Iconic

Paloma, Sam, and I went to see the Rockettes on Friday! I now officially want to be one. Like I'm going to the audition in the spring. We wandered around Rockefeller Center afterwards and looked at lights and we all got very, very excited for Christmas.

We ran all over the lobby after the show taking pictures. I guess because we were all in black (not on purpose), people thought we were Rockettes.... and took pictures of their children with us. We didn't stop them.

Easy Does It

One of my favorite foods in the entire world is Chinese fried rice. You know exactly what I'm talking about. I particularly like mine soaked in soy sauce. It is just really nutritious.

The other night, I attempted a healthy version! And it wasn't a failure! Best part, it was basically idiot proof, involved no measuring, and was cheap.

Ingredients:
-2 Eggs
-1 packet Uncle Bens Ready Rice (I used the multi grain), but any brown rice will do
-a handful of frozen broccoli
-soy sauce

Instructions:
1) heat a little butter or olive oil in skillet on medium heat
2) spread handful of frozen broccoli around the pan
3) cook it almost all the way, turning occasionally (this will take a bit since it's frozen. I usually use this time to attempt to tame the vicious pile of dishes in my sink)
4) Add your rice, if it's pre- cooked (ala Uncle Ben's) just stir it around and warm it, if it's frozen, cook it most of the way through
5) crack eggs on top of everything
6) stir and flip while ignoring how weird it looks in the uncooked egg stage
7) once the consistency is no longer a gooey mess and pieces of egg are white and yellow, you're done!
8) give a generous pour of soy sauce if you have a sodium problem like me

You could easily add anything to this, chicken, tofu, carrots, sprouts, whatever. This is just what I had in my freezer.

Best served hot with a healthy dose of J. Law.

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I'm supposed to be doing school but all I think about is pie and Thanksgiving naps.

1) A VERY foggy Sunday at the Brooklyn Museum:

2) My favorite building on my block showing off its fall fashion:

3) Snaps from last week's Macklemore concert (which was unexpectedly really good):

4) A phenomenal collection of Kate Middleton holding stuff (thanks, Evan):

Whadya Say?

If you're on Facebook, you've witnessed the phenomenon that is What Would I Say?

Some people (like Evan), think it's stupid.

I obviously think it's freaking hilarious.
Happy Friday!

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A day belated. Sorry!

1) Getting in some quality stretch time with my favorite lady:

2) High tea in the whispering chairs at Bergdorf Goodman with my sister:

For more on her visit, check out her post on Styling My Everyday.

3) Ties on ties at Hermes:

4) A sneak peek at tomorrow's post:

5) In case you missed it, the Victoria's Secret Fashion show was last night, and a lot of important things happened:

Like a bunch of models managing to make TAYLOR SWIFT look a lil' soft around the edges. Something is wrong with the world.

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1) My man turned 20 on Saturday and we drove around on a Vespa all day and it was very, very fun:

2) We were also Mr. and Mrs. Smith for Halloween:

3) I successfully finished my first knitting project and am officially an old lady:

4) Valention shoe porn at Saks:

5) Wheat walls at Sigmund's Pretzel Shop:

Easy Does It

I am a complete clothes hoarder. I am very aware of it and I embrace it. But it can prove problematic when living in a tiny space like a dorm room. My solution: embrace belongings as a part of decor. The more my room feels like a boutique, the better. I really went for it as I brought out my fall and winter wardrobe.

My favorite J. Crew cape earns the top spot on my garment rack.

Stacks of denim and sweaters provide easy outfit options. I'm particularly excited for a pair of maroon waxed J. Brands I picked up on sale over the summer.

 

Folding and stacking by color is an incredibly simple way to give a dorm room closet a storefront feel. 

I was also having a massive problem with my desk. All of my makeup was shoved into a drawer and there were no good places for my pens, pencils, and hair things to live. I picked up some great acrylic drawers at Muji, threw my prettiest make up on top, my brushes in a mason jar, and in twenty minutes had a much more organized, clean, and aesthetically pleasing desktop.

