Crave: Anthropologie Capri Blue Candle

I received this candle as a gift from a dear friend when I moved into my house and I fell immediately in love with the scent.  The Anthropologie Capri Blue Jar Candle is the perfect hostess or house-warming gift!

The scent is a lovely mix of tropical and citrus; it just fills the house!  I have received tons of compliments on mine. What are you waiting for?  Go get one for yourself!

You and I.

Whenever I get anxious about the state of my finances, this song always makes me feel a little better.  Maybe someday I will just pick up and move to the south of France...

Crave: Vera Bradley

During my years in South Carolina, I learned one thing:  Southerners are obsessed with Vera Bradley.  It took me two years, but eventually I caved and picked out a pattern.  Every girl always remembers her first Vera pattern.  Mine was Picadilly Plum.  

I still use the small and large duffel bags all the time.  But my favorite piece was the Large Cosmetic bag.  It holds everything I need.  Unfortunately, after 6 years of use, my Picadilly Plum cosmetic bag needed to be laid to rest.

Enter my new pattern:  Rhythym and Blues.

I just love it!  It's bright and fun and the color just pops.  And who doesn't need a splash of color early in the morning?!

What's your Vera Bradley pattern of choice?  

Cleaning.

Confession:  I hate to clean.  It always falls on the bottom on my priority list.  But I love hosting parties and having people over and a dirty house is never welcome during those occasions.  It never fails that I end up scrambling to quick clean the house before people arrive.  Well, no more.  This week, I'm on Spring Break (!!!) and my goal is to get on a cleaning schedule.  That way my quick cleans will be even quicker!  


This week, I'm combining my deep spring cleaning with this awesome cleaning schedule via Jenny Komenda at Little Green Notebook:

So, according to the schedule, tomorrow is a deep vacuum, along with the daily tasks.  Pretty exciting, right?  Hey, I'm trying here. 


Do you have any tricks to keeping your house clean during a busy week?