11.11.11

Today's date would seem like an auspicious day to me, but it turned out to be a normal, crazy Friday. I thought I would document it with 11 Instagram photos.


We always start our day with a nice big cup o' Joe.


One reason I like to wake up early even when I am not practicing yoga is to catch up on blogs and Facebook.


The hubs making some eggs for breakfast.


My morning drive to work.


From practically the moment I stepped into the office until about lunch it was non-stop, so no photos until then.


Catching up on charts.


My office is like a cave.


A selfie. Excuse the tired eyes, it's been a long day!


Yes, I wear Crocs, but only to yoga. They last forever.


The highway was surprisingly busy for early Friday evening. That white dot on the left side is the moon - so huge still tonight!


Our simple dinner of falafel "sandwiches" (really on corn tortillas, but who's counting?).

I love the old-timey feeling of these photos. Today was definitely a typical day in the life of eek! Taking photos at work is a bit weird - I spend so much time there yet rarely document those moments.

Happy Veteran's Day. My thoughts, prayers and thanks go to all the men and women putting themselves in harm's way to protect us.

No rest for the weary

all items remix'd
top: Jovovich-Hawk for Target
cardi: Target
skirt&boots: Anthro
earrings: gift'd
necklaces: Collingnon Designs

Yesterday was definitely a full moon day at work. We were insanely busy all day but somehow felt like hardly anything productive got accomplished. I'm thinking this just must be one of those weeks! I will be working all weekend so I hope things calm down a bit. One thing I was grateful for: wearing boots!


This skirt is a definite departure from the usual silhouettes I choose, but I like how comfortable it is, even though it wrinkles if you so much look at it.

Long and lean

sweater: J. Crew
pants: Gap, remix'd
shoes: Via Spiga, remix'd
earrings: Collingnon Designs, gift'd
bracelets: India, remix'd

This sweater was one of my purchases with the gift card I won from Lisa. Thanks again!


As much as I like skinny pants, nothing in the world can make a girl feel leaner than a good pair of long, slightly boot cut pants, especially if she has muscular thighs, like me. Gap still makes great fitting pants, even if everything else they has is a bit blah. I wish they would take a cue from J.Crew and make some brighter clothes!


And speaking of skinny pants (well, jeans in this case), I made the mistake of going into Anthro yesterday and tried on a pair of AG skinnies and JBrand skinnies and loved both.


Do I really need a pair of lilac AND pink jeans? Probably not. Do I want them? Of course. Decisions decisions!

Just one of those days

all items remix'd
dress: Loft
shoes: Marc Jacobs
earrings: Collingnon Designs, gift'd
belt: Anthro

Have you ever had a day where you were just in a blah mood for no specific reason at all? That's how I felt yesterday. Maybe it was because I ended up going into work when I had taken the day off. Oh well. The best part about each morning is that it's a fresh new start.

Announcing the winners!

Thanks to all for participating in the little giveaway I hosted last week. Sorry that I am late on posting the winners (the hubs is quick to point out I was going to do this yesterday).


H&K Style Journey

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dash dot dotty!

Leave me a way to get in touch with you and also which scarf you would prefer and I will do my best to accommodate you.

Casual LBD

dress: Gap, remix'd
cardi: Missoni for Target
boots: Old Navy, remix'd
sunnies: Dsquared, remix'd
bag: LV, gift'd&remix'd

The hubs and I took advantage of my last 2 Saturdays off in a row to visit our local farmer's market.


all items remix'd
dress: Gap
cardi: Express
boots: Old Navy
sunnies: Dsquared
pendant: India
bag: Gucci, gift'd

Being outside in October/November in Houston is much more bearable as the weather has definitely cooled down. The humidity has returned but I think another cold front in coming through tonight.


This little dress have served me well over the past few years. Although it is showing some signs of wear, it only gets more comfortable after every wash.

Week in photos

I tend to take many photographs of the people I love. This week I thought I would emphasize random places I go.


I have had jury duty 3 times in the last 2 years, but each one has been with a different court. And my number has never been called.


Inside this house lives the two sweetest and cutest little babies ever.


My favorite lunch place.


Ok, I had to snap a photo of baby J in his adorable fall outfit. Dog not included.


Friday night led yoga class with my favorite instructor.


Buying some fresh produce at the Farmer's Market.


We met JB out for drinks yesterday afternoon to help celebrate his birthday.

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P.S. Don't forget to enter my giveaway by the end of the day. Winner will be chosen at random tonight!

Practice practice practice

Over the past few months I have had a few minor injuries that have plagued the progress of my yoga practice: hurt back after finally coming up from backbends and tweaked shoulder after binding with my legs behind my shoulders. Being hurt can be discouraging and frustrating because you feel like you are making progress and getting "it" and then "it" (whatever that may be) goes away.

My goal now has been to let go of my ego and do what I can. Even though sometimes the asanas (poses) seem to be the end goal (i.e. "which pose are you on?"), ashtanga and yoga in general are not about the poses, they are about the practice and what you do and feel on the mat.

My teacher in Houston, who can be moody sometimes, surprised me the other day when he told me at the end of one of my practices, Look how you are back to where you started even though you were injured a few months ago. If you had given up and stopped practicing, you would have had to go all the way back to the beginning.

So the moral of the story: keep up your practice and do what you can. Slowly but surely all will still be coming.

