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In today's edition of "Why I Love The Internet": the mystery of my thrift-store chair was solved...by the son of the man who made it (read through to the comments).
New car! (Sort of.)
Fun Route 66-inspired sale today on Joss & Main. And if you're looking for white '50s-inspired mesh chairs, this is a pretty great price for a set of 4.
Love the shape of this not-so-basic black bikini by Adia.
DIY Blue Mason Jar Hanging Lanterns
A Little Bit Country
Q. Hi Jordan,
I’m having a girls' weekend in Nashville in late June and I’m having trouble figuring out what to wear. We plan on going out to bars and dancing. Style-wise, I have nothing country…and I don’t want to be too costume-y. Any help would be great!
- Leah
A. One of my favorite items in my entire closet is a pair of maroon cowboy boots that I found for ten bucks at a Salvation Army in Colorado during my freshman year of college and that I wore for about ten years straight, spending way more than they wore worth to patch them up every time they completely fell apart (which they did about four times). They even have a nick in them from a for-real switchblade - a little incident that occurred during a particularly raucous evening of tending bar at Hogs 'n' Heifers.
These Kinds Of Things Don’t Happen To City Kids
Last night, I was on the phone with my dad and Indy was watching Bubble Guppies, and Kendrick came charging into the living room:
"There is a huge turtle sitting in our front yard."
That is a sentence that you don't hear when you grow up on 46th Street and 10th Avenue. Ever.
I did have a turtle when I was little, actually. I found him at our friend's lake house upstate, named him Sammy (many of the pets I had when I was little were named "Sammy"), and brought him home for a summer before releasing him back into the lake when September rolled around.
Random Excellent Investments
There are some things that you buy, certain that they're going to be wonderful and life-changing...and then never use.
My SodaStream, for example, continues to be a thing that I love...but not actually something I use all that often, because the bottles that you make the soda in are not machine-washable. And because it is very important to me to immediately throw away all instruction manuals without even opening them (because I like to live on the edge like that), I realized this only after machine-washing one and discovering an actual melted pile of plastic where the bottle used to be. And I really enjoy drinking water directly out of bottles for whatever reason and have bottle-washing PTSD from the thousands of bottles I had to hand-wash for our son when we lived in an apartment without a dishwasher...and so I don't use it. (Note: I have since repurchased the plastic bottles and rediscovered the obsession; it's a roller-coaster over here, what can I say?)
And then there are also things that you aren't quite sure whether you should buy or not, but then you do, and hey-o: there they are, getting used by you every single day.
Presenting: some of my personal favorite Random Excellent Investments.
I Grew A Rose
Two, actually.
It's like a miracle.
What We Wore: One Night In Vegas
Francesca and I live on opposite coasts now, so we don't get to see each other nearly as often as we'd like. And so when we do get to see each other...we like to do it up.
Pretend we're still living together in L.A. and thinking about things like which bathing suit to wear on a Tuesday afternoon.
Put on sequins and red lipstick and get into a little trouble.
(Oh, okay...we got in no trouble at all. We tried, I swear, but after sacrificing ten bucks to the slot machines we decided to just cut our losses and window-shop for shoes along the Grand Canal.)
Hello.
Last night, a birthday present (it's on Sunday) from my parents arrived on my doorstep.
It's Le Creuset's 3 1/2 Qt. Braiser, and can apparently be used for everything from stir-frys to sauces to roast chickens.
I am so excited I don't even know what else to say about it. Recipes, as always, are welcomed with open arms.
Stylish (Non-Maternity) Options For A Mama-To-Be
Q. Hi Jordan!
I love your style and am hoping you can help me with something. I just found out I'm pregnant! I know it's a little early to be thinking about maternity clothes, but the truth is I'm already bloated and cannot deal with anything tight around my waist. I've got a slew of bridal and baby showers coming up; can you recommend some stylish not-yet-maternity dresses that will work for the first trimester (and maybe beyond)?
Thanks so much!
Jessica
