Chicagoan

...finally.

And I know it's been like a month, but did I mention what Norman gave me for my birthday?

Yeah, I actually thought the box was the gift. Lanvin flats?! Are you kidding me?! I'm the luckiest girl in the world.

Confessions of a Craigslist-aholic

Any good blogger knows poor blog maintenance means death. Oops.

But I swear I can't believe it's been a month since I've posted -- life is sneaky like that. And I-cannot-tell-a-lie I'm processing the last three weeks as I am writing this post.

I've graduated. High school. Wait, no, college. High school. College. I've graduated from something.

I've had two five eighteen one hundred and sixty four a lot of crises (involving the who, where, what, bills and other monkeys that come with graduating and starting a job two weeks later and finding the time to get the remains of my life in California all wrapped up somewhere between Northwestern and Real Life).

I've gotten a chance to reconnect with my family after six months, and I never even knew how much I missed the insanity that gallops in the family.

I finally got a Macbook (!!!).

And lastly, I've been cheating on fashion with furniture. (Don't reread that -- you got it right.) Yep, I've been so excited to move into this new apartment that I've become a bonafide Craigslist/Apartment Therapy/DIY blog/Etsy/West Elm nut job. You must understand -- I'm not just giddy about our amazing newly gutted space in Logan Square, I'm looking forward to finally having a space I can call my own with some kind of permanence (or semi-permanence...more permanence than undergrad). For the first time, I have a place I can start really investing in. (Stay tuned for a follow up post on "home".)

I still can't really visualize the apartment since I haven't seen it in a while, but here are a few things I'm really loving:

West Elm duvet cover

UO sham

A union jack something is a non-negotiable.

I mean I can take this room, too. That could be a non-negotiable. I can settle.

Coffee table on casters! Probably out of my price range, but the sheepskin rug is also a non-negotiable.

Awesome mirrors that are also out of my price range.

Acrylic lamp! Also out of my price range.

Acrylic bench

...that is also out of my price range.

You know what. This is my blog. I can dream.

Goodnight.

The Weekend Post

God after my own heart -- He always provides in the most unexpected ways.

A Girl's Best Friend

A friend of mine introduced me to JewelMint, which is the subscription jewelry site started by *STYLE IDOL* Kate Bosworth, and I'm obsessed! I'm not a jewelry hoarder, but I do love - love - finding really great investment pieces that work with everything (also known as shower jewelry). A few well thought out necklaces or a really great watch changes that cute H&M top your wearing into your individually styled ensemble (and could make it look worth $$$ more). And each piece is only $30!! (And that's a bargain cause if I'm buying jewelry, I better be able to wear it all day, errday.)

I just received my first purchase (the Soulmate Bangle), and needless to say, it's going into my rotation immediately.

And if that isn't convincing, just get it for the pretty box.

I am clearly not getting paid for this promotion since I have a total of five readers, including my mom, my boyfriend (who thankfully doesn't wear things like "Soulmate Bangles") and myself, so I'm telling you as an honest and good friend -- give it a shot.

Spring Fever

I helped plan a little event today for our college fellowship, and we were having some trouble coming up with a theme for our decor. I came up with a last-minute indoor picnic theme inspired by paper flowers, ball jars, and twine, and when I came home and made my blog rounds, guess what I found:

A photo from the 2011/2012 Chanel Cruise. Look at their theme. Not to toot my own horn, but sometimes, I really do think I should go into trend forecasting (or maybe event planning).

(photo via The Vogue Diaries)

BAMFs

You don't get more badass than Jason and Rosie.

(photos via The Vogue Diaries)

If only it were sunnier

Ever since Chloe and Ray-Ban came out with folding sunglasses a couple of seasons ago, I've been obsessed! And these spankin' new Burberry foldables I spotted a few weeks ago while traipsing around State Street certainly doesn't help.

The yellow-greens are the ones on my wishlist (and the purple and the aqua...).