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The Sarcastic Blonde

fashion, food, fitness + a dose of sarcastic gossip

friday randoms, Lifestyle

:: FRIDAY THINGS ::

December 9, 2016

:: FRIDAY THINGS ::

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Cheers to Friday!!!

I’m posting another gift guide immediately following this post, 
so make sure to check out that post too!
I’m trying to get them all completed as soon as possible so shopping can be done and over with!  


5 links to get you to 5 o’clock : 
1. Healthy Gifts that Keep Giving.  The best healthy monthly subscription boxes.
2.  Two good money saving reads : 
11 ways to save during the holiday season  and 
I cut 5 unnecessary spending habits for 30 days and here’s what happened
3. You know how yesterday I joked about the bachelor-incestual-dating-pool? Well 2 time Bachelor candidate Becca has taken up with Bachelorette + Bachelor in Paradise Alum Robert.
Perhaps 3rd times the charm for them? 
4. 10 December Fashion Tips
5. How to open a bottle of champagne the right way


:: EASY WAY TO GIVE BACK :: 
I’ve been meaning to comment on this for weeks and I’m fairly positive I never have!
If you are like me, you order from Amazon every week – even if it’s something tiny.  Amazon Prime is a lifechanger.
If you go to  smile.amazon.com instead of amazon.com, they’ll donate a portion of every purchase to the red cross!
So if you can try to re member smile.amazon.com because it doesn’t always remind me to switch over and sometimes I forget!



:: BEST TRAVEL ACCESSORY :: 
For my Travel Gift Guide, I forgot to include my favorite thing ever, my travel steamer!
Kip brings this on all of his business trips and I always have it on hand for my dresses and tops that get supremely wrinkled during the flight. 
It’s the best and you get a full size + the travel size for under $30!
 It comes in 5 colors too. 
// MY LITTLE STEAMER // 


:: TACKY CHRISTMAS :: 
I was a little late in shopping for my tacky Christmas sweater and ended up with a men’s sweater that says “best package ever”.  It was slim pickings. 
// BEST PACKAGE EVER  // 
whoops.
hopefully this’ll still fly for the Tacky Sweater Party??
I just showed it to my husband and he seems to think it’s a fail. 

I also snagged this Christmas light necklace that lights up 🙂
//  CHRISTMAS LIGHT LIGHT-UP NECKLACE // 
It’s under $10 and it’s from Target…. so how do you walk past that and not throw it in your cart?
 PLUS.  Guess who is wearing it in the holiday commercials promoting their HGVT Show?
That’s right.  Chip and Joanna Gaines.  I don’t jump through walls or climb trees or do any manual labor really, but we have our taste in Christmas fashion in common. 

:: AMAZING SALES CONTINUE :: 
J.Crew : 30% off your entire purchase, and then 40% off your purchase of $200 or more!

Neiman Marcus : $50 off your purchase of $200 with code DEC50


Lord and Taylor : extra 30% off almost everything for a total savings of up to 75% off.


Off 5th : up to 70% off, plus take an extra 20% off with code GIFT4U

GAP : up to 50% off your entire purchase, and an extra 25% off with code EXTRA


Old Navy : up to 60% off sitewide 


:: BEST BEACH BOOKS :: 
we’re heading to Grand Cayman for our annual Christmas trip and I already have 3 books picked out for our week there.

//  THE NEST  //   SUPERFICIAL  //  PRIMATES OF PARK AVENUE // 
any suggestions or books you’ve read lately and loved? 
I feel like I need a dark and mysterious one…. you know me, still chasing the dream of finding another Gone Girl and I don’t think it’s going to ever happen.
Here is a link for The Best Audiobooks for Commuting and Holiday Travel for those of you that prefer the audiobook route! 


by TheSarcasticBlonde 
coffee talk, Lifestyle

:: COFFEE TALK ::

December 8, 2016

:: COFFEE TALK ::

discuss amongst ya-selves……… 


:: VANDERPUMP RULES :: 
Everything Schwartz says while he and Katie are at the wedding venue…..
oh my goodness.  I mean Katie is a total mean girl with a bad personality, but WOW. Schwartzy is really trying to run from this wedding situation and saying the worst things possible in order to try to put this thing on pause. 


