Universal life truth: When you really, really want something, you can never find it. Take the kelly green coat thats like a big gaping hole in my closet. Sure, Talbots had one last year. Asos had som...
Happy Valentines Day, friends! Today I am embracing the spirit of red and pink. I had a delicious (no pressure) sushi lunch with a new beau, and tonight Im doing dinner and wine with the gals.What ar...
Musical Mondays returns! With a sweet scene from Summer Stock to put you in the Valentines Day spirit.
I assume Ill know when a person is the one.When do you know a person isnt the one?Is every date spent wondering a missed opportunity, or is it an opportunity for learning and growing and figuring out...
Welcome to Call Me Coco! The old blog has gotten a facelift and a new name that seems more, well, me. When I was younger my brother couldnt pronounce my name, so he called me Coco. Ever since then, i...
I grew up watching lots of movie musicals from the 30s, 40s and 50s. Its something my mom grew up doing, and she passed her love along to me. I recently discovered that there is a huge selection...
Sometimes the best weekends are the ones with the most white space in your planner. Mine has consisted of peppermint lattes, smores, a fun fourth date with a new beau, doing chores around the apartme...
Kind Over Matter shared some rockin inspirational free iPhone wallpapers / Some classic black-and-white eye candy / The Girls with Glasses teach us the art of red lipstick and serenade us with holida...
This behemoth of a coffee table book is currently top spot on my wish list. It celebrates the work of celebrated designer Saul Bass, who is famous for his film and corporate design.The book itself wa...
I was beyond excited yesterday to get my home try-on kit from Warby Parker. Ive been coveting their classic, retro frames since I stumbled upon them last year, but feared I wouldnt be able to pull of...
Design Darlings gift guides have me adding to my own wish list / Alec Baldwin as Tracy Morgan is too fabulous not to love / Im so making these clementine macarons for a cookie exchange this weekend /...
Since my breakup over two months ago, Ive been slowly testing the waters of the dating-verse. I have never really "dated", and have certainly not had a lot of flirty interactions in the past ...
This weekend I watched Take Me Home Tonight on Netflix Instant Viewing. And despite the low rating on Rotten Tomatoes, I loved it. Part of it was the gnarly 80s soundtrack, and the blazers with ...
Did yall catch Jason Segel hosting SNL this past weekend? My favorite part, by far, was the monologue that featured the Muppets. I cant wait to see the movie!
The Girls with Glasses teach us how to thrift with style / I have a creepy obsession with the Brangelina brood and their impeccable style / Ryan Gosling and one of the cutest (fictional) relationship...
This ones for all you How I Met Your Mother fans. Oh, and, spoiler alert ;)I have a secret. Its a little embarrassing. And totally uncool. I am a huge...fangirl. Always have been, from the days of re...
Im home sick today with a sore throat and the sniffles. And while I had to spend the morning doing work (blech), I still have time to indulge in some of my favorite remedies. Pride and Prejudice ...
Heres something you might not know about me: Im picky. About everything. (Okay, not food, really.) But when it comes to buying things for myself, from shoes to iPhone cases to clothes, I know what I ...
In about an hour, the clock will strike November 5th, and I will be 24 years old, and firmly in my mid-twenties. Which sounds so crazy grown-up and sophisticated, but when I look in the mirror, I sti...
Heres a photo that will make you happy you werent me in fifth grade :)Have a good night...dont eat too much candy!XOXO
You know that Steve Miller Band lyric, Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin into the future? Aint that the truth!Time keeps on slippin, whether youre up, down, waiting, barreling ahead...time keep...
Somebody close to me always says, "Life is a sine curve." Or in other words, it has its ups and its downs, but it always sums to zero. I have troubles with the zero sum part of it, but ...
These are my new leopard flats. Arent they divine? I had been looking for a pair of leopard flats for a while, more along the ballet flat line, but I was inspired by The College Prepsters recent post...
I dont know about you guys, but one of my biggest limitations is my attitude. I focus on the "cant", the "why not", anticipating all of the possibilities in which something could go w...
Do you ever feel like just checking out?Sometimes (most of the time) my brain feels so full, theres no time for things like paying attention at work/doing laundry/blogging/exercise,&nbs p;and the...
My favorite Astaire + Rogers clip of all time, from Swing Time.Happy Labor Day!
What are all of you up to this weekend? This morning I had plans with friends to hit the Scottish Games in Virginia, but I was halfway there when a horrendous thunderstorm cropped up. We ended up wat...
One of my favorite food blogs, The Bitten Word, share six dishes to make before the end of summer. I am especially excited about the pan-roasted corn and okra...yum!Katie Armour, a.k.a The Neo-Tradit...
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