Dog's Day Out

Pinterest via Miles of Style

I thought we'd take a break from Confessional Friday today, just to keep things fresh and interesting. And because, frankly, I'm not in the mood to mess with Linky Tools today.

Instead, I thought we'd celebrate the furry friends in our lives by looking at some pretty pics, via Pinterest.

Pinterest via Emerson Made

Pinterest via Miles of Style

Pinterest via The Sartorialist

Kate Spade

Pinterest via Miles of Style

via Style Me Pretty

Tory Burch with her pup via Pinterest

Be blessed, lovelies-

Off the Cuff

via Sarah Klassen

Cuffs. The new bangles. The "arm party" look is still thriving, but lots of designers and style mavens are cleaning things up with less clutter and more, well, cuff.

The cuff is definitely a statement piece and can overpower a look if you don't style it carefully. But worn correctly, it's oh-my-lordy-be fantastic! Celebs like the Victoria's Secret model below have been seen sporting cuffs this month, so naturally, they're selling out online and in stores like crazy.

I happen to lurve all of the cuffs below. Now if I can just convince Stephen that I need all of these ASAP, haha....

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What do you think about the cuff? Are you loving it as much as bangles? Do you like the cleaner, yet edgier look of the cuff? Spill it!

P.S.- There will be NO Confessional Friday tomorrow...sorry guys!

Be blessed, lovelies-

Whirlwind

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It's hard to believe (at least for me) that it's already Thursday  Wednesday. This week has been fast and frantic and frankly, I wouldn't have it any other way : )

Right now, my home office is what I like to call "an organized disaster"; papers everywhere, random magazines and books lying around and a disassembled desk in the middle of the floor, begging to be put together.

But I have coffee. And mini Snickers bars. And Excedrin. Which in my book, is a balanced diet.

A few realizations I've made:

1. Daytime television is awful. For all the stay-at-home-moms and retirees out there who are forced to watch this mess every day, I salute you. Not that I have time to watch TV, but I do work better with background noise, which brings me to my next discovery...

2. Pandora has become my best friend. I can officially say this because yesterday I was feeling frisky and decided to give another music site a chance, so...

3. I tried Spotify, only to realize that all of Twitter and Facebook could see my music preferences. Not that I'm embarrassed to jam out to Demi Lovato and The Beibs, but...

4. Okay, I might be a little.

5. The office supplies section of Target is going to get to know me real well.

6. One can never have too many Sharpie pens.

Alrighty, y'all. I'm off to write a few emails and make some calls.

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P.S.- Thank you all for your very thoughtful comments on Monday night's post. It's been a rough week, to say the least. We're staring down the barrel of a complex procedure and lengthy recovery time and it's been hard to remember to count our blessings. You guys and this blog though are such a God-send and I'm utterly grateful for your friendships and prayers. THANK YOU.

Monday, Lovely Monday

Hello, my people. Hope you all had a great Monday, (or at the very least, a bearable one.) I'm out of town for a couple of days for some appointments, etc., so blogging is probably going to be scarce. The next two months around our house are going to be CRAZY as I adjust to my new home-based job, Stephen will be traveling to New York for work and I'll be getting ready for a surgery at the beginning of March, right after NWA Fashion Week. Whew!

I am reminded every day of just how amazing my husband is. Last week was rough, as we got some info that we weren't expecting. Like I mentioned above, I'll be undergoing a surgery at the beginning of March and obviously, I'm thrilled and elated.

Stephen has been an absolute God-send though. Every night last week and this weekend when I would get upset, he would scoop me up and let me bawl like a baby. I really, really love my husband.

So I decided to take the night to blog a little bit before the hectic next few days of work and life ; )

1) We have a new pet. We are unsure of the genus or species of this pet. It is a critter that has taken up residence in the vent of our clothes dryer. We've been hearing these tapping noises coming from our laundry room at night, but wrote it off to the water heater (which tends to be noisy during the winter). I was in the shower on Sunday when Stephen ran in and said, "I don't want to alarm you, but we have a critter stuck in the dryer vent."

Me: "Um, yeah. That's not good. Can you ask it to leave?"

Stephen: "I tried. When I unhooked the vent, it ran back inside."

Me: "Well what is IT?!"

Stephen: "Not sure. But it's big."
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Splendid. Dandy. Swell.

On a positive note, I'm sure that I'll be able to load and unload my dryer and washer in record time now, as I'm not so comforted by the thought of sharing our laundry room with an unknown, vent-residing varmint.

