sunday nails day
Posted: 12/16/2012 Filed under: fun stuffs | Tags: nail art, nails, sunday nights 1 Comment »
nails from the past few months, from my instagram.
nailing the nails.
Posted: 08/04/2012 Filed under: fun stuffs | Tags: beauty, inspiration, nail art, nails Leave a comment »It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything for a number of reasons I won’t go into yet. But here are some nails I’ve been banging out lately.
As you can see, I’m never perfect with nails, and it’s a constant battle to try and keep them from getting all messed up while waiting for them to dry. I enjoy the process more than the end product. I pin nail art, peruse for inspiration and get working. Inspiration for some of of these designs came from here, here, here and here.
pimp nails
Posted: 04/09/2012 Filed under: fun stuffs | Tags: nail art, nails 3 Comments »I’ve got pimp nails. ”your nails got swag Ms. Schenck” yup. swag. I love nail art.
these latest designs were inspired/straight up copied from here, here and here.
Blue Flowers
Posted: 03/21/2012 Filed under: outfits | Tags: bass, fashion, j.crew, karen walker, nail art, outfit of the day, teacher outfits, Warby parker 1 Comment »
The back is still getting better, kids have been calling me grandma for the past 3 days. I’ve been wearing the don’t-even-have-to-think-in-the-morning black pants/sweater combo for the past couple of days, so I decided to break out the prints today. I bought this dress a couple summers ago when I was in Perth for a few weeks. I still love it and in fact I picked up the old school saddle shoes a while ago to wear with this dress specifically.
These photos were snapped during lunch time. I was on the lookout for kids. By the way, my health class noticed how my nails matched my dress today. A happy coincidence.
glasses: warby parker – cardigan, shirt (layered for the cold SF weather) and bag: j.crew – dress:hello by karen walker – belt/sash: taken from another shirt, F21 – tights: h&m – shoes: bass – watch: marc by marc jacobs
a few things
Posted: 03/12/2012 Filed under: fun stuffs | Tags: fitbit, health, nail art 2 Comments »I got a Fitbit last thursday! A Fitbit is basically a glorified pedometer that tracks steps and flights of stairs all day with the aim to have at least 10,000 steps a day. B got one a few months ago and loved it, so I started getting curious about my steps as well. Now I’m getting competitive. 13,046 steps yesterday while snowboarding. 13,645 today (and there are still more to come). I’m kicking butt. The average American gets in about 5,000 steps a day, so I’m ahead of the game. yay. 13,645 steps for me = my average day teaching + taking bambi on a 2.5 mile walk.
After the long walk, and planning my lessons for tomorrow, it was nail art time. I followed this tutorial, I loved the pattern and my new bronze nail polish by Milani.
I love this new polish. Also used last friday when Aimee and I unwound from the week watching movies and “getting our nails did” (like the kids say).
And lastly, I went browsing at the mall the other day and picked up this dress at Forever 31 (that’s what I’m calling it now a days since “I’m 10 years too old to be shopping there”– a witty student from health class). Cute, no?
outfit stealing
Posted: 03/08/2012 Filed under: outfits | Tags: bonlook, fashion, h&m, j.crew, nail art, outfit of the day, teacher outfits, urban outfitters 2 Comments »I was browsing my usual blogs yesterday and came across this post from Calivintage (who got it from this post by, Milk Teeths). I immediately pinned this look to my pinterest board for “looks I love”. I already have high waisted blue pants! So I stole the outfit idea and recreated it with what I already had in my closet.
By the way, these H&M Divided pants are the most comfortable pants ever. It’s like wearing pajamas to work! It was lunchtime, and I treated myself to a coffee ice cream bar.
glasses: bonlook – cardigan and pants: H&M – blouse: UO (from 2006!) – shoes: Target – bag and belt: J.Crew
A couple nights ago I painted sock monkey faces onto my nails. Cute right?
nails and a dog in a bag
Posted: 03/01/2012 Filed under: fun stuffs | Tags: dog in a bag, instagram, nail art 2 Comments »recent nails inspired by here (fab site and great tutorials on nail art) and here (really great photos).
aaaand, a dog in a bag! B and I wanted to test drive taking Bambi around in a bag, and she was totally cool with chilling all cozied up in the chrome bag! She is so cute!
Crowns, crumpets and Jason.
Posted: 02/25/2012 Filed under: outfits | Tags: crown and crumpet, fashion, friends, j.crew, jason wu, jason wu target, nail art, nails, outfit of the day, steve madden, target, tea 2 Comments »
One thing I dislike about being a responsible adult is scheduling. It evolved slowly. double bookings here and there, missed deadlines occasionally. Then it started snowballing and I realized I had to start scheduling everything. What’s even harder than maintaining my own schedule is trying to match it with two other schedules, Devon’s and Marisa’s. We manage to do it though, averaging one chick date a month.
This month, our chick date was for afternoon tea at Crown and Crumpet. Super cute, super girlie and just the thing to revive me from last night’s Glass Candy show. Tea, scones, crumpets, and sandwiches with no crusts really does wonders. We got temporary tattoos with our tea. =)
I lucked out and scored a Jason Wu for Target dress last week. It must have been a return because the day it debuted, both SF area Targets sold out. I saw it randomly when I stopped in for nail polish and promptly snatched it up. This also meant I had to give myself a matching manicure. The pink dress was perfect for tea and a sunny brisk SF day.
the chicks, Devon and Marisa.
<– weird stretched arm self shot trying to get in my earrings.
dress: Jason Wu for Target – cardigan, bag and tights: J.Crew – booties: Steve Madden – earrings: gift from B’s mum – sunnies: old Anthropologie
a week in instagram
Posted: 02/21/2012 Filed under: fun stuffs | Tags: foggy san francisco, heavenly, instagram, nail art, nails, snowboarding 1 Comment »
Valentine’s Day nails: Pink ombre inspired by A Lovely Escape.
Boarding in tahoe with the boys. We take beer breaks to help loosen our old muscles.
pimp car seen by my house, pic by B. Reminds me of the Addam’s Family car.
A super foggy day for a dog walk in San Francisco.
Nails, as of late
Posted: 02/17/2012 Filed under: fun stuffs | Tags: ikat, nail art, ombre Leave a comment »The past couple week’s worth of nail art. Teachers have nail polish lives too, you know.
black ombre over light pink also seen here. Inspiration/copying from here.
I call these my ‘wannabe ikat print’ nails. I tried to follow the refinery29 tutorial on ikat nails, but I failed. I couldn’t create a discernable pattern with my thick nail art brush. next time will be better.
