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Happy Saturday! +3 Good Things for your Weekend

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Happy Saturday, y’all!  I hope this (^) is what your weekend already feels like.  It’s the most gorgeous day in San Diego, and my friend Hope and I are about to go for a long hike and then jump in the ocean.  That’s not awful, right??  Even if the temps aren’t so amazing where you are, I hope you’re cozily nestled in a fuzzy blanket watching football, or Christmas shopping online while you sip hot cocoa in your PJ’s (on that note – we have AMAZING Holiday Gift Guides coming out in the following weeks!), or doing whatever it is that fans up your skirt and makes you feel happy.  On that note…  here are:

3 GOOD THINGS FOR YOUR WEEKEND

1.  { listen } :: This is my new favorite jam, which will make you feel instantly relaxed… #namaste.  And it’s by the Bestie Boys of all people (say what now?)..  Brought to me by unicorn of a human / my older brother of sorts, Mully.

2.  { buy } ::  Best Plaid Shirt You’ll Ever Purchase, Target $22.99.  PS, it’s Buy 1, get 50% off clothing, shoes and accessories today at The Mothership – otherwise known as Tar-Jay.

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3.  { read | nourish your soul } :: That effervescent image at the top is from a VERY poignant post Karrie did last January as reassurance to me when I was in the throes of a gut-wrenching breakup that everything was going to be just fine, and that it was actually for the best.  I’m reposting today because I have a few girlfriends who just made the very brave and never-easy decision to get out of relationships that were neither healthy nor sustainable, despite there being a lot of love.  And those gals get nothing but huge hugs and gobs of respect from me.  If you’re going through a similar thang, then Karrie’s post will do you proud, girlfriend.  In about 45 seconds.

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xoxo!!

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6 Things That’ll Make You Happy

1.  Is it time to go back to France yet, where everything is enchanting and there’s a constant symphony of accordions playing La Vie En Rose and the “meep meep” of foreign cars and indiscernible chatter floating through the air?

2.  If you’ve just looked at this pic of Caramel Brownies with a Pretzel Crust for more than 2 seconds, than you probably just gained 7 pounds.  And I bet it was so worth it.  I know this because I accidentally made them on Saturday night and washed ’em down with Sauvignon Blanc and then forgot to eat dinner.  #whoops

3.  Um.  I don’t know who this chick is, but gyah I’m happy for her.  How can you look at this and not be overwhelmed with joy?  I saw it and may or may not have instantly burst into tears.

4.  I. CAN’T. HANDLE. IT.  The only thing that melts my heart more than chubby babies and golden retrievers is chubby babies and golden retrievers who are best friends.  This is my new Insta-friend’s nugget and her (GusGus lookalike) pup, Oliver. It’s amazing how many Insta-friends you make when you hashtag your golden retriever – we’re all cut from the same cloth (…and apparently went to college together – who knew?)

5.  So much more Lilly Pullitzer-esque than my white-on-white sensibilities would normally push me to do, but I adore this room by designer Anne Hepfer.  The perky, kelly green fabric on the headboard…  the hot pink piping and hot pink pompom throw…  the scalloped pillowcases… the little bamboo nightstand.  How could you ever walk in this preppy, tropical heaven and not be happy??  Isn’t that what good design should be all about?

6.  This has been a *real* interesting year … and now that 2014 is rounding 3rd, I realize it’s taught me as much about myself and my own character as it has about all the people around me.  At the end of the day, you can get all the advice in the world – solicited or not – but this is still the only way I know how to do business.  And that is A-ok by me.

PS:  here’s the board where I keep my happy vault.  Hop on & follow along!

Have a great week you guys!!!

xoxo,