DIY Dry Erase Board

Sorry I was MIA yesterday.

We had a Super Bowl party Sunday and it got a tish bit out of hand.

I'm still recovering.

I did this little project this weekend.  It took 2.5 seconds.

Husband has a mini office in our bedroom.

He is a nutty professor and uses 23,405 post its to remember things.

Cut to me pulling my hair out cuz my bedroom is covered in a billion post its.

So I asked him if he could please stop using post its all the effing time and use a white board instead.

He agreed.

I still have some style though and I wasn't about to hang a fugly white board above the desk.

I'm not sure where I saw this idea.  Probably Pinterest.  But it was the first thing that popped into my head when I was thinking of white board alternatives.

Supplies:
1 frame with glass
paper or fabric
chalk

I drew pinstripes on my paper but you could draw any pattern.

Then put the paper in the frame.

Are you wondering why I'm even explaining this ridiculously simple project to you?

Me too.

Here's the final product.

I'm encouraging Husband to use this little dry erase board by leaving dry erase markers all over his desk.

... And hiding all the post its.

InstaFriday

Sorry I've been MIA lately.

Blogging for 2 is hard.

2 blogs not 2 people (for all of you who are patiently waiting for me to reproduce)

So in true 'I can't keep up with my shit' fashion, I'm posting cell phone pics.

Its ok if you click next on your google reader.  I totes understand.

2 weeks ago Husband and I went to Hoboken, NJ to watch a Giants game.  While waiting for the bus to take us home, I decided I needed some food to soak up the beer.  I found this Walgreens.  Ummm, pretty sure this is the most beautiful Walgreens I've ever seen. I spent 20 minutes walking around and snapping pictures of the ceiling and the walls.  Too bad those pesky shelves got in the way. 

On the same trip to Hoboken Husband came running out of the bathroom at the bar and asked me for my phone.  In my slightly intoxicated state I handed it over.  Turns out that was a great decision.  

Well, that explains why Husband kept going to the bathroom at the bar....

A friend of a friend had a birthday party that just happened to take place at a nice hotel downtown.  Turns out the room that this party was in was a 2 story penthouse at the top of said hotel.  The rumor going around the party was that this was Russel Brand's hotel room from 'Get Him To The Greek'.  I can't verify this because I only took pics of the view.  natch. 

After the party we went to Katz's deli aka where Meg Ryan had an orgasm in 'When Harry Met Sally'.  See the sign?  It says "Where Harry met Sally. Hope you have what she had! Enjoy!".  

This is Shiner's "mom, stop blogging and snuggle me" face.  I can't say no to that snaggle tooth, so I'll see you all on Monday!  

Happy Super Bowl weekend!!

Late Night with David Letterman

Very early yesterday morning Husband set out for Jimmy Fallon tickets.

Unfortunately, he wasn't taping yesterday.

So Hubby wandered over to the Late Night studio to see if they had any stand by tickets.  He entered the lottery and won 2 stand by tickets.

For Dave's 30th anniversary in late night no less.

All before I woke up or even knew he had left.

So later that day we checked in at the special podium at the theatre.

Apparently, we were overly enthusiastic.

The podium guy put a blue sticker on the back of our tickets.  Which means we were deemed enthusiastic enough for premium seats.

Starbucks just paid for itself.

Then we waited and waited and waited to be let into the theatre.

Husband and I ended up in the 3rd row, close to the CBS Orchestra.

While waiting for the show to start, the Orchestra played, then they showed us a hilarious video reminding us of the 'rules' that was hosted by Alec Baldwin, then the warm up comic told some jokes.  He was actually quite funny.

Then Dave came out and talked to 2 people in the audience who were wearing Late Night sweatshirts.

Then the taping started.  Because it was the 30th anniversary we expected some surprise guests or some sort of celebration but they really didn't do anything, which was kind of sad.

Howard Stern was the guest.  I'm not a super fan of his but he was really funny during the interview.

During part of the show, Dave took the money filled envelope labeled 'Brad Pitt' from the front of his desk and handed it to Howard who pretended to throw it to the audience. All the bills just fell right in front of Dave's desk, which was actually no where near anyone. During the commercial break, Dave came into the audience and actually handed some of the money out.

We didn't get any, unfortunately.  But we were SURE we'd be on camera during that.

Wrong.

The camera just missed us.

During another commercial the camera panned over the audience and captured us.

It was really really really hard to see us cuz they slapped the preview for tomorrow's show right over us.

I did manage to capture us in a screen shot off the full episode online before they put the preview over us.

Clear as mud, right?

When the show was over, we thought for sure we'd be on camera at least twice.

It ended up being one 'don't blink or you'll miss us' shot.

I'll take it.

And as a bonus, Husband took an illegal cell phone pic of the theatre as we were leaving.

He may or may not get arrested if anyone from CBS reads this blog.

I'm pretty sure he's safe.

Current State of Affairs

I got this idea from Rare and Beautiful Treasures.

I don't have anything to write about at the moment.

So I concocted some randomness for ya.

Current Guilty Pleasure: chocolate from Trader Joes and watching random HBO sports movies on Sundays

Current Nail Color: none, unfortunately.  I used the rest of my January budget this month on yarn for my scarf so I can't afford a manicure.  I can paint my own nails about as well as a 3 year old child.

