Domestic

Gifting

March 21, 2013

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My husband and I wanted to be better about gift giving in 2013.  We wanted to be better about cards, house warming gifts, hostess presents and any surprise birthday that may (or may not) have slipped our minds.

I love this idea because it allows me to shop, but it doesn’t really count because it’s for the “gift closet,” and J loves it because we are never showing up anywhere empty handed (one of my mom’s cardinal rules).

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Due to limited space I bought an over the door organizer to act as our “gifting headquarters.”  I bought pretty gift wrap, and compiled all of our ribbon, gift tags, cards, gift bags, tissue and made sure to have some colored pens, tape and scissors available.

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In the garage I store some good “finds” – ie vintage cocktail shakers, fun tumblers, pretty scarves, picture frames, designer flasks, candles… anything that J and I would like to receive (and often we buy doubles so we can “test” it out haha).

It makes gift giving so much more fun when we don’t have to be worried about running to a liquor store last minute for a bottle of wine… not that we’ve ever done that! 😉

 

 

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Pizza… for Breakfast!

March 20, 2013

I love pizza… and that love doesn’t matter the time of day.  Although I’m prone to eating cold leftover pizza, I wanted to try this breakfast pizza, and boy am I happy I did!

Instead of making my own dough, I cheated and bought some pre-made dough at Whole Foods (Trader Joe’s has it too).  I also found that letting it sit out for 1-2 hours is ideal, it’s so much easier to manipulate!

I also subbed bacon for this maple breakfast sausage that is made in-house at Whole Foods – IT IS LIFE CHANGING. Also, make sure not too break the yolk like I accidently did in my first batch…runnier is so much better! 

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Looks

Shopaholic

March 19, 2013

I love online shopping.

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With the hours I work, I can barely squeeze in a doctors appointment, so the opportunity to visit a store/mall is few and far between.  Enters – online shopping.  I love a good deal, and sample sale sites truely make me feel like I’m saving money… do you know the feeling? My dad and husband don’t.

Here are some of my favorites:

1. Gilt.com

2. HauteLook.com

3. RueLaLa.com

4. Ideeli.com

5. OneKingsLane.com

I have many others… so if you want the full list… just let me know! What is on your list of favorite shopping sites?

Travels

Happy Birthday Kevan!

March 18, 2013

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My grandfather (figure) celebrated his 80th birthday this weekend with an insanely fabulous James Bond themed bash at the gorgeous Rosewood Sand Hill.  Here were some of the highlights!

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Skinny Girl

March 15, 2013

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I love a good cocktail, but am always looking for ways to make it “healthier.”

I’m not a sweet and sour fan, and as I’ve gotten older, I find a prefer a “cleanier” drink (less sugar, mixes, etc.).

My go to summer drink is a margarita, and I’m currently obsessing over jalapeno margs… so I wanted to share my simple, “skinny” margarita recipe.

2 ounces silver tequila

3 tablespoons lime juice

2 tablespoons orange juice

1 teaspoon of agave nectar

Club soda

Mix first 4 ingredients in a shaker with ice.  Pour over a glass filled with ice and top off with club soda and a slice of lime.

I also would add sliced or muddled jalapeno for a little kick!

Next up – infused tequilas!