BCBG sweater (last seen here), A.Co Designs shredded scarf (worn as a top, last seen here), H&M tank, Almost Famous jeans (last seen here), Bamboo boots, Club Monaco scarf, Armani sunnies, husband's watch & A.Co Designs key necklace
It's almost the end of November and, (am I about the jinx this?) there is no snow yet! I'm in absolute heaven. It's so nice to be able to still wear suede boots, heels, open-toe shoes and light-weight jackets (mind you, on Saturday night I did break out the faux fur jacket, it was pretty nippy). I love the look of bare pavement and it's so rare for us to have visible grass at this time of the year. I'm lapping it up. While it is quite brisk, I don't care. I don't have to deal with ruining my shoes, black ice, shoveling snow.... the list goes on. I think the forecast is calling for snow later this week, but until then, I'm going to live it up!
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I have been blogging for close to one year and absolutely love it. It has become a fantastic hobby for me, something that I really enjoy and take great pride in. Something that frustrates me, though, is learning HTML. I know some basics (I am self-taught) however, this isn't something that seems to come too naturally to me... or perhaps I'm just not putting in enough time.
When I see other girls' blogs, I can't help but wonder how they got their pictures positioned like that, how did they create such a cool collage or where on earth can I learn to do that. I feel that since starting my blog, it has come a long way, and my layout is better than ever, I find it pleasing to the eye, etc. However, there are certain things I want to do, things I want to learn, but it all seems so difficult. I google HTML learning sites frequently, use other bloggers' 'Source' to try and teach myself how to do certain things, but it just doesn't always work out... or at least, it isn't as easy as I wish it was.
Like anything, a beautiful end result takes work, and effort, and that's something I'm willing to do but I'm somewhat at a loss of where to start, and how to get there. So my fellow blogging friends, where did you learn your HTML? Are you still learning? Do you wish your skills were better or are you quite satisfied with what you know?
Lastly, I'd love to hear your suggestions for my blog. What could I do to make it more pleasing to the eye? How can I make it easier to navigate? And what do you personally like to see on a blog?
PS - Does anyone know sign language? (hehe)
We went out last night to a club in town where hubs' Best Man was DJ'ing. I was able to get one lonely shot from the entire evening, and here it is. Share-worthy, I thought. The high-light of the night was probably hearing this song, which we'd never heard before (is that weird?) and hubs and I burst out laughing. It was great.
Tandoori grilled chicken & avocado stuffed flax pita
Ever have those days where you don't have much on hand to cook with, but are feeling something healthy, satisfying and good? Me too. All the time. Tonight I was cooking for one and really didn't want to make a trip to the grocery store. I had a few things on hand that I wanted to incorporate (chicken, avocado, cauliflower and sweet potato), but didn't want the standard, 'Chicken and veggies' meal. Hmmm, after perusing online and finding nothing that used all four ingredients, I decided to make something up. I ended up with this tandoori grilled chicken and avocado stuffed flax pita. It was good, too (and easy - has to be easy, especially for nights like these)! Here's how to make it:
You will need:
Chicken breast
Avocado
Cheese (any kind, get creative!)
Tandoori sauce (you could use honey-garlic, teryiaki, whatever your lil' heart desires)
Pita bread (I like the healthy stuff and got a thicker, flax pita)
How to:
1. Get out the panini press or BBQ. Brush your chicken with your (tandoori) sauce and place on the grill.
2. Cut up some fresh avocado and slice some cheese.
3. Cut open one end of the pita so it's ready to be stuffed.
4. Prepare any side dishes (I made a baked sweet potato and grilled up some cauliflower and carrots, however, the pita is pretty filling so you might not need this)
5. When the chicken is ready, put a couple slices of your cheese on and grill for 30 seconds (to melt).
6. Stuff pita with chicken and avocado & enjoy.
Gap jacket (last seen here), Gap denim jacket (DIY'ed), H&M tank, Le Chateau skirt (last seen here),
pashmina & socks, unknown boots, Suzy belt, Aldo necklace & Michael Kors bracelet
I seem to be one of those people that others like to strike up a conversation with. I'm not sure what it is, but it happens all-the-time. And I'm so 'nice' I just go with it, and will end up having full conversations with strangers so as to not be 'rude'. What's up with that? I mean, if we want to get morbid, typically women can be victimized based on that quality, so it's always something to keep in the back of your head, but, back to what I was saying... so while shooting this outfit, thinking I was in a fairly desolate place, sure enough an older man comes walking out from behind this building with his miniature dog. First he looked at me, then he was just plain staring, and by the time he got close he must have felt that urge that people feel when they see me, he just had to strike up a conversation. He started slewing out facts about what the building I was standing up against used to be (a mink farm), and how much they used to pay in rent monthly ($10k), and how this one family owned it for years (since the 1800's). All the while I politely smiled and nodded and acted very interested. Meanwhile, I was actually freezing as I'd taken off my overcoat at this time and it was only 4 degrees Celcius. He finally walked away and I jumped back into my heated car and drove off. Sheesh.
How fab is this green wall? I was heading to the graffiti wall and this
is on one end of the same building (freshly painted) so I totally took advantage.
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