Yellow Cardigan – $4.99, I think? | Melinda’s Coral Tanktop -$3.99 | Brown knotted belt – $2 | Vintage Coach Purse – $25 | White heels – $8 | Thrifted teal beads into handmade necklace – $1
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New Column: Vintage Finds
I don’t really know what I want the whole “theme” of this blog to be. It seems it have evolved into a little bit of crafts, a little bit of thrifting, some polaroids here and there, and mostly random bits of my life. That’s really what I’ve been wanting for this blog anyway… to give small pieces of my life and document them. Thanks to everyone who reads this blog.. just know that I have no idea what I’m doing. ;)
So this morning as I was jogging I thought, “I need something new to add to my normal stuff”. What does that even mean? I have no idea yet. I want to try to do a fashion/thrifting clothing and accessories column. Yes, yes. I know this isn’t a fashion blog. But if you have not noticed already, I don’t know what I’m doing anyway. Sooo… here was my thought process: (Picture a thought bubble above my head) “I LOVE to thrift. I love to take pictures of stuff. I love making things. My blog needs a lot of work. What can I do to fix it? I KNOW!! I should make a new column and title it Vintage Finds!” Yup. that’s exactly how it went down.
So with that thought. Here is my attempt to create/recreate something new. There are so many blogs that have this type of column and I always love looking at them. Hopefully someone somewhere out there might share in my excitement for these items as much as I have.
Here are my latest thrifting finds: SO happy about them:
Zara Shirt with extra large bow in the front ($3.99), Light rose H&M Cardigan found in a Redondo Beach Goodwill ($2), Gap Cuff pants ($6)…. The bag, shoes, and new ipad cover are, unfortunately, NOT thrifted. But I love them so much anyway.
Truth Frees
One of Martin’s favorite shirts. I think he wears it every day. This one, or his Police shirt. I like it. Simple :]
Spring Finds
Hey! How are you doing today?
I’ve been SUPER busy at work. We’re feeding all of our health facilities to celebrate Nurse’s Week so I’ve been running up and down Southern California…and have gotten super close to my friends at Costco:]
But it’s started to get pretty warm already, so I’ve been trying to find some cute clothes to wear for Spring!
Ooh, Spring, how you tease me.
Anthro Love
Hello!
Today, I want to let you all in on a little secret: I LOVE ANTHROPOLOGIE!
I love the store, the clothes, the furniture, and especially the window displays. I don’t actually own that many things from Anthropologie, but I do love everything about it. I even have an Anthropologie card! hah. I find that it’s just too darn expensive for my limited budget. But I did splurge on this cool book. It has questions for every day of the year and you can fill it in for that day for five years! Pretty cool, huh?
Anyway, I was browsing their website and came across these fantastic pieces:
Lots of scarves
It’s been really cold lately! Normally I love cold weather…but this time it brought me a cold! Not good since it’s almost Easter! Nonetheless, I’ve been bundling up.
I’ve always loved scarves. I like their look, their warmth, and you can use them for almost anything!
Here are some super cute scarves:
layered scarf
braided scarf
from daWanda
polaroid scarves
from jargol
spring scarves
from anthropologie
knitted scarves
**edit**: All images above are unknown. If you know any of these sources, let me know and i’ll change it. thanks!
Don’t you just love these?! It’s been so cold lately, I just can’t wait for spring to arrive!
Exciting news
Guess what…I got a job! :)
I’m so happy. I feel relieved, excited, nervous, scared, and a whole bunch of other emotions at the same time. I work with Martin at Charter Hospice as an event planner, of sorts. I dont know all the details (I just got the position on Friday) but I’m happy. This feels so fast. One day I’m relaxing at home, a new graduate…and now I start my first job on Monday. Wow.
Now that I’m starting a new job, I’ve been on the hunt for some cute casual/professional work attire that i might need.
Time to go shopping!
New York
I wanted to update my trip to New York which I took last fall. So long ago right? We had such a great time out there, and I rarely get to travel as much as I would hope, so here it goes:
This trip was a get-away of sorts, before Martin started his full-time job. It was our 2-year anniversary, Christmas gift to ourselves, and our ”desire-to-travel” fix (if that makes sense) all rolled into one. We stayed with Martin’s cousin Paula, who lives in Hoboken, NJ.
It’s such a beautiful city, right near the train which went straight to the heart of New York City (perfect for travelers). It was great because they were able to show us the “cool” places that only the locals know about. We ate Arepas (below), bagels, New York-style pizza, burgers from Shake Shack, Five Guys, chicken from Bon Chon, and anything else you could think of that would remind you of the city. We tried it all!
We stopped by 30 Rock, hit up statues, museums, historic buildings, and celebrated mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Of course, Times Square:
I wanted to check out the MOMA as well as the met, since we are such “art enthusiasts”. Haha. We loved both of them! They get pretty crowded though, but most things around NYC were as well.
The Statue of Liberty. We just took the ferry around it, and didn’t land on the island itself. Next time, I definitely want to get off and explore.
We stopped by Washington Square Park to see the infamous street performers and musicians:
But my favorite part of the whole trip had to be the ice skating. I’ve always wanted to ice skate in Central Park. We skated until our happy little hearts were content. Simply perfect!
We had a wonderful picnic in Central Park the day before we left. We walked to Whole Foods at Columbus Circle and bought our lunch, brought it into the park, and ate it…peacefully. Haha. It was pretty sweet and romantic.
It was the perfect ending to our trip. We laughed, ate, bonded, and were just starting to figure out the subway system!
We really enjoyed our time in New York – sheer bliss, if you ask me. We even got accustomed to the walking pace – everyone walks so incredibly fast in New York. It was crazy!
Hope you enjoyed a glimpse of our trip! :)
