Shop Around, People

This blouse is $228.00 at Anthropologie. This exact same blouse is also at Nordstrom. For $135.90.

Had I been planning to buy this top, which I did consider for more than a second, I would have missed saving 40% by not checking other places that sell this brand. The moral? Shop around.


This Barbie Style Salon Playset is $49.95 at Amazon. It is also available at Barbie.com for $26.99.

I actually AM planning to buy this playset for a toy drive at work, and would never have thought that the Mattel site for Barbie is less expensive than Amazon. The moral? Let's say it together: shop around.

There is no reason, if you are shopping online, why you shouldn't check a few other places for what you are about to buy. And check for a coupon code. Any Google search for "Anthropologie coupon code" will tell you pretty quickly whether you could get a % off or free shipping.

Shopping in brick and mortar stores make it cumbersome to shop around, but online there's no excuse to pay more when a few clicks can prevent it. Happy hunting!

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Handbag of the Day: Shoulder Bag

The Calvin Klein Rachelle small shoulder bag is only $98 and comes in black and something called violet whisper. The bag looks perfect for everyday over a winter coat or on the weekend so your hands can be free while you shop/drink cocoa/make merry. Plus, you'll get free shipping, so you don't even have to leave house to get it!

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eat, pray, love.

i think i'm going to finally go buy this book tomorrow while i run errands in the a.m... i've heard such mixed reviews but every PERSON i've discussed it with has loved it. raved on and on. it was only the online reviews that said otherwise. either way, i think it would be a good read, right?


People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that’s what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life. A true soul mate is probably the most important person you’ll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave.
— Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

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quotes.

it's been a hot minute since i've done a post full of quotes... and many of these are repeats... but they're repeats for a reason. they're good. they're true. they're honest. they're exactly what we need to hear. and to be quite honest, my heart just needed a little quote therapy. :)



“ I think in a way that it’s good, you know? I mean, maybe it’s the only way that we could finally stand on our own. You know, to hurt each other so much that we have no choice but to let go. Maybe otherwise we never would. ” -dawson's creek

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“ You’ve always been this possibility for me. This wonderful possibility, but it’s just not right. And I’m so sorry. I need you to know that you’re the man I wanted to want. ”
— Gilmore Girls

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“ You’ll never find the right guy, if you’re still holding onto the wrong one. ”

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If winning is getting up one more time than you fall down. If strength is more than muscle. If time teaches us patience. And knowledge gives us grace.

Then we will go forward. Remembering the past. But never yearning for it.

There is so much more to look forward to.

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Keep your heart free from hate, your mind free from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Fill your life with love. Scatter sunshine. Forget self, think of others. Do as you would be done by. It’s the way to happiness. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.
— H.C. Mattern

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This is your life, right now. It doesn’t wait for you to get back on your feet.
— A Lot Like Love

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When the men betray you - and they will betray you- use this as an opportunity to forgive, as a heightened experience from which you can make music, write poetry, paint paintings. Believe me, you will be privy to a world that’s more vivid than your crayon - more colorful than those snapshots your father is so fond of. A place where your creativity is queen. So plunge in, say yes, fall recklessly in love. Feel more deeply than your friends do. Hit the heights, descend into the depths. Kiss the lads smack on the lips and move on- like it did. I survived love and you will too. — The Lost Girls

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People keep telling me that I fall in love too easily- that I should protect my heart, that I shouldn’t wear my heart on my sleeve… I fall in love at least 20 times a day. I fall in love with the sky and the sun and the flowers and my children. I fall in love with smiles, with music on the radio and with french fries and Dr. Pepper. I fall in love with the sound of laughter, blue jeans, accents… Sometimes I fall in love with complete strangers, especially the ones holding hands and kissing in public. The ones who aren’t afraid to be in love with the idea of being in love either. I don’t mind the pain of unrequited love so much, because I think they’re wrong. Love looks good on me.
— Natalie Anne Erlanson

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When there has been so much love and happiness for someone, it is natural to be reluctant to close such a wonderful chapter in our lives, for moving forward is rarely accomplished without considerable grief and sadness. And while our sorrow may be profound, the clouds will clear, and the sun will shine on us again. And in that warm, bright light we will find ourselves facing a glorious future. A future of exciting challenges and infinite possibilities, in which the horizon will stretch out before us, trimmed in the heavenly glow of the sunrise of our tomorrow.
— The Prince & Me

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You’re going to come across people in your life who will say all the right words at all the right times. But in the end, it’s always their actions you should judge them by. It’s actions, not words, that matter. — Nicholas Sparks, The Rescue

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As you become more clear about who you really are, you’ll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around
— Oprah Winfrey

