New Early Morning Habits

I've always been a night owl, but have been wanting to change that for the longest time. The idea of waking up in the morning and being able to get the stuff done that most people don't do before noon is so appealing. But I love sleep so much and hate getting out of bed in the morning. Especially if it's cold out. So of late, I've been reading the Zen Habits blog, and Leo Babauta wrote a post on the benefits of waking up early and how to start. Now he apparently wakes up at 4:30am which is WAY to early for me. I usually wake up around 8am without an alarm clock, but this week I decided I want to wake up at 7am and see how productive I can be in the mornings. Yesterday, I went to the gym and today, I've finally made a long overdue post on this blog. So far so good, and I hope to keep it up. How are your mornings?

Procrastinator Quote of the Day

Just a little quote from my Procrastinator Planner:
Procrastination is the precious process of filtering out what needs and doesn't need to be done.

Happy Hump Day!

Happy New Year and Update

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Wow, it's been a while since I blogged. It's Valentine's Day and Lunar New Year, and my husband and I decided to spend the day at Jeju spa for some Korean food and relaxation. So I just wanted to write a quick update of what I've been up to. For you local peeps, Kelly's Closet in Candler Park is now carrying my jewelry! I'm really excited to be working with them, as it is a great boutique. Additionally, I've just brought over new pieces to Sole Shoes over at the Edgewood Shopping Center. They are both carrying pieces that I have yet to put online, but not to worry, I will be uploading within the week.

Happy New Year and Valentine's Day!

I'm knitting again.

Image from eatdrinkman.com

G went to go visit some buddies over in Charleston and asked me to knit a little something for his friend's new son. So I went through my yarn stash and found some cashmerino, which is soft and washable. And this was the outcome for the little bugger. Cute yea? I love making this hat because it's so quick and easy, and I know the pattern by heart.

Doing it Later

So for the past 3 years, I've bought myself weekly planners with the intention of, well, planning my life one week at a time. I usually do well for the first few weeks, then it tapers off. Then I pick it back up again for a short period. It's great when I do use it, but being consistent is my problem. So a few weeks ago, I as at the bookstore and saw the "Do it Later" planner for the "creative procrastinator." Perfect! It has little tips for procrastinating (not that I need help in this area) and a doodle section for where I should be writing my to do lists. And I must say that so far, this year, I have been very good at procrastinating. I've actually been very good at writing my to do lists in this planner, only to rewrite them a week later. By writing this blog post, I can now actually cross something off! So here's the first tip: Monday is the most popular day to visit Internet shopping sites - plan a light workday. Being that I sell my jewelry online, it would be the opposite for me, but I just thought I'd share.

Bad Bad Blogger

Yes, I know, it's Jan 15th, and I haven't blogged all year. I even bought a planner and planned out some posts to write about, but just haven't gotten around to it. So, a belated Happy New Year to you all, and I will be posting soon. I promise!

Get to Know... Fabulously Broke in the City

Hey Everyone! This week, I wanted to introduce you to Miss FB of the blog Fabulously Broke in the City. She writes about personal finance, fashion, and anything else she deems fabulous enough to publish. So I asked to interview her, and she graciously agreed. I hope you will also add her blog to your RSS feed, google reader or whatever you use to keep track of the blogs you love.

I am ... a mid-20s money & style, eco-friendly blogger who got out of $60,000 of debt in 18 months. In my other life, I am a freelancing IT professional who has an awesome boyfriend who can cook like a chef, and organize our apartment like a demon.

In another life I was ... definitely a little noisy piglet. I love to eat, dream, talk and think about food all the time, to anyone who will listen or read my blog. My friends need to be kind people who don't just order salads when we go out to eat.

In a future life, I hope to be ... still doing what I do, maybe now having migrated to Dallas TX, traveling the world and finally retiring at the age of 50 somewhere in Europe.

Many people don't know that... coffee even in small doses, makes me extremely sick. I like to drink tea, but even a small shot of coffee mixed in a scoop of ice cream will make me nauseous. The excess amount of caffeine does pretty nasty things to my head and body. Go figure.

You can usually find me... at the kitchen table on my laptop, doing stuff for my company, wasting time on Twitter or blogging.

I'd like to learn to... speak another language. So far, I only know English and French.

My passion is... wearable style & fashion. You don't need to have a huge walk-in closet with a billion choices to look stylish. Or to wear harem pants or whatever the hell is in fashion right now to look stylish. You just need to buy less, buy quality pieces, look for great cuts and details, layer your clothing and accessorize instead.

I've never.... done any illegal drugs in my life. True story. I was close to it once at the age of 16, but then the parents came home. Since then, I haven't tried or had an urge to try.

If I won the lottery, I would ... continue living the way I do, save the cash and keep quiet about it. I'd put some of it in my bank account, and invest the rest in index funds and bonds. I don't need anything, I don't particularly want to own a home and I don't really need a new car. Maybe I'd take a little trip with BF somewhere.

I'd like to thank the Academy for... opening up the blogosphere to me. I've met so many wonderful people whom I can now call friends through my blog, and it still boggles my mind that I am able to connect and reach to so many people on a daily basis. I never thought this would happen in a million years and I am happy that it has happened to me.

