b a n a n a s - for polyvore.com

(imagine that said in Rachel Zoe's "bananas" voice)... so today I was introduced to this site called, "polyvore.com." I realize I might be a little late finding out about this wonderful site but I had to share this amazing find!

It helps you figure out your style and once you do you can buy the items you like on the site through various sites. Not only do they help you figure out your style, they'll show you what trends are coming up too. This was like the icing to an already beautiful Friday. Check them out!

Below is the outfit I picked out for me today! And then some of the trend reports.

C H A N E L

Plain and simple, I love chanel! From the logo to the quilted handbags to the fabulous ads! I've been wanting to post something about the movie, "Coco Before Chanel" for a long time now.

During one of my sick days last year that so happened to oddly coincide with a free week of HBO, I got to see the lovely movie. It's a story about her rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world. I love how she didn't just follow a trend because it was a "trend" she was truly inspired by her surroundings and made her own clothes and hats (where she actually started her career). She's such an inspiration. Not to mention that they had Audrey Tautou play Gabrielle Chanel, aka Coco. Read a review or learn more about the movie here or go to the official site here.

Here are just some lovely shots of the movie and the brand (that I found on the official site)! I recommend watching it if you love fashion - but maybe not with your boy-toy, the movie starts off slow and I know how my hubby hates that...

hello again...

Oh how my mind is so random at this moment... so what better time to post on my blog!

number 1: Have you seen the new Starbucks logo? It took me a while to figure out what I thought about it but, now I have made up my mind. Besides the logo updating to one color and the fact that it's clean and modern, I'm not oh so feeling it? Why would you take away the copy? As a co-worker of mine pointed out, it worked for Nike, but not for a coffee store.

number 2: I'm loving thesartoriolist.com blog. An artist with 15 years experience in advertising goes all around the world while on locations for jobs and takes pictures of people with interesting style. I can't get enough of it! Check his blog out, you'll truly be inspired.

number 3: I'm super-duper hungry! The new meds I'm on also make me like an empty stomach pit. I couldn't figure it out for weeks why I'm so hungry. At least now I have a reason for sneaking the ben & jerry's ice cream last night. shhh, my husband didn't see!

number 4: The twilight books are those types of books you just can't put down. Yes, I know I'm 26, married and have a mortgage. But there's something about reading a story about 18 year olds and the awkwardness/adrenaline that they face when falling in love. ah (sigh)

and that's pretty much it. Hopefully there are some cheery things on your mind!

Vivian Maier, street photographer and nanny

My dear friend Alisha, shared this through her twitter and after watching it I was completely inspired! It's about a nanny from the 1950's who on her days off would just go out and take pictures of people in Chicago. No one ever viewed her photos until they were auctioned off by one of her former employers. The story is so much more in depth and truly inspiring!

I need to find a way to convince my husband to go to her show in Chi-town... I'm going to try and devise a plan!

Hello 2011!

Well it's finally here. A new year, with new challenges, new adventures, new friendships, new laughters - new everything! We rang in the new year with some family and friends... it was absolutely lovely! I couldn't have wished for a better start to 2011. Here's some highlights!I hope you all had an enjoyable time ringing in the new year too!