Current Playlist: a mix of Al Green, Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, Zero 7, Lupe Fiasco, Lloyd Banks, and No Doubt. Doesn't get much more random than that.

Current Read: I'm sorry to admit that I'm about to start reading "Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me" In my defense, it was on sale at Urban Outfitters for $9.  I try and rotate trashy books with intelligent books.  Too much intelligence makes me smarter than Husband and I think that would make him insecure.

Current Drink: Coffee (duh) and tons and tons of water.  My skin is not used to the dry weather anymore.  So to avoid drying up like a prune I drink water like its going out of style.

Current Food: Blueberries from the produce stand on the corner, chocolate from Trader Joes, and potato latkes.  Sounds healthy right?

Current Favorite Show: Normally, I would say How I Met Your Mother but they are on their 3rd week of reruns so they are on my shit list as of late.  So New Girl will be my answer for today.

Current Wish List: sun to stream in my apartment.  I really think its just the daylight savings and the scaffolding that is in front of our building that makes this apt cave like.  My solution as of late is to just turn on all the lights.  Electricity bill be damned!

Current Needs: writing inspiration, blogging topics, better picture taking skills

Current Triumphs: Landing a 6 week trial as a fashion blogger on a new site called Forever Dope (please see 'Current Needs' above)  After 6 weeks they will evaluate my performance and decide if they want to hire me on.  You guys.  This is the dream....

Current Blessing: Husband being home.

Current Excitement: February.  So I can have more budget for yarn to make more scarves.  I may have a problem that rivals my chocolate/wine habit. watch out.

Current Mood: Nervous.  Mostly about writing about fashion and writing about fashion for someone else.  eek!

I PROMISE to be back later this week with some home decor stuff and some diy stuff.  And I promise to stop breaking that promise like I seem to keep doing.....

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Housekeeping! You want me fluff your pillow?

Happy Monday peeps!

You may have noticed the cute little buttons to the left of this post.

My bestie and graphic artist extraordinaire, Jeannie, did those for me.

She's a peach.

So, now you can follow me on facebook, twitter, bloglovin, and pinterest just by clicking on those little buttons.

(this message is especially for people who get here through my personal facebook page.  I'll be phasing out posts on that page as to not annoy people who want nothing to do with this lil old blog)

Oh and for the stalkers out there, if you don't want me to know you're following me go for the Bloglovin option.  I can't tell who follows me there.

Whew, now that all that housekeeping shiz is out of the way, here is what I wore to the Broadway show "Relatively Speaking".

The Deets:
Jacket: Gallery, purchased at TJ Maxx
Dress: H&M, Bought by my awesome Husband :)
Shoes: Madeline Stuart, purchased at Ross
Tights: No clue
Earrings: Vintage, purchased at my Aunt Kathy's antique store Nutcracker Sweet

Husband and I watched Friends with Benefits on DVD the other day.

It was way more funny than I had anticipated.

There is a scene where Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis go to this grotto type area in Central Park.

After a quick Google search we found out it was Bathesda Fountain.

Freaking beautiful.

Its right across the pond from the Boathouse Cafe in Central Park, which I plan to frequent often once the weather turns nice.

P.S. I'm still breaking in these shoes months after purchasing them.  They give me blisters on the tops of my toes of all places.  Anyone know a good way to make that cease?  Like now.

Insert Clever Title Here

I know this week has been a little bit fashion overload.

Don't worry, I have some awesome decor stuff cooking.

Because I'm sure you're sick of seeing my face everyday, I've enlisted Husband for this post.

Some of you who know Husband may have noticed that in the last 2 years he has gone from t shirts and jeans to snappy dresser.

He looks good all the time.

Which forces me to change out of my sweatpants to avoid being mistaken for a homeless person when we go out together.

The proof is in the pudding.

The Deets:
Sunglasses: Thrifted
Blazer: Hardy Amies purchased on Ebay
Shirt: Tommy Hilfiger purchased at TJ Maxx
Belt: Perry Ellis
Jeans: Flypaper purchased at Ross
Shoes: Steve Madden Outlet
Messenger Bag: Fossil Outlet

Pretty handsome, right?

Also, you may have noticed, that most of his stuff is from an outlet or online source.

Homeboy does NOT like to spend a lot of money on anything.

I've been a victim of this practice many times.

But he still manages to come up with awesome stuff for super cheap.

Wish that would happen to me every once in a while.

And Then Loreal Paris Ambushed Me

So I'm walking through Bryant Park, minding my business, when a rep from Loreal Paris approached me.

"Hi! Would you be willing to answer a couple of questions in exchange for a free sample?!"

"umm sure"

What I realized, a brief second later, that this interview would be on camera...

I was assured it was only for an internal sales meeting, not national syndication.

whew! Thats a relief.

I already spew my opinion all over the internets on a daily basis.

Video confirmation of my awkwardness is not necessary.

 This is my awkward face. 

You guys, this was a terrifyingly awesome experience.  

I sweat through that sweater under my jacket.

Nerve wracking.

The questions were easy though: What don't I like about my foundation, What would I think about a foundation that does x,y and z, etc.

The guy that asked me the questions was really nice.  Because I was so nervous for no apparent reason, I kept looking at him instead of the camera.  So we had to do a couple of takes of me saying the same thing over and over.

Awkward.

My awesome free samples of Magic Perfecting Base.

Not a bad score for walking through the park cuz the sidewalk was too crowded.