Fun New Finds!!!

Ok so this afternoon has turned into the not-so productive work afternoon..but it does mean a much more productive day for blogging and finding all of you out there in blogging world FUN NEW FINDs!!

1. Mini ABC cookie cutters

How much fun would it be to make fun little words, sayings and messages to your friends and family! I love the idea of surprising someone you care for a sweet message with sweet cookies!

Get them for yourself at: http://www.bakeitpretty.com/item_55/Mini-Alphabet-Cookie-Cutter-Set-of-26.htm


2. Super Sweet Cupcake Wrappers


Plus so many more, thanks again to the Bake It Pretty site
http://www.bakeitpretty.com/item_1044/Midnight-Stars-Cupcake-Wrappers.htm

3. Bacon & Egg Bandages!!! Who doesn't ALWAYS want some eggs and bacon..well your wish can come true, as along as your as "un-graceful" as I am and seemed to get cuts and bruises consistently..

How funny are these?! although it might make others around you a little hungry...


4. Awkward Family Photos- coffee table Classic
If you haven't seen this site, then you have DEFINITELY been missing out.. but what might be even better is getting an ENTIRE coffee table book of these classics!

For those of you who NEED a quick fix ... http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/ ...now you can see how this is a MUST for every coffee table!


5. Curious Frenchie Hook

So for those of you who don't know this little tid-bit about me..but I LOVE french bulldogs and currently have a very special one in my life right now! So for those of you that are dog lovers you will hopefully love this as much as I do.. Anthro also has other dog breeds but I saw this and of course got so excited!

http://www.anthropologie.com/


6. Coastal Del Sol Pitcher (Anthropologie)


I was very luck to grow up with many vintage pieces in our kitchen handed down from our relatives..some of my very favorite were those from the farm that my mom grew up on.. this pitcher, although is not vintage it has the feel and the colors are absolutely magnificent!


7. Flutter Chandelier


I believe there is something absolutely magical about a beautiful chandelier! whether its super expensive or you found an old one from a yard sale there is an absolute magical beauty to them!

I especially love this flutter Chandelier, it reminds me of a soft rain storm!


Well that is all for now..I guess I should get back to work, before my entire afternoon is wasted! I hope you all enjoyed some of these Fun New Finds!! Please feel free to add your own, there's millions out there!

Fun New Finds!!!

Ok so this afternoon has turned into the not-so productive work afternoon..but it does mean a much more productive day for blogging and finding all of you out there in blogging world FUN NEW FINDs!!

1. Mini ABC cookie cutters

How much fun would it be to make fun little words, sayings and messages to your friends and family! I love the idea of surprising someone you care for a sweet message with sweet cookies!

Get them for yourself at: http://www.bakeitpretty.com/item_55/Mini-Alphabet-Cookie-Cutter-Set-of-26.htm


2. Super Sweet Cupcake Wrappers


Plus so many more, thanks again to the Bake It Pretty site
http://www.bakeitpretty.com/item_1044/Midnight-Stars-Cupcake-Wrappers.htm

3. Bacon & Egg Bandages!!! Who doesn't ALWAYS want some eggs and bacon..well your wish can come true, as along as your as "un-graceful" as I am and seemed to get cuts and bruises consistently..

How funny are these?! although it might make others around you a little hungry...


4. Awkward Family Photos- coffee table Classic
If you haven't seen this site, then you have DEFINITELY been missing out.. but what might be even better is getting an ENTIRE coffee table book of these classics!

For those of you who NEED a quick fix ... http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/ ...now you can see how this is a MUST for every coffee table!


5. Curious Frenchie Hook

So for those of you who don't know this little tid-bit about me..but I LOVE french bulldogs and currently have a very special one in my life right now! So for those of you that are dog lovers you will hopefully love this as much as I do.. Anthro also has other dog breeds but I saw this and of course got so excited!

http://www.anthropologie.com/


6. Coastal Del Sol Pitcher (Anthropologie)


I was very luck to grow up with many vintage pieces in our kitchen handed down from our relatives..some of my very favorite were those from the farm that my mom grew up on.. this pitcher, although is not vintage it has the feel and the colors are absolutely magnificent!


7. Flutter Chandelier


I believe there is something absolutely magical about a beautiful chandelier! whether its super expensive or you found an old one from a yard sale there is an absolute magical beauty to them!

I especially love this flutter Chandelier, it reminds me of a soft rain storm!


Well that is all for now..I guess I should get back to work, before my entire afternoon is wasted! I hope you all enjoyed some of these Fun New Finds!! Please feel free to add your own, there's millions out there!

Would you dare...Sequins?

Metallic sequined bell skirt

http://www.jcrew.com/womens_feature/jcrewcollection/bottoms/PRDOVR~29021/29021.jsp


Seth plaid boy shirt & Sequins

http://www.jcrew.com/womens_feature/NewArrivals/shirts/PRDOVR~30163/30163.jsp

Ok..so all of us girls (and maybe some of you boys) can admit to owning at least one sparkly sequin clothing item growing up..whether it was part of one your dance recital pieces or your favorite "wanna-be" Dorothy red slippers we all had at least ONE item!

I don't recall having one specific sequin favorite as a child but I know by looking back at numerous dance outfits as well as regular day-wear I was a fan of the sparkly sequins!

Well for all of us that never thought we could fully indulge ourselves back into this ultra-fun sparkly fashion again. . . . JCrew has brought back the light!!!

