So doing this!

Open mouth, insert foot? Yup, managed to completely embarrass myself and insult the woman we were sitting with at a bridal shower today. My friend and I wrote “it’s ok to go to bed angry, even if everyone tells you not to,” on the advice card. (And loudly proclaim that we hate when people say that. Sometimes you just need to go to sleep and deal with it in the morning.) Only to then find out that the woman across from us, of course, wrote “never go to bed angry,” when they read her advice card out loud to the entire room. She then turned to us and proceeded to say, “I just never do, it’s not worth it.”

Whoops.

At least my shoes are cute.

happy, happy, friday!

In honor of avoiding-doing-all-work-as-much-as-possible day, I decided to compile a bunch of my “likes” on Pinterest and some recipes I’m really hoping to try. Like chocolate much?

1. Mile High Chocolate Pie

2. No Bake Oreo Refrigerator Cake

3. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownie Bombs

4. Salted Pretzel Caramel Brownies

I took a lunch break for the first time in what felt like forever and walked along the South Street Seaport.

Really beautiful day.

I had a mini breakdown on Tuesday at work. Overload, I assume. Traveling for work, a very busy weekend, and some emails that made me want to punch the screen added up to some crying at my desk and a phone call to my mother. No shame. I should have taken a mental health day, (we all need them every now and then) but instead I’m powering through the rest of the week and really looking forward to the weekend.

This beautiful 77 degree day ain’t too shabby either.

I finally got around to some spring cleaning last night and swapped my wardrobe, something I never used to do. Yay for two closets!

I have to say, doing the swap was kind of depressing though. I realized I haven’t bought much quality over the past few years and it was pretty obvious. Quite a few items went into the donate pile and there wasn’t too much left, especially when it comes to work attire. I have very few dresses to wear. I guess that’s next.

I was happy to add a few new staples that I recently purchased from old navy. Floral shorts, a polka dot tank, and a striped tee.

I guess I’ll be wearing prints this summer.

stunning.

henriesdraft:

Ashlee Simpson looking like a Queen ♥

(via theglitterguide)

A fun summer bag from Gap …

and a pair of coloful sandals from J Crew.

If one is a splurge and the other a steal, do they cancel each other out? Also, 20% off at J Crew thanks to Pink Peonies - use code BLOOM. So very tempting.

why yes, sir, I’d love one ….

Ingredients

• 3-4 Strawberries
• 3 1/2 Oz. Champagne Or Sparkling Wine
• 3 1/2 Oz. Orange Juice

Directions

1. Mix orange juice and strawberries with a little shaved ice in a blender until smooth.
2. Pour into a chilled wine goblet and add cold champagne. Stir gently so as not to lose the bubbles.

Because all I’ve got right now on my nightstand are a lamp, hair ties (a tissue or two) and half empty lotion bottles. Fancy.

Spruce up your nightstand - Style Me Pretty Living

Lamp from Anthropologie | Clock from Indigo | Journal from Anthropologie | Golden Jar from Up in the Air Somewhere | Potted Succulent from Terrain | Depressed Water Glass from Anthropologie | Scented Candle from Indigo | Books from Jayson Home | Hand Cream from Marigold and Mint | Golden Gnome from Imm Living

Today was the first time I stepped outside since Wednesday.

I woke up the past four mornings around 5:30 am and did not return to my hotel room until 8:30 pm.

I ate a disgusting amount of conference food and caffeine to power through.

I was asked to make some last minute changes and sprinted across the convention center on more than one occasion.

I wrote an absurd amount of notes and now have a ton of work to do when I go back.

But I was part of conversations that I know will be pivotal in moving my organization forward. I was thanked more times than I can count and have felt very proud of the work I’ve done. I’ve had some conversations with people that live truly amazing lives and do incredible work. I had the pleasure of getting to know colleagues I don’t get a chance to talk to often and I spent an insane amount of time with my amazing boss, (who works remotely from boston) and was reminded how much I love my job because of her.

And thankfully, because of all these great people, I laughed my ass off. Every day.

It was a tiring few days but as always, extremely rewarding.

And now, I’m so happy to be home.

(Source: pinterest.com, via libbylovesnyc)

my new reading nook.

is apparently the title of the game we’ll be playing at one of my best friends upcoming bridal shower, according to the email I received from my friend’s mother. As if bridal showers aren’t already kind of the worst to begin with, lets throw in a game that will most likely embarrass my good friend, myself or both. Awesome idea.

I was told I need to come prepared with a statement that obviously starts with “I remember when.”

I remember when we spent a night in atlantic city, drank and danced too much, had an incident involving room service that was not ours and another in which one of us thought the hallway was the bathroom.

Do you think that’s what her mother had in mind?

I hope there’s a lot of booze at this shower.

Off to Dallas next week for a business trip and the pictures of the place we’re staying look incredible. They even have a lazy river for goodness sakes.

The staff schedule was emailed out yesterday and I’m pretty much working from sun up to sun down and then some. But I’m determined to make time for the lazy river, even if it kills me.

gorgeous.

theeverygirl:

a little preview of editor Danielle Moss’ home tour

(via la-belle-vie)

ain’t that the truth.