Lucky Charm

Although I am occasionally excited about a chunky, large piece of jewelry, my standard go-to accessories are almost all small, delicate items from

Fornash,

Tiffany&Co.,

or Vineyard Vines.

& of course there is just something classically, well, charming about little charms, don't y'all think?

Sterling Silver Personalized Necklace w/ Dandelion&Initial Charm by Just Jaynes

Gold Starfish Bangle Charm Bracelet by Frosted Willow

Two Hearts Necklace in Gold by Gorjana at 6pm

Limited Edition Bitten Apple in Gold by Juicy Couture

Summer Classic Charm Necklace by Lilly Pulitzer

Do you have any favorite or lucky charms?

You Are My Sunshine

What beautiful weather we've been having during the back-to-school season!

(Knock on wood.)

Yes, there has been some rain.  But overall, August has been much less miserably hot&muggy than its usual.  This has helped ease the transition for Pretty Little Bare Feet (who is actually sporting Sun-San Salt-Water sandals most of the time) onto this new school year's bigger playground w/ more children to befriend.

So here's to sunshine & these last few fleeting glimpses of summertime!

(via: Pose)

Personalized Preppy Visor by 2 Preppy Girls

"You Are My Sunshine" Fun Size 9x10 Sign by Go Jump in the Lake

Colossal Dots Curtain in Yellow by Porridge at Anthropologie

Solar Fair Dress at ModCloth

Have a fun, sunshiney day today, no matter the weather! =)

Summer Blogcation

I hope everybody is having a great summer!  I have lots of blog ideas I'm looking forward to sharing soon.  Keep an eye out for me to return to blogging in August, after Pretty Little Bare Feet moves up to preschool, & we adjust to our new fall routine.  In the meantime you can always find me pinning!

Guided by Glitter

I apologize for blog neglect.  If you've been a longtime reader, you'll recall that I did not start blogging until Pretty Little Bare Feet was more than six months old, & I did not actually post with any regularity until she was more than a year old (with a somewhat established naptime).  So, considering My Little Man is six days from being a year old...

(I can't believe it!)

...it's not that surprising that I haven't been the best blogger lately.  I'm also planning a relatively big pirate-themed 1st Birthday party.  & summer is always a bit more chaotic since regular "school-year" activities quiet down.

(Yes, even for three-year-olds.)

Furthermore, even though it is glaringly obvious every evening that Pretty Little Bare Feet still needs an afternoon nap, she rarely takes one.

I do intend to commit some more time to the blog once I get an updated header, & start editing the sidebars & updating the look.

You can find me "posting" a lot more frequently on Pinterest.  I do love&adore Pinterest!

Anyway, while I'm taking this downtime, let me share with y'all my current favorite daily blog read. Are y'all following the Glitter Guide yet?  You must!

(all via the Glitter Guide)

Rag & Bone

Whoa, hello, crazy new Blogger look!  Am I the only one who really resists change & prefers to just be a creature of habit...comfortable with the old, the routine?

Well, I'll try to deal with it anyway, since it's been a bit since I updated. ;) Maybe the new Blogger look will inspire me to get my old blog clean&updated, too!

I've been meaning to post about this for a couple weeks...am I the last one to notice how great Rag&Bone is?!  I know I tried on a pair of their jeans at a boutique a couple years ago, but it's not a designer I consistently expect great things from or keep an eye on.  Or at least it wasn't until recently!

I have been really admiring some looks in their current collection...& thinking how well they'd carry me through some of my current routines -

church,

the country club,

the dance school,

the gym (for Pretty Little Bare Feet's gymnastics - I exercise at home alone! LOL),

the Junior League,

Montessori nursery school,

the occasional cocktails & chick flick date with a girlfriend,

parties...

(Just a few reasons I haven't been the best at updating! Sorry!)

Adeline Dress

Christopher Jacket

Sofia Skirt

Hanalei Ballet Flat

Leonard Dress

Beach Tee

Cornish Dress

Wide Brim Beach Hat

New Projects

Where have I been? Tangled up in new commitments&projects, of course.

I have taken on an appointed position on the Board of Directors at Pretty Little Bare Feet's Montessori school. I am also in the newest provisional class of our Junior League.

(I deferred last year because of everything going on with My Little Man at that time. & yes, I really must set away the $ to get a new header with My Little Man in it - I know, I know!)

I also recently decided,

after seeing a friend make some fantastic children's clothes,

& seeing a gazillion strangers on Pinterest make fantastic children's clothes,

& looking at some fabrics&patterns&PRICES at Hobby Lobby

...I must sew!

(via: Lil Blue Boo)

(via: Made)

(via: Clever Charlotte)

I have been avoiding my sewing machine, which I received from my sweet mama for Christmas back in 2008 (right before Pretty Little Bare Feet was born). I have been intimidated by it, but I've decided just to get over my mental block about not knowing what I'm doing. Surely if I can get a law degree (it ain't easy!), I can figure out how to sew. Right? Right?!

So I've been planning&doing, finally turning a portion of our gigantic third bedroom into an office/sewing area for myself. My inspirations?

(via: Heather Bailey)

(via: Classy Clutter)

What have you been up to?

Think once I get my office like I want it, I'll be better about cleaning up the blog & updating it as regularly as I want to?

(I've also cooked up another idea for another blog, but I think it'd be NOT-anonymous, so not sure how I'm going to go about that just yet.)

"I'll think about it tomorrow." ;)

Spring Break Staycationing

This week is Pretty Little Bare Feet's spring break. You may be thinking,

"Hmmm, isn't she only three? Is spring break that big a deal for y'all?"

Well, it definitely is, as Pretty Little Bare Feet is pretty married to her typical routine, & things that throw it off...

(like missing a whole week of nursery school)

...drive her crazy.

& when she's crazy, I'm crazy. & when we're both crazy, the house is crazy.

My Little Man? He's his usual

calm,

cool,

laid-back

little self. We should all be so zen!

So although I'm smack in the middle of a cabinet&pantry cleaning-out-&-reorganization...

...& I have laundry to change over...

...this morning's stir crazies have got me needing a break.

So I want to do just an itsy bitsy bit of blog catching up & share some fun with y'all.

No surprise, I have a sticky of ideas for Pinboards. I don't want to have a bunch of lame, one-or-two item Pinboards, so I wait to create them until I actually have some great things to put on them.

I keep getting excited about bracelets, which are very probably my favorite pieces of jewelry, but I haven't ventured out into creating a Pinboard solely devoted to bracelets. Instead, they keep getting pinned to either my Pretties Pinboard or My Style Pinboard.

(Depending, of course, on whether they're more dainty&pretty...or classically stylish. ;))

Bangles by Erica Courtney

Crystal&Leather Bangle Bracelets by House of Harlow 1960 at Bloomingdale's

Scrolled Link Bracelet in Gold at J. Crew

Striped Bone Bracelet by Marni at the Outnet

Katie Double Wrap in Shock Red by Marc Jacobs