Also….. 

I mean. 
Underwear model? 

So, do we think Lala is dating a married man?
I was discussing with my girlfriend and I’m conflicted.  Part of me thinks yes, she is, because she seems guilty in her facial expressions and her reactions to the accusations.
But then I think, she doesn’t give a crap about anything and she has no shame.  So, that makes me think she isn’t dating a married man because she would just admit it? 
Ooooorrr my other theory.
He is technically married but separated?
Like, how LuAnn acts like Bethenny was with a married man when he wasn’t at all but the divorce wasn’t final? 
WHO KNOWS.  But let me know your Lala thoughts because I just can’t decide what I believe. 


OK and wait!!! 
 How did I miss this: 
I just saw this photo on Us Weekly, and is this Tom’s hair?
WHAT? THE? HELL? 

He never ceases to amaze me.  


On WWHL that night, my-boyfriend-andy-cohen asks Katie how she thinks its okay to slut shame but not okay for the summer body comment and she cant even form words.  
This girl.  I just can’t.
Sorry not sorry but I would be team Lala over team Katie any day.
At least Lala tries to make things right and feels bad for things that she says. 

After I type this, then it continues with Katie not answering any questions.  Some of them she doesn’t even understand.  You know my-boyfriend-andy-cohen is so annoyed;  he, rightfully so, seems so pissed when people don’t answer anything and bring nothing to the table in 30 minutes. 
  She literally doesn’t answer any questions.
His mom took the words right out of my mouth by tweeting him 
“This is the most filthy boring show”
YEAS-my-boyfriend-andy-cohen’s-mom.  YES IT IS. 


:: MARIAH’S WORLD :: 

She is insane. 
I mean, from the moment the show begins she is dressed as her “alter ego/mariah’s nemesis” talking in a fake accent.
WHAT?



and then we are introduced to her fiance AND the little dancer boy she has now left the fiance for.  
This is going to be a good one……. 




:: THE BACHELOR :: 
Nick returns for his 17th time on an ABC Bachelor spin-off to be, you guessed it, The Bachelor in January.  

UGH.  I’m just so not into him? 
But I know so many girls are? I just don’t see it or get it AT ALL. 
Here is a look at the 30 contestants vying for instagram fame + a lifetime of bachelor incestual dating + avoiding a real profession forever a chance to win Nick’s heart. 
// READ ALL ABOUT THE GALS HERE // 

:: VS Fashion Show :: 
You know I love the VS Fashion Show SOoOoO much! 
2 years ago it gave me my first angry comment and my life was made!! 

see that post HERE and my excitement about the comment HERE


I loved that Gigi cried about her and her sister walking together. So sweet.



oh, and here are 19 Hilarious Tweets about the VS Fashion Show


:: LADIES OF LONDON :: 
um…. I’m watching VERY late before bed and all I know is 
Marissa just said “prolapsed vagina” and I REFUSE to google what that is because I’m fairly positive I will never birth a child everrrrrr if I find out. 

:: RHofBH :: 
Lisa VP’s outfit in her confessionals is unreal.
It’s a purple off the shoulder number with her breasts shoved all up to her chin and all up in our faces.  
SERIOUSLY?! You look ridiculous!!! 

Mauricio walking into Pump for dinner: “Do you see them anywhere?”
Just look for the cameras Mauricio.  Real difficult to spot LVP and the camera crew all set up in the garden.

Dorit, the new girl, is introduced to us.
I’m going to want to type Dorito every time I write her name now. 
 OR want to eat one.  Damn.  
So glad that Kyle immediately calls her out on her having the Madonna situation with an accent where she has no business having an accent.
I feel like I spotted a giant lifesize picture of her and her husband at her house (top of the grand staircase to the right) and if so, ughhhhhh.  How can you be a “designer” and do something like that? 
AH then the moment I finish typing, her little side shuffle intro (you know, the part where they cut to the next cast member and show their name and the girls do an akward hip movement back and forth?)
She is wearing this awful glittery-green dress with a HUGE bow the size of her head. 
Oh my gosh every time I pause to type and hit replay there is more.
CAMILLE GRAMMER ALERT (although post-season-one, we all came to love Camille).
She has nanny after nanny after back up nanny after seventeen housekeepers.
Ugh.  Insert eye roll.
I don’t care that you aren’t “lying in bed eating bonbons”!

