Best jeans ever

I'm in love <3

So I am OBSESSED with my new jeans from GAP . I've always had a super hard time finding flattering cuts in jeans but these are amazing. I highly recommend. (*Tip: If you go to a GAP store on the next few Wednesdays they have a 40% off sale!)

Feathers

good feathers

bad feathers

How do you feel about feathers on dresses?  I must say that in good taste I think the look can be very chic.

Bedtime with Eric Carle

                                                

ADORABLE

Isn't this bedding, (unfortunately currently out-of-stock but normally available here), showcasing Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar ADORABLE??? I kind of want it for myself...

Journals

Throughout my life, well since I was five or six, I have had some sort of journal. I think it's great to get kids in the habit of writing things down and it's so much fun to go back and look at old entries. Right now I have a pretty handmade one that Dusty's mom got me in New York, similar to this one. Do you keep a journal now, did you keep one when you were younger?

Ballet

Check out these crazy shoes by Alexander McQueen, he calls them Titanic Ballerina Pumps. I first saw them today on www.rachelzoe.com. They're like art-like futuristic robot ballet shoes (haha)! Did you do ballet or dance when you were a kid? I tried dance when I was 4 or 5 and HATED it, I am definitely NOT the graceful type. However I did like looking at Degas' ballerina paintings and sculptures at the Norton Simon Museum.

Dancers in the Rotunda at the Paris Opera
Edgar Degas, 1895 (image from www.nortonsimon.org)

Heated Eye Lash Curler

So the other day my friend Farnosh and I were at Sephora and she told me that I had to get this new gadget- a heated eyelash curler. At first I was skeptical about it, especially since I'd never used an eyelash curler at all, but I LOVE IT! It really makes my eyelashes look long and helps to separate them out before applying mascara. It's only $12.00 and would make a wonderful little Valentine's day present for a girlfriend or mom.

Valentine's Day

I know that it's not even February yet but I'm already excited for Valentine's Day. I know it's sort of a cheesey holiday but I love making Valentine's Day themed cards and crafts with the kids at school and my sister's at home. Wouldn't these be the cutest decorations, available at www.potterybarnkids.com, if you were having a party for little (or even big) ones?

Do you like Valentine's Day?

Galoshes and Beatrix Potter

Lately it's been quite rainy in Southern California. Many of the kids at work have been bringing the most precious galoshes, umbrellas, and raincoats to school.

Aren't these Alligator rainboots, available at www.melissaanddoug.com, adorable? For some reason dreary days also remind me of Beatrix Potter stories. This morning I read the kids The Tale of Peter Rabbit. I was surprised that none of them had read it before but thrilled to be the first to expose them to the story.