Jammies

I am a sucker for jammies. I like the dainty, super soft cotton anything-s. I had a pajama renaissance after spending the entire week writing papers in my lounge wear. Then I took inventory and realized that I have the same rotating sets that I have worn for 5 years and they are grungy.

I love the new looks here, here & here.

Soap Making

Last year I made a bunch of soaps for family members as holiday gifts. It was great of impromptu hostess gifts etc. I don't really have the time this year but if anyone else does I highly recommend it. I order my supplies from a great company in Bellingham, WA called Bramble Berry. They have a great selection of organic soap bases, bali sea salts and dried flowers for additives.

We also made moisture rich bath bombs and soy candles. I really liked this idea of making Savon de Marseille with melt and pour bases. I'm almost regretting my decision to not do this for gifts this year.

What a treat!

(image via martha stewart)

Diana+

Someone special is getting the Diane+ from me this year. I think they will be super excited. I am hoping that I will get some prints for my walls out of the deal.

Maybe I'll throw in some expired film to boot.

Children's Books

I am super nostalgic about things from my childhood. I share this passion with my sister. When I was growing up my Favorite kids book was "But No Elephants" by Jerry Smath. It has been out of print for ages but I thought that I would search amazon just in case.

What I found was not only did sellers have used copies but they were selling them for dirt cheap plus shipping. I got two copies from a local book sellers but the combined total was less than $10 for two.

I searched again for another book I wanted to get for my whole family but am not in a position to spend $20/ ea on top of their gifts. There were 3+ copies for about $5.00/ea including shipping.

Gift giving is looking up for this lady on a budget.

What is your favorite children's book?

Silhouette Masterpiece Theater

I found these on a swap partners blog. Totally love them.

Clark and Michael

My internal conversation goes something like:
Evil Jessica: Dang these two are adorable in the nerdy, sloppy first kiss, fumbling make-out kinda way.
Good Jessica: Yes, young. They are practically fetuses.
Evil Jessica: What? I can still look and from a distance. The one in brown is looking right at me saying "yeah you hottie" with his eyes....and body. Plus I think the one in yellow has a (hetero-notmaive) boner you just can't see it. NSFW you know?
Good Jessica: Get to work on your papers and stop watching their videos. Your drool is going to damage your keyboard and make your computer short circuit or something. Then there will be no nerds for you!

No seriously. This site will suck up like 12 hours of your day if you let it. Hooray for the cleverly hip, the young and the motivated!

Seattle only 86 miles away!

This is a picture of I-5 and an overpass after the recent floods. It really brings it home.

What to Wear: Company Holiday Party

I like these skirts. ( Can't remember where I found it but it is most likely foreign.)

And these outfits from lucky outfit of the day:

I have a problem with buying new things for specific events. I rarely have the chance to get something new so I want to be able to wear it all the time. Not just to some schmancy holiday party.

This negates the fun things like sparkle and satin in most cases.

Oooh la la....

xoxox

Distractions

I have two research papers to write today*. A lit. review, case study, lab book rap up, 2 late chapter summaries....

I hate the end of each term. It is the time that all my procrastinating catches up with me all at once.

Distracting me today is:
- Free Rice
- In The Moment swap partners revealed
- Kitties!

*Might ave known about these for awhile (ie. all term).

And that is an actual picture of me today.