{journal} : imperfection.

on my mind...

{life} via instagram : january

life lately via instagram: 

yeah...this captures it nicely - 

but i'll break it down: 

{ left to right } 

#1. it's freezing in NYC - 

i'm not used to this weather. all i want to do is hibernate.

#2. i'm approaching the nice little age of 30 in march - 

trying to be mature and make to-do lists to make myself feel more "accomplished". we'll see if it works. 

#3. i swore i'd never post "nail art" - but i did. 

#4. i just like this quote and typography. 

{accessories} : outfits for iphone.

 { society6.com } 

HOLD.the.PHONE...

i got my first savvy iphone case over the holidays. 

it's cute. {above} 

i guess because i'm possibly the worst iphone owner on the planet 

and/or drop/lose mine like its my job -

 i've just always opted for those humongous cases that look like army artillery. 

but -  i started to notice that the whole cool phone case phenomenon also seemed to double as an outfit accessory - 

so i took the plunge. 

i got mine online at Society6 - they have so many cute options. 

I also like these: 

 { boostcase } 

 { boostcase } 

{style} : structured winter hats.

i love hats. 

i always have. 

in my opinion - they are an ultimate accessory 

that can change the entire look of an outfit. 

this season - i have had a winter love affair 

with THIS hat -  

Calypso St. Barth :

it's wool, cream colored & structured {dreamy}. 

what's your favorite warm AND stylish accessory?   

{product} : bb cream.

bb cream = beauty balm.

i am a marketer's dream.

a complete sucker.

so, i obviously gave into the latest craze in beauty products

 & purchased this little L'Oreal Youth Code BB cream one night while i was aimlessly wandering around duane reade. 

i will be exiting my 20's in a few months - 

which means i have been lathering myself in any 

& every anti-aging skincare product out there. 

as i approach 30 - i am constantly fighting that nagging feeling of fearing getting older {and looking it}. i swear i've had wrinkles since i was 9 - so i guess 29 is a good age to start boycotting them. 

i want to age elegantly like my grandmother

 (she's the cutie in my pic above). 

she turned 83 yesterday.

she acts & looks like she's maybe 45.

returning from my tangent: 

so, bb creams are supposed to be the whole "next generation" 

when it comes to face products - bc they are filled with antioxidants, skin brighteners, botanical actives 

& anti-agers - along with providing sunscreen, foundation-like coverage, & moisture. 

i am not going to say i'm a full-fledged convert quite yet - 

but after using the product for a little over a month - 

i have come to love the lightweight coverage & smooth texture. 

i've replaced my foundation with this stuff. 

i still have crows feet - but maybe somebody will just buy me botox for my birthday & nip that one in the bud. 

{no this was not a sponsored post - just random thoughts} 

cheers. 

{pinterest} :: a little window

i love a good inspiration conglomoration.

just a few of my fave pics via my pinterest boards. 

see the rest :: here :: 

{ @texturedblog }

ramble time.

So.
get ready for a ramble.

here's the deal : this blog used to be a frequent place that i loved to post & got so excited to read my followers thoughts, questions and feedback - whether it had to do with fashion 

or not (which i secretly love). 

i've fallen off the wagon...actually as far as the blogosphere is concerned - i'm a goner. it said peace out to me a long time ago. 

 i think this has to do with my conflicting feelings on focusing this blog around fashion - i mean - yeah, it's what i do. 

i love and adore it. 
it inspires quite the blog following crowd. 

but ...yeah... there are so many times lately that i sit down to post - and just won't ...
because i want to talk about something else. 
most of the time - its probably something that is not that interesting and definitely has nothing to do with being a 
"cool fashion blogger". (#1. i'm not. #2. I'm just not) 

lots of ramble here. sorry. 

so - here ya go - i'm going to start posting frequently again. some days it may be about clothes, style, music, or other neat things that bloggers talk about - and other times ... 
it may be about the taxi driver i just met that warranted an entire page of "notes" in my iphone, how i got hit by gigantic bag of nasty nyc trash as the trash man threw it aggressively towards the street (yes - it's happened. twice. ), or just weird thoughts that run through my head and the crap i'm learning - as an adult. (i just turned 29 in March. and that might be the first time i have ever referred to myself as an "adult" in writing. 
or in general.

i up and moved to nyc with very little thought - zero "pro/con" list, no "is this best for my future" thought time - i just packed my crap and moved. 

 because i needed to. 

for those of you that know me - this wasn't surprising... but most of you still freaked out - because i had no "grown up" job, because i was running from my problems, 

or just because you were going to miss me terribly. 

(*3rd one most of the time) 

blah. blah. blah (i'll fill you all in as we go) 

so - here i am again.
 a not so fashion-y fashion blogger.
nice to meet you.