I have a lot of photo apps on my phone. A lot. Yes, theres Instagram and PicFrame, but Ive accumulated many - mostly foreign - cute programs that edit my pictures. A lot of them are in the purikura v...
Tomorrow night, RakStar is getting professional photos taken! Im so excited -- I knew I wanted to whip up some pieces to add to my costume for the pictures. I made a pretty cool belt which I cant wai...
Hello, everyone! Happy Friday. For some (totally fine by me!) reason, my job gave me the weekend off - so, even in my retail life, this Friday is actually, well, my Friday! To celebrate, here are som...
I just want to talk about how much I love these shoes. (No, they are not TOMS, sorry!) They are so cute and comfy, and they go with so many outfits. I love them with my little leggings folded over li...
Now that Im back to retail life, Fridays arent as meaningful as the feeling of freedom you feel on the day when you work at an office. However, it still means the start to the weekend, even if Ill be...
Ive been unconsciously into pastel colors lately, I guess! I like to look through my Instagram feed and see what is catching my eye - are there any color trends? Or textures or anything? When I looke...
pattern found hereIn another effort to create a one-night crochet project, I stumbled upon the Chain Loop Circle Scarf on Ravelry. Chains! With Hometown USA! I was in love and I was in luck. Seriousl...
Breakfast is Power by petekdesignI would just love to have this hanging in my kitchen, maybe by the stove or over the sink. What a cute little print! I especially appreciate it today, because I made ...
So. I made this pom pom scarf yesterday for a few reasons. One: I havent finished a project in a WHILE and Ive been getting antsy because of it. Ive been working on a granny square blanket and a gran...
After days of dreary rain and drizzle, we finally had a day in the upper-70s. Mark and I spent the day together up in the cities, but before we left, we went on a little walk around the farm we live ...
I love Spring! I love it because it such a season of change - a lot different than New Years, dont you think? Its a tangible change that I think is great for inspiring people to start new projects, f...
Grey and pink are so lovely together, no? I love my new dress -- the brand is Mustard Seed, and I paired it with a thicker grey cardigan and some cute grey leggings. My hair looks nice because I didn...
I love Spring! I love it so much, that I wrote a guest post for the beautiful Erin of My Beautiful Disaster with a list of all the things I love to do during the season. Go check it out? Sakura...
TOP: Cheese with truffles // A personal @reply from Dan Savage himself!BOTTOM: Connecting the first two rows of my blanket // Earl Grey bags for my royal milk teaMy granny square blanket is such an u...
The little anchors look like dollar signs in this photo! What Ive Been Up To:♥ A new job! Which means a much happier Maddy, but with a little less regular schedule. (Read: from a 9-5 office job back ...
I hope you all had a wonderful day yesterday, regardless of what you celebrated or did! I had to work (only until three, though) and then went to Marks parents for delicious food and cute babies. Wor...
If you are into retro games or Japans video game culture, chances are youve heard of Super Potato. Super Potato is a used video game store with locations in Osaka and Tokyo. When Mark and I visited t...
When the seasons change, its hard to plan an outfit for the day. Especially in the Midwest. It might be frosty in the morning, but that doesnt meant it wont be 80 by the afternoon. I love layering, t...
Hi everyone! You should check out my lovely friends wonderful blog Miss Marie-Louise! I was one of her March sponsors and she put together a super cute post about all the ladies who sponsored her sit...
As you know, Im obsessed with Russian dolls -- thats why the most recent issue of Mollie Makes totally caught my eye when I was at Barnes and Noble yesterday. I love this magazine, not just because o...
The first Tuesday of our trip, Mark and I were totally surprised to wake up to snow snow snow! I think snow is very rare in the big city of Tokyo, so we were both very excited to get to experience it...
Hello, loves! Here I am with another quick outfit post from Tokyo. Things are definitely changing in my life right now - which is so exciting! - but it isnt leaving me with much blogging time. Itll a...
I caught the bug. The bug is My Little Pony: Friendship is magic Happy Meal toys. Yes, I bought three tonight. Here they are, modeled perfectly with my 6%dokidoki ring:Cheerilee Rainbow Dash&nbs...
Hello! It was actually pretty chilly while we were in Japan, but on the day that we went to bum around Koenji, it was super nice! Here is what I wore:Dress: Forever21 | Cardigan: Delias | Necklace: B...
My loves! Im finally back home as of Sunday afternoon. My vacation was wonderful, but to be honest, Im more than a little down in the dumps today. That will pass, though. I have so many stories and p...
I will be back in a few weeks with lots of pictures and stories!!
Here are some things that I have been mentally drawing little hearts around and texting if they want to maybe hang out and get a coffee with me later.(source) I dont know what I like more: her ears o...
Well, the countdown is on. There is less a week until I will be out of the country! There is a lot to be done; Mark and I have started making lists tonight of all that we have to do before we leave. ...
Thanks to everyone who entered my giveaway! I was so happy to see the amount of people who were interested. I definitely will plan another one of these in the future. The time has come to select a wi...
RakStar was invited to dance at a variety show at my favorite coffee shop in the entire world, the Coffee Hag! I was really excited for this performance for a lot of reasons; one, all ten of us would...
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