I'm a sucker for "steals and deals". And I take pride in finding a good bargain... to the point where, when asked, "Where did you get that?" I often can't resist the urge to yell out not only where I bought it but how much I bought it for.
I love discount stores, thrift shops, garage sales, flea markets. I love digging around and searching for that diamond in the rough. It really does feel like a treasure hunt.
Today, I stumbled upon a book sale at my local public library. I had only gone in to drop off a few books I had borrowed but I was quickly ushered in by the friendliest man. He greeted me saying, "You made it! You're here!" What did I make it to? I thought to myself. My puzzled look must have given it away; he answered, "Our annual book sale! It's our last day and you've made it just in time! Go ahead downstairs." He was pretty persuasive. I didn't think twice and made my way down to the book sale. And boy, am I glad I did because I found a few gems.
There are weeks when I leave school (work) on Friday afternoon and want to shout to the world, in triumph, "I made it! I made it through the week!!" And this week was just one of them weeks.
I feel like I am still recovering from some of the battle wounds (it was an epic battle of a week) but hey, I made it and as they say, "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" *cue kelly clarkson song*
I wouldn't describe my style to be particularly bold in any way. I love my neutrals and classic pieces: a trench coat, a striped shirt, black pants, a good pair of jeans. But when I saw these shoes, I couldn't help but snatch them up (especially because they were on major clearance! Thank you, DSW.)
The pumps add that punch of color even when worn with a simple outfit: a chambray shirt and my favorite black pants that I discovered in Korea, thanks to my cousins.
chambray shirt: jcrew, pants: from a boutique in korea, bag: zara, shoes: enzo angiolini
The other weekend, my FG (family group) girls and I got together to make fellowship food for church. Typically, I would've suggested we order pies and pies of pizza and called it a day but considering it was mother's day, we all felt inclined to put a little bit of effort and thought into the food for the week.
A little bit of effort turned into a whole lot of effort as we embarked on an EPIC six-hour journey of making egg salad for over 100 people! Here's the breakdown:
1 hour spent at Costco's
20 loaves of bread
180 eggs
4 stalks of celery
1 bag of red onions (and a whole lot of tears)
1 jar of mayo
2 bottles of spicy mustard
salt & pepper, to taste
3 pots of boiling water running at any given time
1 showing of Linsanity
4 ladies in love with Jeremy Lin
a spontaneous girls' night in, a sense of accomplishment and pride to say we fed our church = PRICELESS
chopping away
we discovered and tried many different ways of boiling eggs.
sweater: anthropologie, tshirt: jcrew, bag: zara, jeans: american eagle, watch: michael kors, necklaces: etsy & dogeared
Living in the northeast, the weather can be quite unpredictable. So when summer came to visit for the weekend, the husband & I decided to embrace the 82 degree weather and went to a park for a walk.
It was the first time my husband snapped some photos of my OOTD aka "outfit of the day". To be honest, at first, I felt a bit awkward, reminiscent of when we took our engagement photos. But quickly, I realized there was no need to feel this way, especially after seeing my vision being executed in his photographs. I have always trusted his "eye" for things since he's in the "arts" as an architect and it makes it especially exciting to start this "blogging" journey together.
