Flings

i've been on planes for about 29384 hours lately, so movies have been watched. thank goodness i did sleep some on recent flights (I usually don't!), but there was still plenty of time for trying new flicks.  i did winnie the pooh (so freaking cute and wwan gives me all the feels), the favourite (great! didn't see that twist coming, eek), a bollywood film Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (fascinating.  it's like nsync meets a soap opera meets the OC) and 27 dresses, just because.

this thursday, we're featuring really attractive tabletop linens and decor from south african retailer ngala trading co. their safari-chic prints are perfect for spring soirées, and i can't wait to show you the table i'm styling with their insta-worthy prints later this week.  think cheetahs dashing across table runners, silk leopard pillows and oodles of luxe glass African beads.  catch the pop-up on furbish at 12pm est on 3/21

my travel guru for the jaipur trip, grant gibson, recommended a couple of books to get us india inspired - and this one was such a fun read.  east of the sun is a whirlwind saga of three english women who have been swept across the world to come of age in a turbulent era in india.  ghandi is encouraging the poor to rise against British rule - and these young women have been tasked with finding husbands, making a life for themselves and impossibly pleasing domineering parents who remain in england, all their hopes pinned on their daughters in this new world.   the other great read was holy cow: an indian adventure - i found it really helpful for setting expectations heading into my trip (although india will exceed any possible expectation you could ever have - it's that magical!)

i picked up these raquel allegra easy pants for my trip - and they were such a good call. i flew in them from paris to india - perfect for a long flight, and wore them on our sight-seeing days around jaipur and agra. lightweight and easy breezy, perfect for packing light and looking cool. i snagged mine at vermillion here in raleigh, but there are several prints available online. the fanny pack that we're now calling a 'cross-body' bag because, well, fanny pack is hard to accept, was a smart move. kept all my things tucked in tight for crowded streets where personal space is a non-thing (monekys will steal things from you on the street!), plus plenty of storage for phone, moneys and all the pills i took to not get sick but get sick.

you've probably seen on IG that i've been working on a very fun project here in raleigh -- a megaformer studio called mega (because clever!) that's opening this weekend!  i've worked with alicia belle, the rambunctious red-headed founder on the brand from the get-go.  i'm a huge fan of her, and a devotee of the work out.  i've mega-ed in NYC and DC, and couldn't contain myself when she told me she was bringing a new workout to town.  Alicia + the megas is a recipe for a rowdy workout: intense, and hard, but addictive and effective.  this has been such a rad new challenge for me and my team - designing the studio, and managing mega's IG account, and i'm pumped over our progress!

after looking at a white wall for months, i got a bee in my bonnet this weekend and finally hung some artwork.  it's funny how the cobbler has no shoes sometimes - i hung the art and felt pretty tickled with myself, sent some photos over to nick, and magically, he took my gallery wall from boxed in bloggery vibes to salon-style curated chic.  he simple suggested not crowding the mirror with a third row of art, and spreading out rather than up, and voila!  having this wall hung makes SUCH a difference already.  i'm on the slowboat to china decorating this place, but when the breeze blows, i can catch a little wind in my sails.  the huge mirror is from sonder living, and it's even lovelier in person.  the tennis ball and ball of dog really complete the look, i think.