Consumephilia

I just gave a happy booty shake for your brilliant homage to powerclashing. Here's the OPI I just picked up (speaking of orange! I just love pinky oranges). The only watch I ever loved is one my dad bought from a department store in Paris, and it's permanently broken :(

Thank you so much for your list of economical Christmas ideas. I'm taking you up on the button wreath ornament for a few people I work with and appreciate. I bought several orders of these green buttons on eBay:

This lamp ordeal is becoming expensive and not at all fun. So far, I've purchased 3 bottles of this stuff.

I bought these to paint the lamp shade dark black. Two of the three bottles stopped spraying halfway through being used. In a blind fit of rage, I shook one of these defunct cans as hard as I could and ended up bedaubing myself in permanent black spots (at least now I have a designated shirt I can wear when I paint). I just had to just put everything down and walk away. It still irks me to think about what a waste of time and money it was to buy these. I'm sure other brands work great, but don't waste your money on what I now call "Simply NoWay."

On a cheerier note, I made a list of small gifts for my mother so that she can have goodies to give Cole, which got me thinking about more easy gifts I could make for him! Check out these lovely looking donut holes!

For such a slim man, he sure does love his donuts. He recently went nuts over a box of these donut holes from the grocery store, so I figured what better way to demonstrate my love than give him the homemade version?

Okay, one last picture before I have to scoot to the library to tutor. I was perusing that One Kings Lane, and I found a rug I want to marry. LOOK!

They have an 8'x8' for $299. The more I look at it, the more I believe it would work beautifully in my guest room. I wannit realbad. But alas, it is not the season for indulging myself. I just love how rustic it looks with that texture, and the simple pattern seems designed just for me. There is something empowering, though, about hitting "X" and putting it out of my mind. $3oo is a huge chunk of cash, and I could parlay that kind of money into a savings account, a school loan payment, Christmas gifts for my loved ones, or a special trip with my man darling.

More to come when I get home - my botanical prints are so beautiful, and so is my new chalkboard for the kitchen! Love you!