my minimalist world

heavy sarcasm.
actually, in my own way, i am a minimalist.
but i have a lot of shit.

we live in a tiny, tiny 1BR/1BA apartment. here are a few shots i took today...

the kitchen - grains, tea, and things grown underground

the chick and the lion

vintage daniel green shoes, mr. t, doll baby, phone cord purse, samsonite

the cats, my favorite lamp, monkey from costa rica, bowling pins, bottles, and assorted shoes and other oldies

my new bookshelf, my grandma, art, books, a message

finally photo shoot

i finally got to do another photoshoot today.

two lovely models, both seniors at VU, whom I've worked with before, came and worked it out for... damn near five hours. bless them.

a friend of mine who is getting more and more into photography asked if he could take the pics. um, yes? please.


i did the detail shots, and some styling, although i thought they wore size 8 shoes, and they both wear a 10.. so that part of my world needs work, but we shot SEVENTY-FIVE pieces! amazing.

it felt sooo good to get shit done. so, so good.

here are a few of my favorites. 

Hunting

usually my hunting involves my gps, some coffee, and a list of estate sales, garage sales, or thrift stores that i want to get to.

yesterday, I did a different kind of hunting... graffiti hunting.
I am currently (and have been for about a year) obsessed with hunting graffiti by the elusive READ MORE BOOKS .  it started with a huge roller piece on the side of my favorite building in nashville,  the Marathon Village home of Corsair Artisan Distillery (former home of Yazoo Brewing).

A few months ago, we found this one -

 

and also this one - 

then, when I was in New Orleans in November, I saw three that I was unable to get pics of.. but right as we were heading out of town...

so, recently this dude (dudes? I don't pretend to have a clue who/how many or really anything else about graffiti at all) is getting a lot more notice.. including a 10-page feature in JUXTAPOZ magazine.

There is a book (no, rilly?!) and a zine (that too?!) Which I bought myself for Christmas.


I didn't find the droids I was looking for, but I did find some cool places in my city I didn't know existed.. and then had a beverage where it all began.

frocksandfroufrou

i am mildly obsessed with Google Analytics. 

it tells me things i find fascinating. 

like - i don't really use facebook, (so little, im not even linking it right now) yet on a list of 200 referral sites, facebook is top 5. (so maybe i'll be working on that a bit more!) 

or like - people in NY bounce from my front page, while people from CA stay for a while. 

               France bounces... Canada stays. 

or - that i got 26 hits from Australia in 10 hours.. hmm?...  and a new (but not unfamiliar) name was on my referral list - frocksandfroufrou - 

so I go, and find out that I'm a featured seller on her blog today. woohoo. 

it's a lovely blog. i know about it because of another site where we're both members. 

lillipilli - (as she's known to me) has fab style, and takes a great pic. 

she writes mostly personal style/fashion, from the point-of-view of someone who doesn't take the lack of cute options lying down. amen. 

  

i check out her blog several times a month (which is saying a LOT for me) and I always love to see what she's wearing and writing. seems lots of other ladies enjoy it, too. 

(and she has badass red boots!) 

so anyway, the blog today is about finding plus-size vintage online. 

i am in good company, and i feel pretty special about being included. 

full on love

my sister gave me the gift of flickr for christmas - so i'm now pro. woo. 

and i went pro today because i received my new camera today - i know buydig gets a bad rap sometimes, but i had to take a risk, because that's a pretty good deal, and i did get the second lens. 

so, i'm in love with it.. actually no. i'm in lust. that beginning of the relationship where you're hot and heavy and you kindddda see a few issues, but you just. don't. care. 

that's me right now. 

i took a bazillion pics today of kitchenware. deleted most. but figured out some things that will be helpful in the future. best to start with inanimate objects before moving on to people. 

::what i wore::

braided mess

white beater - new in package in the free box @ work 

tissue turtleneck in eggplant -target

superfaded -soon-to-be-grey- svoboda cate's 

back and grey vertical rib kneesocks - christmas stocking years ago-

grey suede booties - v V v 

long black bouclé open cardigan - thrifted

beautiful cashmere scarf/wrap thingy - giftie from drew 

no pic - i look like ick. 

the little vacation that was

computer is still down 

things don't go according to plan. 

bought my new camera..  a grown-up, multi-function one. i'm really excited to get it. 

went to a party for NYE wore : 

which really looks more like this: 

had several amazing shopping excursions during vacation -

     ::be on the lookout for:

tons of new boots and shoes in all sizes (5-12) 

new housewares

lots of kitchen goodies

40's-50's magazines and catalogs

and of course the coolest clothes to be found in Nashville and the surrounding. 

OOTD

i got my camera back today.

it doesn't seem to be improved at all. picture quality still low. 

grey suede booties (they fold over and lace up the back!) vintage via ebay

jeans - rolled - Svoboda Lindsay

socks- grey and red stripe xmas-y gift from drew

tunic length stretchy cami - nwt target via goodwill

black fitted cashmere sweater - TSE via goodwill (3 years ago)

purple nubby knit sweater - 80's goodwill

scarf - actually a pair of sockdreams extralong socks tied together. :) 

2 bakelite bangles - red, rootbeer and  1 yellow lucite bangle 

catching up on sleep

i have never been one for naps.. yet i'm taking them often these days

i cleaned house for a while today, but things are still a total mess.

my co-dependent side wants someone to just come hang out in the house while i clean - i'd get a lot more done that way.


wearing -

flutter sleeve fall floral nylon jersey dress - modified to be knee length - thrifted in AL

tan leather t-straps with wooden heel - thrifted in Nashville

side pony - perfectly messy from 4 hour nap

watching -

polyester!

the week that was

insanity week -

i had a vintage yard sale saturday and sunday, and it was successful! and fun!, but so, so tiring. and when you have one bedroom and one other room (and a galley kitchen) prepping and recovering from a outdoor (downstairs) sale is a big feat.

it still looks like a tornado hit in here... but it's slowly being organized, and this weekend, i WILL be able to vacuum the bulk of my floors.

i love doing the sale. this was the second.
i was much more prepared this time.
wish d would have been able to come, and that he had given more than 12 hours notice.. but with a little help from the people who love me most, everything went very, very smoothly. i also need to embrace my independence.
i met cool people, and got to swap stories about favorite finds.

i wish i had taken pics of people trying on things.

and it's parent-teacher conference time.
it's good to do, it's necessary, but it's been non-stop from Monday morning until tomorrow morning. I've done at least 25 conferences in 4 days. I've slept 9+ hours every night since Saturday, and am still exhausted. But in a good way.




wearing-
red leather peeps with wooden wedge - vintage ebay
black cropped pants - lee @ kohl's
white 3/4 slv dress shirt - LB @ goodwill
black sweater vest (no buttons) LB
pieced leather clutch - music city thrift
white bakelite winding snake bangle - TN Flea Mkt this summer (xoxo)

listening-

LCD Soundsystem