Copycat | respect the shoes

shirt: Target, remix'd
sweater: Uniqlo
skirt: Loft, remix'd
boots: Anthro, remix'd
necklace: AE, remix'd
cuff: Tiffany's, gift'd&remix'd
tights: Gap

A cold front came though town the night before and boots weather has finally arrived in H-town. Of course it will only last for another day or so before the heat and humidity return but I'll take it!


My outfit was completely inspired by this one from Lisa of respect the shoes. She has got such effortless style and and enviable wardrobe. My favorite thing about reading style blogs from real ladies is being able to draw inspiration from them. So thanks again Lisa!

{I plan on doing more of these copycat posts, so don't be surprised if you receive an email from me requesting to use a photo.}


This skirt hasn't been worn for a while...I decided it was too short to wear to work without tights and haven't worn tights until now.

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On a completely random and unrelated note, last night as I was eating a yummy dinner prepared by the hubs, I felt something hard in my food. When I looked at it, I asked him if he lost a tooth making dinner. He was like, um no crazy lady, why do you ask? What came out of my mouth looked like part a tooth. And in fact it was...but not his, mine! It was either part of or the whole crown of one of my molars. I am a bit freaked out since my dentist is not open on Fridays. It doesn't hurt but is EXTREMELY sensitive to temperature. I guess I will be drinking my coffee out of a straw until it gets fixed.

Channeling a bit of Jackie

all items remix'd
dress: J. Crew, consign'd
cardi: Target
shoes: Ann Taylor
necklace: old

Wearing a shirt dress and pearls always makes me feel a bit like Jackie O. Next time I will add the dark, oversized sunnies!

Sun, please!

shirt: Uniqlo
cardi: Gap, remix'd
skirt: Ann Taylor, remix'd
shoes: Madden Girl, remix'd
earrings: James Avery, gift'd&remix'd
necklace: Francesca's, remix'd
cuff: Tiffany's, gift'd&remix'd
bag: Gucci, gift'd&remix'd

Sometimes the only thing that tells Houstonites of the changing seasons is the shorter days. When the sun goes down at 7 PM, all I feel like doing is crawling in bed and sleeping. I really need to make more of an effort to get out during lunch at work, if only to see the sun for a bit!

A treat (or two), no tricks!

As a celebration of reaching the 100-follower mark and as a thank you for listening to me babble on and on, I thought I would do a giveaway and share some of my Missoni haul from last month.

Up for grabs is a purple silk square scarf:


And a brown knit scarf:


To enter, just let me know that you are a follower! Winners will be chosen at random on Monday, November 7th. Good luck!

Week in photos

Happy Halloween!


As I was unpacking, I found this little tag on one of my clothes. I *heart* Uniqlo, especially because of little deets like this!


DD is actually 7 months and 1 week old in this photo, but who is keeping track? He is so close to crawling...any day now!


Just a selfie of me and my new earrings.


Our last PR party for the season!


Princess P's bday.


JW's 40th bday.


Pooh bear was not cooporating yesterday and this was the best photo of the two of them. I did get some cute ones of the hunny pot though!


The aforementioned hunny pot.


And our costumes on Saturday night. We were the zombie-fied version of Popeye and Olive Oyl so imagine our delight when we ran into the live versions!

My favorite Fall Trends: More dots!

all items remix'd
dress: Jovovich-Hawk for Target
boots: Anthro
earrings: Collingnon Designs, gift'd
tights: Target

Did I already mention how happy I am that we are finally getting some cooler weather down here in Houston? I bought this dress on super sale in the spring but have only worn it once since it is way too hot to wear in the humidity. Also, I think it looks better with tights and boots because of its length. I almost forget I had this dress in my wardrobe because I lent it to my sister :)

My newest backdrop for my photos is my giant closet door. We have enough light in our bedroom that at least I don't have to use a flash here. I am hoping to get it together next week to take more remix photos in natural light!

Fall Trends: Brights

tunic: Missoni for Target
leggings: Uniqlo
boots: Anthro
earrings: Collingnon Designs, gift'd&remix'd
cuff: Tiffany's, gift'd&remix'd

The temperatures are finally cooling down so that I can enjoy more of my Missoni haul. I may have bought a few things to many, but they are fun pieces I will be able to enjoy for a bit. I am impressed that the sweaters/tunics (they are way to short to be considered dresses, in my opinion) are lined so wearing tights or leggings underneath them is not an issue.

I was happy with the outcome of Project Runway's winner this season (as was the hubs, for different reasons!). I am hoping she puts out some cool dresses on Piperlime!

Fall Trends: Dotty

This week has flown by, I feel like I have been super busy (especially at work) yet have really gotten nothing accomplished at all! Going on vacation always does that to me; I am procrastinator by nature and when I get off my normal schedule I have a hard time getting remotivated. So glad I took tomorrow off so I can have a "normal" weekend.


top: M+O, remix'd
cardi: Target, remix'd
skirt: Uniqlo
shoes: Jeffrey Campbell, remix'd
earrings: gift'd&remix'd
bag: Missoni for Target, remix'd

My "trendy" outfits have been less than inspired this week because of this perpetual feeling of being behind. For more inspiration go here for a list of much more stylish ladies than I!

P.S. A good thing that has resulted from my taking daily photos of my outfits is that I am more aware of my wardrobe and things I wear on a daily basis. So I opted out of buying ruffled mini-skirts and the like that my eye is drawn to and bought more wearable things like this pencil skirt. I love Uniqlo, especially their prices!