Welcome back! I can't believe "the holidays" are over. And now tomorrow I'm heading back to work after an almost two full week respite. My time off has been been well spent relaxing and catching up with family and friends. Of which I vow to do more of in 2012. Easier said then done when life gets in the way, but something that is being put at the top of the list.
But let's be honest. Most of my time was spent holed up in my house where in between tweeting, blog reading, and surfing the web for shopping steals {I went "out" shopping only twice!}, I did the following:
Read books downloaded from the library on my new Nook Color. And for the record, the Kate Spade cover my mom bought me for Christmas made the ritual 100x more enjoyable {and stylish}.
Bookmarked recipes to try from my new cookbooks
Took extra long showers using shower gel I received from my niece.
Our New Year's Eve celebration was low key but oh so fun. Close friends came over and we enjoyed good food and bubbly champagne.
Even though I could have easily stayed in my comfy clothes, I decided to add some sparkle.
After seeing so many glitter polish tweets Saturday night, I broke out my OPI You Don't Know Jaques and Divine Swine and did a last minute manicure myself.
I decided the night was another chance to wear my J.Crew sequin tee and paired it with American Eagle cobalt blue jeggings {which are just as comfortable as leggings, I swear!}. No heels, just slippers, though!
After dinner, we filled out these resolution cards I printed up from Real Simple. Then we took turns reading them and guessing who they belonged to.
I hate setting myself up for failure by making resolutions, but here goes:
*this year I want to be a better listener
*invest in my closet wisely, meaning quality over quantity
*continue to make healthy lifestyle choices {most of the time}
*spend more time with my family because time stops for no one
And how about you?
p.s. thanks for coming back to the ol' blog after my week long hiatus. It was nice to be able to break away and "recharge" the creative juices!
Love that Kate Spade cover, and your mani came out great! Happy New Year Pamela!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you! Sounds like you had the perfect break!!!
ReplyDeletei love the kate spade nook cover - totally wanting one for myself!
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Happy New Year's and cheers to 2012! I'm also dreading the return to the "real world" tomorrow :(
ReplyDeleteI can't believe our break is over,
ReplyDeleteI think that sometimes taking a little time off and basically just have time to read and stay at home relaxing is the best thing.
Have a wonderful new year lady.
sounds like you had a great Christmas vacay
ReplyDeleteit's so hard to get back to reality isn't it?
well, our kind of reality not the Kardashins he he
brett
Happy new year! I'm with you on investing in clothes for 2012. Lets try to keep each other on track :)
ReplyDeleteWelcome back Pamela and Happy New Year! It sounds like you had a wonderful holiday. I'm completely regretting going to work tomorrow...I wish I had another week off.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you had such a lovely and restful vacation. (Those sparkly nails are so cute!) Mine was good, but too busy to feel like an actual vacation, if you know what I mean. =) Oh well. This is why it's important to take time off at some random, off-peak season, when no one has any expectations of you. Like in March. March might be good.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a great holiday! Love that glitter polish!
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