Hump Day Videos

I have little to say today, because these videos are awesome and speak for themselves.

Top Three Tuesday: Nail Colors to Try Now

I mentioned one of these here.

3) Mustard.  After work I'm going to get my gel polish soaked off so I can try this color tonight.  I ordered it from Nordstrom, because it's the only one I could find.

2) Periwinkle/pastel blue. It's cute on toes, and I bet on fingers too. The other pastels are a must as well, such as Barbie pink.  I currently have this on my toes.  I am not a lover of pink (as mentioned here), but I can't help but love this shade!

1) Shiny Metallics. I typically steer away from the sparkly polish, but something about pairing metallic with neutral/metallic shoes has me intrigued.

Do you have any favorites to add to the list?

Manic Monday Part IV: The Final Patio Post

Well, at least until I do something monumental out there like hang a flat screen TV (don't put it past me...I've already thought about where it would go. I just have to figure out how to protect it from the elements).

So you've seen the patio pics here and here.  We planted some annuals this weekend, purchased various partial-sun flowers and plants for the pots, and the most ridiculously adorable patio furniture, as well as some accents from Ikea, all in one Saturday (notice how I didn't say weekend because we left Sunday for enjoying said finished product).

Here are the results:

We had to assemble the glider...which was difficult but not impossible.  The turquoise chairs came already assembled. The white "wicker" (actually plastic!!) chair came from Ikea.  The coffee table as well, and the two side tables (one white, one turq, which I can't find online but are no more than $4 each).



Impatiens surround the tree (in a coral color, hard to see in these pics!).  I grabbed any colorful partial-sun flowers/plants I liked/could find to create mixed pots between the glider and chairs. 

Sunday morning I found some ants visiting the coffee table, so we went to Lowe's and got some ant/bug fogger and some ant baits.  Do NOT mess with my oasis, people.

Anthropologie has darling outdoor/summer living accessories.  May find a way to make this, or buy this.

...and now back to work :)

ps, if you're already following me on instagram, sorry for the repetitive pictures :)

Finally Friday: Nothing too Relevant Here

I tried Starbucks' Seasonal Blend...the Three Region Blend. The description said "...a lush bouquet of flowers and herbs...". Well, IMO it tasted a little too herb-y this morning.  I will give it a second try, but so far, underwhelmed.

A couple Fridays ago I posted a rant reflection about the evils of comparison.  This week, I was sent an article by the same gal about the evils of PMS. And sorry I'm not sorry to any (any?) male readers, but I have to share it.

This was my favorite bullet point.  I think it actually ties into my reflection about comparison, since it talks about Facebook ... that's as far as I'm going with that.  Really, you must read this whole article. It hits home when you feel like the walls are crashing down around you and no one even cares about you/loves you any more.

On that positive and upbeat note...HAPPY FRIDAY!

No Thinking Thursday

Instead of thrifting, I choose to not think today.

Couple of vital things to share.

1) my traffic sources are now increasingly awkward and interesting.

a) I can't think why Matt Bean would be in my blog. Or "matt bean" for that matter. Did anyone watch New Girl this week? Their temporary new roommate introduces himself as Neil and uses air quotes...*

b) Please note the keyword eecard no job college.  This sounds like cave man talk.

c) I love that my friend LE is search-able in my blog.

d) and who knew the flowchart posted here would create such a following.  I received both positive and negative feedback for sharing that.

* I found the mention of Matt Bean.

2) McDonald's has pushed out a new oatmeal.  Blueberry Banana-nut. It's fantastic. You should go try it.  Plus you can custom order you coffee, and you DO get service with a smile.