delish: chocolate...chocolate...cheesecake

one of the best things about living with a chef is of course the good eats...

Joe whipped up this beauty a few weeks ago and i still can't get it out of my mind...

i will try and get the recipe but these things are usually well guarded secrets around these parts...

home cookin...

one of the things that i have planned for my life is to do a lot more cooking at home.

don't get me wrong, i will still be hitting up the restaurants, cafes and food trucks but i have so many cookbooks and recipes that i have bookmarked over the years that i want to start exploring.

today i slept in a bit then got up and made a simple shrimp & tofu egg scramble.

I mixed in this delicious sundried tomato seasoning from Lesley Elizabeth and it was soooo gooodddd!!! I can't wait to use it in other things.

breaking the dryness cycle...

having been sick for weeks plus the non stop days & nights prepping for the move really took a toll on my skin and this warm and then cold and then warm and then cold again "Spring" weather has not helped the situation.

needless to say,  i am doing everything that i can to try and combat the dryness and get mama back on supple, so i purchased this very pretty Crane Fashionable Drop Ultrasonic Humidifier.

it comes in several other colors but the orange just makes me happy...

p.s, i am crossing my fingers that it will help ease some of Joe's snoring as well (lort!!)

storage...

I am slowing unpacking and i do mean slowly. Mainly because Joe's apartment is small & well ok, i own a lot of stuff! LOL

In an effort to contain some of my cosmetetries, we snagged this cute over the toilet cabinet on Sunday.

It is just small enough to fit the space without overwhelming it and has helped me find a home for some of my things. Some of the reviews online are not that great but we had the boy put it together and with the exception of putting that front panel on in what appears to be backwards (note the holes near the toilet) it is steady and doing what I need it to do. I am going to spackle those holes and be done with it for now.

This is about 30% of the bath/beauty stuff that I need to find a spot for. I have more in the cabinet over the sink and I am going to buy a couple of these sliding baskets for the under the sink cabinet to maximize it's space and keep things organized.

moving...

i have tweeted about it but i haven't really given my pending move much space on my blog homes, so here ya go.

the owner of my building had been sick for some time and finally got an offer for the building that would free him up to hopefully live out the rest of his days in comfort.

while i am not happy to have to move from the neighborhood that i love, i really felt bad for him the last time he came over...he seemed so sad....his parents lived their last days here...

the new owners said that they were planning to remodel the apartments and raise the rent at least $500 because of what they paid for the place. i am not sure if this was either a ruse to clear the building or what but even if it wasn't and even if they were not raising the rent, i would not want to stay because there has already been so much noise and annoyance around here since they took over.

anyway, i got my little 30 day notice and truth be told, since I lost "the beast" here, this place just hadn't felt much like a home anyway, so it will almost be a relief to leave.

so far my box/bin count is 80 and we are not finished!!!

this is after purging and chuckin so much good stuff (lots brand new, tags attached, etc which i wish i had time to give away but i don't) and a bunch of junk.

instead of dealing with apartment hunting, Joe offered me shelter and I am going to take it.  the great part about this, besides saving money, is that I get to decorate a whole new space because Joe lives a serious spartan bachelor like life and of course i will be highlighting it via my social platforms and this blog, so stay tuned.

new score for revelry & refined: the bar

snagged these two fab Joseph Altuzarra NM + Target pieces for the bar @ 50% off!!! 

SCORE!! SCORE!!! SCORE!!!

double old fashion glasses | shaker

revelry and refined...home bar building...

i have decided that my bar cart will serve two purposes...

one as a full out booze bonanza called "revelry" and the other as a tea bar called "refined"

here are some tea cups that i recently got...so pretty i had to buy them...

curiosity shoppe...

did you ever check out the pieces from the The Curiosity Shoppe at Target?

set of 4 salad plates | set of 4 mugs | arrow pillow | question mark pillow | measuring cups | journal set

cute right? 

some of the items are of course sold out but some are still available and on sale up to 50% off

it is such a fun, colorful collection of which even i was sucked into..

here are a couple of the plates i purchased...

jonathan adler friends and family...

happy sunday...

today is the last day of the jonathan adler friends and family sale and the perfect time to snatch some of his most awesome-sauce quirky pieces...

1. 2. 3. 4.

bookshelf...Nate Berkus, The Things That Matter

even after my latest purge, i still have a LOT of home decor books 

and magazines and i love the visual stimulation and ideas that i get from them.

i don't buy new decor books often, but there are just some that i must have, 

like the new one i just ordered from Nate Berkus, The Things That Matter.