Shoes-day Tuesday #19 - Turquoise Round 2!

1. Jeffrey Campbell Night Walk in Turquoise Suede $169.95
2. Unif Hellraiser in Turquoise $165.00
3. Jeffrey Campbell Strung in Green Suede $240.00
4. Breckelle Soho-02 Strappy Slingback Platform Sandal in Aqua $26.90
5. Promise Magi in Green $54.99
6. Aurora-01 Two Tone Pleated Ankle Cuff Open Toe Wedge in Teal $31.40

Even better the second time around. Can you believe those Lita knockoffs? I'm looking at grabbing those beauties up in the near future! Usually JC "inspired" shoes leave a lot to be desired, but these are beautiful! AND they're in my favorite color! SCORE! Also, those Night Walks. I can't even.

Until next week!

Music Monday #25 - Santigold

Santigold, you have outdone yourself. I've been waiting for new music from you for FAR too long (SINCE 2008!!!), and this new album "Master of My Make-Believe" does not disappoint. It's so, soooo good.

xoxo,
Bre

Bre's Week In Links 4-27-12

Liz Lemon fo' lyfe.

 Five of the highest-heeled shoes ever made. I died. Really, though. I did. Those Kronier Creations BOOTS at number five!!! Send halp, plz, I cannot breathe.

 Gala always nails every subject she touches, I swear. Self-injury has always been presented as such a taboo thing, but it's way more common than you'd think and I really wish I had something as honest and heartfelt as this to read as a teen. Everything has always seemed to either glorify or condemn it, and neither is very helpful to someone trying to cope with such pain. Three cheers to Gala!

 The ever-adorable Kate Gabrielle has started a Scholastic Book Club-style etsy shop! What a brilliant idea! Made me feel so nostalgic for elementary school! I was such a nerd!

 I've said it once, I'll say it again: I'm not into Gaga anymore, but I always love a look behind the scenes because she's still very fascinating to me in an artsy/fashion kind of way. Armani's costume designs for Lady Gaga's upcoming tour.

 AHHHH Marie did one of her infamous screencap-laden movie reviews of what is probably my favorite '90s movie ever, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead!

 These Giuseppe Zanotti scalloped sandals are GORGEOUS.

 These little plush guys with a window for a picture of mom or dad are super cute.

 Betsey Johnson is filing for bankruptcy. Can you hear my heart breaking? :'c

 Added a yellow slouchy hat to the shop!

My friend Ashley shared this video and I about died. Goddamn HILARIOUS.

Instagram dump!
This week has been pretty damn amazing.

Jade's new carseat got plenty of mileage...

...we went to the park down the street on a GORGEOUS day...

...d'awwwww.

I tried my hand at fancy manicures after a toddler-induced hiatus. Not so great, but I'll get better!

I laughed at my boy for hanging out under this blanket, giggling uncontrollably. SO CUTE.

Tried on Chev's new Ego & Greed flatforms. I want them so bad, but they're all sold out :c (it looks like I'm ghostly pale, but those are just my socks, haha!)

Wednesday night I met up with my old friend Joseph and went skating and drank a few too many whiskey sours (I need a new signature drink because those are NOT your friend in the morning!). Check out that shiner! It was White Trailer Trash night, haha! Classy!

I've been an inline kinda girl since I was 8 years old, but I decided I want to get used to regular quads again.

So, other than Jade's 15-month immunizations Thursday afternoon, poor baby *sadface*, this week was a definite goodun compared to the weeks preceding it :D In the coming weeks I'm looking at doing a giveaway, but I need to figure out how I'm gonna go about that. So stay tuned!

xoxo,
Bre

Shoes-day Tuesday #18 - Animal Prints

1. TUK Turquoise Leopard Foil Heart Cut Out Heel $125
2. Penelope & Coco Edie $479.00
3. Liliana Anglet-4 Leopard Sequin Platform Pump $27.90
4. Unif Hellbound in Leopard $244.95
5. Jeffrey Campbell Damsel Spike in Leopard $219.95
6. Jeffrey Campbell Vicious-ex in Zebra $214.95

Not pictured above are the Vicious-ex in LEOPARD. They must not be available anywhere yet because I can't find them anywhere. I NEED THEM. I NEED THEM SO BAD.

Until next time!

Music Monday #24 - Spinnerette

I told myself I was gonna lay off ol' Slerr Berrrs and give something else a chance. I'm so proud! Wooo, restraint! Ahhh, Spinnerette. Today it is GORGEOUS out and this song is literally the most perfect song to crank while driving down a highway on a beautiful day. I just might go do that this afternoon <3

As always, you can add me on last.fm! Hope you're all having a fantastic day!

xoxo,
Bre

Mourning Broken Friendships (Srs Bsns)

I've been doing a lot of thinking in the last 5 months or so, and I'm pretty sure it's a result of how quickly having a child forces you to grow up, even if you were 100% certain that you already had. I have a couple friends I've had some huge fallings out with in the last five years and for the life of me I cannot stop thinking about them and how horribly things ended. Maybe I had overreacted and could have done something differently. Maybe they didn't deserve what I doled out to them, and ultimately deserved a second chance. Maybe I did the right thing. Who knows, but it's all been weighing very heavily on my mind, and I feel like I need to reach out to them in some way just to bury the hatchet, if anything. Just to know that the unspoken hatred has dissipated on both ends. To know that little would put my mind at such ease.

I think a lot about how much energy I've expended on these stupid grudges for years at a time and it actually scares me to think that if I don't change my ways, somehow this will rub off on my son. I'm so glad that I stopped the bullshit and started to realize that while he's so young. I don't want him to make snap judgments. I don't want him to hold on to anger for years, and have it slowly eat away at him until he's sitting alone wondering where all his friends went. There is so much good to focus on, even if things don't turn out in your favor. People fuck up. They just do, it doesn't necessarily mean they have to be exiled from your world, especially if it's so obvious that the love was there, and always had been.

So I suppose realizing all that is good in and of itself, but should I bother trying to make things civil, or do I just let it go? Because that's the part that has been so difficult for me. I almost feel like if I just got it out of my system, I'd be better equipped to let it go. Or maybe I'd have my friend back. I'd gladly take either outcome.

Have you been in a situation like this? What did you do?

xoxo,
Bre

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