Current Obsession

As someone who loves to bake (although that has been HUGELY hindered by my pint-sized kitchen), I am a little embarrassed to say that I've never owned a rolling pin. When it came to a recipe that required one (like pies or anything with a crust), I honestly just said, "well, I won't be making this."  I've thought many, many times about how useful it would be to buy one, but just never got around to it.

Until I found this:

I admit that I partly bought this rolling pin because I love to look at it, but I also bought it because I figured it was finally time to get one. Last weekend I offered to make a couple of appetizers for a friends house warming party, and one of the recipes I made (to come soon!) required a little dough flattening. So, it was time.. and now I want this sitting out in my kitchen at all times. I LOVE it! Something tells me Vlady doesn't feel the same, but that's OK.. that just means no pies for him ;)

Want one for yourself? Go here, or they're available in Anthropologie stores as well.

Update: I Failed

I'd like to start this post out on a happy note, so therefore I want to mention how excited I am to write a post about our trip to Costa Rica! As soon as I get all of the pictures I will describe the whole thing, and let's just say it was an amazing vacation!

Ok, so you're happy for me now, right? Just remember that feeling.. because I failed at the "no shopping for 6 months" thing. *Sigh*

I lasted about 4.5 months, so although I made it a fairly long time (for me at least), I did not make it the full 6 months. Here's why:

The months of March, April and May at work were difficult (to put it lightly). I worked very, very long hours and was constantly having to deal with tough situations, and it really wore me out. As things were getting more hectic, I was getting more unhappy and there weren't many things that could make me feel better. One Friday, after a particularly hellish week, I realized that the ONLY thing I wanted right then was to buy something. Just saying that makes me feel like a shopping addict, but hey.. it worked.

I have bought a couple of things since then, and although I expected to feel guilty, I really was thinking, "I just worked an 80 hour week.. I EARNED this".

So there you have it, I failed. Now, lets revert back to good news: we have finally found a true one bedroom (that we love and is in our building)! This means that I will be going on another shopping hiatus to save money that will go towards getting the new place just the way we want it! I'm not saying I'm going cold turkey again, but I will instead have a small monthly clothes budget.  I think that makes a little more sense for me.

Now for some more fun.. want to see what I got? Here are a couple of things:

Colorful jeans:

 

Pretty Dresses:

 

 

Feminine tops:

 

Fun jewelry:

 

 

So yeah, I failed.. but hey, I'm happy.. and to me that's what's important.