Perfume, Again & An Accidental Miracle

I’ve always been a fan of layering or mixing perfumes, and recently have created a new favorite, albeit accidentally.  It’s the most harmonious amalgam of feminine and hippie.  A few wks ago, while replenishing my tofurkey supply at Whole Foods, I picked up some roll on Patchouli.  I liked it so much that I picked up some Sandalwood by the same brand on my next tokurkey run.  Then I decided to wear them together because P&S is the perfect marriage, IMO, and mix them all the time.  Well, the other night my cousin asked me to go to the theatre with her & I did a quick makeup touch-up  after work and rolled on some P&S.  Earlier that morning I had sprayed on one of my fav work perfumes*  that I picked up at an apothecary in Paris, so I had a bit of Rose lingering around.  Needless to say, I kept sniffing my wrists the entire night and I’m sure my cousin was proud to have me as a date.  Seriously though, I couldn’t have been any worse than the grown arse woman wearing a Belle tiara at Beauty & The Beast.

Roger & Gallet-Rose, Enfusia-Peaceful Patchouli & Sandalwood

Seriously, cannot get enough of this

  

*work perfume=part of my product hoarding sickness  strange classification & usage of products, perfume, clothes, toothpaste, everything....where I tend to never rarely use my nicer, more $ products, clothes, makeup, and use my lower-end/cheaper things most of the time.  I’m always saving those for special occasions, hot dates, weekends.  It’s strange, really..more to follow.

DIY Adventures: Headboard Edition

Ever since I moved into my new place I have intended to buy/make a headboard.  The one I had my eye on from Restoration Hardware was a little pricey, but I figured I could recreate it with the help of the www & an engineer.

Even G’s drunken drawings look fancy ;)

After about 7 months of putting it off, I decided it was finally time to make myself a proper bed.  I recruited my friend, G, and with her awesome engineering skills & power tools we got to work.  I knew the crescent shaped edges would be too difficult to try and mess with, so i just went with a straight edge to keep it easy.  After about 7 hrs of work in alternating hot sun & wind, we finally finished.  I imagine there are a few leaves stuffed in the batting, but I figure it just adds…character?  And a little texture.   Behold, the before and after.

Before

After

Although the nail head trim was a pain to get straight, despite meticulous measuring and marking on our part, we were still very pleased with the results!  It’s one of those hard to tell unless you’re examining up close kind of situations.  And it photographs pretty well, too.  All in all I spent about $150, which is like 1/25 of the total price of the RH one.  So, I’d say it was a success.  Thanks to G for her time, precision and patience!!

Confession/Obsession

Hi, my name is Jana and I’m addicted to baby food.  Yes, glorified baby food. 

Please disregard my junky table and the weird white sunnies I bought for White Linen Night.

I picked these up one day on a random Starbucks run when I was hungry for a little snack.  Now I buy them in bulk.  They are so good for a mid-day snack or sometimes I even eat a few for dinner if I had a heavy lunch.  There are several different brands and variations, but most of them are made with just the organic fruits in the description, no added sugar,etc.  So, I feel like I’m getting an extra serving of fruits & veggies!  Although I feel ridiculous in the baby aisle buying baby food for the baby I don’t have, I’m hoping I’m not the only adult that has discovered these?  Am I alone?

The Stupid Sock Bun, Birthday, Boston & Belize

Welp, blogging is proving to be inconsistent, but I guess I’ve just been busy.  Suffice it to say the sock bun was a major fail and I finally just bought the little round tool thingy that looks like a brillo pad with a hole in the middle.   I managed to create an OK bun, but the jury is still out on whether or not I like it. 

In other news, I turned 31 and to celebrate took a couple trips.  I went to Boston with my mom and we had a great time eating, shopping and seeing a few sights.  I love the beantown vibe and felt like I walking down the streets of the Cosby Show.  Then, on my actual birthday wkend went to Belize with my cousin and her friend.  I thought I might die on the puddle jumper of a plane over there, but sitting in the cockpit somehow made me feel less claustrophobic?   On the island, we pretty much ate, drank and putted around on golf carts.  We went lobster hunting & deep sea fishing (vegetarianism suspended for freshly caught lobster in water you can see through) and met lots of cool locals.   It was a perfect mix of third world and beautiful beach.   

Top to bottom:  Harvard, in front of Julia Child's house, Mom rubbing John Harvard's shoe for good luck, Mom on Newbury St

Top to bottom:  view from breakfast, me flying the plane, deep sea fishing, cousins at the palapa bar

But now, I’m back to reality and itching to go somewhere again.  But, I’m super excited for fall and cooler weather.