DIY

crayon art... wayyy to much fun

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catablogging

I have always been a fan of Ms. Watson but her spread in Vogue is to die for. Between the bright lipstick color, the slick-backed hair and the plethora of different clothing materials, Vogue did Watson right...

framed

I have been spending wayyy too much time lately trying to come up with DIY projects I can use to decorate/organize my room next year and these wooden frames filled with necklaces, pictures, etc. seem just the perfect task to undertake. Wish me luck...

LBB

Whether its holding your hair in place, tied on a garment, or placed perfectly on your shoes, the little black bow is the perfect accessory...

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crushhh

whether its playing Blair Waldorf or hanging out in pair of jeans, Leighton Meester shines. something tells me I will be following the career and style of this modern dame very closely...

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jump start

One of the most important lifestyle lessons I have learned thus far from interning is the importance of a good breakfast. While sometimes I do wake up early enough to prepare a well-thought out, delicious breakfast, other times the attraction between my head and the pillow is simply too strong. I therefore have come up with a list of three delicious and healthy breakfasts, varying from the early riser to the run-out-the-door-to-catch-my-train kind of mornings.

1. early riser:

spinach scrambled eggs

ingredients:

1 tabsp. extra virgin olive oil

2 cups of fresh or frozen spinach, defrosted and drained of any excess water

2 cloves of garlic minced (or 1 tbsp of pre-minced garlic)

1 cup of egg whites (or 3 eggs)

1/4 cup of light mozzarella or cheddar (add pepperjack for extra flavor)

instructions:

1. heat oil over medium flame in a small skillet. add garlic cook for 1 minute or until fragrant

2. stir in spinach cook for about 2 minutes, until spinach is heated thru and excess water has evaporated

3. season spinach with salt and pepper

4. add eggs and scramble till cooked

{love the burn blog}

2. pressed-the-snooze-button-once-but-since-have-time-for-a-legitimate-breakfast:

breakfast parfait

ingredients:

1 cups low-fat vanilla yogurt

1/4 cup low-fat granola without raisins (such as Kellogg's)

1/2 tablespoon slivered almonds, toasted

add in own amounts of: strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, fruit preserves & whatever else!

instructions:

combine all ingredients, varying the different levels so you can fill each bite with as much goodness as possible!

{cooking light}

3. run-out-the-door-to-catch-my-train:

egg mcmuffin

no preparation required but before you think I am crazy for suggesting mcdonalds as a delicious and healthy breakfast (trust me, I am usually vehemently opposed to eating at fast food restaurants), the egg mcmuffin is actually only 300 calories and has a good amount of lean protein from both the egg and the canadian bacon. if you want to reduce your calories further, just remove the top half of the muffin.

{real simple}

happy jump starting...

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catablogging

{images via Anthropologie}

Anthropologie has a new stellar June 2011 catalog that I could not help myself in copying over some of my favorite images. From flowy maxi dresses and skirts to perfect summer white blouses, I think this may just be my summer style guide...

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