Peep peep

I know some of you may be trying to not think about Easter candy ever again after consuming multiple baskets of candy within 48 hours. I feel your pain. But we all know the best time to buy Easter candy is after Easter - it's half off! So if you're already thinking ahead (that may be too far ahead) or you just can't get enough of Easter candy (that'd be me), here's one of my new favorites I found in my Easter basket on Sunday . . .

I can't stop eating these Peepsters! They're little (so you feel better about eating a dozen at a time) chocolates filled with marshmallow-flavored creme - not the chocolate-covered peeps my parents, er the Easter bunny, were expecting but I can't get enough. So if you happen to be in the candy aisle at the grocery store and see these marked down, I'd grab a bag . . . or three.

A pub puzzle

Last night Alissa and I were at the pub we always meet at with our friend Kate. We got some pretty neat coasters for our beers. They ended up being a puzzle (awesome, right?). So I looked it up and found that the Dogfish Head Brewery does cool coasters like this all the time. I'm on the hunt to find them all.

Tangerine tango

Pantone's color of the year for 2012 is Tangerine Tango and for those of you looking to work it in to your spring look, here's your chance. Sephora has launched a partnership with Pantone to create a make-up collection inspired by Tangerine Tango.


Photo from sephora.com


Eye shadow, nail polish, lip gloss - the collection covers all your beauty needs and their website offers a feature to help you find your best way to wear the color of the year.


Photo from sephora.com

I'm definitely a fan of this color for spring and summer, and I'm loving this first-time partnership between Pantone and Sephora. I can't wait to stop by and see everything the collection has to offer. How are you going to incorporate Tangerine Tango into your spring/summer?

Weekly tune-up

In the next two weeks I get to see two artists in concert that I've been dying to see for years now - Girl Talk this weekend and Jack's Mannequin next weekend. So the Jack's Mannequin album released last fall (People and Things) has been on repeat on my iPod all week long along with Girl Talk's All Day. . .

Not horribly new releases, but really great listens. So check them both out - I know I won't be able to stop listening to them for a while.

Record Time

This weekend I noticed a friend of mine had a clock made from an old record. It's something that I've seen a million times but never like this — the numbers were cut out instead of pasted on the record.

I forgot to ask where she found it but I did find this one from Etsy.

Record clock from Etsy

How does your garden grow

During the winter I decided that once spring rolled around I'd plant my own herbs and maybe some flowers. I think having plants helps brighten an apartment - let's just hope I do better with these herbs than the last herb garden someone gifted me. Williams-Sonoma is releasing an "agrarian" line of gardening tools and supplies just in time for my planting . . .

I know I don't need portable chicken coops, but I kinda like them still. The line is yet to be released, but I did sign up for the email notification when it does. I'm excited to see what kinds of plants, seeds, tools and other items the line will offer - and I'm hoping it won't be too out of my price range.

Update: The line is now available, so take a look.

My April Obsession

It's spring and I found my new business casual staple: these so cute perfect length skirts from Target. The best part is they are only $20!!! I just got the one in brown and red and want the others too. Oh, the other best part is they have pockets!