More window shopping

Since my job consists of testing ModCloth's website (and taking breaks often mean browsing the new arrivals), I get a good look at pretty much everything that comes along on the site. So why not keep track of my faves and share them with you guys? These are my favorite new items from this week. I haven't bought any of them (yet!) but I'll be sure to share if I do!

1. Bobbin to the Beat Dress - Since getting this red beauty, I'm in love with peter pan collars and simple A-line shapes. I love the muted florals paired with a bright collar and buttons on this one.
2. For the Wind Dress - I have yet to find a maxi dress that looks good with my wide hips and relatively short legs, but I still love the color blocking and sleek silhouette here.
3. I'll Have My Regular Dress - This is, unfortunately, too appropriately named. It looks very familiar, as if I already own it. A little too much my usual style, I'd say.
4. Catch a Glimpse Heel - These are so bold and unique. I love almost everything about them - the color, the polka dots, the shape and height. The one thing I could do without is the lace. I'd probably need a good deal of practice before being able to actually walk in them.
5. Love is in the Era Dress - Ooooh yes. If my curves didn't look so frumpy in shift dresses like this, I'd be all over it. I love 20s styles so very much and wish I could pull more of them off!
6. Gondola Lift Tour Dress - This is the new long-sleeved sister of ModCloth's popular Coach Tour Dress. I hardly have any dresses with sleeves so this definitely caught my eye. Doesn't it look cozy?
7. Cupcake Contest Shoulder Bag - This reminds me a lot of my other favorite bag. See #3, I have a thing for stripes.

Thanks to Polyvore for the awesome collage tools! And once again, I have no incentive for writing these posts other than having an outlet for all of my clothing lust - better to post than overflow my closet with even more clothes, right?

Blogging Motivations and Online Window Shopping

My blogging motivation definitely has high and low points, and lately I've hit a low again, as you may have noticed from the lack of posts. I'm once again reconsidering why I blog, since some of my initial reasons - primary sharing recipes and food photography - feel like a chore that I am never really in the mood for. Outfit photos have also become a hassle, as I'm now biking to work most mornings and usually don't look nice until after I arrive and clean myself up. I'm considering sharing more of the personal photos and news on facebook, since that seems to actually reach more people than my blog... but we'll see.


In the meantime, I'll share some online window shopping I've been doing lately, inspired in part by well-dressed coworkers.... and the fact that my job involves thinking about e-retail for most of my day.

First: boots. I have boots. Some would maybe even say too many (*cough*Tim*cough*). But I'm on this "out with the 'meh', in with the awesome" kick lately, trying to replace all of my just-ok clothes and accessories with things I love and actually want to wear. This means hopefully getting rid of my slouchy, falling apart boots and the heeled ones that aren't really comfortable enough to wear. To help with my quest, of course, a Pinterest board!

Some of my favorites:

I found this ring online and fell in love with it. I've been wanting to get more decent rings (the kind that won't turn green and stain my hands if I leave it on all day), and this one is beautiful. Turns out, though, I don't know my ring size, so I keep putting it off. Gorgeous, right?

I am in love with the pastry-inspired jewelry in this Etsy shop. It reminds me a lot of my macaron ring (I'm wondering if it's by the same artist), but there is so much more!

 

What have you been eyeing online these days? Any boot suggestions for me while I try to make up my mind?

January in photos - part 2

A bit more of my month! Now with more puppies!

The moon was just rising right above this - it looked amazing in real life.
Unfortunately, my hands weren't up to the task of holding my camera steady
enough to try out its HDR mode.

This. A couple blocks from my house several nights a week. !!!

I got Dulce de Loco (caramel with goat milk), and it was delicious.
How could it not be? 

My and Tim's new night light (from Target, although I can't find a link).
It's squishy and wireless/chargeable and so much fun.

At the office! Winston, all dolled up for CEO and cofounder Eric's birthday.

Most mornings there is a Blue Bottle coffee truck in place of the Creme Brulee Cart.
Some of the best coffee I've ever had.

Hand poured drip coffee (although I usually go for a capp).

PUPPY at work. His name is Gino and he's ten weeks old. Such a cutie. Oooooh I want one! 

January in photos - part 1

Since I got my new camera last month, I've really enjoyed carrying it around all the time and taking quick shots of day to day things. Unfortunately, I haven't been doing a great job of posting them anywhere. I have most of a month to catch up on, so I'm going to divide it up over a few posts.

champagne with raspberries from my mostly low-key New Year celebration

Rosamunde's chicken cherry sausage with grilled onions and peppers. So good.

Sausage was followed up by a beer next door at Toronado. They had Dogfish 120, which Tim and I
had been searching for for years! Better than I had heard, and extra boozy
(somewhere between 15 and 20% alcohol, goodness!).

As hard as it is to get out of bed early, mornings are just about my favorite time of day.
The Castro, a few blocks from my home, during my daily commute.

It's pretty neat when I step back and think about living in the midst of this amazing neighborhood and landmarks.

Even a trolley! That morning was basically a "visit SF" poster.

A bracelet, sent from my brother and his family, which happened to show up when I was
wearing the perfect matching dress! 

My new favorite ring and sparkly nails left over from NYE. 

Another early morning, another fantastic view, this time looking east to the bay.