What A Lovely Day

Favorite House of the Day 

It's days like today that make me love real estate. It's not about getting excited about commissions (that's like a watched pot/counting chickens scenario all in one. It's never going to happen if you just stare at it, and counting chickens before they hatch is always a terrible idea) but there are other ways that it is just fun. I did six (SIX!!) showings before noon allll over Anne Arundel, and it helped me learn my way around a lot, as well as gave me the opportunity to finally see houses I'd been really intrigued by. My client is super sweet, and I think I'm definitely starting to get a feel for what she wants, and we really liked 4 out of 6. Also, I didn't get lost once! That is not a small win for me, it's pretty major actually, even with google maps, and somehow didn't even totally screw up my timing. So I have no idea where this will go buying-wise right now, but I got a lot of good experience showing houses, and got some practice on my serious lack of directional skills, and also how to show houses. It was a much needed morale booster, whatever the outcome. There are only so many frustrating days in your career that you can take before you're just totally strung out. 

Real Estate Essentials

Sloane Ranger Soft Tablet Cover - Rugby iPad Case (only in womens now...) - Shearling Gloves from an old leather store downtown - Sick Shades - Pencil Case - Sentrilock with Pepper Spray (Just in case) and Nola Couture Fob - Business Cards! - Smathers Crab Flask  (Kidding! Not for work, but for the Skins game later)

I keep a jade Chinese good luck charm on my cowboy hat  (TEXAS!) next to the bedroom door now; maybe it'll do/is doing something...?

The Lucky Hat

Listening to: People Say - Portugal. The Man

    

Boxing Day Shopping

After Christmas, it will definitely be months before I can have any fun at all with my wallet (and that's totally contingent on people moving in the new year too, so get on it people, pretty please!). However, if I could, the Reiss sale is epic right now.

Adi

Juana

Bridge

Etta

Also, today was the first real snow this year downtown!! I don't use exclamation points lightly, but that statement required two.

Parade of Lights

Last week was the Parade of Lights, but I didn't take any pictures. Here are some courtesy of AYC. My favorite (besides the martini) was the Polar Express tug boat, which was kindof hilarious; the many santas on board wanted to be on the side facing the shore so they could wave, and that train was definitely listing it's way towards capsizing, which you can see a little bit here. The second to last pic here was also a hoot; I'm pretty sure the guys on board made their way over from Davis' to the boat just in time to find out they were somehow in a parade. They looked a little confused as to how they ended up in front of thousands of people, but they went with it clearly!

Santas Ain't Light

Didn't get to see all them together when this happened, but love it in retrospect

Uhhh parade?

Priorities

On another note, I've had this from Korres forever, but have been farrr too lazy to do a mask lately. I'm using it right now, and I've forgotten how good it smells. Definitely going back into rotation; way too effective to keep in the medicine cabinet. I love how my skin looks when I finally do take the time to use it, and rosewater as a toner after is perfect.

Vintage Bean

Apres Red Ants

Rad

Cannot get over how cool this pattern from Neve Designs is. There is also an awesome duffel that almost matches, and the Chamonix pullover is sweet too. The one time I've ever been to the Swiss Alps, I had just been bitten by red ants (which I'm allergic to!) and my foot was completely swollen for at least a month so I couldn't ski even once. This image I'm sure represents very accurately what I missed out on, but the girl would have blonde hair of course. On another note, "Johnny and Mary" by Robert Palmer is stuck in my head. Does this mean something? I googled the lyrics just in case.

Frostbiting!

My Foul Weather Gear Is a Little Fuzzy

Sunday woot woot

Apres Ski

I just discovered another reason to go West this winter. I've wanted something like these since boarding school, when after school skiing was mandatory, and for me at least the brighter and glitterier (sp??) and more like something that could be construed as one piece the better. With a matching Hot Dog Jacket in parsley... oh my gosh. These will be mine! Too cool, and thank god you can still find C.K. Bradley somewhere, everything from middle and high school is getting a little too loved.