A friend of mine is having a baby and her nusery is hot pink! What a rockin baby that will be, huh? Hot Pink is my new favorite color (until I get sick of it in a couple of months and pick a new one! lol) Here are some fab hot pink ideas for sweets, dresses, weddings, parties, shoes, art and gorgeous flowers.

Pictured above is the beautiful and always put together, but waaay too skinny, Mrs. Beckham with a hot pink Hermes bag (yea, I never said you could actually afford everything I picked out! BUT we can dream, girls.) Hot, hot shoes from Zappos.com Chloe Sevigny in a super short & chic Luella mini dress. Hot pink flowers, yummmmmy cupcakes and the gorgeous fashion icon Marilyn Monroe.

A standing ovation for the fashionista that is Gwen Stefani, skipping the traditional route to don a hot pink and white wedding dress! Pretty Gerbera daisies, more yummy cupcakes, a candy necklace, & chic shoes from zappos.com once again. A cute Donna Ricco hot pink dress....Izze has awesome bottles that are simply designed and yummy enough to serve at any party & match almost an color scheme. For the daring ones (like me, 10 years ago!) you could sport some hot pink hair??!! Ok, so maybe that's a stretch, but it would absolutely be fun! Hot pink incorporated into invitations, announcements, & favors is always fun as well as some pink coral, for a centerpiece.....

Enjoy the Pink!

Looking for a new addition to your accessories collection, but don''t want to break the bank & don't want something cheapy? Friago has added some new earrings and all of them will cost you exactly $10 each! Let me know what you think....

Thanks a bunch Fabulous, Fabulous!

The mastermind behind the cute Fabulous Fabulous blog, Jill, was kind enough to mention Friago in her blog. She even picked out some of her favorite pieces! Check out her blog, you'll be sure to find some yummy, handmade things to read about!

I looooove sweets....I lose all self control around them. It's a serious problem, which is why I didn't hesitate at all when I saw two mothers at Starbucks with huge boxes full of Girl Scout Cookies. Yes!....Nooooooo!! I was all excited and pissed at the same time. Thinking, you know, I bust my butt at spin class 4 times a week to let it all go down the drain with a couple of boxes of Samoas? Crap.....BUT as I'm walking toward them, with self control totally out the window, I realize that they are both smoking cigarettes. Now, I do not smoke and I don't really care if you smoke, but come on! I swear, they both looked like chimneys and all the smoke was blowing in the direction of my Samoas! I turned around thinking that #1. As a mother of a girl scout shouldn't you be setting a better example for your daughters? I can only crack up laughing when I picture a dozen girl scouts rebelliously smoking cigarettes in their uniforms thinking, hey, my mom smokes. #2 My Samoas just won't taste the same with a tobacco aftertaste, Yuck! I'm glad I didn't get the cookies, but I'm sure the girls will find me the next time I'm walking out of the grocery store. Which reminds me..........We really need milk! ;)

It seems that everytime I turn around there is someone getting laid off, or work hours are getting cut, or an unemployed friend hasn't been able to find a job in months. Everyone is kind of sitting at their desks a little more paranoid than ever. Scary......Scary situations, indeed. I find myself being more conscious of what I'm spending when I go shopping. I'm cutting back here and there too. Manicures and Pedicures are few and far between, which makes me wonder how well those girls are doing themselves. Ouch! My hair, or better yet, the staw hat on top of my head.....has been neglected too! :) The amount that it costs to maintain a cute cut or some chunky highlights now seems like an atrocity to spend! My husband and I used to eat out 4-5 times a week (I know, that's a ton LOL) NOW, it's much less....It's actually quite surprising how much healthier it is to cook at home...Wanna lose some wieght? Eat at home for a while!

For all the people who have been directly hit by this economic crisis, it's a bit of a wake up call to re-evaluate some things. It's been about 7 months since I got laid off and I think it's given me the opportunity to take some time for myself. I take care of my body more! I actually have time to go to the gym. I can go during "normal" daytime hours, not when its a zoo after 5pm. I have more time to do some 'good wifey' duties so I make my husband breakfast almost every morning before he goes to work (he's very lucky to have a wife who is a morning person!). Lastly, but oh-so-important, I've been able to dedicate more time to my business & my blog.  

I can't lie...I do feel bored out of my mind sometimes and will head over to scan careerbuilder or monster, but I quickly find something to keep busy with when the results are crappy.

Re-evaluating life once in a while is not always a bad thing ;)

 Friago is now carrying scarves....and all you fashion forward ladies listen up! They are handmade & can be custom-made (who doesn't love that?!) They are gorgeous, fun & flirty (again, who doesn't love that?!) and they are extremely reasonably priced, I KNOW we all love that! If you want Long & chunky - $35, Light & Skinny - $30 They come in a yummy assortment of colors & sizes for all seasons. 

Take a peek at a few of them:

New mommy gift: Jenniferladd bunny slippers
Photography buff gift: cutcopycreate double yellow series
Eco-friendly gift: createyourday recycled glass bead necklace
Fun & flirty girlfriend gift: miabellejewellery golden crystal drops
Sophisticated chic gal gift: thespeececollection seafoam pearls
Smartypants bookworm gift: Prettymuchart natural foliage bookmark
Romantic lady gift: hildaselements blushed red vintage flower

Thank you to everyone who posted for the Decemeber 1st top 7 at 7pm!

I had a small accident early this morning.....My husband installed a pull-up bar in one of the hallways in my house. I jumped on it to do a pull-up and the bar came off the door frame. Of course,  I was already all the way up. I fell straight down on my butt and smacked the back of my head on the, extremely hard, TILE floor..........If you're thinking omg ouch! you are absolutely correct. My head was bleeding most of the morning and now hours later I'm very sore and achey all over with a throbbing headache. Needless to say, the Top 7 at 7pm will NOT be happenening tonight. It usually takes me a good 4-5 hours to go through the shops, gather images, links, and set it all up.

I'm feeling really horrible so it will be postponed until WEDNESDAY...at 7pm (the PINK giveaway is also postponed). 

Sorry for any inconvenience. :( But please be sure to check back!

Thanks

Mrs. All of a Sudden Accident Prone

P.S. My hubby took pictures of my head, but they are too gross and graphic to post. Thought you might wanna keep your lunches in your tummies! 

I love to travel, but the plane ride is the worst part!...I get bored VERY easily so I make sure to have a fair share of candy, magazines, & music along with me. On my latest trip (Mexico, I'll be blogging about it soon!) I grabbed an issue of one of my favorite magazines, PINK!

From www.pinkmagazine.com:

PINK exists to promote this new generation of women who are making a significant impact on the world through their work and their lives-while being true to themselves.

Being a business woman myself I try to read about other successful women as much a possible. Try to steal some secrets or even just to get inspired and excited about what possibilities are out there for me and my little business!  This is why I have decided to do a magazine subscription giveaway!

Please post a comment here telling me why you would benefit from this subscription!

The winner will receive 7 issues of PINK magazine FREE!!! (courtesy of Friago) & will be announced on December 1st right before  the Top 7 at 7pm. 

Please be sure to enter your email so I can contact you!

Good luck to all.....