Erika prepares for a big Studio 54 birthday party with her gay-lam squad. 
I like that even Erika opens the window and yells out to her husband like a normal housewife.
I’m still luh-ving her.
She makes a joke about that era being when cocaine wasn’t addictive and then says whatever who cares while throwing back champs.  Still dry humored and fabulous.  Love it. 


Oh. My. God. Dorit’s boobs in this dress for this party. 
And then they cut to LVP doing commentary and her boobs are eating the diamonds dripping down from her necklace.
I mean….. I think I got enough boobs on Monday during the VS Fashion show, thanks ladies.
editors note : lies.  you know I am boob obsessed ever since my presidency of the itty-bitty-committee in my younger years.  if only those mean boys could see my A/B cup that still fits into an A cup bra now! who’d have the last laugh now huh!?  
another editors note : I’m seriously insane but have no shame so no, I’m not editing that and deleting it.  It stays.  You’re welcome.  
Apparently Studio 54 is all about the boobs for these ladies because goodness they’ve all got it out there.

Rinna’s daughter that is modeling is gorgeous. 
 I sense her following in BH-daughter Gigi’s footsteps as the next 
BH-daughter-supermodel. 

This party is AWESOME. 

I love that she has it all set up like bottle + table service around the pools.  
OMG COMMERCIAL FOR GIRLFRIENDS GUIDE TO DIVORCE I AM SO FREAKING EXCITED MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR JANUARY 11th!!!!! 

I can’t believe we are just now learning that Erika Jayne is named after Erica Kane! And I also love that Eileen and Erika are BFF.  
I love Eileen…. she’s just so nice and level headed.  “Things change, people change. 
I mean look what happened after the Vietnam war? And everyones going to Vietnam on vacation now!” 

Oh wait…. Erika, I care about the food at a party. 
I know in California they probably don’t… but yes, feed me.
Feed me carbs especially when drinking. 
I thought it was a great first episode!!! 
Thoughts on the new girl?? Too soon to tell….. next week is her birthday so we’ll get more info then! 

:: OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY :: 
I really, really, really, want to see it.
And we never, ever go to the movies.  


:: MAZEL :: 
I mean This is Us is just the greatest show ever.
EVER.
So necessary to have a TV show like this – it is desperately needed amongst all the trash and garbage that, yes, of course I watch 🙂 
I love Milo re-enacting his push ups with Ellen on his back instead of Randall. 

see the clip HERE


and truly if you are not watching This Is Us 
1.  What is wrong with you? 
2. I am jealous…. I wish I could start it all over again. I watched the first episode a second time when my mother-in-law was visiting and she wanted to see it and I cried like a baby even MORE the entire hour.  



 :: Mazel/Jackhole :: 
or I guess I should just say
:: 1st World/White Girl Problems :: 



I was talking with my girlfriend about how insane it is that there is SO MUCH television on right now.  
So much.  More than I can recall there ever being on at one time. 
And now there is Netflix shows being added in to the stress…..
I started 2 episodes of the Crown, still haven’t watched the 4 episodes of Gilmore Girls….. THERE’S JUST TOO MUCH.  
Even for me! 
Tuesday night alone had this: 
Below Deck Finale
Ladies of London
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
WWHL 
Lea Remini Scientology
Fixer Upper 
American Housewife


I MEANNNNNNN?!?! THAT’S JUST ONE NIGHT?!?! 
Even professionals like myself can’t handle this kind of stress + excitement.
I’m going to start breaking out into uncontrollable laughter and tears like that weird commercial for a real condition that seems like an SNL commercial for a made up disease.
Ya know what I mean???? 



deep breath……pause and re-group….. LOCK IT UP. 

and that’s not including anything with premium channels like HBO and Showtime because we don’t get those.  Which I want to say THANK GAWD
….. but I am really sad that I don’t watch The Affair, and even more sad now because Heather McDonald is starting to discuss it on her podcast Juicy Scoop and I never miss an episode.  So I feel like I need to get on The Affair ASAP.  

