5 on [a chilly] Friday

1. Longchamp released their fall collaboration with Sarah Morris and every bag is just perfect. 

The white handles completely transform the look of the bag, but my favorite has to be the combination of baby pink with black. #flawless

2. If you haven't been watching How To Get Away With Murder, well you are just missing out on SO much. After last night's episode we are only ONE episode away from finding out #WhoKilledSam.

It's on ABC OnDemand, you still have time you catch up

3. Wednesday night was rainy and awful and the perfect night to wander Target in an over-sized sweatshirt. While wandering the book section [my favorite] I was shocked and overly excited to find Sophie Kinsella had written a new Shopaholic book! 

I have NO idea when I'll have time to power read this beauty but if worst comes to worse I do have a nice two weeks off for Christmas.

4. While it may be in the brisk 40s these lovely November mornings...

Dick's has Nike shorts 30% off! 

Yes ladies, it is never too cold to lounge/sleep in some norts. 

That is what indoor heating was invented for. 

5. I have a new office supply obsession and it is under $5 #winning

Washi tape is a gift from the school supply angels and it is now all over my work calendar, personal planner, and office. Office Depot has just bins of it. The back and white stripes are my favorite right now.

Good luck to everyone running the Nashville Marathon and Half Marathon this weekend! 

Remember, you can not OD on Advil Liquid Gels. 

If I had one wish [or eight]

Staying with the birthday theme for this week's posts (since I'm a firm believer in birth[week]days) I thought I'd share some Pekarsk-ing Around approved birthday presents!

I know I would love to find any of these goodies under pink polka dot tissue paper! 

Happy Birthday CPR by crpekarsk 

Follow me on Polyvore!

I want you to want me

  When I was growing up mom and dad used to make deals with us, i.e. if you get all As and Bs you get $20 or if you help in the yard you can go to whatever party. And every stinkin' time it worked. So I've started doing it with myself in post grad life. Setting goals/a timeline to get what I want, putting a post it note with the date I can finally get whatever it may be all over my office, planner, calendar. So far, so good. But with spring comes flowers blooming, people you have never seen in running attire magically working on their fitness I'm unfortunately their witness, and spring collections! So this week's 10 Things will hopefully put some ideas in your head and some post it notes all over your office. 2 more week to go for me and then stalking my package hourly....

10 Things... I'm lusting after

1. Kate Spade for Keds best pairing since ben and jerry's

2. Swell Caroline's new arrivals amaze jewelery, amaze name

3. Lilly Pulitzer's new prints, especially "Pop" perfection, per usual

4. Marley Lilly's monogrammed bandeau bikini tops I would make myself lay out if I had one of these

 5. Haymarket Designs Monogrammed Phone Cases SO many options, don't even know where to begin

6. Tory Burch's Miller Sandal  birthday?

7. May Book's new monogram styles and designs supposedly coming soon this week

8. Longchamp's "Sun" Le Pliage  oh my God, oh my God

9. Neon Infinity Scarves never too warm to wear a scarf 

10. Monogrammed Tervis in Lilly prints can't even deal

"This purse eats things, I swear."

   So please excuse the lack of creativity behind this week's 10 Things. You know all those side effects they list off on those prescription drug commericals, well they're real. Spent the weekend enjoying the laundry list of side effects from one of my prescriptions and Monday waiting to hear back from the doctor about what to do/change. So while sitting on the couch waaaaaaiting for the phone to ring trying to come up with things to post on, I realized it was sitting right next to me. No, not Sophie. My purse. Taking some inspiration from my blog header, I threw my purse on the floor ran that through Instagram, duh and wah-la..

10 [maybe 12] Things...in my purse working from the top down

1. Lilly Pulitzer planner would DIE without it

2. Coach wristlet that thing survived 4 years of college, tride and true

3. Tili travel bag best thing Birch Box ever sent me

4. Target "To Call" notepad great for any last minute notes, or leaving notes on neighbors' cars who continue to park in front of your driveway

5 Checkbook wallet my "mom" wallet, got it in Paris with dad the day I got my first Longchamp

6 Orbit Wintermint

7. Coach Poppy rollerball fits my purse and budget better than the full size bottle

8. Vera Bradley eye glass case [and glasses]

 9. Ovesized hair clip never know when you're gonna need one of these till you don't have one

10. EOS products: handlotion and "eggs" technically three, but they're that good

11. Target "Raybans" for $11 I do not mind throwing these in my purse

12. L'oreal Paris colour riche balm the best

Next week's post will be much better, scout's honor yeah, I was never a girl scout. Have you ever seen me in nature?. And all you ADV 490 kids reading, this is what it looks like when you don't plan out your posts ahead of time..