NAKED LADY PARTY!

Last night I hosted a "Naked Lady Party". Stand down pervs. A naked lady party is nothing more than a clothing swap between friends. So after opening a bottle of wine, and snacking on these baby caprese salad bites that I made,

we got right down to business. Look at how excited Leah was!

We started by tossing everything into a pile on the floor. After sorting through and seeing what each of us liked we moved into the dressing room aka my bedroom.

For those of you on the slower side of things, here is why we call it a naked lady party!

We were very civil about the swapping and if I liked something but thought it would look better on Leah I happily gave it to her to try.

In the end I think we all ended up with some great new duds. Even Laser got in on the action!

I am definitely going to be hosting more naked lady parties in the future!

xo- hMC

PEEK INTO MY CLOSET

I've become kind of obsessed with my wardrobe lately. Fueled by my dwindling budget, and my love of a good deal drilled into me by mommy dearest, I've become quite the thrifty shopper. Take a look at one of my favorite finds of the summer. I bought this Mara Hoffman dress at Beacon's Closet for $40. The dress retails at $286, so while $40 might seem steep for second hand it's really quite a steal. Here is the asymmetrical version of the same dress. Mine is the winged version.

Pretty hot right? I didn't even realize the tigers in the pattern until I got it in the dressing room. That was pretty much the dealbreaker so I purchased it. Upon bringing it home my dumbass, (not realizing it was 100% silk) threw it in the washer and dryer. It's nowhere near as silky and shiny soft as it once was but it still makes for a KILLER sexy beach coverup.

Girls and boys, ALWAYS check your labels before washing any garment. Lesson learned.

Stay tuned for more peeks into my closet!

xo-

HMc

CONGRATS MAGGIE & FRANK

Tomorrow I will be heading off to Florida to celebrate in the wedding of two of my dear friends. Maggie is my closest friend in New York. She's also probably the person I've been friends with the longest since living here. We've been through it all together... crappy jobs, awful apartments, and bad boyfriends. This weekend will be a real milestone to me because it's the first of my New York friends to go off and get married. Most of my New York pals have always been single. It's just a more common way of life here. Now as we get older I see everyone around me slowing down, maturing and in this case...getting hitched! It's going to be a great celebration. I adore Frank and can actually say that I was the one that introduced these two. I was dating Franks brother at the time and I forced Maggie to go out with me so I could meet him at the bar. She didn't want to go but I dragged her and as soon as we got there she went to the bathroom. While she was in there I saw Frank who I had met the week before at a party. As soon as I saw him at the bar that night, an imaginary cartoon light bulb went on above my head! Maggie has to meet this guy! They'll LOVE each other. When she got back from the bathroom she told me some guy had been staring at her while she was waiting in line and it really annoyed her. Sure enough, turns out it was Frank. I introduced them and the next thing I knew they were smooching at the bar. They've been smooching ever since and this Saturday we will all celebrate. I can't wait to Party! Congrats Maggie & Frank. I love you both!

Does it matter if you hear me?

Just wanna say that.........

 I moved

 My new apartment rocks

 Having my own bathroom rules

 My cat is the cutest

 I need a cat sitter for a week in June

 My two best friends who are like my sisters are coming to visit 

 I am going to Florida 

 I have valuable friendships

 I am feeling really good

 

Now here is a clip from Harry Nilssons THE POINT. A childrens movie from the 70's that I think everyone should see.

 

Pack it up pack it in

let me begin...again.

 Moving AGAIN. I've done this so many times now! Six times since 2001. Seven if you count moving in and out of storage once. I've got it down pat. Got my boxes. (Liquor stores and coffee shops have the best.) I always pack up my books first. Then comes my favorite part. The purging of my closet. I've come to value my portability and not having alot of junk is the number one rule. That leads me to why I cannot have two cats. See I've been sort of fostering Cookie the orphan kitty since my roommate moved out a month ago. Since then my cat Laser and Cookie have fallen more and more into kitty best friend lovers. They bathe each other, snuggle, eat together and are genuinely really tight bros. I'm moving into a much smaller place and worry about vet bills, litter, food costs and mostly when I travel having two kitties to worry about instead of one. Someone please make me feel better about breaking these guys up, and even better... someone please adopt Cookie so he doesn't end up on death row in a shelter. 

I keep telling myself it's JUST a cat but but it's gonna be sad separating these two.

There is a hummingbird in my head.

I joined a bowling League awhile back and haven't been able to attend games for the past several weeks due to a lack of funds. I need to pay to take a car home and let's face it...you need to have some beer to make it really fun, so I've been staying home. Tonight though I shall return to the league. Yay!

Finding a roommate has been way more difficult than I thought. I'm actually considering moving back to Williamsburg if I can find a room available. The truth is I left my heart behind when I moved from there. It's the only home I've had since moving to NY in 2001 and I'm kind of miserable living in Bushwick where I stick out like a sore thumb, and can't walk home at night by myself for fear of gettin stabbed.  It's also hella noisy in this apartment and sometimes I get woken up in the middle of the night by people shouting outside my window. 

I had a lovely Saturday afternoon this past weekend. I spent all day sitting in the park, rocking my tube top and summer skirt,  laughing, catching up and playing Scrabble with an old friend, and also made some new ones. I hope for more of these kinds of days in the near future. Let this be the summer of healing from last summer of suck.

New old couch!

 I'm heading over to Bed-stuy right now to pick up a vintage rose colored couch that I found for free on Craigslist. I need good vibes. Pray for me that: 

A) Man with the van isn't late

B) It isn't bedbug ridden

C) It fits through my apartment door

I'm also walking to Bed-stuy from Bushwick, so please also pray that I don't get murdered.

xo-

 Holly