things that work

i'm a creature of habit.

rarely swayed from my faves.

and as far as skincare goes

i would not want to live without

these two products.

i've been using them for years.

this exfoliator comes in packets or tubes. 

i go for the packets because 

the "grit" settles in the tube.

and the grit is where it's at, y'all.

each packet contains enough for three uses.

i do it every other day 

and it is amazing.

when it makes contact with your skin

you get a burst of heat.

{not a burning sensation...}

it heats up like magic!

if you don't already exfoliate,

well, start now for your own good.

everyone i've recommended this product to

is hooked. 

makes your skin uber soft.

and that's what's up.

enter cleanser.

i use this everyday.

twice.

on exfoliating days this comes second.

at first i thought this might

burn my face off with acids.

{kind of intimidating ingreeds if you're clueless like me}

the reality is: this is somehow mild despite it's massive power.

a notable difference in skin tone and pore size.

i'm not a freaky deak 

high maintenance type of lass.

i had clear skin growing up.

and in my twenties.

then things sort of changed for me

epidermis-wise

and i just wanted things to be back to normal.

these are{for reals} what the doctor ordered.

 thought i'd share.

i get mine through this site because they

discount often but these are available all over.

can you think of any products you just would not want to live without?

incredibly interesting person of the day.

is mr. tom sachs.

as photographed by the selby.

these are all from his nyc studio.

which looks like it's pretty much the coolest place on earth.

maybe he has internships? he does like nasa a lot.

don't take the red pill.

dreamland was built in 1961 in japan.

it failed and now it's become nightmareland.

pretty sure willie wonka is hiding out here somewhere.

trippy pictures from brandknewme.

the one with the waggity tail

love these new mike miller dog plates from west elm.

these would be adorable mounted too.

hot dog! 

birds-a-plenty

i've been making tons of these little guys lately.

these are made with paper i bought at muji 

when we were in soho.

{ooooooh muji. thank you for not being over-styled.}

i keep cutting the paper smaller and smaller 

to make the tiniest crane possible.

this one was made out of a piece of paper 

about the size of a post-it.
just can't help myself when it comes to tiny things.

have you ever made paper cranes before?

it's mesmerizing. once i get going it's hard to stop.

i'm like ONE MORE>>>just one more...

everything in its right place.

when i move to space, this is what my kitchen will look like.

fantastical.

time traveled by gizmodo.

fro yo!!!

as of late, for whatever reason,

i've become rather obsessed with frozen treats.

and even though it fits into the category of

things-you-use-once-then-sell-at-your-garage-sale-

a-year-later-because-you're-over-it,

we decided to get an ice cream maker.

{other things that fall into that category are bread makers,

fondue pots (unless vintage), and juicers.}

based on a combo of amazon reviews and expert recommendations,

we picked this one from cuisinart.

we're very lucky toosince they carry it at crate & barrel

and we were able to use a gift card from our wedding.

there are bazillions of great recipes on the interwebs you guys.

plus, i won this book {spice dreams} from readymade magazine,

so, it was very hard to decide where to narrow down which

one would kick off my frozen treat journey.

now, if you've had pinkberry {or as it's called in my town; swirlberry}

you may understand why i was drawn to this recipe.

when you claim your recipe rivals pinkberry...

count.me.in.

i used greek yogurt and halved the sugar.

i don't love sweet things (prefer savory)

BUT in hindsight it was unnecessary.

my yogurt turned out absolutely amazing

and i loved the tart flave 

but using the rest of the sugar

would not have been too sweet.

next time i'm going full sugar.

we put strawberries and sliced almonds on top of ours.

sofa king good.

vanilla frozen yogurt recipe

3 cups greek-style yogurt

2/3 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

mix together the yogurt, sugar, and vanilla.

stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.

refrigerate 1 hour.

freeze in your ice cream maker according to manufacturer instructions.

what a treat!

on a side note, yesterday i was so hungry when i got home from work...

before even going inside...

i grabbed a tomato hanging from the vine

and ate it in the driveway.

also, i wasn't wearing any shoes because

sometimes i like to drive barefoot.

as i was doing this

i came to the conclusion

that i will be a great embarrassment

to my future children

to.be.sure.