Dreaming About Summer...

Now that we've gotten more piles of snow my brain has shifted gears and begun dreaming about summer weather as a coping mechanism. Instead of the mountains of warm clothes I pack on and the hot soup I consume I dream of wearing flowy tops and sandals and sucking on a popsicle. Oh warm weather, come soon!!

This patchwork tunic from Anthropologie is a bit funky and I would normally never pick it up off the rack but the material feels wonderful and flows beautifuly (I tried it on in store). I just picked it up on ebay for half the price, score Rach. Available here.

And yes, my clothing choices could all easily double for maternity wear. It's called planning early. This is a recession after all.

I've been crushing on a pair of Toms for awhile now, I mean who doesn't love the concept behind them: for every pair purchased a child in need gets a pair of shoes!! Available here.

 

Really love these super comfy looking report flats from zappos.

My latest issue of Instyle says that stripes are making a big comeback for spring, but I wasn't ever really aware that they'd made a big fall?? Either way this top hits both my qualifications: comfy and cute. Available over at Anthro again.

Stripes again I know. But I love this frock from urban, I also want to be able to use the word 'frock' as many times as possible while wearing said frock. Look thats three already! Available here.

-R.

Spot of Pretty

With Valentines Day looming (yuck) stores have started to abundantly supply valentines, cards, and material tokens of affection. Despite the fact that the holiday isn't my favorite, there are usually quit a few that manage to catch my eye and my heart and I fell in love with these adorable handkerchief cards from Bird & Banner found in their etsy shop and now at anthropologie.

Isn't this such a neat and unique idea for a card?!? I've already got an idea of who I'm going to send some to...

- R.

Office Accesories

Since I spend such a huge chunk of my time these days in the office I've been gravitating towards gadgets and gizmos that are legit to have and entertain me at the same time!

Really digging this bookbook laptop case by twelve south.

How fun are these desk amigos by lama designs?!?!?

A good company has created the League of Moveable Types, a website where you can download and use free (and sweet) fonts. Check it out here.

Love these slide out desk calendars from Ginko Papers.

Love love love these rhino and polar bear erasers from kikkerland, available here and here. Plus a portion of proceeds go to the protection of the endangered specie!

-R.

Cute Overload

Discovered this gem of a blog through the 2009 Bloggies and if you need a time waster this is the perfect way to go about doing it. Its so cute it makes me want to vom, swallow, and then keep looking. Heres just a sample from Cute Overload.

-R.

Online Gem

When I discover something truely amazing and wonderful the logical and generous thing to do would be to share it. Which is what I shall do. I discovered Zenni Optical through a group of guy friends and bought my first pair of spectacles a little over a year ago. The amazing part about zenni is that glasses range from $15-$20 WITH the prescription and shipping. And glasses can be pretty g'damn expensive normally.

I have been complimented so many times while wearing my glasses and have written the website down numerous times. They look exactly like a pair I could have picked up at J. Crew for hundreds of dollars but guess what I paid $20!!

The only downside of zenni is that you cannot actually try the glasses on (website, duh) and they aren't the greatest quality of plastic. They do hold up well but its not super high quality and sturdy. You also need to know your exact presciption.

Next purchase - these sweet frames.

-R.

Current Obsession

I'm really really lovin' on these super adorable fabric flowers from emerson made. Verdict is still out on whether or not I could actually pull off this look but I can still look, can't I? Look and love.

In theory things like these are always way cuter in the product photos than they end up looking throughout the day. But I wants one!!

I also think that for some reason I'm attracted of late to embellishments. These fit the bill perfectly.

-R.

I Want to Go There Now

If I weren't so g'damn afraid of caves (think Descent here) I would love to go explore this one in mexico... Read the full article on it here.

-R.