One Year Ago Today...

...was the happiest day of my life.  Thank you for a wonderful first year, Mr. Nice!  I look forward to many, many more.  I love you!

Have a great weekend!
xo
d.

Currently Reading...

I love to read.  It's escapism at it's best - I often feel a strong desire to visit the places I read about, that's how into the books I usually get.  Currently, I'm reading Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese.  It's set in Ethiopia with jaunts to India and the U.S.  I had a bit of a hard time getting started, but now I'm in deep and addicted!  I could easily blow-off my work day and sit and read, that's how good it is.  I highly recommend it!

What are you currently reading?

And, question:  do you like to read actual books, or do you use an e-reader?  Personally, I fought the e-reader for years until Mr. Nice gave me an iPad, and now I'm sold!  Since I often have my iPad with me wherever I go, that also means I have a book with me wherever I go.  Love it so much that when we have gift-giving opportunities, I always ask for gift cards to load-up my account so I can buy books to my hearts content.

Lucky me, tomorrow just happens to be one of those gift-giving opportunities for us!  Stay tuned!

xo
d.

Inspired by...DVF

xo
d.

via pinterest.

White Denim Duds

I am SO ready for spring and the change of wardrobe that comes with it.  More specifically, I'm ready to pull my white jeans out of the closet.  I love my white jeans, and I feel dramatically more pulled-together wearing white than when sporting regular ol denim.

Some looks I'm planning to rock over the next few months:

Because spring is so transitional in Los Angeles, I can still pull off sweaters, but pairing them with white jeans makes them feel fresh.

Classically chic (and I would do almost anything to have her hair!).

Another Classic Look - chambray button-down with white jeans.  So crisp!

This feels a little more dressed-up to me - good for client meetings or drinks out.

This feels like dinner with my honey - and I may just wear this look Friday night as we celebrate our one-year anniversary!

Happy Monday!
xo
d.

all photos via my Pinterest page.

A Little Extra Something

A little extra something has recently started following me around.  It's annoying.  It's unwelcome.  It's name is five extra pounds.  Oh how I wish it would just leave me alone!

I blame myself (I mean really, who else could I blame?).  Since the holidays I've become a real slave to my desk.  I've convinced myself that if I'm away for an hour the world will blow up.  It's my excuse to forgo working out during the day, and in the evenings I'm worn out from sitting at my desk all day (and from NOT exercising) so I veg on the couch.

So today, I decided that my five new little frenemies need to be banished.  I started the day right - 45 minutes of cardio and 2 large glasses of water (because it's good for you, and because it's the other thing I've stopped doing since working from home).  Lunch will be a salad, and dinner something light. That's the other thing I'm horrible at - planning meals (ironic, since I'm an event planner!).  So in addition to taking time away from the desk for exercise today, I also plan to take a trip to the market for groceries (gasp!).

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I'd love to hear how you deal with those extra pounds that seemingly come out of nowhere!

Have a great (healthy) day!
xo
d.

Motivation, Where art Thou?

I'm struggling today.  Struggling to find the motivation to tackle my to-do list, when I'd rather be tackling my wish list.  I think I might have a case of spring fever - very apropos on this first day of spring!

Here is where I'd like to be:

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Instead, I'm here....

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(except my mess is not quite so pretty!)

Le sigh....

The good news is that I love what I do, so I can handle a little spring fever.  And tomorrow, I might just be able to carve out a little balcony time!

Happy Spring!

xo

d.

Pillow Paralysis

Dear blogosphere,
Help!  I am a long-time sufferer of pillow paralysis.  That's right, that's a real bona-fide disease (in my mind at least).  The symptoms:  pillow envy, pillow planning, pillow shopping, followed by acute inability to commit to said pillows.  Argh!!

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See, I love the idea of mixing and matching different colors, patterns, textures of pillows on my sofa.  I've pinned dozens of beautiful images on my Pinterest page.  Every blog article I read that provides links to the source of their pillows is clicked by me.  I even go so far as to place loads of pillows in various online shopping carts.  Almost immediately, though, I have second thoughts and doubts begin to creep in.  Is this the right pillow for me.  Will I love it once I have it in my hands.  Will it love me back (wait, different post...).  Will Mr. Nice love it (ok, I'll admit he probably won't notice until I prompt him).  Ahhhhhh I drive myself crazy over pillows.

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Why oh why can't I just choose a few and live with them?!

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I think I know what the problem is....there are too many lovely shades, shapes and colors out there, and I don't know who I am, pillow-wise.

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Am I cool and chic as shown above?  Or do I want that elusive mix of patterns that don't match, but go with each other.  What a dilemma!

Can anyone recommend a good pillow therapist?

xo
d.

You've "goat" to see this!

Happy Friday!  It's been a crazy week, and I'm happy to see the hands of the clock moving swiftly toward 5 p.m.

I came across this video yesterday and am still laughing.  Mr. Nice almost fell off his chair laughing last night when I showed this to him.  I hope you enjoy it as much as he did!

What can I say...it's been a tough week....

Happy Friday!
xo
d.