i wore this.

i got this super lightweight and cool summer dress at t.j. maxx. but don't worry the sandals and necklace are vintage :) . not a super exciting outfit, but preferable to a t shirt and soccer shorts which is what i feel like wearing every day in this heat. 

 i think my expression and pose in this photograph make me look like its my first day of kindergarten. 

necklace from Rust Belt Threads on etsy 

my incredibly lacking camera skills produced this ghostly picture of me. 

we'll talk soon, 

 m

a Minty Obsession.

It all started with Ashley Ording's lovely post about her mint green dress. 

i got a major craving for mint! it seems like such a refreshing palette for summer. 

 i picked up this incredible 1920's romper at one of my favorite vintage shops in town.

 a pretty new coat of mint for my toes (by revlon)

got this plate from anthropologie ages ago but have been enjoying it more since my minty obsession.

now i'm pining over this dress and mugs from etsy.

Thanks for reading,
i've missed you guys.


m

New in the shop.

these bits are new in the shop this week. 

thanks for looking, 

m

Nude and Black

i wore this out for a lovely night of eating sushi and shopping at Donna's Dress Shop. i made a couple of pretty incredible purchases which i will share later this week. i unearthed this blouse from a tub in my studio. its really interesting when i put something away to sell and then when i find it again, my tastes have changed and i have to keep it. the lace work is really stunning. 

blouse: vintage

skirt: thrifted

belt: from sassy sister vintage

platforms: target

bag: librislunaria 

thanks for reading,
m

snap shot

a snap shot in my studio.

I Heart Silent Sundays

there is a new place to shop online, ladies. And i, for one, am very excited about it.

I have always loved the blog Liebmarlene Vintage so when i discovered here that  Rhiannon and her business partner and friend Jamie Hopper began their very own online shop, I was ecstatic.

Its no surprise that the mood and styling of their lookbook is perfectly dreamy.

Silent Sundays is a mix of both designer pieces and hand selected vintage finds.

thanks for reading, 

m

how i learned exercise is unlame. part 2

lauren, of deargolden, asked how this "slim in 6" thing is different from other plans.
honestly, i don't know if it is super different. but this is why i like it:

-becuase the cover of the dvd has amazing graphics! hahahhhahhaah er..um. ahem.

-it combines several different things: aerobics, weight training, a bit of pilates and some yoga-stretching. but i like it because i am really working up a sweat!

-it is in several different segments and there is a clock counting these down. this helps me a lot, especially on the ab part, because i look and think, "ok! only one minute and 40 seconds left, i can do this!"

-debbie, the instructor, is not super annoying. and gives good reminders like, breathe like this, and bend your knees and keep your abs in to protect your back (these are things i always forget)

-i like that all of the moves are not super difficult in themselves, but they all combine to make a good workout. so even when you start the video, you don't feel like, "ugh i can't even do this move!"

-i like that its for slimming and toning, instead of trying to turn you into a beast. i don't want to get huge muscles or be insanely sculpted. i just want to have a slimmed, toned, yet womanly body. i feel like this is what the video is aiming for.

-you don't need a lot of weird "gear" just a workout cord/band and a mat. (these are usually inexpensive and easy to find at tj maxx or marshalls

-i also like it because i had a friend show it to me, so i feel like she's there doing it with me, even when she's not (total emotional reason).

if you look it up on beachbody.com, it totally looks like a "plan" but i'm just not doing it exactly like that. i just bought the used dvd off of amazon, and my cord from tj maxx (but if you have weights you can also use those). and i'm not following their nutritional book, i'm following my own nutrional plan. so that helps me feel like i have freedom and i'm not being institutionalized by this video.

commercial over. i promise i am not being reimbursed by them :)

i'm sure slim in 6 is not magical in itself, its just what i found that is working for my personality :)

thanks for asking, lauren.
i almost answered in an email but then i thought someone else might be wondering as well.

thanks for reading,
m