Ok…..  but really….. I couldn’t even watch Hairspray Live! last night.
Was it good?!?! 
Was it as good as Grease Live!? 








EDITORS NOTE : 
as always, ignore my own blatant grammatical errors whilst I make fun of others poor grammar during coffee talk on a weekly basis.  
#hypocrite  #sorryimnotsorry

I write these posts late at night while simultaneously watching Bravo, taking snapchats of my snoring husband, and making to do lists of everything I was supposed to do and didn’t do that day and likely won’t do the next day either.  or the day after that.








gifs and images via giphy, ABC , E!, Real Housewives Tmblr, and Bravo 


US Weekly, Entertainment Weekly 

by TheSarcasticBlonde 
home, house, Lifestyle

:: home updates : living room ::

December 7, 2016

:: home updates : living room ::
I’m finally sharing some living room photos of our new house in Atlanta.
Some of these I took before the Christmas decorations were put up and when things were still very plain and not much was on the walls.
Like any house it is still very much a work in progress.
As I keep reminding my husband, it always will be.  He likes to have everything up on the walls the day you move in and I need to live in the space for awhile and think every single purchase and picture placement through for a century! 
Because otherwise as ladies we are known to change our minds.  Just every once in awhile….. 

PLUS I’m trying to only spend money where needed and reuse as much of our things from Chicago and repurpose or borrow things from my mom and sister’s house! 

Here are some pictures from October before it had a bit more going on…… 
the recent photos have awful light but we’ve had so much rain and gloom the past few days it was the best I can do! 
 We recovered our ottoman from West Elm in this blue printed fabric that I am obsessed with. 
I have this huge tray from Pottery Barn that I used when it was the old fabric (to cover it up a bit since it was so big and red), but for now I’m using this smaller tray so that more of the print stands out.  
 The legs go so well with our big grey console table and I love that it’s on rollers. 
The rug is from my mom – she moved into a new house in February so I hit the jackpot with “borrowing” things.  You’ll sense a theme from where I get most of my things that are “new”. 
 This was my favorite piece in our place in Chicago that we got from Nadeau.
Chicago ladies – hit up Nadeau.  The one there is so much better than the 2 here. 
I was SO relieved when it made it through the move!! 
There are cracks on the back of it but luckily you can’t see any of that.  
 Quatrefoil lamps are from HomeGoods – they still have them sometimes.   

I’ve had the black and white chair for years and years (old chair of my parents) and haven’t decided what to recover it in yet….. so for now it’s the odd man out.  Somehow it doesn’t bother me at all so who knows when I’ll actually get around to recovering it.  
The sofa was one of my moms old formal living room sofas and we had it recovered.  It is SO comfortable and I was very excited to get a new sofa.  
 This chair used to be in my dad’s office so I was really happy that I got to have it and recover it for our living room
This has ironically become Kip’s spot and he doesn’t sit anywhere else.  It’s perfectly worn in and the new blue fabric looks great with the ottoman and rug.  
…. but now we have more items and a lot more going on with the Christmas decorations all unpacked. 
 We turned what was originally the dining room into a den, because the two of us don’t really need a full dining room that we’ll only use a handful of times per year.
This way we got a whole other living space like we had in Chicago with our basement living area. 
You know me…. the more places to veg on a couch and watch TV the better 🙂 

