Apartment Lust

Let's just say that I would do very bad things to reside in this Hoboken apartment.

3 bedrooms. 2 full baths. Right on Hudson street. Across from the park. Views of NYC. Exposed brick. Heavenly kitchen. Mini deck.

Now is the time people. For a mere $3,500 a month, this apartment could be MINE. Let's make this dream a reality. Donate today!

What? You think that is a crazy sum of money to rent an apartment?

Shush! Let dreams be dreams...

{Indulge your fantasies on Hoboken Homes}

6.

He blew out the candles

and I asked him what he'd wished for.

He looked at me

and smiled

and said it had all come true.

{via A $10,000 Wedding}

Reminder

{Print by Laura George via A Merry Mishap}

Inspired

Meghan created this gorgeous piece of art as a gift for her husband, using the lyrics of one of their favorite songs.

I'm very much in love with this idea, and will now be on the lookout for perfect song lyrics to hang on my wall.

Dream Job

I think I've finally figured it out.

Don't know why it took so long.

Dance photographer.

What could be better?

Watching ballets and rehearsals all day.

Capturing the seemingly-effortless art form...

and the incredible work behind it.

{Photos by Paul Kolnik and Matthew Murphy}

Baaaston

Jared and I are heading to Boston this weekend for a Red Sox game and general city frolicking.

I've never been (I know, I live under a rock) but am very excited to explore the city. I think I'm going to like it quite a lot. A historic, bustling, yet manageable city is probably a bit more my style than the behemoth that is NYC.

Any suggestions on what we should do while we're there would be much appreciated. Restaurants? Sights? Tell me tell me!

{Photo via here}

Truth

These should be prints, asap.

{Image by hulk4598 via Design Crush}

Quotable

{via Design Crush}

Proceed Directly to My Closet

And wait for me patiently.

{Dress by Mr. Larkin via Bliss}

Lit Up

I'm digging these gourd art lampshades.  Isn't Etsy miraculous?  

(Note:  I have yet to actually PURCHASE something on Etsy, but the talent on the site is straight up amazing)

SOMEONE PLEASE GET ME AN APARTMENT ASAP SO I CAN FILL IT WITH THESE BEAUTIFUL TREASURES!

{By studiotempera via Apartment Therapy}

Truth, part III

{by Jeffrey}

(wow, could this be any more appropriate for my current state of mind?)

Truth, part II

{by Jeffrey}

Truth

{by Jeffrey via design is mine}

Motto

{wisdom via Rockstar Diaries}

You Know it's Humid When...

... your finger has become a sausage, gently squeezed by the delightfully sparkling diamonds of your engagement ring, because your office does not feel the need to turn on the air conditioning even though its 75 degrees with 120% humidity.

I Want to Go to There

Don't you think we'd all get more work done if this was our office?

{Photo via here via Max Wanger}

New Outlook

I have been somewhat crankity crank of late.

Thank you lady hormones, you really do a number on my sanity, which is questionable at best on a normal day.

I'm feeling the effects of the "inbetween time."

I want to move to a city(ish) with more people than deer.

I want to have my own place.

I want to decorate said new place.

I want a job I actually enjoy (the honeymoon is over with the new job - surprise surprise).

I want to wed my boy.

The thing is, as my wise Mama pointed out, it is ALWAYS inbetween time. Always. This crazy life is always in transition and evolving and changing and I don't know what kind of stable perfection I'm expecting, but it doesn't exist.

In an effort to stop LOOKING for more and start LIVING more I've decided it's project time.

• Create a gallery wall with prints prints and more prints (and some pretty photos too)
• Buy a new desk (because mine is horrendously uncomfortable and I dread sitting there)
• Get a new desk chair (because it's even more uncomfortable than my desk)
• Learn how to sew (because all women should know how - don't come back at me with any femenist malarky - and no one does anymore, and I think it's a crying shame)

That's all for now.

Additional suggestions for Kathryn's New Outlook are welcome at any time.

Clever Bedding

Cement block bed frame = shoe storage space.

Geniusssss.

{Photo via Design Sponge}

Kitchen Envy

Oh ma' goodness.

This whole freaking apartment is exposed brick.

drool.
drool.
drool

But seriously. Even the master bath is flooded in brick-covered glory.

{Photo via Design Sponge}

Book Lust

{Photo via Design Sponge}

Madrid

I would like to listen to a band play in the Plaza del Sol.

And eat chocolate con churros until I get a stomachache.

(An embarrassingly common occurrence on our little trip...)

El rastro

Every Sunday, the bustling open air market in Madrid

Go Now and Live.

{via Not Your Average Ordinary}

Jacoby & Pronk

rock.

Last year...

...on this very same day, I was on my way to Spain.

It was my very first trip to Europe.

I fell very madly in love.

First stop: Madrid.

Mankind Mag - May Issue!

There's another gorgeous issue of Mankind Mag on (virtual) newsstands now. Download yours for a mere $1.99.

As usual, I'm rounding up the news and writing Confessions... this month it's "Confessions of a Pretty Picture." C'mon, you know you're curious!

Kitchen Envy

{Photo via Desire to Inspire}

Dreamy Dresses

Aren't these dresses dreamy? They'd be perfect for a night out in the heat of summer.

{by Keith Lissner via Daily Candy}