Aww look at mamas baby! That there is the love of my life… Chipper Jones. Yes, I love my Atlanta Braves and Larry Wayne Jones so much I named my dog after him! Call me crazy or just a fan but you know you can’t resist that face! Besides that loveable beagle face, those were my “credentials” and name tag…
Around this time last Saturday, I had the privilege of volunteering my time to helping shelter animals. I am a true pet lover indeed! As mentioned in “Around Town” the 5th Annual Paws in the Park is an one day event to raise money for Michigan’s shelter animals. Gotta say, had a total blast! Can’t wait for next years event!
Here are a couple of pics I managed to snag while dogs strutted their stuff on the catwalk for the costume contest:
If there was one thing I could complain about, it would be my lack of photos from the event! As someone that was helping, I wasn’t able to snap as many pics as I would’ve liked. Assigned to the games, contests and prizes area, I became a judge for the many events for dogs and their owners. Now, I love my dog and cat buuuuut you won’t see me dancing and dressing them up (in public) someone could see me haha! Anywho, these animal lovers did just the opposite!
Volunteering is one of lifes greatest joys (next to shopping and maybe sex lol) but if you are able and have the time, do it! Find places in your area and give some time. Some places may not advertise they need help but the chances of them turning you away are pretty slim. If it really isn’t your “thing” try searching for something you like doing and go from there. Truly warms your heart and helps that whole karma cosmic cosmos thing 🙂
It’s officially the weekend!!! After 5pm on Friday, what are you going to do? Well, besides take a nap and do some online shopping of course! The weather is finally feeling like Fall and it’s raining here in Michigan. I have an elaborate weekend planned that entails washing the curly-thick-long-craziness that is my hair. Oh, and I’ll also be outside! As a pet lover, I enjoy helping out whenever I can. So when I heard a local non-profit animal rescue place needed volunteers, I hopped on it! PAWS of Michigan will be in the park aka Paws in the Park…. Fun tail-wagging times shall be had by all!
Dare I take a break from fashion week?! I’m not even there in New York but I’m exhausted like I’ve been in heels for 80 hours and hailing taxis in the late summer heat! The pictures that I’ve seen from NYFW…..amazeballs! Yep, I just through amazeballs into a blog post. Anywho…just thinking about all of the dramatics just made me wanna sit and be comfy right here at home.
What better way to be comfy than to stroke my need for new furniture (which I don’t really need.) My obsession with chairs has only seemed to become worse since last weeks post. Travelling through the crazy, mixed up world that is patterned furniture…I found this pretty cheeky warmer!
If you go to Jonathan Adlers’ site, you can design a custom chair to match any decor. I can put lime green and black legs on this same chair and have it be the centerpiece of my living room!
Voila!
Could you imagine the possibilites? The simple design of this chair lends itself to be a chameleon in your home. Bright pop of color on contrasting legs.
Boom!
Same chair, different design!
Here in lies the problem, it will set you back a mean $995-$1,295. Someone tell Mr. Adler I want to work somewhere in his company and can it come with a Templeton chair as payment?!
All in fun…. “Will work for chairs or sofas.”
Yes, there’s a sofa, headboard, bed and ottoman…a family of Templetons!
Give these recipes a try and let me know how they turned out. I’m definitely hitting up the alcohol section of the grocery store/market this weekend! Can’t wait to try these…well at least one of them! It’s rare that I drink so one sip and I’ll be crawling to bed. Nice nightcap!
Recently, I realized my fascination with wild upholstered chairs is a bit more than just a fascination. I’ve been actually hunting down chairs that I dare to desire. There is absolutely no room in my apartment for a chair but dang nabbit if I don’t find one and put it in storage til I find a bigger place! I mean, that’s the ONLY logical thing to do, right? LOL
I have absolutely NO idea who makes, who upholstered it or who even uploaded this picture onPinterest!
All I know is…this chair needs to be in my possession…even if I find this fabric, I’m sure I can find an old chair to be reupholstered. If anyone knows who, what, when, where, why and how to get this chair…shoot me an email!