I understand that the sparkly sequin pants may not be for everyone but I do encourage that you at least try something with a little sequin sparkle...whether its just a headband or maybe a sequin tank layered with a structured blazer you should at least give it a try!

Hey if nothing else it just might put a smile on your face on that dreadful Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday morning...

Happy Hump day to all!

Would you dare...Sequins?

Metallic sequined bell skirt

http://www.jcrew.com/womens_feature/jcrewcollection/bottoms/PRDOVR~29021/29021.jsp


Seth plaid boy shirt & Sequins

http://www.jcrew.com/womens_feature/NewArrivals/shirts/PRDOVR~30163/30163.jsp

Ok..so all of us girls (and maybe some of you boys) can admit to owning at least one sparkly sequin clothing item growing up..whether it was part of one your dance recital pieces or your favorite "wanna-be" Dorothy red slippers we all had at least ONE item!

I don't recall having one specific sequin favorite as a child but I know by looking back at numerous dance outfits as well as regular day-wear I was a fan of the sparkly sequins!

Well for all of us that never thought we could fully indulge ourselves back into this ultra-fun sparkly fashion again. . . . JCrew has brought back the light!!!

I understand that the sparkly sequin pants may not be for everyone but I do encourage that you at least try something with a little sequin sparkle...whether its just a headband or maybe a sequin tank layered with a structured blazer you should at least give it a try!

Hey if nothing else it just might put a smile on your face on that dreadful Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday morning...

Happy Hump day to all!

Blackberry vs. iPhone

So here it goes..I know many of you will probably disagree with me, especially those that are in the DC metropolitan area..but I am going to say the fatal words.. I HIGHLY DISLIKE BLACKBERRY's and LOVE MY iPHONE!!!

I am completely allowed to say this statement because after the last 2 months I have been an owner of both...I will admit I may of been slightly prejudice from the get-go but I "tried" to give the Blackberry a fair chance.




Blackberry

PRO:
BBM- i only was able to get 3 contacts to work on mine while being a BB owner but I will say for those 3 users it was slightly more convienent.

CONS:
Extremely difficult to use
Email was awful
Web- was significantly slower
Never fully understood all the apps (or what they like to call apps)

iPhone

PRO:
Very easy to use
Brighter images
Faster web
Easy email, and capability of multiple emails
endless FREE apps
iTunes
much more stylish

CON:
somewhat bad reception depending on your phone
sometimes a stronger likelihood of dropped calls (depending on the specific phone & area)

Ok, so as I said I only had the BB for about a month and honestly I really just never understood it...but it is SOO nice to finally have my iPhone back!

(quick shout-out goes to KK for the replacement)

Happy Monday! off to run the national mall!

Blackberry vs. iPhone

So here it goes..I know many of you will probably disagree with me, especially those that are in the DC metropolitan area..but I am going to say the fatal words.. I HIGHLY DISLIKE BLACKBERRY's and LOVE MY iPHONE!!!

I am completely allowed to say this statement because after the last 2 months I have been an owner of both...I will admit I may of been slightly prejudice from the get-go but I "tried" to give the Blackberry a fair chance.




Blackberry

PRO:
BBM- i only was able to get 3 contacts to work on mine while being a BB owner but I will say for those 3 users it was slightly more convienent.

CONS:
Extremely difficult to use
Email was awful
Web- was significantly slower
Never fully understood all the apps (or what they like to call apps)

iPhone

PRO:
Very easy to use
Brighter images
Faster web
Easy email, and capability of multiple emails
endless FREE apps
iTunes
much more stylish

CON:
somewhat bad reception depending on your phone
sometimes a stronger likelihood of dropped calls (depending on the specific phone & area)

Ok, so as I said I only had the BB for about a month and honestly I really just never understood it...but it is SOO nice to finally have my iPhone back!

(quick shout-out goes to KK for the replacement)

Happy Monday! off to run the national mall!

New beginnings!

What a week!

1 new employee, one AWESOME performance review, resulting in a MUCH needed raise for ME! :) and one application completely filled out for a BRAND new apartment with an AWESOME roommate!!



As you can see I have been just a little busy! It all started on Wednesday with our new employee starting...

Our previous employee left last Friday..to start off on a whole new adventure in grad school.

In an office of 4 (but usually only 3) 1 person, as you can imagine makes quite the difference...
I was definitely excited that we found a great replacement way ahead of time, and didn't really have any "in-between" without an employee!

The new girl, is different from our last, but its kinda nice for me to finally NOT be the new girl!
Its been exciting yet stressful to train her but I feel like I am hopefully doing a good job in being positive yet en forceful!

NEXT..came the awesome performance review and raise! This is something that I had been discussing with my bosses for quite some time but wasn't exactly sure when it would land.. especially with our week we've had things have been crazy busy..so you can say i was QUITE surprised when my boss called me in at 5:00pm yesterday!

and FINALLY..last night after work the roommate and I headed to finally look at the apartments that we had been eyeing from afar last weekend, because the apartments are at full occupancy they unfortunately didn't have any open ones to see..but between the roommate's diligence and some luck we were able to look at our "hopefully" NEW apartment last night!

From the moment we walked in it definitely felt right and we fell in love...the building is brand new and the apartment is quite spacious considering its just a 2 bedroom and all of the other places we had looked..


(this is not a picture of our apartment)

As you can see I will be quite the busy bee in the next few weeks leading up to the big move, but I couldn't be more excited!!

Happy Friday and Hope everyone has a great weekend! I've got a 15 mile run tomorrow morning..so wish me luck :)