2) I wore a "perky" ponytail today. Like, very high school cheerleader-ish. I liked it. If I can recreate it tomorrow, I'll snap a pic. Because I know that you sit around your house awaiting my next coiffure with bated breath...

3) Because I was in Little Rock today and tomorrow, I'm staying at my parents' house tonight in Central AR. My mom is currently baking cookies as I type this blog post and the smell is KILLING me. I may have one later.

4) ...or five.

5) I am oh-so-excited for the return of Sweet Home Alabama. I know it's a cheesy reality show and the contestants don't really shine a positive light on we Southern folk, but hey...it's great TV, in my opinion. And the main character is named Paige, (which also happens to be my middle name.)

6) I got a new chair for my home office which is under renovation as we speak. It's luxurious and opulent and upholstered in leopard print fabric. Can't wait to show y'all when the whole thing is finished!

7) I'm already sick of political campaigns. And 2012 just began...

8) Know what I'm not sick of though? YOU.   ; )

Talk to y'all on Wednesday!

Be blessed, lovelies-

Confessional Friday: {Link-Up}

Hi girls! Hope all of you are having a fabtabulous Friday thus far! Confessional Friday is back today - woot woot! Took a little break last week, but I'm back and ready to help you all confess your deepest and darkest.

...but not really. Let's keep it light and fun, m'kay?

1. I confess that I cannot believe how much I'm liking darker lipstick right now. I've always been a gloss girl, but now....oh, I'm loving some lipstick!

2. I'm still grappling with understanding this SOPA thing. I honestly didn't know what the heck was going on yesterday. Alls I know (yeah, I said 'alls') is that I opened Google and 'poof'!'- big black tape graphic over the logo. Just give me my interwebs, that's all I ask Congress.

3.  I'm not loving this mild weather we're having in JANUARY. Come on, Mother Nature! We Arkansans live in sweltering heat and humidity nine months out of the year....the least you could do is to give us a couple months of chilly weather and snow!

4. I can finally announce that I will now be working from home! I recently accepted a position that will allow me to office out of our house...woot woot! I hope to tell you guys more details next week, but I'm so excited about this new opportunity : ) Starting Monday, I will have a MUCH shorter commute to the office...10 steps, haha! The rest of my team is based out of Little Rock, so there will be the occasional trip for meetings, but other than that, I get to enjoy working from home. So thrilled!

5. Do to aforementioned position, I will be attending the Walton College of Business Hall of Fame Induction banquet. Our company is a sponsor. I confess, I'm torn between a long dress and a short dress. What do y'all think? Any of the below you like?

From Dress Therapy

Be blessed, lovelies-

Meesh and Mia!

Hey girls! I'm super excited to tell you all about A Blonde Ambition's latest sponsor, Meesh and Mia! When the friendly folks at Meesh and Mia contacted me to take a look at their site, I knew immediately that this would be a great fit for the blog.

Any other sports-loving girls out there besides me?! Silly question; I know y'all love your teams as much as I do. And now, with Meesh and Mia, you'll be able to show your team spirit while still looking super stylish.

In their own words:

Meesh & Mia is where fashion, friends and fans connect. With our focus on the ever growing community of female fans who love to show their individual style, Meesh & Mia takes the latest fashions and combines them with your favorite school colors and logos. We provide a unique, fashion forward approach to University apparel whether you’re looking for something to wear to the game, to work…anywhere! We know you’re serious about fashion, we know you’re serious about showing your school pride, and we want to be sure you’re able to do both!  Shop our schools here and start experiencing team spirit with an edge!

You can connect with Meesh and Mia on their website or:

Facebook

Twitter

Blog

So please go show your support for your school AND for this amazing company! Let's give them some Blonde Ambition love, girls!

Be blessed, lovelies-

Ice Cream Dreams

Oh. My. Lordy. This spread for Mulberry's Spring/Summer 2012 collection (photographed by the amazing Tim Walker) has got to be the best thing to grace pages in...well...a long time.

Walker is known for his abstract, fantasy-themed photographs from which viewers can't seem to look away. The sorbet colors, the melted "ice cream cone", the boardwalk and pier backdrop...it's just too much!

This post has done two things for me:

1) I'm now craving old fashioned ice cream, waffle cone included.

2) I feel a serious urge to go shopping. (Which typically happens 6 out of the 7 days of the week.)

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I love the thought of integrating colors from the items above into outfits this spring to create a Mulberry-esque look. What do these images do for you? Are you as captivated by them as I?

Be blessed, lovelies-