friday playlist

happy friday!

here's what i've been listening to this week.

video games
lana del rey

(crushing on her something fierce lately; honestly, 
is she not gorgeous? ok, she's talented, too. 
i'd be annoyed if she wasn't so talented.)


watching you watch him

eric hutchinson

spark 
by data romance

sticks and stones
Jones

god made me

chantal kreviazuk

bluebird

buffalo springfield

save me

aimee man

down in the valley 
the head and the heart

hope you have a wonderful weekend!

xo

friday playlist

happy friday! 

today i'm doing a little photo shoot at a super cool location that i'm excited to share with you next week. 

when i saw the gorgeous sam cooke playlist over at 

the flashdance, 

i realized that it was all we needed for today's playlist.

i mean, c'mon, its. sam. cooke.

so go there. 

download. look around. enjoy. 

(i'm such a groupie.)

i also got the most top-secret, most amazingly delicious recipe for creamed corn you'll ever have in your life to share with you soon. its from one of my favorite atlanta restaurants, and the owner himself shared it with me via twitter in the wee hours of the morning. i'll have to try it out this weekend first, however. 

you know, research. 

the things i do for you.

hope you have a great weekend. 

xo

PS!!! don't forget to enter the shabby apple jewelry giveaway!!!

go here to play.

leave a comment telling me which piece you'd like, and then go like shabby apple on fb. for multiple entries you can follow their blog and follow them on twitter. 

good luck!

friday playlist

happy friday! you made it through. 
here's a little of what i've been listening to this week.
(please feel free to chime in any of these weeks, as always, with your own faves and new finds. xo)

oooooohhhhhh butch. 

you had me since #4 back in the day.

mr. saadiq. hotness.

grounds for divorce,

by elbow.

go here to check it out.

good stuff. 

behold the hurricane! this is so on my long distance running playlist. you know, for those long saturday morning 3-milers. ;)

go here for the leaked preview of madonna's forthcoming single, give me all your love.
what do you think?!

and... 

check out this legendary-ness.

now go have some cocktails. 
xo

i like the rap

these are making me so happy right now...

part three is here.


awesomeness. 


happy friday, y'all!


xo

what the friday

happy friday, y'all! 

here's a dose of fun for your weekend pleasure. 

what i've been listening to this week:

your own religion

tv girl

cough syrup

young the giant

(bathing caps, glitter in speakers, and synchronized swimming, what's not to love?!)

walk
foo fighters
(dave. friggin. grohl!!!)

irresistible force
jane's addiction

everywhere i go
lissie

in the sunshine
a b & the sea


watching:
oprah's lifeclass


reading/writing: 
my 5-year goal setting journal


surfing:
mfamb
atlantic-pacific
calliespondence 
(and working on putting together my holiday cards IN ADVANCE, thanks, Callie!)
sketch42
rise
(which happens to be my wickedawesome big sister's blog about boot camp and other antics... more on that soon!)


... and catching up on everyone i know via fb, twitter, pinterest, instagram, polyvore... what else am i ON?! 
this computer is rocking my face off. 
but if i don't put it down, my face may fall off. 
i'm off to bed! 
good stuff next week, you guys. thank you for coming back, for reading again, and for continuing to inspire me!
hope you have a beautiful weekend. 
xo


ps. stay cool this weekend. 
like my friend
ice-t

(thanks, e; made. my. day. love you!)

you're welcome.

thought you might be in need of a mid-day pick me up. 

(no iced latte has ever made my heart race quite like this.)

you've seen him before in all his tight-pants-wearing glory, you've heard the song, 

(its on regular rotation in my spin class, and i'm down)...

but i'm willing to bet you've never seen him like this. 

with her. 

good lawd!

in addition to, ahem, moves like jagger, they've got some killer genes they're workin' with. 

yum.

and yeah. anne v's his girlfriend, y'all. 

count me as first in line for a mrs. robinson situation should they ever have babies and one turns out to be a boy.

carry on. 
xo

friday night playlist

happy weekending, y'all!

if your week was anything like mine, you're needing this weekend in a bad way. 

crazy busy fun hardworking madness. 

so relax.

breathe. 

and enjoy the smooth stylings of what was on my itunes/pandora/spotify rotation this week.

behold the hurricane

the horrible crowes

(go here and download it for free.)

hold on, hold on

theif

killer queen
queen

what the water gave us
florence and the machine





for 12
other lives




sail
awolnation
go here to see the vid/hear the song. 
http://youtu.be/PPtSKimbjOU


girlfriend in a coma
the smiths
all you youngins go here and educate yourselves.
http://youtu.be/j5b_V68mQ9k


heart attack
raphael saadiq
http://www.raphaelsaadiq.com/us/music/stone-rollin
(scroll down and click on "heart attack" sample. soooooogood.)


get it daddy
sleeper agent




weatherman
dead sara


(saw them play this at a party in west hollywood a few weeks ago; badassssssssss.)


love her madly
the doors


had a very serious convo with dave about classic rock this week.
its my jam. 
but he doesn't get it.
sigh.


my super awesome rap playlist, which may or may not include 
salt n pepa, rick ross, beastie boys, niki minaj, eminem
and more will be next...

until then
this one's for you, kate. 

have a wonderful weekend!

xo

lets dance

(via sweetfashiondreams)

(via pinkwallpaper)

need some new music? go see the flashdance. he'll hook you up.

if you don't know, now you know.

