Fresh Faced (& Fancy Free)

…hoping to put my best face forward for a productive and wonderful week filled with racks of dresses in my dressing room…

a light, neutral palette …

some antiquing…

shelves full of books…

the perfect drapes…

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creative shoe displays…

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…and enjoying the late sunsets while we still can.

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Older

So I did it. I got another year older. I also felt real special as my friends threw me a little fête (above – day & night) and my sweetheart helped me move (pictures to come).

{Birthday Dress}

The first day of the weekend

Hello there. Doesn’t Thursday always feel like the beginning of the weekend? No matter how much you must accomplish before Friday evening, when it officially commences? It’s always a wash of relief to wake up and know it’s Thursday. There are four full days before Monday comes round again.

This weekend is particularly exciting for me because Saturday is my birthday. It’s always lovely when your birthday falls on the weekend, particularly Saturday. You can compel your friends and loved ones to celebrate Thurs. night straight through Sunday morning. That’s what I plan to do…per usual. I still get very excited about birthdays. What’s not to love about an occasion to celebrate, where everyone you care about feels obliged to make you feel special?

Fortunately, I already feel special. Hope you do too…on your birthday and always.

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New Week

It’s a new week. I’m having trouble letting go of the weekend. I had too much sun & too much food and I’m paying for it today. This week it’s still so hot and we’ve got to spend most of it moving.

Love this look:

Foto:

And this one…

And adore this one:

Daydreaming of this backyard:

Images: Computer, street style, beach style, dress stylebackyard style,

Hey Cupcake

The week is half over! Thank goodness…I hate to wish away summer days that are so fleeting, but sometimes RuPaul comes to visit and the weeks just draaag. That’s a little cubicle humor for you. And now…some cupcake porn a la Bliss Cupcakes right here in Fayetteville.

Happy Wednesday loves!

Parisian Chic

Today is one of  “those” days. The ones that make you want to drop everything and fly to Paris to sit in a cafe, hide behind your sunglasses and escape.

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Hello Again Weekend

Hoping it’s restful and fun…

Image Credits: backless, sunny roomivory, garden partybedtime, lemonade, sleeping in

Don’t flowers just make the day better?

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Flowers make me feel girly and feminine and free. Plus they’re prettier and have less fat than cupcakes. On a girly note, this is my theme song today.

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How about flower/fruit ice cubes? Tres chic.

Image Creds: pot, bouquet, jars, ranunculus, peoniescubes