New beginnings

I have wonderful news to share. Tomorrow I start a new a new job at Anthropologie as a manager in training. For the past year and half I have been working at your average answer the phones, assist the boss, behind the desk kind of job and it has been slightly depressing. I've been struggling with the eternal question "what to do with the rest of my life." And I think this job is the answer. I started making a list of all the things I love and enjoy doing, and when things like shopping, being around people, helping people, antiques, styling and decorating and clothes from Anthropologie were the things I kept circling around I knew a job at their store was a good start.

This job is just the beginning and I can't wait for my first day tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Some pretty things, literally!

In my Blogging Your Way course I've been learning some nifty tricks on how to create collages in Picasa that I can upload directly to my blog. Before I could start messing with the program I had to upload pictures into it first. Thinking I would just chose a handful of random pictures off the web then start to play. Using trusty ol' Google images as my starting point I typed in "Pretty Things," thinking that would be vague enough I could pick the first 5 pictures it pulled up.

I was really surprised when I had to dig through a few pages back before I even landed on something that was pleasing to my eyes. So hence that's where the above images came from. Any old Blueprint Magazine readers will recognize the image with the yellow flats.

I found Picasa really easy to work with and it organizes your pictures in album folders really nicely. If you're looking for a new photo editor to try I recomend downloading this one; it's free and it automatically uploads any pictures you already have saved on your desktop.

Have a great weekend, find a "pretty thing" to make you smile!

Getting your fashion ready for spring

I don't know if you were lucky enough to experience some unseasonably warm days over the weekend, it was almost 40 degrees here in Indy, but with the sun peaking through the clouds its having me chomping at the bit to get out my sandals and tshirts. Can't you just see yourself putting this on for a day of errands on a sunny warm Saturday? Here's hoping for warmer days!

Items in this set:
Women's new arrivals - knits & tees - Appliqué flower art tee - J.Crew, $30
brandied apricot long pocket cardigan, $35
Patsy Trousers, $88
Circle Fawn Necklace: *Figs & Ginger* Eco-Friendly Metal-Smithing...
Womens AE Strappy Sandals - Brown, $30