Holiday Belly Laughs

If you have a sibling, I'm sure you've experienced those moments where all you needed was to give each other a certain glance, and the buffoonery would ensue.  I remember sitting in church with my brother as young kids and we could not, I repeat, could not hold ourselves together.  We'd avoid any and all eye contact with each other, in fear that we would simply die of hysterical laughter.  Nothing amusing usually happened, but the sheer reason we were in church...was enough for us.  There we were, keeled over, stomach cramped, holding in laughter with every inch of our little bones....every Sunday.

What about awkward Christmas ornaments.  My family is famous for them.  The above is an antique ornament, probably the size of my pinkie.  It was my grandmothers mothers mothers brothers mothers who the hell knows anymore.  My mom has always placed this on her tree. WHY.  Who would put such an ornament on their tree!  The sheer awkwardness of this very ornament has my brother and I in complete hysterical laughter every year.  We run up to each other holding this odd tiny head on the end of a 2" pipe cleaner.  We take a gasp, look each other in the eyes...and die.  I decided to take it home this year to San Francisco, along with some other antique ornaments I grew up with.  I decided to sent a photo of it to my brother after I was done decorating our tree.  I'm still laughing thinking about the comedy text party that followed.  I love you Richie.

Oh, and all this happened.

 

I hope everyone had a beautiful holiday!  

Winter Cozy.

                                           

I've got a case of the cozy's and these are my must-have winter pics. (insert smiley with heart eyes here) I'm perched on the couch, web surfing like it's Christmas people.  I want these slippers like it's nobody's business, this blanket like something fierce and the bag....like OH-YES.  We're headed to Lake Tahoe for the holidays.  Family is waiting, snow is a-snowin', and the my snowboard has been collecting dust until now.  Now, if the rain would let up so we can actually make it there.  Happy holidays!

1. Minnetonka Chrissy Booties / / 2. Pendleton Blanket / / 3. rag & bone keeley duffle

I heart Zaarly.

Photo Credits: Kenneth Chan Photography

I swear I'm in between smiles ;)
Photo Credit: Kenneth Chan Photography

Photo Credit: Kenneth Chan Photography

Last night I celebrated the Holiday season by participating in the  +Zaarly "Holiday Happy Hour" event in SOMA. Not only was it a complete success for Rasbarri and ME as a local seller, but mingling and meeting most of the team made a seemingly tough week, all better.  What a great group of people.  What a turn out!

For those of you who don't know what Zaarly is, it's a local marketplace that connects sellers to other local people  (it runs the gamut - all the way from custom bow ties to home made pickles...and even yoga lessons!) They're in every major city and totally rocking something awesome.  So next time you're looking for a gift or any type of service, check Zaarly out and support amazing local people.  I'm incredibly excited to be a part of it all.

Thank you, Zaarly.  You seriously rock.

Check out my Zaarly shop - and then check out all the other amazing local sellers, too.
https://zaarly.com/rasbarri

More Stuff.

I have a really bad sense of humor.  To top it off, it's the Holidays and George Carlin comes to mind.
I spend my evenings online coveting dozens of items, things I want, more stuff.  Pinterest is my best friend and we're curating the most beautiful collection of things I'll never actually buy, together.  Below is one of my all time favorite routine's of George Carlin; one in which he delivers the meaning of Holiday cheer, acquiring "more stuff".  I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.  Enjoy!

Vegan Me.

recipe: wholeliving.com  / / photo credits: John Kernick

Breakfast.  This is what it looks like.  A whole little bit ago, my life veered in a new direction.  I moved to San Francisco from the suburbs, I started a new job (or two) and I completely changed my eating habits.  Not only did I become a vegetarian, but I started cutting out animal byproducts altogether.  Bad Italian genes (shaking my fist!!)  Sure, I cheat here and there - but I'm pretty sure I'll never eat meat again.  How San Francisco of me.

Weekend breakfasts normally consist of tofu thrown into a sizzling iron skillet, (if you don't have an iron skillet, get one) whatever veggies we have on hand, and potatoes if we're feeling wild.  The highlight of this dish is grinding up dried chili's and throwing them in for added flavor.  Cholula. Ketchup. You're all set.  I came across this recipe and thought how similar it looked to our weekend vegan "hash".  I typically skip the nutritional yeast but still lovely nonetheless. Enjoy!

Keeping it Interesting.

Well, hello beautiful.  Rasbarri got a makeover.  BIG thanks to Lauren at the Perfect Pair for taking my vision and turning it into exactly what I was hoping.  Color, Pop, Arrows, NEON. YES!  It reminded me when I was in my early 20's and I brought home a new, bright red Volkswagen GTI.  When I drove up the driveway, my mom was waiting outside to see me pull up, laughing hysterically.  She said, "I knew you would drive up in a mickey mouse car!"  She always said my taste was "interesting".  I'll take it.  It beats boring, right!  Part of my project for Lauren was giving her inspiration photos for my blog.  Modern-cozy with a pop of color is right up my alley.  My next project will most likely entail painting sticks to emulate this neon mess of wonderful.

1. withers palette rug >> 2. pixilated abstraction runner >> 3. mon colonel throw >> 4. throw pillow cases