends have been planning this get-together for five years and I'm sure it's going to be one of the best weeks of my life. I can't wait!

I also can't wait to shed the tights and sweaters, lol! I packed a lot of my favorite vintage dresses for the trip (yup, I'm already packed! I'm seriously so excited!) so I'll definitely do outfit posts while I'm there :) yay!!

dress- forever 21 | sweater - old navy | tights - target | shoes - c/o oasap

wig - minty mix | hat - forever 21