taking care of the pup and a weekend recap

Happy Monday folks! I hope you all had a nice weekend. Mine was pretty boring, I didn't end up doing anything very exciting but I got a lot done which is a plus.

Friday:

I made this chicken stir fry recipe from my Food Network crush Tyler. Seriously, my mom and I used to talk about how I should marry this guy someday. He's cute and he cooks.... :)

The recipe was delish and super easy. If you are looking for a good stir fry I would definitely try this out. The bf even gave his approval.

via FoodNetwork.com

Saturday:

My lovely friend Jen took pictures of me for my social media profiles and for work. I figured I needed an update since the last ones were taken almost two years ago.

If you are in the SF Bay Area and need your picture taken for anything please consider Jen. She is a great photographer and she's also sweet and fun to work with- especially for you awkward people like me! Here's a sneak peak of her work:

The rest of Saturday was spent doing laundry because my puppy peed on my bed twice and then threw up all over my blankets after getting a little too aggressive chewing on a bone and gagging himself. I know, I should obviously never let my dog on my bed again or give him any bones or toys but you know, it is what it is.

Oh and I got completely caught up on Nashville. Do you guys watch this show? You should. It's AMAZING!!!!!!!! And full of country music.

Sunday:

Yesterday was supposed to be spent at a brunch in the city and then getting ready for the work week but instead I ended up going to the East Bay to visit my mom and taking Reggie to doggie Urgent Care because he had a horrible bacterial/yeast infection in his ear :(

Poor guy was acting weird all day and then kept scratching his ear. The good thing is it came on fast and we caught it early so he's not in a lot of pain, the bad news is he is quickly competing to be the most expensive dog in the world. Do you know how much an urgent care appointment costs for a dog? Too much my friends, too much.

What did you guys do over the weekend? Did you do anything fun?

OOTD - black white yellow

I love black, white and yellow mixed together in outfits. I think it's so fresh and bright! In fact, one of my girlfriend's, took pictures of me this weekend and I knew I wanted to wear these colors. I will post the pictures once she edits and then passes them on to me.

Sweater? BR. Top? Old Navy. Jeans? Levi's. Boots? Steve Madden.

I love Kate Spade

I could create a whole blog about how much I love the clothes and accessories from Kate Spade. Everything from bright and fresh designs to the quirky details, I really haven't found a piece I don't like. However, today I am going to talk about the customer service I get every time I go into a Kate Spade store.

I am on my 4th Kate Spade iPhone case. While I'm not super careful with my phone, I never drop it or do anything that would break the case. So each time that my case would break (honestly it was always within a few weeks after getting a new one) I would go to Kate Spade and they would happily replace it every.single.time!

I guess I wasn't the only person having problems with their iPhone cases because they recently changed the design so that they would be stronger and hold up better. The new design has been great so far and my case looks like it did the day I bought it.

My point is, it's amazing what good customer service can do for your business. Because the Kate Spade employees have helped me with the issues I have had with my phone case, I have returned as a loyal customer multiple times.

I can't always afford Kate Spade products, but I always think of them first when I am buying a gift for someone or if I need something myself. I bought my mom earrings for Christmas, and will be buying my friend a wedding gift in the next few weeks.

So thank you Kate Spade, for the wonderful products and services you provide. It's nice to know you can count on a brand!

OOTD - rain rain go away

I wore this outfit last week when it poured for the first time in about a month. Something about the gross rainy day and the dark colors didn't really make me feel good in this. I almost didn't post it on the blog but not every outfit can be a winner :)

love Ban-do

Have you  guys ever bought anything from Ban.do? I haven't yet, but I really want to! They have the best accessories and they aren't too expensive. Here are my favs:

Pom Pom Flower

Signature Scarf

Heart

Sequin Scarf

Mini Pom Pom Flower

Flash Bobbi Set

Sparkle and Shine Bobbi Set

Glitter Bomb Bobbi

Flurry Pouf

Sparkle and Shine

frenchie friday

Hello friends! Today's Frenchie Friday is all about my pup Reggie. In all fairness, Reggie is actually not my dog, but that is a story for another day. Enjoy!

                                 

OOTD - feeling like spring

I know it's still January, but man it's been feeling like spring lately. I decided to take full advantage of the nice weather yesterday and show off my pasty bare legs. Good thing too, because today it decided to pour rain and I had to break out my tights and boots again. Oh summer, I can't wait for you to be here!

Jacket & blouse? Zara. Skirt? LOFT. Shoes? Target.

My new Kate Spade iPhone case! Sorry it's backwards :/

currently craving pretty summer dresses

You guys, I hate winter. I really don't like being cold and it drives me insane when it'as dark as I wake up and dark as I leave work. Luckily, winter is only going to last 2 more months in San Francisco and the weather will start to turn around. I am already getting ready for spring and summer by creating a wishlist of pretty summer dresses. Here are some of my favorites:

Loft

Nordstrom

GAP

Madewell

OOTD - reverse copy cat

Remember this OOTD post? Well I basically just copied it, but used the pants from the suit instead of the jacket. I love having a full suit because there are so many ways you can mix and match the pieces.

Do you guys have any suit remixes on your blog? I would love it if you could link me to them in the comment section!

Sweater? Madewell. Lace shell? Banana Republic. Necklace? Ann Taylor.

Watch? Michael Kors. Pants? Banana Republic. Shoes? Target. 

frenchie friday...on tuesday!

Sorry I'm late on this post! This past Friday I took Reggie to his last vet appointment so he is now chipped and has all his shots. It came at a good time too because I just found a Frenchie Meetup group in San Francisco and they had a meetup on Sunday.

There were probably over 20 Frenchies at this group and it was so funny to see all of the dogs playing together. Reggie was really shy most of the time and didn't know how to go play with the other dogs. It made me realize how I need to start socializing him more because I want him to have fun playing with other dogs and not just Pig.

Do you guys have any tips on  how to socialize dogs?

Some of the Frenchies at the Meetup

Pig was having a great time and got a little too excited while playing :)

The nuggets had a long weekend and slept all day yesterday

Cuddle buds

The sweetest pups!