We didn’t want to block the french doors with a round dining table, so instead I got this sideboard that turns into a dining table when you want!  
I convinced Kip to hang my favorite mirrors above the console/dining table. {He hated them because in my old apartment I had him hang all 5 and it was IMPOSSIBLE to get them even.  It always drove him nuts}
 I’m trying to decide if I want 3 or 5 there? 
For now I’m happy with just the 3 hanging.  
I’m afraid 5 may be too much for the wall? 
 It had little arms that pull out, and then the top flips open, and it becomes a full dining set when needed.   I love that we can repurpose it in the future when we actually do have a dining room.
The little red runner I grabbed from the dollar section in Target to make it more Christmasy but normally I have more pictures here. 
 //  CONSOLE + DINING TABLE // 

that’s our booze wreath on the closet door – it has mini bottles of liquor tied to it and was the best white elephant gift EVER.  I’m making one for an upcoming white elephant gift exchange. 
 // LIGHT UP GARLAND // 
giant light ornaments are from AtHome, the decor-crack store.  enter at your own risk. 

 I  had been on the hunt for a large piece to put at the entryway by the front door, but I decided it would compete with my favorite grey piece on the other wall.
So we hung one of my favorite prints that used to hang in my parents wet bar.
Now I just need to find a small entry table to put below it. 
I’m also in love with all of the old AC vents in the house that you can see in this picture below. 
 The lighting in these is awful but hopefully you can see the little bartender mixing the drink and his hair and outfit all a mess at the end 🙂 I had hoped to put this in the den but it wasn’t right on the wall and I wanted it somewhere I would see it every day.  



  
 I’m past due for updating my days until St. Patrick’s Day sign from my dad’s old bar.
Now it’s only 102 🙂 I know those of you in Chicago are counting the days ’til one of the best days of the year! 
 //  GINGER JARS // 
two different sizes + a total steal! and they can illuminate with a timer

pillow from Stein Mart 

There’s still a TON that I want and need to do,
but I figured I might as well share what we’ve done since we moved in! 
And as always, you’re welcome for my killer photography skills.  
Maybe Santa will bring me some photography lessons to help my 2017 posts. 

I’ll be sharing photos of our den next week, but wanted to share this little corner of the room because I love it so much.
I love this coke cooler that I got from my mom’s house, and the little baby Christmas me tree on top is just too cute for words. 
ALSO, Christmas trees are 5x cheaper here than in Chicago, so I told Kipper we deserved a second one for the den 🙂 


by TheSarcasticBlonde 
christmas, fashion, favorite things, Lifestyle

:: gift guide : for the traveler ::

December 6, 2016

:: gift guide : for the traveler ::
Today I am sharing another gift guide for the holidays, 
this time focusing on gifts for the traveler! 

In the past couple years, I feel like I have traveled a crazy amount.  For someone who doesn’t travel for work, I am always at the airport + on an airplace.  First it was weddings and bachelor/bachelorette parties, and then I was flying back and forth from Chicago to Atlanta to see family, and now friends are scattered across the country from me and I’m lucky enough to use any excuse to hop on a plane.
Having a Companion Pass and traveling for free with my husband has also added to the increase in traveling.  
Thank you Southwest 🙂 I heart you. 
I’m on airplanes far too often and I did extensive planning for our long flight for Italy, so take a look at some great gifts below for the frequent flier or for anyone who just wants to pack a little smarter for a vacation!
 a lot of these are the perfect stocking stuffer size and price! 

:: GIFT GUIDE FOR THE TRAVELER ::

MASON TRAVEL BAG : you know I am obsessed with this thing.  and I will never stop recommending it. ANDDD I was just watching The Big Bang Theory and it is Bernadette’s Hospital Bag! She has the burgandy/ox-blood color 🙂  It seriously would be a perfect hospital bag….. the characters and the writer’s of that show are obviously geniuses, so if you don’t believe me, believe them.


MINI STRAIGHTENER : trust me when I say that having small hair products is a life saver.  this travel straightener is only $30 which makes it a complete steal, and it’s so much less space in your travel bag.  hotels always have hair dryers that you can use, but they are usually straight out of 1980.  this lightweight and COLLAPSIBLE HAIRDRYER would be a great thing to have too.


PORTABLE PHONE BATTERY : because let’s face it,  they come in so many cute prints, but this FLORAL CHARGER and PINEAPPLE CHARGER are my favorites.


