My Etsy Shop is starting to take form!  Go check it out and tell me what you think!  Some things might be changed, so - for now, know it's just a start!  :)

http://www.etsy.com/shop/katienolive

-E

I finally broke down and bought a (cheap) charm bracelet for myself this weekend:

 

Don't mind my claw hand!

Currently, I have the following charms on there:

A wheel, a john boat, an anchor and a shell.  But, I would (of course) like more.

Here are some that I have my eye on:

Vineyard Vines Catboat Charm

Tiffany Starfish

I would love to have some nautical flags, but I don't need an entire 2nd bracelet:

VTG Nautical Flag Bracelet from eBay

So, do you think I can help bring back the charm bracelet?

-E

More Snowy!

So, yet again, the Mid-Atlantic is getting hit with a dose of wintry weather.  So far, this is the snowiest winter on record and I decided this morning to go on a preemptive strike and wear a "winter fun" outfit.  This outfit is truly designed (put together) to keep me warm and comfortable during this latest round of blizzard conditions.

Here it is (don't laugh too hard):

VV Harpin Ruffle Shirt 

LL Bean Trail Model Fleece Vest

Gap Long and Lean Jeans

Keen Voyager Mid Boots 

(these things are awesome - extremely slip proof!)

So, that's my Ms. Winter Weather outfit for the day.  Not very exciting but, appropriate non the less!

Stay warm!

-E

Pretty Bangles and Charms

So, Vineyard Vines has come out with this new charm bracelet that I absolutely LOVE (it's not online yet or I would show you).

However, I am super sad that I missed this bangle when it was out and on sale: 

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Maybe I can find one on eBay?  Anyone have one they want to sell?

-E

It's fun to play at the - YMCA!

Phew.  First off, I'm back from Texas.  I returned on my birthday, last Tuesday.  As much as I enjoyed being part of the spill management, I am glad to be back in my own bed!

But, what a day today already is!  So, I woke up at 5:30am to get to the YMCA for a 6 am pilates class.  I was so excited until I got to the Y and the pilates class was cancelled.  So, I took the 6:15 "muscle pump" class instead.  Well, about 3/4 of the way through, I thought to myself, "I think I might just..." and I almost passed out!  Yikes! 

I took a break and stepped out of the class until it was over.  My awesome instructor and a very nice woman in my class came to me offering OJ and a Cliff Bar.  Both helped me over come the dizziness and nausea but, boy - was it scary to feel that way!  My instructor told me that I had lost all color in my face.  Very, very weird...

Then, it was off to the showers.  I grabbed my little bag of toiletries and headed into the shower area.  I pulled out the bottle marked shampoo and as I was putting it on, I couldn't help but wonder, "why does this smell like...oh my gosh!  I am washing my hair with sunscreen!"  Apparently, I emptied the bottle of shampoo and refilled it with sunscreen at one point, all while neglecting to make any sort of marking on it that it was no longer shampoo!  Five washes with the Y-provided foaming shampoobodywashconditioner stuff later, I no longer had hair with an SPF of 15. 

As I am trying to type this up, my arms are killing me from the bit of the muscle pump class that I did manage to get through, so I am going to stop now.  Hope your mornings were better than mine!

:)

-E