i ordered some new, fancy earrings from etsy last week of jan. from a seller named "ample goddess" ha ha!
she rocks. really, REALLY gorgeous jewelry. check her out!
she has a few different shops, so i've put all the links in the various pink italics ;)

she wrote me a sweet note saying they'd be shipped the DAY i ordered them,
and when they came they were in the sweetest little packages. i love those little touches :)
we do that with our little ribbons and hearts over at S&BB! :)

here's what i got :) i LOVE presents to myself after a month of hard work! <3

i LOVE them! now go get you some!
thank you cheryl!! <3

i have wanted to do one of these posts for .... probably at least a year, and have just NEVER gotten around to it.
until this morning :)

it was HILARIOUS cleaning out my purse... what a MESS.
and WHY did i HAVE ALL THIS STUFF?!?!?!?! 
.... and SO. MUCH. DIRT. from the park in the bottom! LOL!
oh us....

enjoy :)

this is my purse. its not nearly as shiny as this picture makes it look.
i think its faux leather. i LOVE it. its one of my favorites i've ever owned.
this was probably at one time, at least a $60 purse, and i got it for $2.00 at the thrift store ;)

its not huge, which is good, because i hate huge purses. its a good size.
but you'd NEVER guess by looking at it from the outside, how much stuff it actually houses.
i've become- an in-purse-hoarder.

SEE?!!!!!

for christmas, my mother actually got me a purse organizer, which is this thing below.
and yeah, you're seein' it. f52887 leopard print. my mom rocks.
anyway, this thing is supposed to keep me organized, but the ENTIRE contents of my purse somehow end up smashed underneath it... and i wind up keeping like, a gum and a lipstick in it. :/ whoops.

here are the ACTUAL contents, from left to right... not including foxy's paws. because those have to stay on her. <3
3 pennies. i'm rich.
tweezers
deodorant, because you never know.
dr. pepper chapstick, and 3 lipsticks from bright pink to dark red.
above that, shimmery eyeshadow.
to the right, loose powder.
under, my make up brush that juniper chewed up her first year of existence (time for a new one?!)
a delicious mint
and gum. because i smoke now as part of my "new years BAD resolutions", so i need refreshers.

i always carry my journals with me.
the left one says "Be Grateful. Welcome Change. Imagine Often. Dream Daily."
and marilyn got it for me, obvs <3
and then the one on the right is one that i made whilst waiting for the left one because i needed one so badly ;)

also in my purse, a letter to my penpal that i've been carrying with me since the first week of december.
can i just mail it already? i don't even remember what it says...

also in my purse, 3 books.
The French Travelmate: because you never know when you're going to need to take off to paris...
I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar: which i bought for rosie for christmas, but it came so late it didn't make it in her package, so i just kept it... plus its really hilarious and fun to look through at dinner with friends :)
The Zombie Survival Guide: which i ALWAYS CARRY WITH ME. this was a present from elyse, because... she knows.

also in my purse:
2 wallets. 
the above mustache one, a present from beebs for my bday.
the below one, a hand sewn birdie one i bought off easy for like, $10. the bird is f52887. i had to. 
in it, i carry my various business cards, designed by rosemyrtle.

the left pocket housed:
elmers glue; for journaling purposes.
a brush.
2 bohemian bracelets that really hurt my wrist.
more deodorant.
a super old air heads chewy candy.
tic tacs.
cover up.
more mints.
change.
dirt.
a crumpled up post it note that says "don't forget to breathe".
matches.

the right pocket housed:
a mega-pen
no-nonsense no-show socks
pink nail polish
my favorite turquoise ring
my old flip cam
cheap pearls
my passport
more change
ricola cough drops
an andes chocolate mint
and a post card i found on the street that someone special will get... i haven't decided who.

what's in your purse?! :)

please apply this to everything in your life yesterday, today, and from here on.

my best friend had some new head shots taken,
and his agency wanted a smiling one.

he HATES smiling :)
i always make the excuse for him that it goes against everything his cold, dead, black heart tells him is natural...