PINCH PROVISIONS AIRPLANE KIT : trust me.  you’ll need something, if not tons of things, from this when you are on a flight.  plus it takes up zero space! this makes such a great inexpensive gift for anyone and everyone – and is the perfect stocking stuffer size.


CASHMERE SCARF : it starts out hot, then gets freezing, then hot again.  Pick a nice scarf that will last you, in a lightweight but warm material, and ideally in a neutral that will match as much of your clothing for the trip as possible.


SPANX LEGGINGS : I prefer to wear maxi dresses in the warm months, but basically anything but shorts (ew…. bare thighs and skin touching the airport seats and airplane seats…. nay nay fluffy) but if I can’t get away with a dress I wear leggings.  and if you’re like me it’s something you would be packing to wear at some point on your trip anyway.



FOLDABLE TRAVEL FLATS : pick a pair of flats you’ll wear on your trip, or stow these foldable beauties in your carry on to change in to when needed.  I love these TORTOISE SHELL FLATS but a great SOLID FOLDABLE FLAT in cream, black, or navy would be perfect too.


LUGGAGE SCALE : just do it.  don’t act like you haven’t needed one in the past.


TAKE CHARGE CHARGING ORGANIZER : keep all of your necessities for your phone/computer/ear-buds all in one easy to access, super-cute spot.  another perfect stocking stuffer!! 

COMPRESSION PACKING CUBES : some people may only use these for bigger trips, but Kip and I use them for every trip, even a short weekend.  It is a great way to fit as much as you can into your suitcase but also to pack in an organized manner.


a few more specific items, especially perfect for longer flights :
MOTION SICKNESS WRISTBAND : if you are one of those people that could even possibly get neaseous, have some on hand.  people swear by them.  I’m getting some for my sister for our flight to the Caymans for Christmas because she had a rough time this past weekend on our flight to Boston.


COLLAPSIBLE WATER BOTTLE : I’m insane and drink more water than anyone I know.  Especially for long flights or for big trips, this is a necessity.  It was a lifesaver for our Italy trip.


MOLDED EYE MASK : a necessity for long flights.  this one will keep from messing up any eye make-up (or from smooshing your eyelashes for you lucky ladies I envy with super long lashes)


UNIVERSAL MINI ADAPTER : again, if going abroad, gotta have it and this one will work for any trip to any other countries you take in the future.  plus, it’s mini and has cute colors! 

I’ve been e-mailing with a few readers about our Italy trip a year or so ago answering some questions.




I realized I never did a Rome recap …. oops…. so unlike me right? 🙂



I’m adding that to my list! 



We are possibly going back to Italy for a wedding in July….. not completely finalized yet if we can make it, but I am keeping my fingers crossed that we make it to Lake Como! 






In the meantime while I get my act together and finish the final recaps,



 check out my travel necessities for long international trips with this


PACKING FOR 2 WEEKS IN ITALY POST



and also my recap of the following cities


VENICE RECAP


SIENA RECAP


FLORENCE RECAP 


POSITANO RECAP PART I 


POSITANO RECAP PART II 






by TheSarcasticBlonde 
Lifestyle, weekend recap

:: weekend recap ::

December 5, 2016

:: weekend recap ::


image


Hope you all had a great weekend! 
My sister and I were in Duxbury, Massachusets visiting my brother. 
Duxbury is an adorable little town about 45 minutes from Boston.
I had been to Boston once for a very quick weekend, but this was my first time really driving around New England and getting to see all of the gorgeous homes.  
The history in these quaint little beach towns is insane!  
Even my brother’s driveway and front yard had character…. and a flag pole!

 WEARING :  RL RALPH LAUREN QUILTED JACKET in navy // on super sale! 

I thought it was so neat that you can drive your car onto the beaches there.
It was chilly but a beautiful weekend! 
Sorry for my lack of more photos…. I forgot my phone on our two hour car ride exploring so I didn’t get any pictures of the gorgeous homes! 


In honor of Mariah’s premiere last night and the arrival of the Christmas season, 
please enjoy this version of “Santa Claus is coming to the Berkshires” featuring the Real Housewives of NYC. 

