Friend love

One of my bestest friends, and a fantastic artist, has opened an Etsy shop:

hFlowers on Etsy

She focuses mainly on graphic and detailed original linocuts, often of dreamscapes and scenes, but also assembles beautiful bead jewelry--I'm loving the pearl strand and moon necklaces. I also own "Gifts" framed, and lemme tell ya, her prints are even more fantastic in person. I've watched her grow as an artist for the last four years, and she's improved in leaps and bounds with art that consistently delight and surprise me.

And she has no clue that I've just written this, so you can be sure this isn't an advertisement--I just believe she deserves a lot of love (and sales) for her work!

The Comforter.

Must. Have. This. Comforter.

After the past two-and-a-half years with a black comforter on my dorm bed, I've come to like it--black comforters are warm, dark, and soothing. But this one POPS as well. Picture it on a slightly shabby white iron bed. My Manly Man boyfriend won't like it, but I don't care--I need this in my apartment.

Pictures of said apartment are still pending, but beware: it's MESSY, and the bathroom is WEIRD.

Comforter is from Target, here.

Product love

I love Philosophy products:

Such cute and simple packaging.  Such quality product.  Looks so good on the shelf.  They have recipes on the sides of their food-named shower gels, like cinnamon buns and blackberry sauce.  

And the shower gels double--no, triple--as shampoos and bubble baths, so in summer, when I don't need serious moisturizing shower gel, I only need one beautiful bottle for all three.

Philosophy products ftw.*

*If you only buy products not tested on animals, however, you're S.O.L.  This is the one thing that keeps Philosophy from being perfect.