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There will always be people in your life, Sweet Angel, who hold you back, who cost you too much, and who fail to see all you’ve done for them. But, of course, they’re just there to teach you that you do have time, that you’ll always be rich, and that your own high standards are all that matter.
Sounds like a good deal to me, Sweet Angel.
— You knew that,
The Universe

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"It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power." -- Alan Cohen

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xoxo

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wishlist!

so i've always been incredibly independent, even to the point to where i'm damn near impossible to shop for at christmas. i LOVE christmas though. i don't ever get tired of the christmas music, the lights, the decorations, anything. i love showering people i adore with things their hearts lust for. thats just my love language i guess. but the holidays! i love it all. mainly because its the only time i really get to go back home to my parents' for a more than a day or two. but every year its the same routine... my mom asks "what do you want for christmas?" and my answer never changes "nothing really." because i dont NEED anything. and if i WANT anything special, i go buy it for myself. i dont wait for a special occasion. i've definitely tried reigning in my spending as of late (way easier said than done!) but i've been good about not going to the mall. huzzah! so heres a small little list of things i'd love for christmas (but i'm still not asking my parents for... i dont know.. i just... i dont feel like i need to be bought things... granted that doesnt keep my heart from wanting :P)


MY WISHLIST FOR 2009
(click titles to be taken to the sale page!)




FujiFilm Instax Mini Film
(because i just bought a chocolate Instax Mini 7!)
$15 (for a 2 pack)

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Fresh Minerals Smoothing Prep Primer
$25.00

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Mickey 28 Raglan Top
$15.80

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Vintage Run DMC Top
$17.80

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H81 Pink Floyd Raglan
$18.90

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Ruffled Sweater Cardigan
$24.80

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Glitz Beaded Bra
$17.80

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Metallic Sequin Bra
$17.80

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H81 Chunky Yarn Poncho
$28.90

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Courtside Sweater
$59.99

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Devonshire Dress
$69.99

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Ivory Owl Pitcher
$34.99

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and of course giftcards to: sephora, mac, apple, modcloth, shop ruche, forever 21, charlotte russe, urban outfitters, h&m, therapy, amazon.com, barnes & nobel, border's.

i have older wishlists at kaboodle but here is my "current" one:
CLICK HERE TO SEE!

yea yea yea the end. :)

whats on YOUR wishlist this year? do you have any fun holiday traditions or plans?!

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tattoo tuesday!

here is your weekly dose of tattoos at kaelahbee.com! such lovely work! i honestly would totally have all of those on my body. speaking of which, i need to call my artist because i'm WAY overdue on a sleeve session. happy tuesday!

xo

ps; SHOW ME YOUR TATTOOS!
if you've got 'em at least. if not, show me what you'd like to get! :D

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20 things i'd like to do with you...

1. Go on a search for as many good climbing trees as possible, climb as high as we both can in all of them, compile photo evidence
2. Go to a major chain bookstore, and leave notes to future readers in copies of our favorite books
3. I'll dress up as a ghost and you dress up us Pacman. Walk around downtown holding hands, and whenever anyone sees us, pretend to be embarrassed, and run off screaming “wocka wocka wocka.”
4. Create photo evidence suggesting that we went on an adventure that didn’t really happen
5. Dress up as superheroes and stop at least one petty crime “ie. jaywalking, littering….”
6. Build forts out of furniture and blankets, and wage war with paper airplanes.
7. Try and visit as many people as we can in one night, and turn as many things inside their apartment upside down as we can, without them noticing.
8. Go to the airport, get the cheapest, soonest departing flight to anywhere when we show up, and stay there for a weekend.
9. Write a piece of fiction together. Outside at a cafe. Ask strangers when we get stuck.
10. Dress to the nines, pretend to be married, and test drive very expensive vehicles at an auto dealership.
11. Do the lamest tourist thing in our area that we have both secretly wanted to do forever. Have an unabashed good time!
12. In the middle of the night, drive to the beach, so we arrive just as the sun is rising. Have a breakfast picnic, then fall asleep together. Bring a sun umbrella.
13. Drive somewhere unknown and have dinner in a city we’ve never been to. With fake names.
14. Go to a minor league baseball game under the stars. Tell each other stories about how bad we are at athletics. Randomly cheer for both teams. Eat lots of Cracker Jacks.
15. Go around the city with sidewalk chalk and draw hearts with equations inside on random things
16. Walk around a city and perform short silent plays in front of security cameras
17. With camera and pair of boots, make photolog of a day in the life of the invisible man.
18. Walk around the city all night and find a place to eat breakfast at dawn
19. Go to a restaurant and convince the cook to create something completely new for us.
20. Rent a movie we’ve never seen before. Set on mute and improvise dialogue.

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Designer Dis: AW can bite me

The $80 tee really pisses me off.