“Santa Claus is coming to the Berkshires”
If this doesn’t get you in the holiday spirit, I don’t know what will! 
What did you all think of the show?
The first couple minutes of her talking as her alter-ego + arch nemesis Bianco Storm is SO FREAKING WEIRD.  
She is such a crazy pants diva.  


Thank you for the e-mails and referral links for Dollar Shave Club! 

I used the first one that was sent to me, and I am so excited for the razors to arrive because everyone e-mailed over such great reviews.


If you are still getting your Christmas decorations set up,
here are some great inexpensive decor items for you! 
Ours is just about finished (I went to this warehouse store called AtHome and Oh-em-Gee I had to force myself to leave…. I could have been in there for 4 hours there was so much to look at.  Even the check-out-lane was a mile long with millions of things I wanted – like a HomeGoods/Marshalls check-out line on crack)

 // STRIPED PILLOW //      //  CANDLE HOLDER  //      // MERRY AND BRIGHT COASTERS // 

//  GOLD METAL TRIVET //      // MERRY AND BRIGHT PLATE //      // DIET COKE ORNAMENT // 

//  PASTEL BULB STRING LIGHTS //         // GET LIT PARTY BANNER // 

// GOLD DOT ORNAMENTS //         //  DONUT ORNAMENTS // 
// MACARON ORNAMENTS //          // STRIPED ORNAMENTS // 


all of the above are as affordable as they are adorable! 
I want those donut and macaron ornaments ASAP! 
I lost a whole box of our ornaments last Christmas at our condo in Chicago somehow so I am needing to stock up on some more this year.  
I’m determined to take some home photos and share this week, which will include some of our Christmas decorations, so hopefully that’ll be tomorrow or Fridays post! 



by TheSarcasticBlonde 
fashion, Lifestyle

:: MONOGRAMS + FRIDAY THINGS ::

December 2, 2016

:: MONOGRAMS + FRIDAY THINGS ::
Cheers to Friday! 


Some links to entertain you before the weekend:
1. The images for this Britney Spears Lifetime Biopic look like it’s going to be a real winner.
2. Mariah sure does move on fast.
3. I am so excited for the VS Fashion Show; here is some behind the scenes pics.
4. WHAT?! My-boyfriend-Andy-Cohen is moving the clubhouse!? 
5. Amanda Seyfried pregnant has become her real life Mean Girls character.


Today I wanted to share one of my favorite shoes that has been on repeat. 
My mom ordered these for me a few weeks ago and I love them.
You may know we have a thing for monograms on anything and everything.
If you can put a monogram on it, yes ma’am, please do it! 
I live in these monogrammed ugg boots all winter long.  


They have been selling out so I listed a couple different places to get them. 
BOOTIES AVAILABLE: 
 AT THIS STORE IN ALL SIZES WITH 5 DIFFERENT MONOGRAM OPTIONS,  
THIS STORE IN ALMOST ALL, 
AND THIS STORE AND THIS STORE IN LIMITED SIZES! 
and that little bit of printed quilted puffer vest you see is 60% off! 


I also am in love with these monogrammed duck boots.
These would have been a life saver in Chicago! 
//  MONOGRAMMED DUCK BOOTS  //


a few of my favorites from J.Crew that were out of stock from all of the black friday/cyber monday madness are back in stock so I had to share!! 
and 30% off 
I was so in love with this colorful fairisle sweater and scarf, and they are back in all sizes! 
I think I love them so much because they are Christmas + Holiday without being red or green.  It’s a refreshing change. 

//  COLORFUL FAIR ISLE SWEATER   //  FAIR ISLE SCARF  // 
theres a cute hat too! 


also back in stock: 
 the adorable eye mask yet and this cream wool skirt 


Random question:
Do any of you do Dollar Shave Club? 

I am SO SICK of running out of razors and then going and spending a fortune to get more. 

I think I am going to sign up and give it a try, but wanted to see if any of you do it?
If you do and they give you referral codes where you get money off of your membership for yourself, shoot me an email taylor.oshay@gmail.com and I’ll sign up with your code so that you get something out of it! 

Hope you all have a great weekend!! 


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