NYE Attire

I am so happy to be ringing in the New Year tonight at my bestie from 2nd grade's house. Besse and her wonderful hubbie have planned a fun night for all of us. Instead of getting together for drinks at a bar or just standing around chatting they have organized an official game night to ring in 2010. When I say official I mean, they have teams, game stations and......prizes! I am really excited! Game night, New Years Eve party, what to wear? I still need a little glitz, a little sequin, but something casual to hang out with and rock out to rock band with. I love the little sweater with sequin from H&M, some hot pink lipstick, jeans, sparkly makeup, I'm ready to go.

I hope everybody has a fabulous evening. Happy 2010!

May the next decade bring you only fabulous, wonderful, amazing things!!!!!

xoxo~Becca

Planning for the New Year

At the beginning of every year I search and search for what agenda to purchase. There is something I love about writing in a calendar. I still use my iPhone for a majority of my appointments but there is something I love about writing in a paper agenda and seeing the big picture. Here are a few of my suggestions if you are searching for one as well.

My Agenda - These are made my the same company who make the Mom Agenda's. They are so detailed with room for every day and every time. They come in pretty metallic colors this year. I love that they started making them for the not moms. I have a busy life too!:)

Moleskin - The classic moleskin brand has created a book with individual planners for each month. You do not need to carry around a large year planner anymore! My sister and I discovered them last week in Seattle and I think we let out a little cheer of excitement when we saw them!

Graphic Image - I have been admiring this planner for two years. It is so pretty. The pages have gilt edges, you can get it monogrammed. I love it. Maybe I will treat myself to this in 2010.

Planner Pad - I know, this is not a stylish planner, however I have heard all of raves about them. If you want to be super organized invest in this and decorate the outside!

Tiffany's - OK this would be a luxury I know, but how pretty is it! Patent leather Tiffany blue!

Kate Spade - I always loved this planner, unfortunately they switched it up. Unlike in the past with a daily calendar they have made it smaller to only have three pages per month. If you are looking for a pretty desk calendar, this is it.

always planning! xoxo

3,2,1......

3,2,1....another Happy New Year! Wow, time flies.

As one of my besties Brandi told me, "This year will be the year of Becca!".

That is right Bran. I truly hope so! This has ended up to be a year of change and I'm ready for the next decade to show up and be wonderful.

Ever year I make resolutions, I make promises to myself, I make a list and I do not think a year has gone by to accomplish all of them. That being said, I do think looking back that every year I have at least accomplished one new thing that I wanted to. Three years ago I started practicing yoga, two years ago I said was on my way to marathon #5 by 30 and I am and last year I said I would start blogging and well....here I am! So I guess one new thing a year is better then nothing! Absolutely!

You read so much about New Year's resolutions. Losing weight (my forever resolution), saving money, getting a new job, etc. etc. I am truly going to kick off 2010 and live it for me. Live my life to how I want to. Here is a little list of what I hope to accomplish during 2010. I hope you can join me along the way. If I cross off only one thing then I will be happy! xoxo

~Yes, at the top of the list, lose 10 lbs. Forever on my list. ~

~Be fit! Not stick skinny but strong!~

~Save my money so I can have a nest egg, an emergency fund, money by my 30th birthday and not question where it went.~

~Drink less coffee, drink more water.~

~Go on a fabulous trip oversees. Where who knows? An adventure!~

~Visit the yoga studio twice a week.~

~Be more productive at work so I do not spend late hours at the office.~

~Have more ME days alone. It's OK to spend time alone.~

~De clutter. Get rid of a lot of items I've been dragging around since college!~

~Look at what is next for me and do it! A new job, a new place, a new city!~

~Be inspired everyday. Take a picture, live in the moment. I'm a planner yes, but I need more inspiration. I need to find my true passion and figure out where I take that! Wish me luck~

Let the 3 day count down begin to 2010!

