i found an adorable lawyer/blogger!

to all of you nay-sayers out there, being a lawyer and being an adorably creative blogger are not mutually exclusive! i found dottie, co-writer of let's go ride a bike. she's a lawyer and lives in chicago and loves to ride her bike. also, she takes beautiful pictures and embraces messy hair. hello blog role model!

(pics from her blog)

hope ya'll are having a beautiful sunday! i finally feel better and am so excited to have my favorite gals over to coo over dresses at the oscars tonight!

some of my favorite online mags...

hey, hey -- crucial to the well-planned sick day is a stack of my favorite magazines. unfortunately, my i'm sick-denial led to poor planning - no magazines! so, i've resigned myself to virtually "flipping" through these online beauties. 

1. matchbook magazine 

fashion, interiors, design and layout heaven.

2. rue magazine 

so pretty, another lifestyle magazine that will have you drooling.

3. ivy and piper

this one is too cute -- and australian! 

4. net-a-porter

don't love this one as much, but it's a weekly! strictly fashion, strictly out of my price range, but good for last-minute outfit inspiration.

all in all, i still very much prefer actual magazines. there's nothing quite like flipping through glossies looking at beautiful things. also, how are you supposed to make real-life collages without real life magazines?

wish me better!

local etsy finds - accessories

will someone please get me this ring from woodland belle, and extremely talented jewelry studio from right here in asheville?? gorgeous.

ring and pins from woodland belle, clutches from FIAZCO (kinda pricey, but still pretty. i like the one on the left. they also have one in the same print but with gold hardware and salmon lining. that's the best!)

(all images the property of their respective etsys.)

local etsy finds - home

out of love for the beautiful and the locally produced, i spent some time looking up ashevillian artists on etsy. these are some of my favorites.

pottery from element clay studio, lighting from splugeavl, pillow from bertharose

ps element clay studio was just featured in rue magazine, one of my favorite online mags. 

bottom right-ish. go asheville! don't you just love this collage?

also, speaking of collages, i've been doing these by myself! i don't think i have the right software, so if you have any suggestions, please let me know!

(images are the property of their respective etsy sites - pic of the magazine from their website as well)

figs+ginger

one of my favorite local designers is figs+ginger, eco-friendly and masterful jewelry crafters. it is a husband and wife team (super cute) and they make forest-inspired designs by hand using recycled metals. not only are their designs fabulous and environmentally friendly, they're awesomely priced! they have an adorable video about their company on their website that you should totally check out, and then you should run out to frock (a local boutique downtown) to see what's for sale. my favorites are...

believe it or not, the ring and the earrings are only $25! seriously.

emersonmade giveaway (and other miracles)

hesitant to share my knowledge, but since my readership is currently limited, it's cool. emersonmade (only the maker of the prettiest clothes and accessories EVER) is giving away a $500 shopping spree. i want want want!

i've already posted about some things i would get, but my wish list also includes...

emersonmade

an ode to burgermeister's

so bandito's was closed last night due to a medical emergency (send them good thoughts) and we ended up at burgermeister's instead. this place is a must-hit for their delicious and varied burger choices, as well as plenty of other options. for instance, i built my own yummy grilled cheese for dinner last night instead of sampling one of their gigantic and tasty burgers. 

courtesy of burgermeister's

very casual, entrees under ten bucks, decent selection of draft beers (they have liquor, too), burgermeister's makes a great choice for a weeknight out!

after we grabbed a drink at the barcade and played with the xbox kinect. have you used this thing? it's like the wii with no controller. super fun. super cool. and an added bonus of a decent workout! plus, as you're jumping and reaching and weaving, the box takes pictures of you! hilarious. they don't let you keep them, so i grabbed a snapshot of two of my buddies getting their raft on.

ps. gorgeous day again! i may have to blow off some classes to go running. sh. 

cheap tacos, anyone?

excited to be checking out bandito's burritos in w avl with the girls. 

let ya'll know how it is!

i literally want everything on this website.

so what if i'll have to lawyer my ass off and will only be able to wear these things in the privacy of my home. WORTH IT!

  

emersonmade

and, in honor of being broke 

let's get rich and buy everybody nice sweaters and teach them how to dance

i know it's only wednesday, but...

this weekend is going to be awesome!

70ish weather

via my daddy (it's his birthday today!)

kovacs and the polar bear is playing at the grey eagle

birthday party at the barcade

big bent creek run

everythinghistory

as small as asheville sometimes gets, and as crazy as it makes me, i fall right back in love the moment i get that first whiff of spring air. 

spring tease

so it has been utterly gorgeous in asheville these last few days, which means...

fun bent creek runnin' instead of sad treadmill runnin'

cute daytime wear

new daily soundtrack to include window blaring-appropriate music

and, most importantly 

new pretty lil' things to covet

my awesome new burberry shades i got at marshall's for a super-sweet deal

jcrew

gorgeous - perfect for asheville!

via bklynstitch

speaking of perfect for asheville... even better!

scoutandcatalogue's etsy