Changing a life begins with a single step...

Photo Courtesy of TOMS Shoes

Today I purchased my first pair of TOMS Shoes from a store on Abbot Kinney. Who knew they were actually really comfortable too?! I'm definitely a fan, so these will not be my last...

"TOMS Shoes was founded on a simple premise: For every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of shoes to a child in need. One for One. Using the purchasing power of individuals to benefit the greater good is what we're all about.

Since our beginning in May 2006, TOMS has given over 140,000* pairs of shoes to children in need through the purchases of caring customers. Because of your support, TOMS plans to give over 300,000 pairs of shoes to children in need around the world in 2009." -Taken from TOMS website

*As of April 2009

To learn more about TOMS, click here.

Life is Good.

Photo Credit: PostSecret.com

I am behind on posting, but I felt compelled to share this PostSecret with you in this time of recession, depression, and stress.

With three and a half weeks left in my college career, I seemed to naturally ease back into my 2008 life perspective.. We can't control most of the things that happen to us, but as long as we make decisions whole-heartedly and with a purpose we can regret less and live more. College is too short for second guessing. Every choice you make can affect the person you become. So listen to your heart, choose wisely, live passionately, and no matter what you can be happy with the results.

(Unless you're a really negative person, then I can't help you.)

Your Vehicle Is Illegally Parked.

Photo Credit: PostSecret.com


For the first time since I was 17 (that time was on Irving for an abandoned parking meter), I got a parking ticket. There is a two-hour limit, and I had left my car from 9 AM to 2 PM. Surprisingly, I was not angry or upset when I saw the god-forsaken piece of paper waiting for me on my windshield. Maybe because I knew I had it coming, and maybe I was glad it was a ticket and not a tow.

I drove down the block to my usual lunch place and decided to eat-in today so I could avoid having my car on that street for a while. A man on crutches and his parents walked in about ten minutes after I sat down. While I was eating, I felt him look at me and assumed it was because I was eating by myself. (This eating alone thing was a first for me today, and I must say I am not a fan.) When I finished my meal and paid the check, I glanced over at their table and realized I'd seen that man before.

Last week after I picked up lunch, I backed out of a parking spot in a tight alley and stopped an inch before an illegally parked car behind me. Right after I stopped, I heard a guy yell "Hey!" I opened my window and told him that I had seen the car, and please notice that I stopped. He said "Okay. You came this close" and proceeded to give me this smile that probably meant "You're an idiot. Learn how to drive." I was heated as I drove away and wished evil on him and his vehicle.

Looks like The Secret works after all.

Oh, and I came online to pay my $50 of civil duty only to find out that my citation won't be in the system until 2-5 days after it was received. If you're going to give me a ticket, I beg of you to let me pay for it and move on with my life within 12 hours.

So, to you, Officer ***, I wish you a lifetime of paper cuts.

Who Needs an Outfit When You Have Great Shoes?

Photos for Jimmy Choo

These images are part of the Spring 2009 ad campaign for Jimmy Choo. As we all know, sex sells. And I heard in this time of recession, condom sales have gone up. I suppose it makes sense: Love is free.

Revisiting a Classic Movie Musical

Photo Credit: Vanity Fair

Featuring Camilla Belle, J. Lo, and a couple other mentionables, this recreation of the school dance scene in West Side Story, brings me back to my childhood of hours upon hours of watching and imitating movie musicals with my sisters and my cousin (this, The Sound of Music, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang were among my favorites). Oh, and it was the first musical I was in; my dance school did a ten-minute production of it.

Coco on Screen: April 22nd

More than ever, I want to learn French.

Coy: Stylist in Training

sort of fairy tale - by vianacoke on Polyvore.com

This is my cousin's winning entry for the Carrie Bradshaw/Sex and the City contest at Polyvore. By putting together an outfit fit for Carrie's quirky style, Coy won first place.. and she didn't even get the bonus points for having a picture of SJP in her set. Congratulations!!