When it comes to lusting over unnecessary items, I’m sort of a pro at it. From dresses to make up that I’ll never wear, iPhone covers and USB drives that I don’t really need, I have a radar for finding the cutest and the coolest. My life is already full of excess stuff, but for whatever reason, I crave more and more. A chromatic typewriter? Sure, why not. A full bar set? I am an adult these days, and classy too. A USB drive in the shape of an ice cream bar? Yes, I need that. For documents. And stuff. Hopefully, I’m not alone in craving cute and quirky stuff. Check out the gallery below to find out what’s on my “No, but seriously, I need this” list! Read More »

Like most normal humans between the ages of 12 and 70, I love The Office. And, like most American women between the ages of 6 and 800, I love shopping. And clothes. And pretty things of all sorts. Put all these delightful things together, and you have my new favorite blog of all time!

Well, it’s not new, but it’s new to me, and I am totes obsessed with it. This magical blog? Things I Bought That I Love written by none other than Kelly from The Office, Mindy Kaling.

And yes, it is exactly what it sounds like. Its tagline: “A place to discuss things we’ve bought that are frivolous and fun.” From sour candies to adorable flat (thank you!) shoes, it’s literally anything lovely and mentionable that has crossed Mindy’s path.

Not only does she have awesome, interesting taste, she is also (hello!) a comedy writer, so the whole thing is just one big ball of adorable hilarious-ness. I love that I can read it and hear the words coming straight out of Kelly’s be-lipglossed mouth. But even the flaky, flippy, Kelly-esque tone she sometimes employs can’t mask the fact that she’s hella (shut up, I’m from the West Coast) smart. Her writing is sharp, and her suggestions are not only cutesy and fashionable, they’re actually realistic and useful! Like, you could use them in your real life. For real.

My recent favorite? Her suggestion for Hue by Tracy Reese tights which came about when she came across the “I love dresses, but hate when my knees get frostbite” dilemma we all face from time to time. Thanks, Mindy!

The only downside? Oh right, turns out Mindy is also an actor and writer for a hit television show, so sometimes she can’t post as much as I’d like. But when she does, it is so worth waiting for. She’s clever, she’s candid, and best of all, she cracks me the eff up. Keep on keepin on, Kaling!

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I love pretty little things.

I really love pretty little things with a purpose. So imagine my glee when I happened upon the adorably named Moo.com, a website dedicated to “printing things from your stuff”.

Although the crafty folks at Moo will make lots of cute stuff from your uploaded pictures, my favorite product of theirs are the MiniCards.

For $20 you get 100 colorful mini cards (about half the size of a normal calling card) packed in a reusable plastic box. They can make the cards look nice for you, or you can pretty them up yourself with up to 100 different images. With six lines of available text on the back, these adorable little information holders are my new must haves. Read More »