Some Seattle Pics

So I'm back from Seattle and loved it. The weather was perfect, people are really nice and great food. On my first day there, G and I were shown around town by our friend's parents. First stop was Ballard to check out the farmer's market and local boutiques.

Ballard Farmer's Market

We then had dinner over at the Pike Place Market and had an awesome view of the sunset.

Below are pictures of me being silly in front of some totem poles in Pioneer Square.

Of course I took a bunch more pictures, but the typical tourist stuff like the troll under the bridge and the rocket at the center of the Universe. Anyway, back in the South and real life. We definitely plan on going back to visit Seattle again.

In Seattle

I am in Seattle for a couple days, checking out the lovely Pacific Northwest. This is my first time in this city, so am very excited to eat the food, visit the Pike Place Market and go shopping!

Image courtesy of http://kualistudentux.wordpress.com

I will definitely post pictures when I get back.

Breakfast and Spam

A few weeks ago, G cooked up a breakfast featuring grits, Spam Lite, caramelized onions and topped with a fried quail egg. Yes, Spam Lite because we try to be healthy.

Outcome: delicious.

A Festival, Drinks, Movie and a Wedding

I had a jam packed weekend and just wanted to recap and share. I had a booth at the Kirkwood Spring Fling, which was looking a little iffy because of the weather, but it actually turned out alright. It rained for a good hour, and some of us were beginning to wonder if we should pack up and leave. But after the rain stopped, people rallied and came out to drink, shop and enjoy the rest of the afternoon. Afterwards, the hubby and I ate a carnivorous dinner at Enoteca Carbonari and then met up with friends to check out the newly renovated Livingston restaurant at the Georgian Terrace. For you Atlantans who haven't been there yet, do go for a drink or two. It is beautifully designed and the servers are so attentive.

Sunday, I got up to watch the 10am showing of Angels & Demons over at Phipps. I was very tired after a long festival day and then a night of drinking, but thoroughly enjoyed the movie. After having a burger from Johnny Rockets for lunch, I came home to take a power nap so that I could be rested for a wedding up in Duluth. Whew, I'm tired thinking about everything I did. It's great to have a busy weekend full of fun things, but I am looking forward to a nice quiet one next weekend.

Quick Update

You may remember that I posted about getting my jewelry area organized by getting a new desk and other organizational items. Well, I've decided to set up studio space at my friend's shoe store, Eviva, in Decatur. It works out perfectly, since I love shoes and can now be around them all day. It'll actually also be nice to have some social interaction and get out of the house. I just set up the space, so I don't have pictures, but will post some soon. I'm also working on new pieces and gearing up for festival season, so stay tuned for some new items.

Have a great weekend!

Tagged - 6 Things

I've been tagged again by local celebrities, Lauren and Catherine of the Asian Cajuns. So here goes:
The Rules:

1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.
5. Let each person know they've been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

My six random things:
1. I recently found out they made a movie for Confessions of a Shopaholic and I can't wait to see it!

Image from Stylebakery.com

2. I just got a rip in the butt of my jeans.

3. 10 years ago, I backpacked through Europe, but skipped Spain. I hope to go to Spain one day.

Image from Flickr

4. I started playing the piano when I was five and took lessons for the next 10 years.

Image from flickr

5. In high school, I wanted to be an architect and the drafting class was my favorite class.
6. I like to watch reruns of the show Charmed every morning while getting ready for work.

Image courtesy of sidereel.com

6 people I'm tagging:
lillyella
nuvonova
Licia
Style Discovery
Tracy & Natalie
Feminine Personae

Quote of the day

"Now how do skinny jeans become baggy jeans? That's an oxymoron right there."
While waiting in line at the post office, there was a really skinny guy wearing really skinny jeans, but was sagging in the ass. It was pretty funny.


Image courtesy of jovifan.blogspot.com

Random thoughts

I never have to drive very far, so a tank of gas can last me up to 3 weeks. So today, I finally got a chance to fill up with a gas price that was under $2 a gallon. I can't remember the last time I've seen that. Well, I accidentally filled up with the Plus instead of the Regular. How did that happen? Well, you would think that the Regular and Supreme pumps would be on the ends with the middle grade being in the, well, middle. But no, the sneaky gas station owners put the Regular in the middle. I wasn't paying attention, so they got me! It was definitely a "duh" moment for me.

Here's a question for the toothbrush manufacturers. Why do you keep making the handles fatter and fatter so that they don't fit through the toothbrush holders in our bathrooms?

Don't you think it's ironic that soap can create scum, when it's the very thing that we use to clean scum?


Now that I'm taking a little break from my jewelry bench, I have all these random thought going through my brain. Thanks for listening. :)

A little funny

A few days ago, I was in the car listening to the morning show on a local pop station. I just heard a little snippet of it, but basically a caller called in and told the DJs of a dinner date she had planned with her boyfriend. She was going to meet his parents for the first time. So, she decided to Google his parents, and what did she find out? His dad is her gynecologist.

Eye Jewelry

This has to be the creepiest thing I've seen a while so of course I had to share:

Invented by Eric Klarenbeek from Amsterdam, apparently he's been working on this since 2005. It doesn't seem very comfortable to me.

Ms. Jolie

I love Angelina Jolie. She looks so great on the cover of this month's Vanity Fair. I'm off the read the article now. Have a great weekend!