anthropologie: a love story.

dear anthropologie top, 

i have been so, so, so good about keeping to my budget, but you are making it very hard not to reach for my credit card. i just thought you should know that.

love,

megan

p.s. please go on sale?

the weekend + committing to...

good morning, good morning! happy monday! how were your weekends? i had a fantastic weekend baking, celebrating my friend k.'s 30th birthday, and generally relaxing, and now i'm 100 percent ready for a new week. the last one was filled with so much good--so much unexpected good--that i can't wait to see what this one has in store.

and before i get into this week's "committing to...," i just wanted to share these two quotes with you. i'm pretty much a sucker for any words that make me teary, gasp, or think about them for more than the few seconds it takes to read them, and these next two thoughts made me do all three. i hope you enjoy them as much as i do:

"is it some kind of evolutionary code, written into the instruction manual of our instincts, that being near a body of water is superior to anywhere else?"

{ written my little brother. so proud of him for that line; especially applicable after k.'s birthday dinner on the bay. thanks, p. }

"the dream was always running ahead. 

to catch up with it, to live for a moment in unison with it,

that was the miracle."

{ anais nin, one of my favorite writers ever. }

and now, without further ado, here's my little list of weekly goals:

+ catching up, living for a moment in unison, realizing the miracle.

+ spending as much time near the water as possible.

+ run, run, running--it's quickly becoming my favorite form of exercise. i love spinning, but there is nothing like the sound of your feet pounding on concrete and good music pounding in your ears.

+ continuing the no-gossiping resolution. i did really well last week, and i felt 100 times better. 

+ smiling as often as i can.

and you? please share! xoxo, i hope you had wonderful weekends and that your weeks are getting off to a fantastic start.

{ totally awesome photo via here. we all know i can't resist a cute cat picture. }

what are you doing this weekend? (i'm going to a birthday party!)

happy weekend, everyone! are you so happy it's friday? i've had a really crazy week--one of those super-feelingy ones--but like i said yesterday, i feel like there's some kind of positive shift happening in the universe right now. it's good.

and speaking of positive things, one of my favorite people in the whole wide world, my friend k., is turning 30 today, so i'm going to make sure she celebrates her birthday in style at her party on saturday! i'm whipping up my famous coconut cake, and we're going to have a wonderful dinner, with lots of wine, at her mom's house, outside on the water. i can't wait.

what are you doing this weekend? please share, and i'll see you back here on monday! xoxo!

{ image via lissy elle }

spring things.

sorry for the silence yesterday, guys--it's been an insane week! i really feel like something is shifting, though; i'm crazy busy but it's all extremely positive. there's a centering, or something, happening.

this post has nothing to do with that. nope, tonight i'm going to talk about one of my favorite things: beauty products! i haven't done a makeup-related post in awhile, and even though i have a fairly simple daily routine (foundation, blush, mascara, lipgloss), i love talking about this stuff. so here are the items i'm swearing by right now:

{ aveeno positively radiant foaming cleanser. gentle enough for my sensitive skin, but cleans thoroughly. }

{ aveeno positively radiant daily moisturizer, spf 15. moisturizing without being greasy, and again--perfect for my sensitive skin. }

{ bare minerals foundation. i'm the palest person known to man, so i wear the lightest shade, but this is like miracle makeup for me. it covers without drying me out, and it doesn't feel like i'm ever wearing makeup. }

{ bare minerals blush in lovely. a perfect pop of color for the cheeks. }

{ maybelline define-a-lash mascara. i'm not a mascara fanatic, but i do like this one. and the green packaging is nice and cheerful. }

{ neutrogena moistureshine lipgloss. i use a shade called "hooked on pink" that i think has been discontinued, but i love the brand--great, saturated color that's a little thicker than your average gloss but still shiny. and of course, i'll always love my cherry chapstick. }

{ organix coconut milk shampoo and conditioner. you guys, i am obsessed with coconut. i love the smell, i love the flavor--and this stuff smells like the real deal, not that plastic-y, faux-coconut scent. yum. }

{ moroccan oil, a.k.a. miracle serum. i first discovered this stuff via emily's blog, and then went home to visit my parents and found a bottle in my mom's medicine cabinet. it's fabulous--it smooths my wavy, humidity-loving hair instantly and it smells fabulous, especially on top of the coconut shampoo. }

so, those are my top beauty picks right now. what are yours? please share--you seriously have no idea how much i love this stuff!

old soul, new heart.

i've been wanting to post about old soul, new heart for awhile, because it's a website i click to often. run by shea (who is the model in these photographs--how gorgeous is she? i need to copy that makeup look) and her mother, tamara, old soul, new heart focuses on one-off pieces that feel both sweetly vintage and decidedly modern. even better, shea and tamara make each item by hand, so you know you're getting something entirely unique. pretty awesome, i think.

{ images via old soul, new heart }