Mother-Fracking #YOLO

THIS IS HAPPENING*, PEOPLE.

Speak now or forever hold your peace.

Note to Anthro:  this is why you need to have free shipping all the time.  I never would have tried this crazy nonsense if not for your recent free shipping promo.


*  Just maybe not happening at the office......I haven't quite figured out how to make a jumpsuit work for business casual?  This may be a bigger challenge than the maxi skirt.  (FYI, I tried black-blazering it to no avail.)

OOTD: Making the Best of It

As much as I prefer taking outfit photos outside my apartment in the morning, I sort of like the photos taken in front of the mirror in my office gym.  Those photos generally mean that I diligently woke up in the morning, exercised on my way to work, and then got myself ready in the locker rooms in the basement of my office building.  Getting fitter, ya'll!

Anyway, here's what I wore yesterday:

This shirt was a somewhat unfortunate final sale purchase.  It's great --- soft and a good winter neutral --- but probably a size too big.  I assembled the pieces of this outfit the night before without trying them on in advance and was a bit underwhelmed by the end product.  Thank goodness for my emergency black blazer:

Better...better...

In this Outfit:

Ann Taylor Loft Colorblocked Dolman Sleeve Top (here)

Anthropologie Checked Crops (similar)

Anthropologie Pave Post Earrings (here)

Forever 21 Lace Collar Necklace (similar-ish)

Payless Chelsea Flats (here) (TTS)

Michael Kors Runway Watch (on sale)

Thank you!

I have not yet had a chance to respond to comments from Saturday's post seeking advice about camping, but I wanted to say a quick "Thank you" for all of the helpful advice rendered thus far (and keep it coming, if you've got it).  You guys are fantastic and I greatly appreciate it.

(I am sooooo sorry if you don't get the reference and are grossed out, but I just could not resist)

Happy Monday!

In the Kitchen

Two things.

One:  I made a delicious and easy recipe this week that I couldn't wait to share.  It's a chorizo and kale soup recipe from PaleoPot.  It was incredibly hearty and did a great job of warming me up on a few of the cold winter nights we've had around here lately.  If you like your soups a bit spicy, you'll love this!  Vegetarians, I bet you could replace the chorizo with white beans.

Two:  I recently overhauled my tupperware cabinet and I am a better woman for it.  (You know the cabinet I'm talking about --- the one where you keep your motley assortment of plastic containers collected from Chinese take-out orders?  I am sure that isn't just a Jewish thing, right?)

Previously, it looked something like this:

(source, suggesting its own organizational method)

I found this little diddy on Amazon (for only $20, no less---now on sale for $16):

And now, I've got this:

Geez, what would I do without Amazon Prime?  Honestly.

Do you have any cabinet-organization secrets?  I want to attack my pots and pans cabinet next...

Halp me stay alive in the great outdoors!

Happy Saturday, internet!  I'm working all weekend, but I think I'll get to do all of my work from home, which is a huge improvement.  I'll take my couch, my own cooking, and sweatpants over my desk chair, Seamlessweb, and real pants any day of the week.  Thank goodness for work-from-home infrastructures, amirite?

I've got some questions for you outdoorsy/musical types.  Today, I bought tickets to Bonnaroo, a four-day outdoor music festival in Tennessee.  The line-up looks fantastic and I am SUPER-excited about going.  We're planning to camp at the site for the time we're out there.  Although a four-day camping trip may seem like a leap ("This website is still called, 'Stuff Jewish Girls Like,' isn't it?") I've been camping for short spells with other people before and liked it, and my boyfriend and I have been vaguely talking about doing some kind of one-to-two-week bike tour of a nearby state that would involve camping while on the road.  So anyway, point being, this camping thing is going to happen.

Question 1:  What sort of gear do you campers bring with you?  Any vital consumer goods I must have?  Which lanterns do you like?  Do you use air mattresses or cots?  Which?  Halp!

Question 2:  What should I look for when purchasing a tent?  It cost like $750 to rent a tent for Bonnaroo but they seem to run under $200 on Amazon, so it seems like an easy purchase.  Can you get a decent tent at that price point or do I need something that's certified for use on Everest or something?  I'm looking at this one in particular...

I figure we might as well get a tent that would sleep us along with some friends/kids for camping trips down the road.

Question 3:  Have any of you been to Bonnaroo before?  Or a multi-day music festival?  This will be my first one.  Is there anything I should know?