Weekend Wrap Up through iPhone

Lovely food-tray at the T Room for a friend's baby shower

Artwork that took my breath away! You have to see it in person to know what I mean (currently at La Luz de Jesus Gallery). This piece is called "Born Again", acrylic on wood panel, by Nathan Ota.

A cozy dinner at our favorite Brazilian spot, M-Grill, compliments of Mr. R in celebration of my new job :)

Mr. R's cute message.....made out of meat, his other love....

Woof Woof for the Holidays!

The holidays are just around the corner and I LOVE how shopping malls are starting to deck their halls! I can't wait for it to start getting colder here in Los Angeles!
So from my many hectic last-minute shopping experiences in previous years, I've decided to look for Christmas gifts NOW, and of course with the handy-dandy Internet, shopping is so much easier!....although I still love the hustle and bustle of shopping malls :)

For my fellow dog-lovers, these are the cutest little guys that I'm currently lusting after! They are sold at the Tortoise General Store (TGS), and are the hand-made creations of a crafting group called Osu! Shugei-bu (fyi - the artists are all men in their 40's...who would've guessed!)

And guess what....they all come with batteries so you can walk these little bad boys!


Here's my version of a robot-dog....although this little boy has a non-stop battery, and left a little surprise for me next to my boots this morning! grRrr....too bad his little face always melts me and I can't stay angry. :)

My Boyfriend's Woman

I must say that my posts have been quite random as of late. From rants to wants to weekend recaps, I've strayed away from focusing on my muffin tops. That's what life is though I guess, random.
Anyways, I wanted to talk about my "boyfriend's woman", or at least that's the name I've given to the Harvard-grad, highly regarded actress, Natalie Portman. Having once mentioned that he fancied the actress, I have stuck by those words as peanut butter sticks to jelly, and am quick to give him a glance when her name is ever mentioned or she makes an appearance in a trailer or whatnot. Yes, it is juvenile, and yes he says she's more my woman than his, but I have to admit, after seeing the upcoming cover of V magazine, she is a little bit my woman now....

via My Fashion Life

I am absolutely infatuated with this cover! From the placement of her head to the magazine's title, to her make up, and her HAIR, love it all! She just looks so bad-ass but beautiful at the same time. I've got to admit that she definitely has some angles going on....look at that jawline and those eyebrows! Omg, I love the hair!!

Fall Cleaning!

I've been trying to organize my purses and clean them out when I realized I never really use a make up bag. Because my work atmosphere is pretty laid back, I don't go in all made up or actually even care what I look like unless I know a client is coming in or I have a red carpet to cover. I do realize however that whenever I reach in my big purse to search for some lip balm, I either end up frustrated not being able to find it or its been pushed and squeezed every which way with the top off...UGH!
So with my mission to "fall cleaning" my purses and keeping the insides clean and lip-balm-gunk-free, I'm in search for a cute make up bag. Here are some that I found....some are more realistic contenders than others :)Here's my #1 for now, a Toki Doki with cute little monsters....except I really can't see myself spending $50 on a make up bag....from Macys.

via Jildor Shoes

If I'm going to spend that much money, might as well purchase a classy one that would be age appropriate for a while hehe. Love Tory Burch~Here's a very cute set from Dillards. It's on sale and it comes with two pieces, love the little details and picnic-y look. I like that you can use the small one for everyday use and the larger one for travel.

I think it's only appropriate that as a Muffin Top Lover, I would look into fellow pastry-designed bags, and I do love my cupcakes! So cute! Found at Debenhams. Too bad they're located in the UK.

I'm all about uniqueness, so of course I perused through etsy and found this cute little guy from seller, thepurplehedgehog.

Here's a cute little fellow from etsy as well, made by seller MishmashDesigns. Love how there's a little pouch in the front for easy-access items.

Of course, you can never go wrong with a LeSportsac cosmetics purse....so cute, and functional with its durable material and multiple zippered pouches.If I could only afford it, I would LOVE this Marc Jacobs cutie (available at Bloomingdales)....one of my favorite designers....so purty :)
So many cute ones to choose from....like candyyyy :)

Remember Remember, the 5th of Novemeber....

The evenings now carry a nippy wind of...70 degrees, the leaves are dirty green, I can no longer wear flip flops everyday, and everyone is enjoying their extra hour of sleep...which can only mean, it's Autumn in Los Angeles!
Does your body ever feel a little off after springing forward or falling back? For some reason, my body seems to get out of whack and I get a little disoriented. I do love however that the holidays are-a-coming and I can't WAIT for Christmas!
This past Halloween weekend on the other hand was not the best as *rant coming ahead*....I did not receive my paycheck! Well, actually I did receive it, but was not allowed to deposit it until November 2nd (today), although the monies were supposed to be in my account by the 30th! Unfortunately, upon trial, there seemed to be insufficient funds and I was unable to deposit my check yet again. I was told to try again later this evening.... EEK! My rent and bills are all out and I am definitely in panic mode!
I'm actually at work now but am unable to focus as I'm extremely worried, and to be honest, my desire to work is out the window having not yet been paid.

Do you ever have one of those days, or weeks, where everything just seems to go wrong? I've been very stressed out lately, actually pretty upset and about to lay out some V for Vendetta! haha..not really, but it sounds cool, since it's November now, almost the 5th.
Anyways, my Muffin Top of the Day actually occurred over the weekend when Mr. R and I went children-viewing at the mall (that sounds so wrong!)
I absolutely LOVE seeing little children dressed up for Halloween, and since nobody comes trick-or-treating to my apartment, the mall is the best place to see all the cute little dinosaurs, princesses, superheroes and pumpkins running around, high on sugar.
My MTOTD moment happened when two little boys, maybe both about 4 years old, serendipitously bumped into each other, one dressed up as Woody from Toy Story, and the other as Buzz Lightyear! It was one of those Kodak moments, when it was just meant to be! They were the same height, even looked similar and were both as cute as can be! They gave each other high-fives and their proud mommies took some pictures while I stood in the background squealing with delight! It may seem like nothing, but it totally made my day, and even though I'm down today, I think about it and it makes me smile.

What are your Muffin Tops? :)

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