This model is wearing the Alexander Wang Long Sleeve Pocket Tee. And yes, it is $80.

Do I see anything particularly special about this white piece of rayon(!!!)? Do I think a blind nun in the Alps sewed on the pocket by hand?

No and no.

Do I think I could find one that looks EXACTLY THE SAME in a fabric I actually want to wear, like cotton or silk, for much, much less?

Indeed I do.



This is AW's Sheer U-Neck Tee. For $75. I'm guessing the $5 price break is due to the fact that it looks like a stretched out version of the shirts I used to wear in high school gym class, only way more see-though. I just love a tee I have to layer ANOTHER DAMN TEE UNDER in order to wear it in public.

For those of you who think perhaps I am being a bit harsh, please shut it. I could dis on AW all damn day. But have I said a WORD about the $340 Henley top (which could have been borrowed from any large frat boy in the 90s)? Have I mentioned the $235 sweatshorts (are you freaking kidding me)? Have I uttered the tiniest PEEP about the $320 sweatshirt with grommets (it's cropped, people, CROPPED)?

I have not. Or maybe I have. But I don't hate everything from AW. I just think the price point is an artificial way to induce people to buy what they perceive to be exclusive, when really they are just getting ripped off. I haven't seen anything so far that looks original, super well made, or even more than slightly interesting. When you find something, lemme know.

Until then, this overpriced crap just makes me mad.

In the words of Andria C., good friend and shopper extraordinaire: only a wang would buy this tee. Guess what we think that makes you if you pony up for the rest of the line?

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Handbag of the Day: Oversized Tote

Please say hello to the lexi slouch oversized tote from Calvin Klein. It's $152.60 and has a really! fun! bright blue! lining! The pleat detail keeps the look sleek, and while this is on the plain side, it could be ideal for someone who tends to go less plain on their outfits or other accessories.

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music monday!

it's music monday timeeeee! i didn't have time to design a back cover to the mixtape, sorry! no one downloads them anyway, they're really just for blog aesthetics. i chose to put my face on this one (so narcissistic, i know!) because its a direct take from my new twitter background. lazy? me? never! haha

anyway, here are 10 tunes i've been jamming to this week! enjoy!


eleven twenty three
(click title to download!)


Tracklist:

1. AA Bondy - When The Devil's Loose
2. Dntel - Roll On
3. The Avett Brothers - January Wedding
4. Deer Tick - Easy
5. Rachel Yamagata - Be Be Your Love
6. The Republic Tigers - Buildings & Mountains
7. Paper Route - Waiting For The Final Leaf To Fall
8. Noah and The Whale - Shape Of My Heart
9. Tapes 'N Tapes - Say Back Something
10. AA Bondy - I Can See The Pines Are Dancing
Opening and closing it with AA Bondy thanks to the recommendation of my friend Craig. Thanks Craig! Just click the title to download! Enjoy!

If you'd like to download past mixtapes, just click below! (If you click the title it will take you directly to the download page. If you click "blog post" it will take you to the post on kaelahbee.com that shows you the tracklist and album art!)


• "A" Mixtape / blog post
  
• Songs That Say Goodbye / blog post
• Mello Mellow / blog post
• Kansas / blog post
• Part One / blog post
• One Of Those Days / blog post
  
• Part Two (previously unposted!)
AND HERE'S A SPECIAL TREAT!

Here is Fanfarlo's album "Reservoir"!

ENJOY!
xo

ps; don't forget, you can vote for my shirts in Brickfish's CR Next Design Star by clicking HERE!

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sunday funday!

so i didnt end up going into work on friday night. i wasn't feeling well and the stress from all of my final projects was making it so much worse. granted i lost several hundred dollars by not working... that probably didn't help either. however, i was able to just kind of hang out and kick it with AJ and Bryan. i went to bed around the same time i would have had i worked. yesterday i spent all day at the coffee shop doing homework and writing a ridiculous paper. its all bullcrap honestly. then i went to work. it was dead. sooo slow all night. today i woke up and came to panera and this is where i've been for the past 4 hours. tucked in my corner of the restaurant, working on my advertising campaign and i even had time to make a new twitter background. click HERE to see it. forgive me if it cuts off a little on your screen... i'm working on a beast of a 17" macbook pro so my screen is wayyy wider than normal computers. hmm.. i just did the mixtape for tomorrow so ill have that posted soon!

i cant wait for christmas break so i can rearrange my room, get rid of a bunch of crap, organize my life, etc. i have 2 days of classes this week and sadly they're my worst 2 days. haha thats how it works though, am i right?! i didnt work on my flash website much so thats a bummer, and i have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning that i dont know if i'll be able to go to because of my homework. gosh!

wednesday morning i'm loading baby G up and heading down to hohenwald. i'll do laundry and then go to work from there. the night before thanksgiving is usually our busiest night of the year at the bar. isnt that crazy!? i'll work roughly 8pm til midnight or 2am. blah! then thursday is thanksgiving with my stepdad's family. i'll either camp out at my parent's house until i work friday night or ill head back at some point so i can shop. i didnt go black friday shopping last year (first time in 15 years...) so i might not again this year. i shouldn't spend any moniezzzz.

sorry i didnt let that post go from the queue like i said i would. there are some things i want to elaborate on first :) and several things i'd like to get YOUR opinions on! yay!


