January

1. Cupcakes for Miss Elaine's baby shower. (Congratulations on your little Gray!)

2. A recent outfit. My style has gotten a lot more laid back since moving to LA. Lots of stripes and flats. 

3. DIYed some tissue paper garlands, also for Elaine's baby shower. I used this tutorial! 

4. Transferred to The Grove, which is an outdoor mall/tourist destination in West Hollywood. A little crazy, but I like it.

5. Ice cream from MILK. Best ice cream, ever. I highly recommend the Nutella ice cream.

It's been busy as usual. 

• I spent the holidays with friends and family in good old Gilbert, AZ. I went back to my hometown feeling pretty ambivalent, and left feeling extremely sad. I had forgotten how nice it is to be in such close proximity to the people I love. (I do love LA, though.) 
• I am now in my last quarter at FIDM, taking Applied Buying, Allocation, Entrepreneurship, Contemporary Business Strategies, and Promotion. 
• I also intern for two companies and work at Madewell. 
• Oh, I went to NYC for the National Retail Federation's annual conference. It was super interesting, and I got to see lots of CEOs speak from really great companies (Starbucks, The Container Store, Macy's, Whole Foods, Mango, Amazon, and so many more). I also got to see Donna Karan speak, and I almost met her... but I gave up after awkwardly waiting. She did smile at me and acknowledge my presence though, so that's cool, right? I also took some trips to Uniqlo and MUJI, my favorite stores when living in Japan.
• Amber and Steven visited a few weekends ago! BFFs forever. 
• I've also been pinning lots of interiors on my Pinterest!
• And of course I must include my favorite items from Madewell: 1, 2, 3