Come on, how rad would that look above your fireplace?

photo: These Are Things

Best thing about having a dedicated office? I don’t cuddle with my laptop & client files anymore. Because while I love my job, I think we can all agree that sleeping with a stack of files on the other half of the bed is probably not the healthiest thing in the world.

How is it November already? Somethings that have been going on/catching my eye

• I love Caitlin Wilson Textiles new collection (pictured above), and just need to decide which of the pillows to buy for the sofa in my new office.
• This OBB post on having an “unplugged” wedding isn’t new, but it’s worth drawing attention to again. I personally strongly encourage people to think about taking this route.
• Speaking of weddings, I have a whole bunch that need to be blogged once photos come in (and I get a chance to slow down and catch up!)
• Also on the topics of weddings, I helped put together a “reverse sanity pledge” over at A Practical Wedding, that’s designed to help couples who are getting married be the best clients they can be. I’m super lucky, because my clients rock, but both I and other wedding vendors I know have had some bad experiences with clients in the past. Read it and keep yourself from being one!
• I love this print (and the nailpolish color in it!)
• Speaking of nailpolish, Deborah Lippmann’s Boom Boom Pow was the only thing I bought for myself on my last trip to New York in August, and I have worn it almost every day since. It looks great over every single color of nailpolish out there. The shine makes it hard to photograph, but at some point I’ll have to write a whole post on it.
• And speaking of New York, I’m heading there again next week for a quick birthday trip!

Hope everyone’s fall has started off lovely…

photo: Caitlin Wilson Textiles

dreamy, no?

image: Paul Octavious

The sign above the door reads: “Do all the good that you can/to all the people you can/in every way you can/as long as you can”

yes.

image: Christina Richards, via L Bascom Gallery

photo: Cori Kindred originally found via Emily P-S

I realize that a lot of people out there think they don’t like baseball, but let me tell you why you should give it another chance. 1) It’s played outside in nice weather 2) tickets are cheap 3) you can drink beer 4) it’s a game that is totally possible to follow while you’re having a conversation 5) awesome, quantifiable athletic accomplishment, as in: look how fast that guy threw that ball. Which culminates in: hanging out in the sunshine, drinking beer with your friends, watching some damn fine athletes compete, and doing all of that affordably. There’s no wonder they call it the great American pastime – really, what’s not to like?

Anyways, this was a long way of saying that it’s no surprise that I love Don Hamerman’s Found Baseballs series. The one above, Shallow Left Center, is my current favorite, and I particularly lust after the really large (30×40) edition.

Photo: Shallow Left Center by Don Hamerman via 20×200

I wish there was a better picture, but almost 20 feet of Rob Ryan designed pennents? Yes please. Also, have you seen photos of his store, Ryantown? On my list of places to visit before I die.

photos: Heal’s

images: Lee Price (originally found via… somewhere)

“Cave” by Michelle Armas