Moving trucks, hot bodies, sweat, loud music, books…
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Hey there!!
Sorry, I was day dreaming about my first day of college when I moved to campus. Crazy fun times y’all! This reminds me of all the stuff I had to buy just for the smallest of cubicles we called a dorm room…which we had to share with other people. It was still a fun time to be out and about with all the other college freshmen.
This is the time of year I enjoy so much! Not because it’s cooler but because college starts and every home goods store has stuff on sale!!
I’m currently in a dorm room heaven right now! You can find just about everything you need for your home or apartment at very low costs. Just make sure the quality is up to your standards…you don’t want to pay $10 for 12 bath towels. Something tells me those towels won’t get you dry or even hold their color through one wash!
If you’re anything like me, you’ll want to know where the sales are. Try stores like Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, KMart, Wal-Mart, Macy’s,Lord & Taylor and etc…so on and so forth. You can find these for yourself or if you’re a parent, be sure to check out things for their bedrooms, playrooms and even the family room!
Handy dandy towel sets! Target is usually good about decent towel sets so this Room Essentials set would work great for your home. Even if you don’t want to use them for yourself…think guest bathroom, kitchen, car, storage, rainy day or whatever your heart may desire.
$15
Target
4 piece fast dry towel set
Why didn’t they make these things when I was a kid?! Screw it! I’m going to buy this…don’t judge me lol just know when you visit, this will, in fact be sitting on my kitchen counter!
Hello Kitty Toaster
$19.99
Target
We all know how Rena feels about her coffee. She needs it to survive and it needs to be sweet and strong! I did happen to have one of these teeny tiny coffee makers in my dorm room back in the day. It did the job. They make crazy cool colors now!!
$14.99
Target
Mr. Coffee
4 cup coffee maker
Mixing bowls!!! I bake. I bake A LOT! Bowls are used constantly. So it doesn’t matter what they’ll be used for, they will be used. I might want the biggest bowl of CTC ever (Cinnamon Toast Crunch)…these look like they’ll be just fine.
$9.99
5 pack mixing bowls
Target
Hope this was helpful to someone. Be sure to pass it on to someone who’s going to campus or have kids going to college.
Not really sure why, but I want this. Maybe it’s because it’s made by Rebecca Minkoff. That’s more than likely the reason why, right?! She makes me want to buy
It quite possibly may be time for me to use my words and bat some eyelashes! Well, that is, if I did that sort of girly maneuver, which I don’t! I would never!
What if, for all intensive purposes, there is someone out there (I won’t mention any names) that this technique could persuade them to purchase a Keurig for me, them or perhaps us? Could this person be reading this post? Is it making him or her think about the deliciousness of dark roast coffee or a mug of hot cocoa filled with marshmallows? Just curious. Maybe you want some iced tea…who knows?! It has lots of benefits for many people lol all I want to do is be a good friend…you know me!
This is starting to sound (read) like an advertisement…..totally didn’t intend for that to happen! Someone should write the Keurig company and tell them I’m selling the shhhh out of their coffee machine thingy! They should just send me one….let me test it or umm I don’t know, have it forever!
I’m a fan of sugary sweets. No substitutes can enter this bod. That was dramatic! Ok, I’m kidding (a little!) I do love sweet snacks but you and I aka “WE” do need to pay attention to what’s going into our bodies. The most effective way to do that, is to actually put good things into our bellies. Belly, meet KIND SNACKS.
I actually had this particular nut bar on accident lol go figure! While waiting to pick up my car back in March, I was offered a snack (apparently I look kinda peaked to people if I haven’t eaten all day…who knew?!) So, I took a bite, loved it and the rest is history!
Seriously, it takes a lot for me to actually like something that isn’t a peanut butter cookie or lemon bar sprinkled with powered sugar. For me to like this nutty little thing means it has to be good! Added bonus: IT IS FREAKING GOOD FOR YOU!
Check out their site and all the other goodies. I’m on my way to grab a couple myself!
