pinning for friday #8

If my Pinterest could talk, it would say, "Girl, get yourself to a therapist so you can get over this unhealthy obsession with dressing up sneakers." Seriously though, it might take an intervention by concerned friends. Because I'm totally loving my obsession with these outfits. If you want to follow along throughout the week, I promise I pin things other than sneakers. (And by other things, I may mean lots of recipes revolving around butternut squash and pumpkin.) Have a comfy, but still chic, weekend!

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and do: get dressed #6

For the past two years, when it comes to shoes, I've been obsessed with booties. Love the cool girl look. Love that you don't have to worry about your skinny jeans bunching or the leather around the ankles softening and ending up with a pair of unintentionally slouchy boots. But, just like by the end of summer when we're all ready for sweaters, I feel the need for a counter to the bootie. Namely, a tall boot. Perhaps even an above-the-knee? I don't know if I can pull it off, but this week I'm dreaming of pairing tall boots with wispy dresses. A counter to my more typically minimalist, sporty style. I'm dreaming of something romantic. Something bohemian. A different decade's cool girl.

Image via Vogue.

pinning for friday #6

Easy. Minimal. Chic. That's my attitude towards dressing and cooking this week. P.S. -- never tried a fried egg over pasta? Stop. Go to the kitchen. Do it now. All you need for deliciousness is pasta, an egg, salt, and parmesan. If you're not hungry now, have it this weekend. Enjoy it and everything else this Saturday and Sunday brings. And if you want to follow my pins throughout the week, you can find me wishing and daydreaming over here.

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and do: get dressed #4

This post was originally conceived in my mind about being about all black dressing. Yes, it was on my mind last week and there it has stuck. I have dressed in all black (exception being shoes) twice this week. But I was strolling around the web when I caught sight of this pic and it has brought up that undeniable thing on all our minds when it comes to getting dressed -- covering up for fall. Are you a hat person? In previous times, I have walked and ridden the bus to work and I'm back on that schedule, which means, come fall and winter, hats are kinda necessary. And I'm loving the idea of a wool baseball cap replacing knit beanies.

Image via HonestlyWTF.

pinning for friday #3

Several times this week, I've found myself tempted to dress in all black. I'm not feeling especially dark and gloomy. Instead, I'm finding something really fresh about all black. I'm feeling drawn to it. And, in images, the contrast in makes against white. I'm sharing a few pins I've made recently. If you want to follow along throughout the week, you can find me here. Happy weekend!

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pinning for friday #2

This week, in an effort to not eat my weight in peach pie and other such desserts, I've been in search of savory recipes that make use of summer's bounty of fruit. Luckily, there are some tasty options out there. Next week, I'll share what I did with this fresh plum sauce. I've also been pinning to my imaginary gallery wall. Specifically, I'd love to hang Frida Cola. Contemporary art quoting art history always makes me swoon. If you want to follow along throughout the week, you can follow my boards here. Have a lovely weekend!

Images: Peach Gazpacho from Martha Stewart; Nectarine, Sage and Blue Cheese Pizza from Nutmeg Nanny; Julia Beliaeva's Frida Cola and Richard Brocken's Feet |fet| via Saatchi Online

pinning for friday

It's Friday! As a sort of recap for the week, I thought I would use this loveliest of days to share with you what I've been Pinning over the last five days. If you want to follow along throughout the week, you can follow me on Pinterest. Have a beautiful weekend!



1. Genesis Elements - Water by Janis Alamanou via Saatchi Online
2. Mango, Black Bean, and Avocado Salad via A House in the Hills (had this for lunch on Wednesday!)
3. Warm Ivory Open Ankle Boot discovered via Fieldguided
4. Upstate Dress via Unruly Things

and do: get dressed

When I entered this period of unemployment I made a very important promise to myself: I would continue to get up at the same time every morning. I'm a morning person (please don't hate me). Understand that really by what I mean by "morning person" is that I am not an evening person. If left to remain accountable to an evening exercise schedule, you would promptly see my love for ice cream manifesting itself on my poor body. But seriously, I love working out in the morning. So, I made this promise to myself. A promise that I did not make, however, was: To get dressed everyday. Obviously since I wake up, put on workout clothes and get my sweat on, I am changing out of my pjs. But in reality, if I don't have an interview, I'm changing into another pair of yoga pants.

I would like to begin a new promise to myself: To get dressed. Like everyday. At least for part of the day. (See how I'm trying to make it easy on myself.) Anyways, I'd like to make this a regular series here on makeanddo. And because my own closet often feels quite boring, I'm going to share with you what I would be getting dressed into should the power to make dream closets a reality ever become mine.

Today, I'm wishing I were perfectly styling the sneakers and dress look. How cool does the girl above look?

Image via Creators of Desire