Things that make me happy right now.

Darn awesome...

From Sadie Olive ... can't get over how much these put me in another time and place.  So beautiful.

And these extra sweet and sexy french knickers from Lady Jane Lingerie

And this from Stiletto Heights because Louise Brooks is a stunning and bizarre creature...

That should do.

For frolicking through a blissful holiday and winter season....

The new goodies are up and available!  This took me much longer than I had anticipated.
Here's a lil' selection for your viewing pleasure...

  

 

Extra special...

 Just stumbled across this shop and will proceed to bask in equal parts light and glow and mood and contrast.


 I like.

 

In the works for the holidays...

See this?

This put a spark in my brain for the Holiday and deep Winter collection.  I love the pleats in the beautiful dress and the soft color in the photo.  Imagine hints from each of these images, with pops of rich color, played out in necklaces and hair adornments. 

Available come mid-November.

A bit more inspiration here...

and here...

My imaginary, but maybe someday soon real, $500 shopping spree...

I do this sometimes... play pretend.  My predisposition to daydreaming makes it an easy and effortless past time.  When we get a catalog in the mail, I'll go through it and tell myself that I can choose one thing from each page spread.  Or I'll grab a real estate magazine and choose my favorite house from each page.  Or I make a list of all the crazy good food I'd love to have in our kitchen.

Doing this helps me to manifest good feelings- and is not really about the material attainment.  I can get the same sense of well being, better even, by staring out the window or taking a walk and watching the flowers peek through or citrus growing on the trees or having a coffee or tasty lunch with a good friend.  It's pretty much about that sense of abundance in general and it's an easy fix on those days when I feel like crap or are ready to move toward my next goal.

So sometimes I tell myself, "Okay, I've got an (imaginary) extra $100... what will I put it toward?"  At times, I go for the practical: new underwear, new socks, wood for new molding in the hallway.  Other times, I get a little giddy with trinkets: a new pot for growing herbs, too fancy knee socks, a perfect vintage dress, a red umbrella.  This time, I told myself I could go nuts with $500 on Etsy.  This is my lust list...



Takes up the majority of the spree, but- darn it- it's worth it!  From Poetic Home.

Oh my gosh... how could I not?!  This awesomeness is from Link Ray Photo.

From Pretty Raccoon ... slick. and an incredible price

And about 6 orders of these from Cupcakes in Jars .

Yep. That should do.

How about YOU?