I'm still playing catch up from the Christmas holidays, and have lots to share, I hope you don't mind things are a bit out of order.
Here's what I purchased on Boxing Day. I debated whether I would battle the crowds on the 26th and eventually decided I wouldn't…. until after I slept in, felt rested and Marco offered to drop me off at the mall. Who could say no to that?!
I spent just over two hours poking around, taking my time and trying to be patient. That said, my irritation grew quite quickly and I've come to realize I just can't handle the crowds+shopping like I used to! I did however score a few things which was the perfect compromise between acquiring some new items and not spending too much money.
Vero Moda:
* Y.A.S. blazer (50% off)
* Jersey skirt (50% off)
The Bay:
* Expressions ring; in medium and large for different fingers (40% off)
* Material Girl cuff (40% off)
Posts you might have missed:
* Boxing Day Purchases 2012 (a video)
* Boxing Day Purchases 2011 (a video)
* Boxing Day Purchases 2010 (pictures)
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Hope you all had a great new years eve, whether it was spent at home for a quiet evening in or out on the town or at a party. A few of us went to a friend's place for some drinks and food--I made this qunoia chilli--but it was pretty tame.
I made these fun photo props after seeing this tutorial. I ended up using tinsel (cut up into shards) and dowels so we could hold onto them--they were a big hit!
I haven't forgotten about my resolutions, which I'll be sharing later this week. Happy new year!
In December I shared my Holiday Lookbook, attended a Christmas party at my grandparents' senior residence and my family surprised Marco with a birthday treat. I picked up some new shoes, ate more Pho than normal and surprised my Dad with a 60th birthday party.
I shared a video on how-to create a messy French twist, spent an evening with friends celebrating Marco's birthday and took a cupcake decorating workshop with a bunch of girls for a friend's birthday. I scored some boots I was covetting on sale, got sick with Laryngitis and met a new friend in the elevator of my apartment who made me a knit headband.
I grew out my nails--a Christmas goal--and celebrated Christmas with my family and Marco's.
| CLICK HERE to see every monthly recap I did this year.
Keeping with tradition, I've pulled together some of my looks from 2013 to rally up a little fashion recap. 2013 turned out to be a really great year, and an extension of the great second half of 2012. I'm a firm believer that if you put positive energy out into the world you will get it back, and while that's not always possible--we're all real here--if you make a conscious effort to do so, it will eventually come natural and great things will begin to happen.
I set a few New Years resolutions for myself this time last year which were:
* Post more spontaneously--complete;
* Do my hair more often--versus just throwing it up--complete; and
* Become better at doing my make-up--complete (I have become a blending pro. Okay, pro might be a strong word).
Resolutions don't have to be big or un-accomplishable, they can be small, mini accomplishments you make throughout the year, not necessarily with a deadline. For instance, two years ago I set up monthly resolutions, with more attainable goals like sew a top, floss more and wear clothing that I had purchased that still had tags on it.
I will be back in a few days to share my resolutions for 2014, so stay tuned while I fine tune that list.
As always, thanks for reading and being here, whether you're a newbie or a long-time friend, I so appreciate you coming to my little corner of the Internet to check out what I'm up to. Your support and the friendships mean so much. Seriously, every. single. one of you.
Happy New Year!
Annual recaps from years past:
* 2012
* 2011
* 2010
Sarah and I had our annual gift exchange between us at work this year since it didn't work out to get together over the holidays. I brought the camera, set it up to record a video and didn't realize until now that we only got 2 minutes of footage out of 20! Such a bummer because you don't get to see what we got each other, but I was able to salvage a few fun screen shots from our lunch hour (click over to my Facebook page to see the silly photos).
This year, we decided to lower our limit to $50 and I'm proud to say we both stayed within it and scored awesome gifts (or at least I love my gifts, ha). Scroll down to see our gifts before they were opened a list of what we got each other.
For Sarah:
* Essie Nail polish, 'Come Here'
* Mexx wool coat (in forest green)
For me (hello amazing gift basket):
* OPI nail polish, 'Over the Taupe'
* Smart Set necklace
* Pier 1 jar candle in, 'Ember' (my fave)
* Four decorative Christmas plates
* Mighty Leaf peppermint tea
* Guess leopard wallet/change-purse
| See last year's gift exchange HERE.
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