Resolve to do Something

Are you starting off the New Year with a bang too?  I am one of those weird people that love New Year Resolutions.  I have a fairly good track record when it comes to resolutions, too.  (I was a vegetarian for a year in college!)  So here is a little list of resolutions I want to try for in 2014.

-Be a great wife.

-Take more photos.

-Workout!

-Try paleo meals.

-Hike once a month.

-Be hospitable.

-Garden.

-Watch more movies.

Do you need a little reminder to keep yourself motivated?  Yeah, me too.  That's why I made this fun January background image for your computer, iPad and iPhone.  Just click on the size you want below...it's FREE!

With Calendar: iPhone, iPad, 2560x1440, 1680x1050, 1440x900, 1280x800

Without Calendar: iPhone, iPad, 2560x1440, 1680x1050, 1440x900, 1280x800

Shopping at Home

Online boutiques have just gotten awesome.  Maybe I'm just slow to realize it but there are some great online boutiques out there!  Here are a few that I like to frequent.

Modcloth
Duh, it's awesome.  It's also where i got my bridesmaids dresses last year!

Salvage Life
I've bought a really cute vintage, mustard floral dress from here.  Love it.  Buy bought I really mean won!

Ruche

I just discovered this one on this girly's blog.

It may be my new ambition to work for an online boutique.  You have to be part blogger, part fashionista.  I feel that could really work for me.  Now if only I can find one based in St. Louis.  Or even better, CHESTERFIELD!

Hostess Envy

One blog that I like to read is Hostess with the Mostess.  They are basically the same set up over and over again.  Large apothecary jars filled with candy.  I table with with sweets with a themed background.  Adorable children running around.  All they do is change the colors, but I still love reading it because it's just so darn cute!  Here are some of my favorites.

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secrets of the library

I have seen The Secret Lives of Dresses by Erin McKean, get a lot of hype on some fashion blogs I read but I never read what it was about or why it's a big deal.  I just saw the picture of the cover over and over again.  So I had the time and tried to find out some more information about it.  It comes out on the 10th and was written by the creator of A Dress A Day; a blog I read occasionally.  I tried to look it up on my local library's database and this is what it showed me...

There are a lot of things that have secret lives!  Anyhow, I read the little overview that is on amazon and it's not really my style of book but I'll probably read it anyway.  I just have to wait a little long before I can request it.

I know this post didn't really have a point but you're a little curious about the secret lives of soil creatures aren't you.  

My '70s Cravings

I've been finding myself searching for a detailed tooled leather purse.  I would love a small cross body bag.  It would be perfect for shopping in the summer.  mmmm.........summer....

Found 1. Here 2. Here 3. Here 4. Here 5. Here 6. Here 7. Here 8. Here

Our Wedding Website

This blog is in honor of Brian and I getting married in 2 months from today...
Hey have you seen our wedding website yet?
Brian worked really hard at making it look good.  The design elements were taking straight off of our invitations that my brother designed for us.

Check it out.... kayleighandbrian.com

Holiday Crafting

If I wasn't getting married I would be starting to make all of my Christmas gifts.  Instead I am making things for the wedding!

I did find this great blog, Skip to My Lou.

She is doing a Holiday Bake, Sew, and Craft Along.  She has some great holiday ideas.  Check it out...

I really like her laptop sleeve. How cute is that?!?!
Check out all of her other stuff too!

twitter is here....

Ok so it all started when I was listening to NPR on the way to and from work this week. They were of course on the same topic, IRAN.

Both times they were discussing twitter and the information people get from the revolutionist via twitter. The DJ and the history specialist were talking about the validity of tweets depending on the the twittor. The specialist said something along the lines of he trusts that the tweet from a guy who has been on twitter for six months and has a history of tweeting political opinions about Iran and claims to live in Iran is someone that he would trust.

It got me thinking.... If there were ever large protests running through the streets of Ballwin, I think I would want to be apart of it. What if something crazy, street riot or not, happened and I could record the history via twittering. I want to be a viable source. So I'm starting to twitter....so that I may later join a revolution.

http://twitter.com/kayleighkirk

I'm famous

Okay so I'm a big believer in google reader ever since my brother and his wife told me all about it. Every day I read a bunch of blogs, one of them is CRAFT magazine's blog.

Check out this post on their blog.

I was flabbergasted to see what was on it.