PUMPKIN cupcakes! with cream cheese frosting

since the beginning of october, ive been obsessed with pumpkin stuff but i could never get around to making anything because ive been so lazy busy.  howeverrrr, it was my roommates bday last week, so i finally had a reason to make something.  and i will admit upfront that i took the easy convenient route.  i bought a box mix of yellow cake as the base, and literally just added some pumpkin puree and pumpkin spices-and surprisingly it turned out better than expected.  so, if you are in the mood to bake some pumpkin-y things but want to take the easy way out, no one will ever know the difference :)

recipe follows:

urban fall

some nice little throw-on-whenever dresses from urban. 

    

love mason jars

how amazing are these lights!  these vintag-ie looking mason jar chandeliers and lights are made by someone called bootsNgus etsy. they cant be that hard to make, right?

 

chicken salad remixxxxxxxxx

2 things: pinterest is amazinggggggg.  great way to see a billion things on the internet at one time.  and great way to organize all your interests.  caution: very addicting, and you will feel like youre being overly productive when really youre just browsing the internet as usual.

and two, i found this great recipe through pinterest for a mexican-style chicken salad. if you like chicken salad, this is a great alternative to the regular preparation.   

(sorry chicken salad never looks that

appealing but i swear its great)

  recipe follows:

e.l.f. !!!

years ago, a friend introduced me to e.l.f. im sure many of you know it already-but its ridiculously inexpensive makeup, that gives great results.  ive recently rediscovered it, and im back to being obsessed.  livingsocial is running a deal today $15 for $30 worth of makeup.  you can basically get like 30 new pieces of makeup for $15, thats hard to beat-plus its exciting to get packages in the mail. 

here is the link to the living social deal: http://tracking.livingsocial.com/SH1I3 . and listed below are some of my favorite pieces. happy shopping!

on the pricier side ($5) .... so worth it

great color

i almost bought a super expensive version from another company,

 so glad i got this one instead....$1 and its a great shimmer

$2 for nail polish? cannot beat that

total face brush



hank azaria?

so its weird to be jealous of actor hank azaria right?  like of all the actors in the world to be jealous of?  really?  him?

well, i just saw pics of his bel air home, and let me tell you, i think i might like it even better than rachel zoes.  while rachels, is on the more pristine, borderline ocd side, hanks is actually livable, looks very inviting, and i could probably nap on that outdoor couch all day...

http://www.architecturaldigest.com/homes/homes/2011/08/hank-azaria-bel-air-home-article 

fall-time thangs!

its unbelievable to me that i never had a pumpkin spiced latte until today--but it has totally changed my life, and in particular my outlook on fall.  now all i want to do is wear spiced-colored blazers and cozy sweaters. (weird that its going to be 70 tomorrow?? and ill still be wearing a huge sweater and drinking a pumpkin pie).  

sweaters, H&M; booties and blazers, topshop.