mint on mint.

i might have been feeling minty.

i stumbled upon this mint top at Patty's Closet last week and loved the [faux] leather shoulder accents. i wanted the overall look to feel...soft, so i paired the top with these JustFab pearlescent denims in a slightly lighter shade of mint and these bone-colored heels from Lulu's.

a while back, i mentioned that my camera lens stopped auto-focusing...which is tragic for a self-photographing blogger! i apologize for the sub par photos recently, but i'm not quite ready to dish out $700 for this canon 18-200mm lens that

i really want...so bear with me.

do you have a dslr camera?

what lens is on your camera right now?

early morning walk at ko olina...

...followed by halloween shopping and lunch with the minis.

curried quinoa salad. 

(Patty's Closet top (call for availability 808-625-6440);

JustFab denim c/o; Lulu's shoes (only $22! buy); ray-ban sunglasses)

a few to try:

patty's closet. the silk pant.

i love the intensity of jewel tones.

jewel tone colors are rich and exciting to the eye, especially when paired with other deep colors. however, to keep the focus on these great pants, i paired it with mint, a lighter, non-competing color in the same [green] family, then added deep red shoes for extra oomph.

 the top and pants are from Patty's Closet, a vegas-based retail concept that carries only six of each item. once it's gone, it's gone, and new items take their place. merchandise even varies from store to store, so chances of running into someone with the same outfit are slim. stores are currently located in vegas, hawaii, portland, new jersey, and alaska.

select items can be found online.

808 locals, find Patty's Closet in mililani town center

and in windward mall.

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my Patty's Closet 20% off labor day sale purchases.

(pants (c/o) and top, Patty's Closet; enzo angiolini shoes)

mirrored aviators + juice cleanse.

the downside to photographing mirrored sunglasses?

your photographer [and whatever it is they are doing] is visible in your pictures. at one point i told mini-she that the camera needed to be lower, so she widened her stance. lower, i said.

so, with her legs still in a wide stance, she sunk down

into an awkward squat, took a few photos and said:

"you know i can see me, right?"

huh?

"you know you can see me, right?"

what?

"in your glasses! you can see me in your glasses!"

oh! then i guess you shouldn't squat like that!

and since mini-she loves to get herself in the pictures, it takes some strategy on my part, like looking down or slightly off to the side, to keep her silly poses out of my glasses.

i'm interested in a juice cleanse for me and mini-she. looking around at whole foods, i was surprised to find that they are $10 a pop...and how many do you have to drink a day? guess that's what you pay for convenience. what are your thoughts on a juice cleanse? have you tried it before? any recommendations?

chicken quesadilla with guac and sour cream + chips and salsa.

(JustFab bag and shoes c/o; old navy pants; top, local boutique; sunglasses, amazon (buy))

try these:

pearlescent mint + hoop earrings.

pastels and florals...it doesn't get any more spring-y than this.

even though i already have a pair of mint cargos, i liked that these denims had a pearlescent sheen to them.

you can see it in the detail shot below.

i just wanted to drop in and say hi again. things are still busy at work, but i'm slowly catching up around here. i never really pay attention to the seasons because it's pretty much summer year-round where i live...but it's been rainy for the past few weeks. there's even a flash flood warning for 6pm tonight. guess this is what you might call spring showers.

hopefully they bring may flowers.

(SilverSpeck 18k gold plated diamond accent hoop earring c/o)

i love that the diamonds are on the inside of the hoop since that's the part we see. makes sense, right?

the minis had some QT of their own...

i brought out these rocks [in the yard] so that mini-he could drive them around in his dump truck, but it started to rain. so in the house they came and out came the paint. on sunday they painted one side and let them dry. monday, they painted the other side. TWO days these rocks kept them busy. who knew?!  

(JustFab signature skinny in pearlescent mint c/o; old navy vest)

a little bit.

so hard to get back into the swing of things after the weekend

i had. a little bit of girl time, a little bit of fun for the minis, and if you follow me on instagram, you'll know that i did a little bit of travelling, too. i'll post pictures throughout the week, but what i can tell you now is that i ate. a lot. starting off the weekend, it was bear's 1st birthday. his sister, teddi, came over for some birthday cake cookies and presents. hard to believe they were once this tiny!

i heard on the radio this morning that apple's iphone 5 is supposed to be the biggest selling iphone. not sure what kind of upgrades it will have, but i'm seriously considering it. the GPS, bigger screen, and instagram would have come in handy on my trip yesterday as there was a lot of waiting around. it comes out in october, so i have until then to decide.

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hey shorty.

little words today as i'm rushing out to meet the gang for a hike. i worked a few extra hours on monday so that i could leave early to meet them. yippee! so happy. have a great evening and catch up with you tomorrow.

tonight's dinner...lasagna.

(blazer, f21; shorts, express; shoes, nine west)

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(blazer, f21; dress, rachel roy; shoes, nine west)

fresh mint + summer whites.

thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes for mini-he.

the family has been so busy that we haven't had a chance to officially celebrate his birthday, but we kept him busy this weekend. friday night we went to a gymnastics place for free-play in their toddler room...mini rock walls to climb, balance beams, trampolines, etc., and saturday we went to a fun fair.

i bought an unlimited pass for the rides and let him jump

(in the bounce houses) to his heart's content.

mint has been all the rage, and i finally got my hands on this blazer. this color is sold out online, but you might be able to find it at your local store. i wore it once with dark colors, but i like the summery feel of it when worn with

white and other pastels.

do you have your mint on? how do you wear your pastels?

love carnival food...cotton candy, waffle hot dogs,

pizza, corn on the cob!

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(blazer, f21; denim shorts and top, express)

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