Memo 125: Son of a Beach!

To: All

From: Me

Date: April 4, 2014

Subject: Venice Beach Flow
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If it's still snowing where you live, I'm really so very sorry to do this to you but…you should move. Ok, maybe not move but you should leave for a little while. And by "little while", I mean all of the winter months! There are places in the world that are warm and have been warm for a while now.

As a former Michiganian, I know how brutal the winter ("fall" and "spring") months can be. And guess what? I moved. Yeah, I'm definitely a weather snob!

Anyway, during a little weekend getaway to LA, the girls and I spent a nice breezy morning riding bikes, running people over and taking names on Venice Beach. And I honestly didn't coordinate this clash of chevron-polka dot-ruffled-striped sweetness with the bicycle. However, sometimes, when you're not even paying attention, things just werk out!

Cardigan: Marni for H&M, Bikini Top: H&M, Skirt: French Connection
Fauxtography: LaTanya Casillas

Hat: River Island, Sandals: H&M, Clutch: BCBG
Fauxtography: LaTanya Casillas

Cardigan: Marni for H&M, Bikini Top: H&M, Skirt: French Connection
Fauxtography: LaTanya Casillas

Get the Look:

Marni for H&M Cardigan - Similar here and here

H&M Bikini Top - Similar here

French Connection Skirt - Similar here and here

River Island Hat - Similar here

BCBG Clutch - Similar here, here and here

H&M Sandals - Similar here, here and here

Memo 067: Home is Where the Heart (and My Furniture) Is...

To: All

From: Me

Date: June 25, 2013

Subject:  Home Sweet Home
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Two Things: Number one, I moved. Number two, moving sucks!

Now, that that is out of the way. There are a couple of life lessons that I have learned from this moving "experience":

1. Sometimes you have to leave something that you love in order to fully appreciate it. If you're lucky, you get the opportunity to get it back.
2. There are only a few times in life where you get a do-over, use it wisely.
3. Once you let someone into something that you value (heart, home, etc.), you're extremely fortunate if they leave it better than the way they found it.

Cardigan: Marni for H&M, Top: J. Crew, Shorts: Whit

Cardigan: Marni for H&M, Top: J. Crew, Shorts: Whit

Necklace: David Aubrey, Clutch: BCBG, Shoes: Burak Uyan, Ring: YSL, Bracelets: Marni for H&M and Angie Gooderham

Cardigan: Marni for H&M, Top: J. Crew, Shorts: Whit

Memo 003: Freedom of Peace

To: All

From: Me

Date: November 1, 2012

Subject: Early Morning Flow
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So, I like to take ALOT of pictures with the peace sign. I don't know. Sometimes, I just don't know what to do with my hands.

I love to mix prints, colors and textures.  Start with a little paisley here, some green and blue stripes there, and throw in a little burnt orange. Somehow, it just werks! 

Fingers: Peace Sign

Cardigan: Marni for H&M, Top: J. Crew, Skirt: J. Crew, Necklace: H&M

Clutch: Kenneth Cole, Ring: Banana Republic, Bracelets: Thrift Store finds, Shoes: Stella McCartney, Belt: BCBG Max Azria