holiday chic at home.

 This month has just flown by, honestly. I've been so busy baking cookies, sewing gifts, and shipping things out that blogging fell by the wayside a bit. But, I've still been fairly active over on Instagram, and even participated in my first style challenge! This one was called Holiday Chic at Home and was hosted by @styledbyempris and @4myform. It was a lot of fun and I'm pretty happy with how my outfits turned out, so I thought I'd share some of my favorite looks here. You can see the prompts here. 

Blazer: Pendleton, thrifted

Dress: Saturday Sunday via ThredUp

Boots: Nordstrom, gift (from years ago)

Sweater: ModCloth

Skirt: vintage via ThredUp

Boots: DSW

Sweater: H&M, old

Skirt: ThredUp

Boots: Amazon, old

Necklace: Stella & Dot via Poshmark

Sweater: Old Navy

Jeans: Old Navy

Shoes: DSW

Sweater: ModCloth

Skirt: Express, old

Boots: Target

Brooch: vintage

Dress: thrifted

Boots: Nordstrom, gift (old)
Bag: DSW

Necklace: Express, old

See more over on my Instagram!

I hope everyone had a great holiday and hopefully some relaxing time off too! 

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five photo friday.

Happy Friday! Here are some snapshots from the past week or so.

Pumpkin Spice time!

Hannah & I before the Electric Run in DC last Friday.

Apple dumplings at the Maryland Renaissance Fair. So delicious.

Depeche Mode! A really blurry photo but it was a great show.

Our cat Mungo helping me pack for my cousin's wedding weekend.

Have a great weekend!

 

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five photo friday: instagram catchup, again.

I'm alive! Sorry for the lack of posts this week—it's been a weird week between a random snow day in the middle of the week and an ever growing to do list at home & at work. I guess I needed a bit of a blogging break. I'm hoping to get back on a regular schedule starting on Monday. For now, a review of the past week-ish in Instagram photos!

My new studded loafers!

Snow!

A package from 55 Hi's with one of my favorite prints I got on sale & a few freebies.

Mungo cuddling up with the kitty pillow!

Multigrain French toast with some agave for our snow day breakfast.

Have a great weekend!

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five photo friday: instagram catchup.

Valentine's Day mini cheesecakes from my boyfriend.

The results of the latest crafternoon with Hannah & Katie.

My new Nike Free Motion XT cross trainers!

Back on the healthy eating bandwagon—spinach & chicken salad & homemade juice.

My new Deux Lux wristlet/clutch—I can't resist polka dots!

Have a great weekend!

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five photo friday: instagram highlights.

Happy Friday! Here are a few Instagram snapshots from my week:

Subpar days require a cupcake. (And it was a delicious cupcake.)

Mungo's adorable fuzzy little face. 

Wednesday evening I attended AIGA DC's Type Camera Action event, which featured the documentary Typeface. This was a little DIY printing souvenir—they had a press there and you could print it yourself!

Quotation mark earrings, sparkly necklaces, and music for the workday.

Doing some hand lettering for the save the dates for my cousin's wedding!

Have a great weekend!

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five photo friday: christmas via instagram.

Happy Friday, lovelies!
A review of my Christmas/holidays through Instagram snaps (sorry if you already follow me there & this is repetitive; real photos coming soon!).

Handmade glittery pinecone earrings!

An army of cookies, all handmade by my mom.

Christmas morning!

One of my favorite gifts: a black Coach wallet (and my nails in Essie's Penny Talk).

An unexpected Christmas snow (which actually kept me from going back home!).

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five photo friday: the past week in instagram.

Happy Friday! Here are some snapshots from the past week.

Comfy scarf from Target.

Mocha at brunch with the boyfriend.

Check presenter at Le Pain Quotidien—I love the design.

After finishing my first ever 10k!

Mungo being adorable, as always. I love this little cat.

Have a great weekend!

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five photo friday: the past week.

Happy Friday! Apologies for the lack of posts this week—I've been training for a 10k (this Sunday!) and then there's the usual work craziness. And with it getting dark earlier (it's almost completely dark by the time I leave work), it's been harder for me to take outfit photos. But starting tomorrow I'm going to try to take them in the morning, hopefully outside if it's not freezing. Anyways, I thought I'd do a Five Photo Friday since it's been a while.

Sneak peak of an outfit I liked, but sadly didn't photograph.

Mungo looking very dapper in the little bow tie I made for him. (Crazy cat lady status: reached)

The bunting I made for our mantle.

This past weekend we had a parent meeting/housewarming dinner—I designed & printed menus (yes, I'm a design nerd) and set the table all fancy!

My dad & step mom brought us a beautiful tulip and berry bouquet.

Have a great weekend!

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