365

Without realizing it, I hit my one year. Here's what I've been up to in the last 365:

{among other things}

cups and cups and cups

Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of meeting up with Jessica Mandeville, founder and CEO of Myfashionplate.com. Meeting at La Jolla Fashion Film Festival this weekend, it was clear that we had similar interests and hit it off immediately. While our significant others were chatting about sports and work, we gushed about fashion and the world today, how to tap into the market and more.

As we discussed some of our favorite things in San Diego, she mentioned Cups - and we couldn't wait more than a few days to meet again and indulge in our favorite pastime, sweets. With a cup of milk and two minis, I couldn't have enjoyed every minute more! {so much for that diet, of sorts}

{via ohjoyeats}

french living

i found a new store this weekend, La Maisonnette in La Jolla. it's truly delicious if you want to add some real European charm to your home; the husband and wife team both lived in France (he's from there, she lived there for 25 years) and speak French fluently - they travel abroad all the time to pick up new items and are living and breathing the French lifestyle year round. how romantic would that be??

{ps. totally obsessed with these little chickies that i found, but i couldn't make the plunge and buy them - no idea where to put them! }

coastal home

i recently got to check out a home in la jolla that was gorgeous beyond gorgeous. built of totally unconventional products, the home was the essence of some kind of dream. besides the view, which couldn't be satisfied on film, the home's simple decor and family-centre makes it totally unique.

to knock your socks off

so i decided that as i prepare for my breast cancer walk, i'd start buying pink things to show off my process, just to catch people's attention so that they hopefully ask me what i'm up to - looks like these guys are already ahead of the curve - while i have some shorts and a tie dyed v-neck, i don't think i can compare to a bright pink fedora or a peter pan-esque florescent jumper...oh japan

{via sartorialist}

i changed my mind

this place is like heaven...

INDULGE.

{so much for not knowing what to eat}

{thanks Cup of Joe, via Ming Makes Cupcakes}

what to eat now?

Last night PBS was airing Food, Inc., a harrowing tale about our food industry. it was pretty eye-opening, as they discussed everything from meat to products made of corn (which is basically everything) and the business behind it. one of the most shocking things i learned what that E. Coli is a new disease - one that formed in the business of mass producing huge quantities of meat quickly {i remember my mom used to tell me she loved raw hamburger; back in the '60s there was no such thing as salmonella} - farmer's are forced to feed their animals corn because it is cheap and easy to produce, though originally animals' bodies weren't built to digest such a product. now that these animals chow down on this familiar yellow substance with such gusto, their bodies have created the disease E. Coli to process it all, something that kills human too quickly {one family lost their son in just 12 days after being served recalled hamburger meat}

what can be done...really?

a healthy snack

i saw this image at the top of my search engine and couldn't help but click - it got better with size and i'm trying it out tonight, even with the rainy weather

this looks like every bite would be heaven

{peanut butter & chocolate chip ice cream sandwiches with fresh banana}

vintage, vintage, vintage

so this marks my first attempt at doing something much like every other fashion blog - a highlight of my daily wardrobe. though i will by no means market every single trend or brand, i feel like this is a great way to showcase my style

dress - vintage; belt - forever 21; ring - vintage, by Micha Design; necklace - vintage