Calm before the storm

This weekend Jessica shared an article about letting your home 'buffer', which is certainly something I've been dealing with for the last two months, and things are finally starting to come together. This weekend the soundbar got mounted to the tv, my secretary desk took yet another coat of paint and I ordered new shiny gold hardware for it,  and I started to let my mind actually wander to the idea of how I'd like to decorate for the holidays.

They are here, by the way.

This was the last weekend that I had before Thanksgiving and Christmas completely consume the next six. Six might seem like a lot of weekends right now, but really it's not. The chaos at the shopping malls has already begun and I am resolved to avoid them as much as possible. Now is the time for optimism. Getting shopping and wrapping done before the 11th hour, baking all the cookies I want to make without mishap, and still somehow carving out time to order a cheese pizza, watch Home Alone and pause long enough to enjoy the Christmas season.

The Rundown
Sweater J.Crew c/o Tanger
Printed Pants Gap similar
Black Loafer Pumps Ferragamo via Roundabout similar
Huntley Tote c/o Joie similar
Earrings JoJo Loves You
Turquoise Necklace AJS Design Studio via TJMaxx
Cuff "Vista" Gorjana via Rocksbox (one month free with lydiaxoxo)
Green Ring Taken for Granite similar
Thin Gold Ring Etsy via Sweet Olive Jewelry
Sunglasses "Meteor" Ray-Ban c/o TJMaxx
Dog Chloe
Chevron Leash Dabney Lee via TJMaxx
Chevron Collar Dabney Lee via TJMaxx

Linking up with Pink Sole's How I Fall 

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