Wanted to share this lovely sentiment with all of you.
xoxo,
Adora
Today
Do SOMETHING creative today. Anything. I’m going to be taking some pretty pictures.
Listen to this while you do it. This is going to be my photo editing soundtrack.
xoxo,
Adora
Pad Thai
Pad Thai is delicious. Just the thought of pad thai with sriracha gets people out of bed in the morning. People = me. There’s a Thai place in Coral Springs, FL near our apartment called Tobu Thai & Sushi, that has the best pad thai I’ve ever EVER had. If you’re in south Florida go check it out and get the chicken pad thai! Josh recommends the gyoza and the JB tempura roll.
Seriously, order. They deliver.
Tobu Thai & Sushi
6287 W Sample Rd, Coral Springs, FL 33067
6287 W Sample Rd, Coral Springs, FL 33067
(954) 752-5225
xoxo,
Adora
Water is life
This is worth your time.
xoxo,
Adora
Giving new life to an old pendant
I’m fairly certain this is made out of whale bone, very sure that it was my Grandmothers, and 100% positive it has been in my jewelry box for a decade and I’ve never worn it. It’s never even been on a chain. But, I’m trying to really use what I have since we’re down to one income these days.
So, I used a 40% off coupon for Joannes, and got 100 inches of beautiful brassy colored necklace chain. I really only wear long necklaces with pendants these days, and 100″ will enable me to make 3 to 4 long necklaces for the $2 this set me back.
So grab your needle nose pliers and get to work, open up the little ring at the top and slip on the two ends of the chain. I just wrapped it around me, found a length I liked, and cut it with the pliers.
Then use the needle nose to gently close it back up.
It’s a little small to be a single long pendant, but I don’t mind. It’s cool to be wearing something of my Grandmas because word on the street is, that lady had a style like no other.
Now, next time I find a big pendant I like, I’ll be ready!
xoxo,
Adora
Fall is here
…and I need something like this to wear.
Come on, anything under 85 degrees, it’s time to meet again!
xoxo,
Adora
Grown up things
Briana April and I work at the same company, we’re also very close friends outside of the office. But when I call her at the office to talk about projects at work we both are in business mode and have very polite business conversations. The other day after such a phone call she emailed me and said “whenever we finish a phone conversation and say thank you to each other all formal like, I picture us like this” and sent me a link to this photo:
I couldn’t agree more.
xoxo,
Adora
fixing up a thrift store find
Why hello, green sweater vest. I took this gem home with me from Goodwill for around $1. At the time, all the buttons were attached, but that quickly changed. So, now it’s time to spruce it up… I never liked the green buttons on the green sweater anyway. Now to give it a new look, in the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee.
Stitch rip the rest of the buttons out… if this left holes too big, then sew those closed.
Sew on fabulous tortoise shell buttons with a contrasting thread color like orange. Also, try only doing straight horizontal stitches instead of an X pattern into all four holes for a little more interesting look.
You’re done and it looks fabulous…reward yourself with another cup of coffee.
I hope this opens your eyes a little bit so next time you’re thrifting, you can see that just because things aren’t perfect on the hanger, doesn’t mean they shouldn’t come home with you. Let me know what you find, and how you fix it up.
xoxo,
Adora
Today’s Playlist
Enjoy some great music.
xoxo,
Adora
How to become a morning person…graphic
Are you a morning person?
xoxo,
Adora