he knows i'm a retouching wizard so he asked me to touch up his lines and shines a bit.
it needs to look NOT retouched because obviously when you book an actor, you book their real face.
he just asked me to "touch up the crows feet and wrinkles and stuff".... 
i don't know what a crows foot is but i smoothed out some wrinkles and brightened him up a bit.
something we ALL need done ;)

the outcome was pretty special i thought :) enjoy the boy <3

even with some early laugh lines he's still easily the most gorgeous person i know <3

i like the white background the most, but i thought i'd give him an option.
i think it came out looking like a toothpaste ad! YEAY JOHN!!!!! <3

between my never healing broken ankle,
and ingesting something in these pictures each week,
i should change my new years goal of losing as much weight as possible to GAINING as much weight as possible.
that seems a more likely goal for me to accomplish anyway ;) why break with tradition?!

as aforely mentioned here in the blerg, every wednesday is beebs and boots day.
that is the day we forsake the world and hang out with each other.
its also not that different from every other day...

our first beebs and boots day eons ago was spent at charming charlie,
a cool accessories store in the plaza at the mall. we love it.
everything is color coordinated, cheap, and adorable.
we buy matching stuff every time we go.

we went yesterday.
boom.
check it.

shower water can never be hot enough, or too plentiful.
if i could, i'd take a shower every day in a giant, scaldingly hot waterfall...

.... in narnia.

Favorite place you've ever Been: everywhere we went in great britain, and st. john's.
Best day of your Life: monterey bay aquarium
Thing you currently like most about your days: morning cuddling, texting every detail of everything with beebs. creating S&BB stuff, making new contacts and friends.
Good memory from High school: planning our escape to MBA with eric
Good memory from College: the haunted houses :) omgggg. if i could have lived in those moments, i would have.
Good memory from Your 20's: honk.
Good memory from your 30's: love.
Good memory from your 40's: n/a
Favorite food as a kid: chocolate
Favorite food now: chocolate
Pets you've owned: (cats) molly, mindy, pepper, precious <3 (dogs) heidi, cocoa, juniper, foxy
Favorite tv show as a kid: the cosby show/ roundhouse
Favorite tv show now: so you think you can dance
Best friend when you were 5: jennie
Best friend when you were 10: john john
Best friend when you were 15: eric
Best friend when you were 20: delaney/ john john
Best friend when you were 25: beth/ john john
Best friend when you were 30: rosie/ john john
Best friend when you were 35: (34: marilyn) <3
Best friend when you were 40:
Funniest person you've ever Known: rosie
Best advice you've ever been given: "be a yes man" - jess <3
Worst advice you've ever been given: "sleep with someone new to get over someone old". EW. what?! terrible advice.
Some of the wildest things you've ever done: hahahahahahaaaaa ohhhh. errrm... my entire life. i don't really hold back :)
How do you define happiness currently: peace.
Your biggest weakness: love
Are you a morning person: yessssssss. especially for cuddling.
Things you like to do alone: practice, watch tv, meditate, create, think, go to the movies
Ever been in a fist fight: hahahaha practically. kind of. jr. high. raquel hated me because i hated "days of our lives". she targeted me after school... terrorized me. it was awful. one day i put a stop to it.
Favorite color as a kid: purple
Favorite color now: mint green
Favorite ice cream as a kid: bubble gum
Favorite ice cream now: ube
If you won 10 million dollars, what would you do: buy a few houses in my favorite places, donate, get more dogs, make sure i had enough to live comfortably, give the rest to bug.
3 people you'd like to banish to the desert, never to hear from again: sarah, kaine, krista
Super power you wish you had: mind reading.
Places you can't wait to go: italy. back to england.
Places you never want to go: ?
Places you've lived: modesto, ceres, merced, sf, nashville, new york, london
Something that changed you forever: my last break up
Something that you're eternally thankful for: my parents
Favorite house you've had: the cottage downtown with robert
Friend that moved away that you miss the most: kellie
Friend that you've weathered the storm with: rosie
Friend you never want to be without: john john