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recipes: cinnamon buns

my work friend amber makes a mean dessert. i mean, any dessert. i decided to take one from her book (literally) and borrow her bread baker's apprentice cookbook, and make cinnamon buns.i spent a few...

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outfit in action: gaga for peter pan shorts

last night i pretended to be a little monster and went to see lady gaga with my friend andrea. while i can't call myself a huge fan, this was one of the most entertaining shows i've seen in a long...

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life keeps happening

there have been some crazy goings-on around the doyle household lately, which somewhat explains the absence of blogging lately.while i've been working some INSANE hours (IN. SANE.), doing some fun...

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like going home again...in vegas

now living in a place where h&m doesn't exist, any time i go anywhere where there IS an h&m, i make it a point to make a visit. nick and i spent last weekend in vegas and my last trip was quite...

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stocking up at asos

i had the pleasure of spending last weekend in vegas with my bff katie and her hubs warren. katie wore the cutest dress ever from asos and reminded me how much i like asos' selection. i decided to...

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"where do you get your nails done?"

i have never in my life been asked so many times where i get my nails done. all thanks to a little lady named sally hansen. my sister-in-law and two of her besties came to visit last weekend and they...

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pink parade at zara

zara's store right now is filled with all of the essentials required for a kick-ass colorblocked outfit. i went with two specific pieces in mind (pink shorts and a red blazer) and while i did come out...

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recipe: time to make the bagels

most of you know that i'm born-and-bred new yorker - meaning that i take my bagels quite seriously. one of the hardest things to give up when coming down to texas was the confidence that i could walk...

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remember meeeeeeeeeee? oh and it's my birthday.

oh my god, guys. OH. MY. GOD.remember me?yes, me.finally...i'm back! i'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!it's been a long couple of months, as you can guess from the lack of posts. i apologize a million times...

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homegoods finds

so in full disclosure i actually made this trip to homegoods about a month ago...but i'm just blogging about it now as my "welcome back to bloggerhood" post! i figure it's as good as any to get back on...

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summer essentials

while the start of summer here in texas was about three months ago, i know some of you are just now getting to dust off last year's bathing suits. it's always torture to dust them off, try them on, and...

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summer reads: going old skool

i decided a few weeks ago that i wanted to read one of those easy-to-read suspense slash murder mystery slash thriller slash cop drama books - so i ended up downloading michael connelly's "the lincoln...

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a few from banana republic

even though i'm on a semi-permanent shopping ban due to my elective unemployment, i can't help but read the emails that come through from banana republic. sure, some of their stuff is totally boring...

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there's no evening chill in texas

above: evening chill pullover, $88, anthropologiebut this evening chill pullover from anthropologie is toooo diiiiieeeeeeee. i want so badly. picture it pulled over a maxi dress during a vacation when...

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reader question: what to wear with the tiered skirt

i had a reader write yesterday asking if i could suggest some tops/jackets/cardis to go with the banana republic tiered ruffle skirt in wednesday's post. here are just some of the options i came up...

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the doyles are going greenish

you guys know all about nick's garden in the back. well, knowing how much nick could use the compost and after spending a few days at a friend's ranch out in central texas where they compost like...

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it's been a while. sorry. i've been stenciling.

remember back in june when i said i was back in action and would be blogging regularly again? apparently i am a full fledged liar, especially when you consider that today is august 15th and my last...

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blue ball jars

i was telling my friend heather about my search for a new console table (as noted the other day in my re-debut post) and she suggested i head to austin antique mall. it's exactly what it sounds like -...

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prepping for hawaii: dreaming of dvf

nick and i are soon heading to maui for our annual labor day week of vacation. while i'm in very limited clothes shopping mode, i have been keeping my eye out for hawaii must-haves. after seeing diane...

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miles of macrame

when was the last time you owned anything macrame? if it was any time between 1983 and 2007, i'm not sure we can be friends. but since today is not within that time period, i was lucky enough to find...

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