Bring on 2009!

Happy New Year!!! Hope you are already drinking champagne like me! xoxo

Keeping it Old School....

Who doesn't remember splurging on "puppy chow" (aka muddy buddies) as a kid? I made a batch of this last Saturday and haven't stopped eating it!!! I decided to wrap it up and give it away so I can fit into my jeans come January. But it got me thinking, what a yummy and cheap Christmas gift idea? If you need to cut back this year, why not whip up some classic Chex mix? You can find loads of recipes on their web site.

I'm Officially Obsessed....

All images belong to Fifi Lapin

...with this sassy bunny. 

A-B-C for your T-R-E-E

You can always count on Anthropologie for fun monogrammed gift ideas. Who hasn't given/received this coffee mug in the last few years? There are several fabulous options on their site, but these little cuties caught my eye......

I decided to personalize my gift wrap (for the females) by attaching these to their gift.  I chose the first letter of their name. I love that they don't look totally "Christmassy" so you could hang them somewhere in your home all year. 

For my sister, a fellow "K"

It's Peony time at Trader Joe's.........

Since pink doesn't match my Christmas decor, the flowers stay upstairs on my desk.

Every December, women (and some men) rush to Trader Joe's to snatch up Peony flowers at bargain prices. These are my favorite flowers (just ahead of white hydrangeas) so of course I snatched up all the good looking bunches. Isn't Trader Joe's just the best place ever? I also picked up their new edamame hummus which looks quite appetizing, I'll let you know how it is.......

Happy Thanksgiving!

photo by Annie Schlechter for Domino

Thank you to everyone who reads my blog! Hope your holiday is filled with love, family and turkey!

Going Gray

Image via Glamour.com

I have been trying to cut down on the waste of time that is celebrity gossip, so I totally missed the press release that gray is the new black when it comes to nails. At my 30th birthday blow-out last weekend, I spied my friend Megan's nails and was like...WTF! I love that color!! What is that!!! And she handed me this.......

A friend since 18, she knows I am obsessed with nail polish and gave me the new OPI gray as part of my b-day gift. Check out my new toes!! Go get yours now!

I'm So Depressed......sniff, sniff....

Cottage Living is done, gone, fini! Excuse me while I cry in a corner....

I'm a NeNe?!! Not sure what to say about that....

I guess it's because I keep it real!! HAAHAAAA......Ok so I just took a quiz on Bravo.com to see which "Housewife" I was, you should too (if you are putting off work like moi). I am not embarrassed to admit I am a big fan of all things Bravo, especially the Housewives series.  It is amazingly entertaining in that shallow-talk trash sort of way.  And for the best re-cap of this show EVER, please check out SGM. She is the Queen of Bravo.

Oh Kim, 29 my arse!!

Thank GOD I wasn't a Kim, I'm sure it was a close call as I do like to shop. 

Better Make Room on Your Bookshelf....

Just checked my e-mail and Celerie Kemble's new book is on its way!!! If you haven't already pre-ordered it, I suggest you get to it!!! She is one of my favorite interior designers and I can't wait to add her book to my collection.