Never too early

There is no such thing as early Christmas shopping. Some people even do it as soon as the Christmas ends. Really. I know someone who does it. And it's practical because usually prices right after the holidays are always hugely discounted. Examples are gift wrappers and Christmas Cards.

I wasn't able to do that last year. It's already November, yes it's already November! Go check your calendar now if you don't believe me! LOL!

I really should start buying things and gifts for Christmas before things get hectic and chaotic.

I should start with cutesy cards like these ones.



I love giving out cards and I love receiving them too. Maybe I should try my hand at making DIY cards. But then again, I am not really that creative. So I better stick with the ready mades only. LOL!

Have you started with your shopping list already?

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?