Eat Pretty is a lovely blog all about taking every day food and displaying it with fabulous presentation.

Don’t be afraid to turn ordinary dishes into something spectacular. Add pretty napkins, flowers, and polished silverware even if you’re dining alone. Try to use a wealth of colour or abstract arrangements to make even a simple breakfast [...]

My favorite shoes. Brought back to me from Denmark by my friend Julia, so not terribly authentic but still beautiful. Right now they are in great need of being resoled. I like how the toes curl up and make me feel like a genie.
What’s your favorite pair of shoes? Any stories to go with them?

These are the only three perfumes I stick with ALL the time…although I do have a rotating selection for days when I am feeling adventurous.
Living in a fairly crunchy area I know many people who do not wear perfume (and sometimes deodorant!) because they want to smell “natural” and like “themselves.” I am not one [...]

Makool is pretty…

A little bit of an exotic for this week…
Under $10

L-R: 1. Felt and Jewel Sticker Bindis; 2. Egyptian Nag Champa Soaps; 3. Yellow Mini Spell Candles Set of Five; 4. Exotic Turquoise Stretch Bracelets

Under $20
L-R: 1. Snake Charmer Artisan Gothic Perfume Oil; 2. Sarah Coventry Golden Chain with Fresh Water Pearls; 3. Twisted Wooden Bracelet [...]

Smitten Kitchen’s Easiest Baked Mac and Cheese
I have really been slacking on the whole “cooking” thing…and consequently I feel like crap right now. Oi. Way too much pre-prepared food. So here are five recipes that I’m hoping to try out over the course of September. They all seem to be pretty easy so I think [...]

Another Awesome article from Already Pretty, Show Stopping Style on a Pauper’s Budget
A handy article by Philippe Cousteau Jr. (I want to go on one of his undersea adventures!), 5 Things My Grandfather Would Have Wanted You To Do…in other words, five quick and environmentally friendly things to do that can have a big impact.
Jane [...]

I don’t know, this kind of seems like the perfect apartment for a studious girl and her little cat, right? Note the use of Moroccan wedding blankets mixed in with vintage fabrics and architectural details. Sure, it’s a little cluttered, but let’s be realistic here – full lives are not always neat.
photos via Desire to [...]

The other day I noticed this list on the side of Miss Ladyfinger’s blog and I thought, how Brilliant! Mainly because I’d also been thinking of some wardrobe basics that I needed to invest in. So here’s MLF’s Winter wardrobe items every women should own…with a few of my own thoughts at the end.

Well fitting [...]

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Okay, let me start with something I do not love: That is my hard drive crashing 27 days after my warranty has run up. While I have backups of my Master’s Thesis and any other important work, I don’t have high quality backups of any of my photos for the past 3 years. That is something [...]