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The Wonderful World of Etsy

My sisters gave me a few cute treats from Etsy this year for Christmas.I love the new shopping option (malls, online,Etsy!). In the past few months I have found myself browsing online during breakfast, during the day, before bed....at Etsy! The wonderful world of Etsy, it is a great place to explore! Shopping on Etsy is a fun site to shop on because you never know what you will find. Cute items handmade and vintage finds, all organized by stores, its a fun way to find treasures. From everything from handmade stationary, jewelry to party decor, I have found many treasures. Here are a few of my favorite sites below.

Orange Beautiful has a great shop. I bought this cute Candy print to frame in my kitchen.

They also have a wonderful blog full of lovely designs.

How fun is this necklace? A gold Ritz Cracker necklace!

This was a gift from one sister to another this year. Shop the Peapod Treasure Store.

I can't wait for my crown pillow to come in! I bought this from Sa-Sea Boutique.

Statsh Stlyle has fun vintage decorations. I got the pink balls from Jenn's baby shower from Stash Style.

I love the note cards I received last week from Charity. She bought them on Small Screen Design. Super cute!

Please feel free to share your deals!

xoxo

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas! I hope everybody is having a wonderful day full of relaxing, cookies, mimosas, cocoa, friends, family, gifts, carols and lots of Holiday Cheer! I am thankful to be in Seattle with my family for the holiday season and am enjoying spending time catching up at my sisters new place. Lots of cooking, cocktail making and holiday laziness for the D'Amato family. Christmas truly is my favorite time of the year. I hope you have a wonderful day with everybody you love around the Christmas tree. Have a fabulous Christmas!

xoxo

holiday sweets

I'm a girl with a MAJOR sweet tooth. The holiday season gets my mind dreaming of holiday goodies before Thanksgiving is even over. I have wonderful memories of my sisters, me and my mom decorating sugar cookies for hours. We were never a family to make pre sliced cookies....oh no! We would spend hours, days, baking the sugar cookies, rolling them out, cutting out many different designs and decorating them. Decorating sugar cookies has started to be an art to my family. Martha Stewart has truly taken over our sugar cookie skills!

Tonight I am flying away to Seattle to spend the holidays at my sisters new fabulous place. The D'Amato family will be drinking lots of vino and no doubt, consuming a lot of cookies.

This lavender snowflake inspired dessert buffet is so pretty. I love the snowflakes on the cake.

Last week I went over to my friend Besse's for a night of cookie decorating, catching up, drinking bubbles and watching Rudolph. I saw these gingerbread men with ties and stole the idea and made a Chuck and Blair gingerbread couple. Too cute!

Every year I am very intrigued to make my own croque em bouche. The layers of profiteroles layered in caramel are just as yummy and sweet as they look. Maybe this year I will take a shot at it. It looks so intimidating!

OMG! I think I lost my breath when I saw these photos. Of course, Amy Atlas is at it again. I dream of waking up and being part of Amy Atlas's amazing dessert team! This year Amy created a holiday party for O magazine. How much better does it get, Oprah and Amy Atlas! LOVE! Check out the entire set of photos on Amy's sweet site here.

xoxo

I'm dreaming of

There are less then 5 days until Christmas. When I was little I would get excited and nervous that maybe Santa didn't know what I wanted. However, Santa always pulled through and my American Girl Doll or Barbie always made its way under the tree.

This year I am finishing up my Christmas shopping a few days before and of course I keep finding items that I am dreaming of. One for me, one for you, my new method of gift giving. :)

my christmas wish by rldamato featuring kate spade

Ok I know that these items are a dream...but hey, a girl can dream! A bag from Valentino, Rebecca Minkoff, a pretty top from Kate Spade, a leopard coat from Juicy, a much needed cocktail ring by David Yurman, classic patent Tory Burch shoes, tickets to Michael Buble, surprises in blue boxes, happiness, world peace, you know..lots of nice things!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!