sailors

look at this cute sailor in front of Kim Kardashian's boutique

miss her soooo much.

I think this adorable photo was taken in No Name Harbor..near Miami.

My children WILL do this. 

photos via cg

read this.

It's short and gives you some info that you probably won't see on the front page.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/08/carbon-emissions-trading-system

and if that caught you interest...read this from last May.

http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/18/morning-bell-the-costs-and-benefits-of-waxman-markey/

sunglasses, animal print, & booties

have never looked so good.

the milano kappas are at it again, looking smashing.

                I am on the prowl for affordable cheap booties (e.g. far left) that I can wear with my black skinny pants.

I don't like faux leather.  So basically this will never happen.

I am content with being inspired by pretty pictures...

and hey, at least I have black skinny pants.

basic black with nice details.

love the sandy suede.

mmm.  favorite.  they look like a latte.  and could be worn year round.

booties via jcrew, photo via sartorialist

before&after

Much of our furniture has been acquired by antiquing, garage saleing, thrifting, "burming" (this is what JD calls finding things on a curb and keeping them--must be a North Dakota thing)...

I love the thrill of finding something that isn't wanted and making it beautiful and admired.

Design*sponge has a segment where they take older, used, sometimes damaged furniture and fashion it into a gem.  My friend AP and I are going to submit one of our creations on d*s someday...but first we have to do some more shopping trash dump searching to find the perfect piece.

A recent d*s post:

it's amazing what a good clean, some polish, anthropologie knobs, and a perfectly pink wall can do.

images via design*sponge

superfoods?

I just read a book (well the majority of a book...I skimmed a lot) called Superfoods R.X. written by Dr. Stephen Pratt and Kathy Matthews.  The two authors believe there are 14 foods that everyone should incorporate in their diet: 

              Beans              

       Blueberries       

Broccoli

Oats

Oranges

Pumpkin

Soy

Spinach

Tea (Black & Green)

Tomatoes

Turkey

Walnuts

Yogurt

The only foods JD and I don't really eat on this list are: Pumpkin and Turkey (except in November).  Cooking a turkey intimidates me, but I've heard if you buy a "turkey bag" it's easy????  I just don't have enough room in my freezer for a big bird but when I do I am going to make one.  We don't consume much soy either...so this book has inspired me to make edamame a couple of times a week! 

Just buy it frozen(still in the pod), boil some water, throw it in for 5 minutes, drain it and mix it around with a little bit of brown sugar and soy sauce.  This concoction is my attempt to copy my favorite sushi place's edamame appetizer.  JD thinks it "tastes really similar."  But he loves me.  And he loves snacks.

Here's another article on "superfoods" (geared towards women)...some of them are different, some are the same.  I would have to agree with Heath Magazine that avocados should definitely be on the list!!

--image via google

speaking of Trader Joe's...

you need to try this, NOW.  it's my new fav.

AHHHH!!  My friend, LA, recommended the Honey flavor to me...and it's sooo good but this beats it out in my opinion.

p.s. Greek Yogurt??

It's triple strained instead of double strained leaving it very creamy and smooth.  It has more protein than "normal" yogurt, but less calcium (at least typically)....and it's Greek...everything's better Greek ;)

--image via google

lunch.

I'm eating a yummy lunch right now.  I have always had a very good relationship with food.  And I credit that to my mama.  CG is a dietician for pregnant women...well I guess that technically she's a First Mate...but she makes very nutritious and yummy meals while on deck...and someday will return to the nutrition world. 

I love food.  I really enjoy eating it.  But I also like preparing it.  And buying it.  And reading about it.  And reading what's inside of it.  Ingredient lists are the only thing I like about the FDA...but that is a whole other topic.

Here are the grocery stores I shop on a weekly basis.  By going to all five I save a TON of money and have so much fun!

1.COSTCO (I am obsessed.  My friend LA and I have discussed how we would commute hours to shop there if for some awful reason we had to move to a place without one) 
2.Super Target (They truly have amazing deals and fabulous owned brands.  Shop more, Pay Less...and no, I didn't get a bonus to say that)
3.Trader Joe's (Not only do they have the cheapest most amazing Shiraz...they have some of the best deals on Organic and unprocessed foods that I have ever found)
4.Whole Foods (the best samples...and great staples that you can't find anywhere else besides food coops...like Unrefined Coconut Oil and other random things like Castile Soap to make homemade chemical free all purpose cleaner (thanks CG!)
5. Rainbow Foods (I usually only buy avocados here.  But those are so important to me that I am including it.)

A Vente Latte and a full cart at Costco!!  I'm jealous :)

--image via google