On Blogging

I'm not sure if anyone is reading this (it's been a looooong time since I've posted anything), but I wanted to say sorry for going so long between posts and then for stopping altogether. Between Facebook and Twitter and Pinterest and Instagram, I was having a hard time figuring out my voice/reason for spending so much time blogging. And I couldn't figure it out. So I stopped. And I still haven't figured it out. I'm not sure if I'll start up again or start a new blog when I am inspired... but in the meantime, I want to say thanks for reading Amarillo y Crema! In the short time I blogged, I've made some great friends and would still love to stay in touch. Hope to see you on the mediums linked above (or in DC, if you are in the area)! Hasta luego, for now!

Mushaboom

I've been thinking a lot about where one starts when decorating a home. Some people find one amazing piece and decorate around that. Some people choose a color palette and go from there. Another group of people begin by identifying a style (bohemian, classic, modern, vintage, etc.) and choose pieces accordingly. Then there is Joy Thigpen. Wedding extraordinaire and editor of Once Wed (my favorite place for wedspiration when I was planning my own wedding), she planned and decorated her home around a song: Mushaboom by Feist.

She wanted her home to be a lighthearted and playful place for her two young children (how awesome would it be to grow up in that rainbow room??!):

So, here's a question to get you thinking: If you were to choose a song to inspire your home, what would it be? I keep bouncing around between something very soothing and calm and something very positive and up beat.  

For more details, see Design*Sponge's home tour, here and Joy Thigpen's blog, found here.

Images: Amy Azzarito for Design*Sponge

Dear 94.7 FM...

Since my ankle injury, I've been driving to work (I was a metro girl before this). I'm only about five miles from the office, but with traffic it takes me about 45 minutes to an hour one way. This means, I have a lot of time with me and the radio during DC traffic. I took a break from NPR to listen to some top 40 station the other day (I think 94.7 FM), and heard them say that they give away $80,000 every Thursday. Well, now. My mind went wild. I haven't stopped daydreaming what I'd do with an extra $80,000 ever since. While money can't buy what matters most to me, money can be really nice and it can be really fun. Here is my short list:

1. Rent a new apartment. As much as I love my 400sq ft. Capitol Hill english basement (NOT), I'd love a first/second floor two bedroom row house apartment. That is numero uno.

2. Buy my new dream couch from Anthropologie.

3. Plan a romantic trip with Hunter to Portugal, my favorite place.

4. Get a personal trainer to whip me into shape.

5. Do something nice for Hunter, like buy all the really expensive LEGO sets or a nice bike or invest in the doughnut shop he dreams of owning.

6. Put the rest into KIVA (my favorite micro-lending charity).

Sadly, the $80,000 would go really fast. Faster than it should. And I know what you're thinking - aren't you guys racking up a ton of debt from Hunter's gig at law school? To this I would say, why be responsible with unexpected money? Also, to this I would say - I'm sick of being poor!!! Get off my back!

What would you do with an extra $80,000 lying around? (and don't say something responsible).

Images: My instagram (@lisamariaanderson) / Anthropologie / My photos from a trip to Porto / Pinterest / Sarah Lemoncelli for Travel and Leisure 

Pumped Up Kicks

So last week, I embarrassingly fell down our front stairs. And I tore a ligament in my ankle. Which is how I ended up like this:

So there are a lot of cons to this condition. Pain, swelling, not being able to carry things while on crutches, everything taking twice as long, going up and down stairs, etc. But... I have found one pro in all of this: high tops.

It turns out that my new boot has about a 1.5-2 inch platform and I'll need some platform sneaks with decent ankle support to level me out. And, well, I'm sick of wearing my running shoes everywhere. I've been finding some pinsperation in these awesome (but $680) Isabel Marant sneaks:

 

 

 

 Okay. So, it's mostly moms that have embraced the high tops trend... but I'm pretty excited to embark on this 6-weeks+ sporty phase. Thus starts the search for a reasonably looking/priced knock-off...

Image 1, 4 & 5: French Vixen; Image 2: Buse Terim; Image 3: Style Lab; Image 6: Pinterest

Giraffes in Paris

Apparently, there have been giraffes popping up all over Paris. And well, these pictures just make me happy.

 

 

 

Read more here.

Images:animaux.dans.les.rues.de.paris.over-blog.com, via 16 House

Happy First Day of Spring!

Currently enjoying:

-walking outside without a coat on
-flowers
-sandals
-bare legs
-sunny days
-breezy tops
-being outdoors
-strawberries
-the occasional raindrop 

Happy Spring!

Via My Pinterest

Samantha Pleet

 How cute is the Spring 2012 collection from Samantha Pleet?  The weather in DC is creeping into the early 70s this week, its still light outside when I leave work, and little pink cherry blossoms have started appearing around the city. Spring is almost here and I can't stop smiling about it! Time to put away the tights :).

Images: Samantha Pleet, via La Belle Oiselle

Bohemian Rhapsody

I'm kind of obsessed with this bohemion-chic apartment featured in this month's Lonny. The apartment is owned by two sisters, who really know how to mix new and old. The striped rug! The tree! The wallpaper! Hearts! I love it all.

Images: Patrick Cline for Lonny

Just Because...

This post is because I've been seeing a lot of awesome stuff around the web lately, and well,  a lot of it made me laugh.

1. This advertisement for the "Dollar Shave Club": http://youtu.be/ZUG9qYTJMsI

2. Cats as Fonts: http://ojezap.posterous.com/cats-as-fonts

 

3. The "Don't Call me Oscar: One Child's Journey Through the Best Picture Nominees" tumblr: http://dontcallmeoscar.tumblr.com/

4. Maddie On Things blog: http://maddieonthings.com/

5.  This awesome mashup of Adele v. Daft Punk - Something About the Fire: http://youtu.be/4nVJ4WhYVWA

I love the internets! Have a good weekend, everyone!

P.S. Bonus: check out the out-of-this-world reviews for this Parent Child Testing Product on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Parent-Child-Testing-Product-Pack/dp/B002A6HXL6/ref=pd_sbs_hpc_2.

Orla Keily SS12

 

 

 Love the Orla Keily SS12 Campaign by Venetia Scott. Reminds me of my lazy, suburban California summer vacations growing up.

Images: Orla Keily

Birthday Girl

So, today is my 24th birthday. And I am happy. I am content. I have so much to look forward to this year. And have been so blessed with the opportunity to give and receive love from my amazing friends and family. Today, I'm just excited for life in general.

Image: Los Angeles Times Staff Photographer Don Bartletti for photo essay, Enrique's Journey (I saw this photo of two Central American children running away on a horse to find their parents in the US this weekend at the Newseum. It was in the Pulitzer Prize winning photographs exhibit and a lot of the photos there made me want to cry. This one made me want to cheer).

Firefly

I love these beautiful long exposure photographs of fireflies by Tsuneaki Hiramatsu. With the weak winter weather we've been having in Washington, DC, it feels like summer is just around the corner. 

Images: Tsuneaki Hiramatsu, via The Design Ark