CHIPS N FOZZY

Beyond recycled, these are up-cycled.  Because more than just restoring, they're adding a touch of cuteness and character.  I'd love to have one of these.  Matched with a nice cropped jacket, wide-leg jeans, round-toe pumps, and maybe red lipstick (if it actually suited me).

These lovely bags are available at Get Ready, Set, Go c/o Etsy.com.

I've been wanting to get myself a Moleskine.  But I always thought it was too expensive for a notebook.  I mean, it's beautiful and everything but I may just end up not writing on it.  Last Monday, Chips surprised me with a little gift - a pocket sized Moleskine!  Wee!!!  I love it.  I love him.  He just knows how to surprise me.

I'm one who is just in LOVE with notebooks and journals - basically anything that has to do with paper.  I'm sitting on my office desk and I have seven notebooks in front of me.  Two of which are already full, but I still keep them because I like seeing them and their worn pages.  One currently being used for work notes.  And another one being used for wedding notes.  I've got one I started using but stopped at the first pages, because I realized that the paper was too pretty (so I  decided to use the not so nice notebooks first).  I've got another that's been there for like 3 years.  It's a spiral notebook and the pages have turned a beautiful old cream hue.  I'm finding it pretty hard to start writing on it.

A few Christmases (or was it our Anniversary?) back, Chips got me a gorgeous journal.  It was made of plain paper and hand bound.  The front and back covers are made of intricately carved wood.  I honestly do not know what to write in it.  I like smelling the paper (I also have this thing about the scent of old books.  I like running my hand across the pristine leaves.  I have a fear that when I start writing, I'd make a mistake and ruin it.  I still don't know when I'd finally get to inking those unruffled pages.

I told him that I'll make the Moleskine my new travel-slash-poetry notebook.  Maybe I'll start on it when we travel after the wedding.  New notebook, new adventure.  I'm excited.  I think it will be a very inspired little notebook.

Homaygad.  I'm palpitating.  I oh-so want these shoes.  They're from Nine West. and they're called the "Jack Peep Toe pumps".   To very kind, generous souls, I'm a size 7 (tee hee).  Wiggle in place.  Aww man, I don't think they're for sale here yet.  I can't wait.  OH LORD.  I can already imagine all the outfits this pair could potentially sexify.  Oh, man.  I do hope the shoes I wear for my wedding are this hot.  Yes, I will take a 4-inch heel.  Pain is bearable, as long as it makes me pretty.  Haha.