The Homebound

I know that everyone and their dog in the blog world has already posted about this book, but I came home from a somewhat disappointing weekend (our honeymoon) to a wonderful little treat. My fabulous friend, Jules, sent me this little baby. 

It is a really inspiring book, since it is basically what I do for a living (on a much, much smaller scale) and their style is very similar to mine - mixing high and low, new and old, and vintage and modern. 

Fun reading for the week.

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I just wanted to let everyone know that I will still be posting here, but far less frequently. I have decided to keep this as a space that is for all my personal whims, but for the most part, I will be posting at Noël Marie. We post over there everyday (Mon-Fri) about interior design, fashion, beauty, recipes and cocktail ideas. My goal is for every Monday to have a “real home tour”. Plus, our entire focus is on affordable, stylish living. 

So, with that in mind, please follow me over to the new site and start joining in the fun.

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This was me on Saturday at the Derby party my sister-in-law and friend hosted. Notice that Maker’s Mark in my hand? Several of those came my way.  

Looking forward to this weekend.

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Can I tell you how happy I am with the new color I picked for the main bathroom? I debated going for black, and though I would have loved it, I am just as happy with this dark gray. It was a deep red and I think this is a huge upgrade.  

Now it’s like a sickness and the desire to repaint almost every room in my house has spread faster that the Swine flu. In fact, I think I’ll stop by Lowe’s on my way home tonight and look at some pretty greens. Perhaps, celery for the master bath?

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Alright ladies and gents (mostly ladies, but whatever) the time has come for me to share with you what I have been tinkering away at for the past few months. I am so excited this morning about the launch of Noël Marie!

This is a website that one of my best friends and I have created that focuses on interior design, fashion, beauty, recipe and cocktail ideas. Sounds great, right? Wait it gets better. All these categories, in fact, everything all the website, will be about “real” people and attainable ideas.  We plan on having “real home tours” that will feature readers (and bloggers) homes and also, outfit inspirations.

Check out our first home tour… it’s mine.

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Monday is the big day! That little project that I’ve been working on, remember? Well, I am going to share it with you come Monday morning. I’m so excited, so please stay tuned.

Have a great weekend and enjoy the Derby. Or, if you are like me just enjoy the booze.

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Last night I got an email from Henry Road, which is a pretty cool looking store in California that also has a good selection online. Normally, their stuff (though beautiful) would be out of my price range, but hooray for tomorrow and the beginning of a sale. This is a pretty good sale too, with most of the items at 4o% off and from today until May 10.

Hey, I could swing that.

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I am trying to think of the last time that I bought a swimsuit and I think it might have been when I was in college. Does that seem a little sad? I suppose I just haven’t needed one and wasn’t going to put myself under the terrible light in the dressing room, whole body exposed, if I didn’t need to.

Point is, I need one now because the husband and I are going on a honeymoon! Woot! Yep, we are going to the big easy, New Orleans, at the end of May and I am counting down the days.

After hunting a bit, I found the cutest selection from Mod Cloth (thanks Jenni for the recommendation). Their selection was pretty reasonable, but I am broke and may have to hop into Target and grab something there. We shall see. 

The options are this adorable vintage inspired one piece in either red, black or polka dots.

What do you think?

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Good idea for a reality show.

Vs.

Bad idea for a reality show.

Note to self: do not inflate breasts to the point that they look like hard grapefruit with nipples. That is always a tough one to remember. 

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