(but really, how did you NOT know?)

i love you, though.

(via weheartit)

and just in case you didn't know that, 

i'll be going my first ever giveaway next week!

BAM.

and, a chance for you atl-iens to win 

half off of a photog sesh from 

one of my local faves. 

trust me, you want this.

have a fab friday!

and remember...

(via pinkwallpaper)

cheers!

xo

me time

happy monday!

so this weekend was all

(via flickr, tumblr, and pinterest)

...but you know, with kids around. 

most of the time.

today i'm all

(via leloveimage)

but! instead of moping i'm going to treat myself to some much-needed me time.

its crucial, you know.

when was the last time you 

turned off the cellie, 

turned on a gorgeous symphony, 

slipped into a hot bath 

bubbling with deliciousness 

and enjoyed a glass of cold champagne?

that's what i thought.

go run the water. 

now would be good.

to properly illustrate:

another fun treat you can whip up in the comfort of your casa, no credit card required?

(unlike some of the above splurges!)

a brown sugar scrub

(via thegloss)

i made my version a few days ago, and it is 

positively delish!

scour your pantry for the following, 

then get to scrubbin'!

(note: the recipe can obvs be halved if you don't have enough, like i did :)

*4c brown sugar 

(turbinado if you really don't want no scrubs)

*4c kosher salt

*1c finely ground almond or apricot meal, 

or oatmeal

*1/2c honey

*1/2c almond oil or apricot kernel oil

*5-10 drops vitamin e oil

*optionals: fragrance, sunflower oil, and 2T. avocado, shea, or cocoa butter

*spoon into your fave container--be careful with glass in your bath!--allow scrub to sit overnight after an additional 1/2c almond or apricot kernel oil is added, and enjoy! 

(via glamour)

ps. if this is just too much, you can certainly create a budget 

(on time and $) 

version in a pinch!

*1c brown sugar of your choice

*5-6T. oil of your choice 

*1-2tsp. vanilla

(i have used olive, jojoba and even sunflower)

super easy! 

the point is to treat yourself.

i certainly plan to.

i've got a busy week ahead.

off to get my beauty sleep, lovers!

xo

you topless mermaid bitch.

hope you all had a good weekend. 

i wish i could give you all a great big hug for putting up with my 'videos' recently. 

thanks for indulging me.

i promise you this: 

future vlogs will have a purpose. 

at least, a purpose deeper than introducing 

you to my shirt. 

which i returned, btw. 

hilarious, but not really wearable. 

turns out i just don't have the pleated, acid-washed jeans the shirt demanded to be worn with. sads.

thanks, old navy, i'll take my sixteen bucks back.

yeeeah.

anywho. i have some goodies to share today, 

in lieu of hugs.

its hot as hades here in the atl, and if i'm having my coffee out of the house (read: out of the a/c)

then i find myself ordering iced or frozen bevvies more and more often. 

i also find that i want to slap myself in the face for paying so much for a coffee. 

if it had booze in it, (or came with a hot dog) sure...

you topless mermaid bitch! 

i lovehate you! i hatelove you!

so i figured i'd whip up some frappuccinos at home. 

i found a sweet tutorial that gives great 
step-by-step instrucciones.

yay!

(via moneysavingmom)

go to money saving mom here to check it out!

she uses a magic bullet, and i don't have one of those (well, not the kind you'd find in your kitchen anyway)

so i just used my trusty blender. 

yum.

i always seem to enjoy things more when they're set to a killer soundtrack.

take garden state, for example. 

one of my favorite soundtracks.

(via flickriver)

or pretty in pink, the sound of music, out of africa; what would these incredible films be without their soundtracks?

perhaps they would look something like this:

(via justjared)

ok, maybe there are a few discrepancies: london/africa, austria/germany, whatever.

she does look pretty in pink, though.

regardless, you get the idea.

today, my marenting duties are being done to the sounds of the new coldplay.

(via amazon)

you can download it on itunes for $1.29.

or, be a smartie pants (like moi)

and get it on amazon for $0.69! 

sock it to the man, monday.

check back later for a new feature i'm calling

wwyd

(what would YOU do). 

i have some things that need your attention.

xo