10 on 10 { Nov 2014 }

Back on track for the 10 on 10 challenge - 10 photos on the 10th day of the month!  I will confess, I did my hourly photos yesterday - much better options than office blah.  So here's Sunday fun day. Pumpkin bread and tea A glass of milk - can't go a day w/out one New fall/winter plantings in the outdoor pots Fun mural spotted on the side of Smiley Brothers Holiday decor is out in the stores Portrait shoot at Northwestern's campus Spotted a little graffiti under the El - love spotting these things Red ivy { heart } My fun new hat { thank you Target! } Ended the night with some photo editing

10 on 10 { sept 2014 }

I've missed the last couple of months 10 on 1o challenges ... bad me.  But, hopefully I can be better for the coming months!  Here's my September ten. Fresh off my trip to Italy, I decided to do my 10 on Sunday.  It was the perfect lazy day - homemade waffles with the most amazing bourbon barrel honey, tea and magazines, the kitties loving having their momma home, putting together little travel gifts for friends, journaling (so I can remember what I did on my trip!) and the beginnings of photo editing - there's so far to go! It was the most beautiful day here in Chicago.  Happy to be home!

10 on 10 { june 2014 }

It's a weekday and I still managed to get my ten on ten in - woot!Today was a completely dreary Chicago summer day - cold (54•) and as you can see I was in a jacket and scarf, that's just wrong, wrong!  It's June!  Started the day with a protein shake and toast and a little beautification.  Had to charge my Up band - try to do this when I am most still during the day so I don't miss any steps! Despite the cold temps I have mad the switch to iced tea for the summer { love } and snapped a photo of cute little angels as part of today's Fat Mum Slim photo challenge - today's word is 'fly.' Lightened up the rainy day with a new CD from Nicolay - fabulous DJ and part of The Foreign Exchange.  Oh and my custom Vans came today ... and ... I don't love them (booooooo).  I have been on the hunt for a fun "animal sneaker" since I saw this on Pinterest ... I have ordered six pair now and nothing looks right on me at all.  Oh well, I guess it's time to move on and find another shoe to obsess over.

Hope you had a great Tuesday!  Happy 10!

10 on 10 { may 2014 }

I did manage to sneak in my 10 on 10 this month, but not very creative.  I was out and about and kind of all over the place and wasn't really thinking about the photos... Despite that, I had a wonderful day.  Waffles, a lazy morning with tea, good reads and the kitties, acupuncture, scoring the most beautiful peonies at Whole Foods, a photo shoot with one of my friends and then The Foreign Exchange show at the Metro!  A great Saturday!! 

10 on 10 { april 2014 }

So... I had a bit of a fail on this months ten on ten .. I started it on the 10th, but being a weekday, completely lost track of time and got buried in the workday.  So then I thought I'd pick up on the weekend ... but somehow managed to still come up short by a photo.  I blame the miserable cold that has fogged my head for two weeks!!  :(  Ahh well, hopefully I will do better in May!  

10 on 10 { march 2014 }

March ten on ten - a Sunday out and about.  Breakfast with Click Magazine (love that magazine!), beautifying, allergist - finally got my walking papers and after four years of shots, I'm done!!, badly needed car wash - road salt is a killer, target, lunch @ longman and eagle - was there three hours - long wait, good food and drink!, shopping on Clybourn! Hope your tenth was fabulous! (no .. I didn't buy that plate from West Elm, but it is kind of fun, no?)

10 on 10 { feb 2014 }

I did my 10 on 10 challenge yesterday - much easier and better photo opportunity on a weekend rather than a boring old work day.  I am also participating in the FatMumSlim photo challenge - the word for the day was "detail" so I decided to work with that theme for my 10 on 10.  Here are a few details from the day.

10 on 10 { dec 2013 }

I wasn't able to do the 10 on 10 challenge on the tenth, so I thought I'd do it today.  Why not, right?  The theme for this month is candy canes, and since I was feeling very much in the holiday spirit, I decided to let that inspire my shots for the day!  Oh Rebekah is doing a giveaway this month of a beautiful album (love it so much I bought it!) by her friend Sarah. Take a listen! [bandcamp width=100% height=120 album=3235609941 size=medium bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5]

So here's my holiday ten [ woke up to a fresh three inches of snow ] [ challah french toast + applewood smoked bacon  ] [ Christmas cards ] [ love my santa snow globe ] [ peppermint cookie whole foods style - love these ] [ wrapping present ] [ window decor along my way to the fabric store ] [ snowy branches ] [ sugar cookies! ] [ now relaxing with Phee watching basketball ]

10 on 10 { Nov 2013 }

Super Sunday!!!  Seriously a fabulous day!!  So glad It was the 10th so I had some fun things to share for the November's 10 on 10 challenge! Started the day with some tea - because no day can begin without my tea!  Then a selfie to show off my fabulous Target find - chevron infinity scarf { love } Then off to brunch at Beatrix - where they have super cool light fixtures and even better food! { that's caramel pie, oh yes it is! }  Met my cousin and his boyfriend - haven't seen them in forever it seems - so great to catch up with them!  Then I was off to Bucktown for pizza and beer at my favorite Piece before the show!  With quick little pitstop on my friend's rooftop for a peek at the view - I think I would sleep up there if this was what I'd wake up to!!  Oh and then my love, John Legend, sang to me (and a few other people) for a couple of hours!  The perfect end to a Sunday!  Here's hoping for a great week!!

Sorry I failed to check again for a theme ... must pay better attention!  Happy Fall Harvest to my fellow bloggers!

10 on 10 { oct 2013 }

I remembered to do my 10 on 10 for the challenge today.  AND since I was out and about, you get to see what a travel workday looks like for me.  No two are alike, and today was quite the mix!  That said ... I failed to see that there was a theme for this month ... sorry no pumpkin spice today.  :( Phoned in from Columbia, SC.

[1] photo of the state house in hotel room [2] room service [3] caffeine [4] reviewing signs - and not liking them [5] walking the hospital floor-by-floor [6] skipped lunch and stopped into the Carolina Museum of Art to see the Annie Leibovitz exhibit (no photos allowed) and zipped through the rest of the galleries - loved these two coming from the ground [7] back to the job site to walk all exterior signs with the guys [8] obligatory palmetto tree [9] recharging [10] rockers at the airport - love the south [11] bonus photo of lake murray from the sky