{feeling like} soup + bread

Soup and bread is such a great staple in the winter months, just like my puffy Soia & Kyo coat and fleece-sock-lined Hunter boots. Today we made some coconut chicken and wild rice soup from Cinnamon Spice & Everything Nice. It's savory (from the herbs/spices), creamy (from the coconut milk), and incredibly filling (from the rice and the chicken) without being too heavy (from the veggies) Exactly everything you'd need in the perfect soup meal! Well, except for some garlic chive butter bread made from a fresh baguette that we picked up at Whole Foods. Yum!

{inspired by} the inevitable SAD?

As winter closes in for good in Michigan, my body begins to get incredibly confused. No sunlight and it has to be awake and active? Total darkness at 5pm and it can't stop moving and go to sleep? What's a girl's body supposed to do?! Here is the solution, the men's button that I literally lived in all summer to give me a little bit of hope. I almost put this turquoise gingham button-down away when I took out my winter clothes because I thought the color was too "summery", but decided against it at the end. Boy am I glad, I plan on layering this baby under every sweater I own for the next two months, until I can wear it by itself and a mini skirt and sandals in 70 degrees sunny weather again.

P.S., today we had a high of 31 degrees. And it snowed. UGH!

Express men's button down, VS yoga leggings, h&m necklaces, Frye boots

a close up of the Frye Bethanies that I'm trying incredibly hard to break in

Giving Thanks... in 2010

I don't think anyone can deny the love we all have for thanksgiving. No school (or work), pigging out, bonding with the fam, and cybermonday (and/or black friday)... I am incredibly grateful for a break at this time of year, and an opportunity to give thanks. This year I spent my thanksgiving day in yoga pants and an oversized sweater- and I could not be happier with my fashion decisions as I laid flat out on the livingroom rug post-stuffing my face dinner.

Here is the short list of what I'm thankful this year (trust me, you don't want the long list- it'll take forever to read)

1. my parents, for always loving me and putting up with my childish ways all these years.

2. being in the company of really really ridiculously fabulous people while I shop/ study/ work/ cook/ discuss fashion/ travel/ gossip... etc.

3. health. though I'm still really young, I'm getting to the point when I start worrying about my parents/family getting sick... I'm glad everyone is healthy and well. 

4. optimism. I'm a firm believer in that as long as you look for the good in people and life, things will turn out. There's nothing more important than keeping an optimistic attitude if you want a happy life.

Annnd here comes the best part, some pictures of the delicious/will-make-you-salivate foods that I've had the opportunity to make/eat this last week. Enjoy!