The best part? This mini room revamp cost me $25 (for the drawers). Everything else was just getting creative with what I have. If you don't have a garment rack, stick a nail in the wall and hang your prettiest dress or jacket from a nice hanger on it. Instant wall art. No excuses for ugly dorm rooms. 

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Who's got their costume ready to go?? Not me!!!!

1) The drama department's newest pupil. Who has taken to loitering in the halls.

2) Fall is still clinging onto color. I am clinging onto Liquiteria:

3) If anyone wants to buy me this house IN BROOKLYN. I won't say no.

4) Stunning, haunting, mesmerizing. Hooray for Sigur Ros, Hooray for innovation, Hooray for dance. Hooray for art.  (NSFW)

Happy almost Halloween! Be merry, eat candy, be safe!

Calling All Hallows

I have grown up surrounded by women who know how to make a home beautiful and festive. My grandmother, mom, and now sister all have their own way of making their homes beautiful, seasonal, and inviting. To me it's a huge part of what defines being a grown up Southern woman.

So even though I'm not in the South and I'm not in a house, I wasn't going to let Halloween slip by. (It also helped that my mom sent me a care package of decorations.)

Halloween's not 'till Thursday!! It's not too late to throw something spooky up in your house!!!

Currently Coveting

Fall has hit hard which means New York winter is close behind. Here's some of the pieces I'm wishing for to get me through it. Disclaimer: I really like black but who doesn't.

1) Sherpa and moto-esque. I'm on board. (Urban Outfitters)
2) The Hunter x Rag and Bone collection is everything. The maroon is a pop of color that is still drudgy brown snow appropriate. (Hunter)
3) Totally stole these from a friend's blog. But I want them so much. (Frends)
4) The smallest, classiest little Marc Jacobs there could be. (Marc by Marc Jacobs)
5) My iPhone upgrade is looming, and I want this to encase it. (Marc Jacobs)
6) Oak knows black and draped. So therefore, they know me. (Oak NYC)
7) See black can be fun! (J.Crew)
8) Chic black leather gloves make everything classier. (Kate Spade)
9) I won't even tell you what my keys hang off of right now. But I wish it was this little diddy. (Claire Vivier)

Easy Does It

I posted a picture of my breakfast on Instagram yesterday not thinking anything about it. But I got a lot of comments from friends saying, "How do you have time to do that?" (we have studio at 9 am three days a week), "I can't afford that". But it was so easy! And literally took 5 minutes to make. For the past year I have blatantly defied most of the dorm living stereotypes, it doesn't work for me. I am a girl who likes quality and who likes her stuff. So I want to share easy ways to make living in your dorm a little more luxurious. Given, I've always lived in a dorm that has a kitchen, which helps.

Salmon Sunny Side Up:

Ingredients:

1 egg

1 piece multi-grain bread

1 small package smoked salmon

goat cheese

black pepper

small splash of olive oil

Steps:

1) Heat the splash of oil in your frying pan, while it's heating put your bread in the toaster

2) Crack egg in the pan, heat on only one side until the egg white is pretty firm (aka sunny side up)

3) While everything is cooking, un-wrap goat cheese and salmon

4) Put your toast on the plate, your egg on the toast (you don't need to butter it, the oil does that for you)

5) Using a fork, scrap goat cheese and flakes of salmon on top.

6) Sprinkle with black pepper.

7) Enjoy!

How easy is that! The only thing that can be a little expensive is the smoked salmon. It can be between $8-$10 depending on what kind and where you buy. But when I get it I just don't buy something else I usually get that week. 

Try it and let me know what you think!

And if y'all would be interested in more easy college living improvement ideas, let me know. I'm thinking about making it a series.

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My best friend in the entire world, Zara, was in town this weekend, so most of these will be that trip related. They are all also mostly food.

1) My roommate being a goddess sent from heaven:

2) Eating everything BUT a cronut at Dominique Ansels (they were long since sold out when we got there):

3) A manhattan in Brooklyn:

4) Seeing the Glass Menagerie with the best possible company:

5) This will make you laugh.

Look for a post later this week on some dorm friendly fall decor!!!

Happy Wednesday!