Cigarettes and Coffee

by Otis Redding

Heavy case of the Mondays today, and you? Major insomnia last night. Was up 'near all night thinking about all the things you think about all through the night. But in the light of day, aside from exhaustion, all's well. One thing that did NOT keep me awake...

I must admit I broke all my rules to buy a pair of shoes yesterday that are gonna bring me through summer and fall:















I justified this purchase by telling myself I can wear these with dang near everything I got. A good pair of shoes for this gal is hard to find!

[Shoes spotted via the oddly and amazingly simpatico Compai...]

Grandma's Hands

Ah, domestic life. My typically mellow bf actively hates our shoe "storage area" (if it could be called that -- more like where they are tossed chaotically by the door), and called on me to find some sort of basket that can contain them.




































And I found these Portuguese reed baskets to obsess over.

















They come in a gigantor size that would be perfect for sweetening the normally banal task of door-side shoe storage! And just look at 'em, so cute! It has been established that I love texture, color, and anything rustic and handmade and this hits on all levels, plus it's flexible for a tight space and goes with my Ghanian baskets. Pricey, to be sure, but being part Portuguese myself, I kinda can't resist.

Always See Your Face

by Love

I got a gorgeous vintage woven rug from Venezuela for Christmas from my amazing and thoughtful friend Kelly, and of course, my cat took to it immediately, as cats do with delicate and precious things that lie on the floor...





































Despite hooking several threads in his over-eager claws and the laborious process of fixing the poor rug, I couldn't adore this little bugger more. And the rug is super fab too, now decorating the floor next to our bed! Love waking up to its super cheery colors!

Akoko ba

Just got one of these Ghanian baskets from a corner store to corral my magazine obsession. I'm feeling right proud of myself -- something beautiful that is also storage? Work!

Bundles

"Bundles" by my dear Mariee Sioux















Yay! My birthday was a week and a half ago or so, and one of my nearest and dearest is gonna get me this bag for a belated pressie! So lovely.






















And hello, bag of my dreams! They sell these at Spool 72. I really wish they pictured their items hung on a person, since measurements and my imagination are not the best together. I think these bags run a tad too large for my day to day use though (which means they must be SUPER big!). Oh, and there's the price too...(that little thing)... But they are effin' incredible, nonetheless!

p.s. I kind of want a Pendleton laptop sleeve. Maybe it's a bit much, tho.