No More Running Late! Get out the Door Faster, with more Style

Picture this: It's Monday morning,you've overslept and there is no way you're going to be out the door on time. Crawl out of bed and stumble to the closet gazing blearily at it's contents. Since it's too early to think hard about anything, you grab some clothes at random and shove them on. As you walk in the door of the office, you catch a glimpse of yourself in the glass. "OMG What am I Wearing?!?"

This situation could have been averted.

Oxfords are Everywhere

1.  Polka Dot - Gap

2.   Western Inspired - Anthropologie

3.  Designer - Miu Miu

4. Big Bow Flats - Nordstrom

5. Quirky Heels - Anthropologie

6. Girly - Anthropologie

7.  Made for Dancing - American Apparel

Oxfords are so classic, and I love that they can fit in with any style, depending on where you get them.

Until Next Time,

~Chardonnay

Yet another New Year's Resolution Post: Hello 2013!

I'm a little late in posting New Year's Resolutions (January 2). But seriously, anyone is who is over their hangover to the point of seriously thinking about improving their life on New Year's Day isn't trying hard enough. So, I'm taking the "First Official Workday" of the New Year to contemplate how I want to direct my life in 2013.

On the radio this morning, the DJs were talking about New Year's Resolutions, giving advice, and having people call in with their resolutions, etc. They said that the best resolutions (goals) are concrete and quantifiable, so that you can track progress, stay accountable, and know when you've achieved them. I tried to keep that in mind when coming up with my list.

This Post Brought to You by The Color Oxblood

Winter was all about Oxblood, and that is A-OK with me! It's got to be one of my favorite colors, as evidenced by it's popularity in my closet. I was so pumped for oxblood this winter that I was pretty disappointed when Pantone announced that the color of 2013 is Emerald. Green? Really Pantone?

Cookies for Santa

Ah, Christmas cookies. They're a tradition for almost everyone I know. While I'm not the biggest fan of sugar cookies normally (they're boring) something about Christmas simply begs for them. I think it has something to do with decorating them while listening to Christmas music and making yet another giant holiday mess in the kitchen. Oh, and they make the best shaped cookie cutters for Christmas time.

So this post was originally going to be about making sugar cookies and decorating them with instructions and tips, but I didn't really take enough pictures during the process, so it seemed silly. (I admire "real" food bloggers to much more now -- taking pictures and cooking is quite a challenge, and very unnatural if you're used to just cooking, sans camera.) When reviewing the batch of photos another idea came to me to change my mind about what this cookie post was going to be.