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i was thinking about following suit of other bloggers and doing a christmas exchange but i'm really unorganized and i also don't want to post my personal address on a public blog. if it were my livejournal that'd be different. if anyone wants to exchange small holiday things or cards, let me know! anyone who sends anything to me will 100% get something in return. i did it a few years ago and it was so fun! so let me know if you're interested! you can leave a comment below or email me at kaelahbee (at) gmail (dot) com!

hope you're all having a great sunday!
xo

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Lucky Mag, We Need to Talk

Dear Lucky Magazine,

I have been a loyal reader and faithful supporter for several years. I have been willing to try billowy blouses with boxy skirts (hello, added volume), slouchy shorts with heels (um, weird), and beaded necklaces way after their prime (just plain juvenile and tacky). But much of what you have suggested or taught me in the past has been interesting, useful, and not entirely against my better judgment.

However.

The December 2009 issue is chock full of hideous suggestions and ideas that I wouldn't consider on my most desperate day of wardrobe hell. For brevity's sake, I highlight three of your most recent transgressions:

Shorts for Evening: this is a terrible idea, not least because it is just beyond weird. I don't care if the shorts are sequined and you are wearing your fanciest heels, you'll still be wearing SHORTS AS EVENING WEAR. Yeah, shorts have made a come back somewhat on the runways, but to advise normal people to do this is just irresponsible. Not ok.

Sweatpant Trousers: Are you freaking kidding me?! Are the editors blind? Please explain how sweatpants- designed for masses of People Who Just Came From the Gym or Just Gave Up Entirely- got "styled" with rolled up hems, chunky platforms and a blazer? Perhaps this was the Joke of The Issue section? No? The words that came to mind when I saw this were: schizophrenic, heavy, weird. Not words I want associated with my look, ever.

Socks Pulled Way Up Over Boots: This one can get controversial. I am on the side of Socks Peeking Out Over The Tops of Flat Riding Boots Can Be Cute. You are apparently on the side of Socks Pulled Up So High More of Your Leg Is Covered By Sock Than Boot. I find this look a little silly and also a lot stupid. And if you are already wearing tights, why the hell are you wearing socks? Just buy boots that fit and you won't have this issue in the first place.

I contemplated a break up, but I am planning to give you another chance to satisfy me in ways only you know how. Who else can provide page after page of drool-worthy bags along with good advice on how to wear (adorable!) short-sleeved coats and jackets in the winter?

Lucky Mag, you and I are meant to be together. Please stop including weird/stupid/lame/insulting advice in your future issues, and I know we can go the distance.

Yours truly,
Ellen S.

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this is not me.

obviously THIS is not me. my name isn't autumn. although the rest of the information is undeniably true. fakes on myspace/the internet in general are just silly. the cr33py part is he/she took the time to 1) get a photo of georgia from my flickr, 2) quote things directly from my blog 3) take pictures that i've only posted here or my iam.bmezine profile.

anyway, thanks to brittney, clarissa (for the screencaps!), and chelsey for the heads up about this profile. silly girl! if you're going to make a fake profile of me, at the very least don't add people i'm friends with! :)

have a great saturday night, y'all! i'm off to work!

xo

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fantastic space!

this amazing before & after comes from RISD professor wendy seller. along with fourteen other artists, wendy converted an old elementary school into beautiful live/work studios called “the claflin school studios” in newtonville, mass. this particular section is wendy’s space, which took her six years to build (between 1988-94) single-handedly. i can’t get over what the space looked like before and how much she’s transformed it into a livable space- great work wendy! [and thanks to anne for sharing this!]




(via design*sponge)

all if have to say is HOLY CRAP! man i'd love to live there.

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fashion friday!

(via orchid grey)



(via anja louise)



(via idee geniale)


(via sacaton june)


(via euinetsy)


(via Starr Crow)



okay okay okay... so apparently i'm a sucker for floral print and autumn color palettes. we probably all knew that by now, right? though i have to admit the top photo is probably my favorite look of the week. its simple, casual, low key but still attention-grabbing. all photos were found via the wardrobe remix group on flickr. what are some of your favorites this week?!

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