Autumnal Equinox

Ok, I missed it by a few days, but bear with me- I've had the most insane week. I heard recently that September/October is the most stressful part of the resident year and that gave me such relief! The other night, I dreamt of graduation-lol! Only eight months to go.... 


I was so inspired by this beautiful display made entirely of book pages.... 

the nester

cannot wait to have a cute little house with a fireplace and a little back yard and space enough (and maybe time enough?) to do things like this again. Oh yeah, and then un-bury our wonderful dining room table and chairs and all our dishes and kitchen ware and have people over again.... dreaming....


link for directions should you be so inspired

yearning

it's that time of year for me...

i have the same excitement bubbling up in my soul for the onset of autumn that most people talk about around the holidays....

cooler weather
leaves
tights
boots! boots! boots!
sweaters
cider
pumpkin patches
cold rain
darkening days
halloween
long walks outside with spencer (who enjoys summer like a cat enjoys water)
soups!
figs, apples, persimmons
beaujolais nouveau
our anniversary
and new this year: baby waldon!

did i mention boots? (these are on their way to me as we speak)

as i sit and enjoy my sunday afternoon blog-reading time, i think of how much i love decorating. i miss it. don't get me wrong, i love so many things about our cute little apartment- wood floors, tiny floor tile in the bathroom, cute wall trim and a 50's era swinging door to close off the kitchen- but i long for the time when we can move out to a little place of our own. maybe a little house in midtown or cooper-young, maybe a downtown loft (exposed brick!)... i want to paint. i miss our dark aqua wall in our condo, and i could do great things with rusty orange. i miss my acrylic ikea dining chairs and our dark espresso ikea dining room table that can hold 16 (really uncomfortably) people. sigh....

here are some photos that have me inspired and dreaming right now

photo 

photo LA times, Domino

design sponge

house obsession

apartment therapy

LA Times blog

hgtv 

sabbespot

decor8

See some inspiring ideas? I need a way to catalogue my finds.... 

also, I am in the mood for some new blog finds. What are your top five?

Friday Favourite: an autumnal array

Hello October!

Month of my niece's birth (she's 3 today!), my wedding anniversary, and cooler temperatures. Yesterday we even had thunder and lightning! It was amazing. Oh, and by cooler, I mean it will hopefully stop hitting 100 this month.

Yesterday, I drove out to Redlands to spend the day with my best friend, Kristiana. We discovered some amazing new places, including a coffee shop/dance studio. I am dying to take dance lessons with spencer. That town is just so cute, and walking around the campus made me feel like an undergrad, but with more grown up clothing and some self awareness. Oh, grad school, will you even stop enticing me?

Today I decided there is just too much out there to choose one shop. Since it is now October (my favourite month of the year!), I'm gonna do a mish mash of fall inspired items. Most of these are recent finds of mine, so take a peek in their shops. Today was pay day for me, how about you? A little window shopping never hurt anybody...

silk bolero by hollybloomcouture

layered pleat tote by yorktownroad

black wool dress by 13threads 

(sold out, but she has tons of other cute stuff!)

georgia hair clip by appleninny 

(who happens to be my good friend wendi!)

enamel poppy ring by jewelrybynatsuko

leather journal by peaseblossomstudio

(also sold out- shoot!)

kimono wrap by pyxuspassionproject

simply orange linen baby shoes by lalashoes

(catching the orange theme yet???)

tiny leaf wrap bracelet by silkstonedesigns

Phew! That was a lot of shops in one quick scroll. I hope you click on a few and check out these artists' other beautiful items. 

My friend Corinne got me lusting after some boots at Nordstrom. Third year anniversary is leather...

How do you celebrate the turning of the seasons? 

Have a great weekend, everybody!