Diet /Exercise/repeat

I'd love to say this is easy. I have been working my booty off and seen minimal results. I mean the videos are toning me and the diet itself is keeping me from putting weight on but I don't seem to be taking more off. I did this stupid weight calculator that said my "real weight" was 120. I believe them but I can't seem to get there. Even with spin class 3x a week (ok maybe its mostly 1-2 but I am trying here) and low cal small portion meals. I am even on a fiber kick trying to eat a bowl of bran cereal with dinner. I have resorted to looking at fad diets. The Canton-eating jelly stuff. The Dukan Diet- the french protein diet (semi atkins w/o the fat). And I can't say I haven't wandered down the diet pill aisle once or twice contemplating an easy fix.  But no detox or pill popping is gonna work. I just have to work more of my ass off.
ugh they have bagels at the front desk. I miss bagels.

our trip to cony island

Contrary Shop

How effing cool is this! I found my gifts for the girls!!!! Miss Mary Andrews works out of a studio in BK, NY. She has more deigns where this came from. Check out her Etsy.

Wedding Fitness Challenge Update

1. Take stairs everyday at work {4 flights}
2. Work out a minimum of 4 times a week
3. Tracy Anderson Method 4 times a week
4. Eat Protein rich meals- avoid dairy and pasta {no late nights with ben and jerry's}
5. Take Hammy on long walks and to the park on Saturday mornings
Current Weight: 125
Goal Weight: 120
Current Sanity: questionable

Wedding Realization

I would like to be wearing La Perla.
But I will probably be wearing Spanx.

Just a few of my favorite things!

I have been trying out this new "Beauty Regimen" thing. I am not one for consistency. I usually lose interest or just plain forget. But these products! man-o-man, love 'em!

1.Burts Bees Radience Night Cream: I picked this up on a whim during my lunch hour. This stuff evened out my complexion and made my skin all buttery smooth. I tend to be a "picker" so anything to get rid of those red spots is gold.

2.Moroccan Oil: Pricey but oh so worth it. My hair is actually not frizzy. Now I have tried all those sprays and treatments from Sophora and let me tell you ladies this stuff will make your hair a different entity entirely. My hair is no longer moody and unpredictable. If I wasn't marrying my hunk of a man I would run off to Vegas with this little guy.

3. INA Detoxifying Crystal Salts: Ok so they are pricey. Like so Pricey I am embarrassed to tell you how much I paid. But if you want to it makes you so relaxed with the promise of detoxing your toxic body. I was pretty skeptical, but my skin was so silky soft afterwards. Not to mention my whole apartment smelled of lavender for the next few days. And for the summer in NYC thats a huge improvement over eau to steamy garbage.

does anyone have $850 and a crash diet for me. I want these dress' more than anything.

via tanvin shop

heck yeah dancing bear!
via celia

Vintage Ladies: With Attitude

some rooms i adore

a few wedding logos

wine label-to disguise the cheap-o 2 buck chuck.

hamsterhead

this was hamster, before I met him. When he was an itty bitty baby. and yes he was so itty bitty we wore a tube sock as a shirt. Now he is a big boy and has gweneth paltrow hair. and I love him. I cant wait for him to walk me down the aisle.

dream house

Holy COw!!!! Dream house alert! Ive gotta build me one of these!
cottage in the catskills

Graphic

Vintage Playing Cards

on feeling colorful

A color trend board I did for this year.

starting to get excited about the countdown!

114 days!!!!

hair adornment

polaroid cameras!

does anyone have any polaroid cameras they wanna lend me?

To-DO

My 3 page Wedding To-Do list has been accusing me of being very lazy. I am 3 months out But according to all the wedding checklists I am pretty far behind. Here is what I still have to do.

1. Draw up map of Venue {bathrooms, dance hall, ceremony, tent, house, ect}
2. Buy Booze/ Wine/ Beer/ Bubbly
3. Buy supplies for drinks- Mixers and cups
4. Make & Stamp Wine Labels
5. Order Hand Warmers
6. Make tiny flag Labels for Pies
7. Determine ceremony and reception layout
8. Finalize rental details
9. Make signs so our guests don't get lost
10. Refine IPOD Playlist
11. Write Vows
12. Finish collecting candle holders/vases/jars/etc
13. Make Pie Plates {12}
14. Make Pie recipe booklet
15. Get Fabric printed for table cloths
16. Tailor Chris' Suit
17. Buy Hammy’s outfit
18. Plan Rehearsal Dinner
19. Finalize ceremony details- Make agenda
20. Table #'s
21. Book Hair and Make-Up
22. Order flowers- research Local Farmers in Cape Cod- Venue says a frost might kill all of there flowers
23. Find Veil/shoes
24. Figure out if we want to do a photobooth
25. Collect Cameras for Camera Station
26. Boutonnieres & Corsages  Chris, Sean, and honored Guests
27. Get Marriage License- 9/11
28. Make seating Chart

cake

i haves become addicted to "Cake Boss" and as a result i have become addicted to baked goods. good thing i have started to exclusively used the stairs at work.

how drunk do my guests wanna get?

Drink Calculator!
Drink calculator 2!

so helpful! without if this I would never be able to figure out how much booze/beer/wine to buy!

Yes a majority of my guests are drinkers. So I expect it will be a hell of a party!

wedding details