Best Ever Face Wash

So, I've tried it all, Clinique, Cetaphil, DDF, Trish, Lancome, Glymed, . . . . you name it and my face has met it.

On a whim, I picked up these wet daily facials and I looove them. They get off every last bit of mascara and even removed Naomi's airbrush in an instant.

Love em!

80%

I'd say my living room is about 80% done. The remaining big items are:

1. find another end table for next to my couch

2. frame map or other art selected

3. photo gallery to surround map, if necessary.

4. Reupholster existing or purchase a new chair

Truthfully, however, I'll consider it pretty much done once I achieve #1 and #2. The chair and miscl art can wait a bit.

Now that I have my lamps, I am considering the following end tables. I need something fairly simple, 24" high and reasonably priced.

All along I have been thinking about framing this map, which sits all rolled up in my spare bedroom:

But, I just found this series of New York and am loving it too:

hmmm.

Sexy Beast

Never in a million years would I have considered this lamp for my living room (crystal next to leather????)but there I was looking for lamps and an end table in Lillian August and lo and behold, I saw a set of these pretties above next to a leather sofa very much like mine.

I dragged an incredibly unwilling sales person for her opinion (I swear, the women that work there can be such a$$holes), but once I described the room and showed her the other lamps I was considering she told me these were the best fit as I have a lot going on. It's true.

I just got home and when I pulled it out t of my car I had some doubts, but I have to say . . it's purrrrrrrrrrrrfect. So light and fem. Perfect in height/width, and the shade couldn't be a better compliment to my drapes and the woodwork. LOVE.

And so I swing back some champagne to celebrate. Alas, the long lamp search is complete. The only outstanding is to see if I can get a price match to Circa, who has them at $78 less each, plus free shipping.

Yay!!

Weekend Recap

So, it was not the best of weekends. I worked for my 19th and 20th consecutive days, respectively, and then went on to client meetings post each day. Last night, I did 6 loads of laundry, finalized our taxes, researched overpriced table linens and spent zero time with my child. I am so tired today my hair hurts.

Despite my exhaustion, I did reach some inner clarity. I decide on the etched gold lamps that I think will be perfect in all facets:

I also went to a neat little gallery in Avon that has a 40% off framing sale going on and picked out a frame I love for my map AND it was significantly less expensive than the one I previously had been quoted.

While there, I feel in love with this picture, which they had framed magnificantly. The price was not too bad, so I did in fact pick it up. I am not exactly sure at the moment where it will go, but am confident over time I will absolutely find a place for it. Maybe over my console table in the engrance with tall skinny lamps and black shades???

le sigh.

I spy more lamps . . .

Tonic Home, glamous as always and so very spendy . . .

Playin'. I even got cut and paste my map in, thinking I may not like it as much.

Lindsay = decorating retarded.

But if the shoe fits . . .

Dear ever so fabulous Moshino shoe,

In a measure of sheer desperation, I ordered you from Zappos last night after a month of searching high and low for the perfect foot accoutrement to accompany my business outfit for headshots.

Please, please, please fit so that I can end my search and be in peace.

Please, please DO NOT fit so that I can actually pay to live for the next few months.

xo,

Me

But is it fugly??

Not to blog plagarize from the fabulous Nick Olsen, but I fear no other term speaks to the current state of my living room than this one.

So, my lamps are in and I could not be more excited to greet them when I rolled in late last night after an agonizing day at work. I set them up and am . . . . undecided. I go back and forth between thinking they are fabulous and all wrong.

My husband hates them and calls them 1970s beach house, which is a pretty humorous, actually. I didn't know he had it in him!

Some other options I could do, I guess.

All honest opinions are much appreciated!

2009 Goals

Goals. I have lots of them for this year. Most of them are too personal to write publicly as they pertain to my marriage, my job and my business.

So, I will use this journal for flaky goals. Flaky goal #1 I have for this year is to successfully pull off white denim. As I am not tall and do not have the best legs, this goal is quite farfetched, but hell, it's worth a shot.

Where did this come from? No other than this email from Nordys last week.

To have stems like her. Le sigh.