Zara Kids Lookbook October

I am looking for inspirations on how to dress up my son during our Paris trip. Since I have no experience myself of dressing for the winter, I have to resort to magazines and webpages of clothing store.

I got all the below pictures from ZARA. I love it. The boy in the picture is so adorable, just like my son =)

Gardening

This is for my friend who has taken gardening into the next level. She started with a few plants and now it's grown into a full blown garden. Her garden is a mixture of flowers and herbs. It's beautiful and inspiring.

I love gardening too. I probably got it from my mother. She had what you call a green thumb. Anything she puts in the dirt, it grows beautifully. I can only wish I had the green thumb. But definitely I got the love for gardening from her.

Anyway, my friend wants everything in her garden to be eco-friendly and natural. So she's taken a strong like to composing.

I told her I could look for composters and send her the pictures.

Well, here are what I found. It looks like they work almost they same so it's only a matter of design which suits her garden well.







For me, I vote for picture number 2. It doesn't look too imposing and I am sure it would look great on her garden.

Living Room Spaces

In my previous life, I must have been an architect or something because I do love looking at home designs particularly the kitchen and living room spaces.

It's one of my happiness "pills". It makes me smile and dream. And it inspires me.

Here are some pictures I got from houzz.com. They do have a lot of really inspiring designs that even prompted me to download their app on my iPad.

One day, I am going to have one of those beautiful homes.

contemporary living room design by orange county architect Laidlaw Schultz architects

contemporary living room design by vancouver interior designer Maria Killam

contemporary living room design by new york photographer Alexander Johnson Photography

Problem solved

From my research, meaning reading blogs on the internet, they say that color black is like a uniform in Paris. Almost everybody wears black especially during Fall/Winter time. There might be a slight variation of colors like gray, dark navy and even brown but nothing too loud.

If you digress from their color uniform, they would know that you are a tourist.

Well, now I know what to wear. The problem is I already bought clothes and coats in colors. LOL! That's okay though. I am a tourist, anyway. LOL!

And besides, even if I will be wearing all the designer clothes in the world or draggging trailer hitch behind my back, I would never be as chic as those Parisians. Have to admit that. Hahaha!!!

Nevertheless, I still went "looking" for black outfits at one of my favorite online store - needsupply.com

If I have more money, I'd definitely buy these so I won't stand out as tourist in Paris. LOL!

Here's my favorite looks, in no particular order:

If I were as skinny as this model, I am sure I would be able to pull this off too. Otherwise, I will look puffy. LOL!

This one is really catchy. I love it!

Simple. But I love the yellow boots. Or is that mustard in color.

I wish I can wear a skinny jeans.

I already have a dark navy trousers almost like this. Hmmm..maybe I can borrow this look.

This one is cute. But I sure would look silly in this. Hehehehe.

What look do you like from the above pictures?

Time to own one

Hubby has been wanting to buy a camcorder ever since I can remember. But I always stop him.

I really didn't see any point in buying a camcorder before. For one, we had a digital camera that also records video. And the quality was fair.

But now, I think I am going to change my mind and even convince hubby to buy a camcorder. LOL!

Hubby is using an SLR camera which doesn't have a camcorder feature. My digi point and shoot camera has a video capabilities but it's not working well now after my son dropped it.

So I guess it's time we have our very own camcorder and I choose this one:

A canon vixia hf200.

It looks very spiffy and the reviews I read are quite good (I always read reviews!). And the price is reasonable.

What about you guys? Do you have a camcorder? What kind do you have?

Appreciation

"Despite your busy sched at work, you still find time to help me at home. I really appreciate it. Hope you know that.

I just sent that text message to hubby a few minutes ago.

Really, it's been crazy at home lately. The chores never seem to end and I get tired. I am just but human. Sometimes I get so cranky and I forget to express my appreciation to people who are deserving.

My husband has really been helpful especially this last couple of weeks. So I am thinking, I should get him something. It's not his birthday yet but I just want to show him I really appreciate what he does for me and for our family.

I am looking at this sweetest day gifts for him and I am having a hard time choosing. LOL!

I am looking for something simple, sweet, not expensive and also something hubby would appreciate.

Maybe a Dad Clock?



Or an iPad cover?

Life is short. We should never forget to show our love and appreciation to the people who love us.

Bag Lust: Fendi Colorblock Bags

I was browsing at Neiman Marcus when I saw these bags. Wow! Colorblocking is not just in clothes anymore.

Look at these beauties I found. All Fendi. I love it.

Fendi Colorblock Chameleon Satchel $2340

Fendi Silvana 2Bag Colorblock Tote $2130

Fendi Borsa Colorblock Crossbody Bag $1680

There are probably more designers with colorblock bags. I will have to check now. Maybe I'd find something within my budget. Something cheap. LOL!

All photos swiped from neimanmarcus.com

Mud for your face

Have you heard of mud soap? I have heard of mud pack but not soap. But what can you expect from someone who doesn't really care about beauty regimen and stuff.

Anyway, I found out about this soap a few weeks ago when my friend introduced me to it.

It's a dead sea mud soap and it can do wonders for your skin, especially the acne prone skin.

I was acne-prone before. It was stressful. But with proper care and the right stuff, you can easily have a smooth and clear face.

I don't have breakouts anymore but I think this is worth a try after my friend's face transformation. She's glowing and her skin looks really healthy.

Outfit Dilemna

Planning a winter wardrobe can really be a headache. Literally. LOL! Of course, there's the weather to take part in the blame but I think it's mostly from planning an outfit I have no experience of.

It's exactly one month from today that we are going to Europe. They say that November in Paris is already winter-like cold so my friend advised me to bring on the full gear - coat, boots, gloves and scarf.

I have all of it already, thanks to a recent shopping trip in Bangkok but I don't know how to wear it. LOL!

There's also the accessory I have to think about. Should I bring my steel bracelets, chunky bangles, chandelier earrings, etc?

Believe it or not, I have been researching on what to wear in Paris on November. And surprisingly, there are a lot of women out there like me who's asking the same thing. Hahaha! I think we're all scared we'd be caught by the fashion police in Paris. Isn't Paris the fashion capital of the world? Or at least one of the fashion capital of the world.

Now, let me go back to my research and report here what I find.