Happy Hanukkah!

Tomorrow night is my family Hanukkah party. I am super excited and can't wait to eat latkes and sufganiyot. I am even making a Hanukkah themed gingerbread house to bring along (blog post to come). My parents made a bigger deal of the holiday when we were little. They used to give my brothers and I a present a day for 8 days. It was the best! Nowadays, we get one gift that generally comes in the form of cash (so not complaining!). However, I can't deny that I sometimes miss our old tradition. Mom. Dad. If you are reading this - here is my wish list.

1. John Hardy 3 Bracelet Set - $198.00

2. Michael Kors Rose Gold Chronograph watch - $250.00

3. Anthropologie Whizbang mini skirt - $95.95

4. Marc by Marc Jacobs Starlight Friends Pave Harem Ring - $58.00

5. Steve Madden Ridder Grey Leather Boots - $151.96

6. Clothbound Penguin Classic Books - $21.81

Retail Therapy

According to Wikipedia - retail therapy is shopping with the primary purpose of improving the buyer's mood or disposition. It also states that while many view it with a negative connotation, it can just simply describe the pleasures of the total shopping experience. Thank you to fall/winter 2009, you are giving me some serious retail therapy! Every where I turn, I'm seeing adorably feminine dresses and skirts in a wide array of the sweetest florals and paisleys. Spotting Nadinoo on A Cup of Jo only added fuel to my current obsession! Each one is prettier and more perfect than the next. How does a girl decide?

My Idol

Enjoy! (BTW: Can you spot Nico and Natalie from SYTYCD Canada?!?!)

Circa 1994

1994 sounds like so long ago but it feels like yesterday - doesn't it? Gosh, I remember everything about being 14. My closet was full of baby doll dresses and Doc Martens, Keanu Reeves was plastered all over my room, Boys II Men ruled the radio and Claire Danes took me into her so called life. Ahh, that show was my everything - and then it was gone. Besides playing Juliet to Leo's Romeo (one of my all-time favourite movies), it seemed that Claire was pretty much gone too. Well look at her now! Holy cow, the years have been good to her! Check out this edgy photo shoot for BlackBookmag.com.

(P.S. anyone know where I can buy a pair of legs like that?)

Ga Ga for Gaga

I didn't jump on the Lady Gaga band wagon until now. I am totally addicted to her new single- "Bad Romance" and the video is just ridiculously! P.S. I want her body.

The Coolest Chair Ever!

I am freaking out over this MoCo Loco: Ivy Chair (via NotCot). It is the coolest piece of furniture in the world. Have you ever seen anything like it? I can't imagine that it would be very comfortable - but I don't care, I want it! I must have it.

Can't get enough of Mr. Adler

If I had an empty space and an unlimited budget, I would do everything in my power to hire Jonathan Adler to personally decorate it. I have never seen an interior of his that didn't make me swoon. I just can't get enough of his style. These two rooms from a Palm Beach residence are by far my favourite - clean white spaces injected with quirky furniture, bright pops of colour and his signature pottery (a girl can dream...).

How do I love thee?

Let me count the ways...

1. The Lucite chairs
2. The light fixture
3. The Jonathan Adler vase
4. The apple green back splash
5. The adorably sweet cupcakes (yum!)

I want it all!

image via Deplha

Keeping it Clean

Neat and tidy are adjectives I would never used to describe myself. I fight against my messy tendencies but with so much to do in a day, I often lose the battle. It’s a terrible trait to have for a person who longs for a world of white in my home. Many find white spaces cold. I beg to differ. A white bedroom layered with texture and a kitchen lined in white panel cabinetry is the perfect complement to a vibrant life. I may not be able change my stripes, but one day I might be able to afford a live-in maid to keep my white rooms their brightest.

images via Living Etc