Wine, cheese, olives, potato chips, and bacon totally count as dinner right? Right?
31 years old. Still not a real grownup.
I’ll cook tomorrow.
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Central Park
My neighborhood in New York might not be the most exciting area (several people have openly shamed me for living here) but the proximity to Central Park is pretty amazing. One of the benefits of working from home is that, provided I don’t have any meetings I’m able to take a break when I want to during the day, usually around lunch time, and just walk over to the park.
I’ve done that nearly every day for the last week and although one day I managed to get caught in an absolutely brutal down pour that ruined my favorite pair of blue ballet flats the park has generally been one of my favorite places to go. Even when it’s crowded it still seems like a bit of an oasis from the city which is nice because although I’ve lived in Chicago for years New York does have a bit more or a hard edged feel.
~Maggie
PS-I didn’t see a sign-does anyone know what that obelisk is for?
Just a quick update to say…
I made it to New York!
More to come 
Pick Three-Louboutin Edition!
Two shoe posts in a row? Isn’t that kind of boring you say?
Um no. I really really like shoes, and if you do to this post is for you!
Yesterday I saw Gilt Group had Louboutins for sale and I thought I’d play one of my favorite games-what would I buy if money was no object. Of course the easiest answer is all of them so I limited to three. One classic, one classic with a twist, and one fashion find.
This classic pump is good for any occasion. You could wear it with jeans or a ball gown. Defiantly an all around winner or what some would consider an “investment piece.”
Classic Louboutin Pump
This is classic with a twist. The overall shape is a classic bootie while the row of buckles take the shoe to the next level from a style perspective.
Louboutin Bootie
I actually tore an ad with this shoe out of a magazine months ago. This shoe is completely beautiful and totally impractical and I absolutely love it. Sky high heels, bright teal satin that clashes with the red sole, and a big old bow on the back. What more could a girl want?
Louboutin Sandle
Thoughts on my choices?
Not sure what I was thinking scheduling a showing of my condo the day after my first fashion show and the same day that I’m planning a photo shoot.
I think over-scheduled is going to be the name of the game until I make the move to NY.
23 days until move.
A sad day.
I wanted to post a more in depth blog post about the personal implications of my move to New York but, unfortunately, we had to put our sweet labradoodle down today.
We knew that he had hurt himself on Saturday. But it turned out he had broken his hip. The x-ray also showed that he had cancer in both of his hips, and likely in other parts of his body. There was nothing the vet could do for him. We didn’t want him to suffer, so as hard as it was we knew he needed to let him go.
He was surrounded by his family and we know that he lived a wonderful life for a dog filled with walks, treats, and car rides.
He was truly a member of our family, which I imagine is hard for non dog people to understand. But we will miss him greatly.
~Maggie
From the Lingerie Blog…
From my lingerie blog-I’ll also add my own comments on this but here’s my big news for the week-
I have a big announcement to make-I’m taking an extended work trip to New York!
If this all seems pretty sudden, well, that’s because it is.
A little over a week ago I was talking to a friend about my production process here in Chicago and just feeling a little stuck. I’ve been working with a great factory here but at this time they don’t really have the machines to help me make the best products possible at the quantities that I want to make them. This has been an ongoing issue for a while, but I don’t usually like to complain about my job because I generally feel really lucky to be doing what I do and I’ve actually received a lot of support from the factory I work with in Chicago that I probably wouldn’t have gotten as a designer just starting out in New York.
While exploring my options I joked I basically had to move to New York or start drinking heavily to minimize the stress of producing with the wrong machinery here.
Producing in New York had been an option I flirted with before, but didn’t think I was ready for. It sort of hit me that my “joke” was basically my reality and it was time to make a change.
Trying to make lingerie in Chicago is not working at this point. I’m still hopeful that with the increase in Chicago’s fashion production that I can bring production back here eventually and I still don’t plan on moving to NY permanently (don’t worry Mom!)
But, for now, the plan is to head to New York for three months starting in July to get things set up then coming back to Chicago and continuing to run The Giving Bride from here. I think this is the best way for me to keep my commitment to high quality lingerie, ethically produced in America.
I think that this is a really exciting opportunity for both me personally and my business and I hope you’ll keep following along as we enter this new chapter!
~Maggie
The right side is what my week feels like and I’m still not sure when I’m going to reach the “success” part…I guess that’s the “joy” of being an entrepreneur.
CBN
So about a year after I first learned about them, and 6 months after the sent me a short e-mail asking me basic questions, I finally replied and joined the Chicago Blogger Network!
Procrastination for the win!
Seriously though, I’m trying to get better about being a functioning, organized adult. Though judging by the current state of my condo the success of that goal is, um, debatable.
Anyway, I’m really excited to participate in the events that the CBN organizes. I’ve been following them on tumblr and facebook for a while and they’re always cooking up something fun and it looks like a great way to meet other bloggers. If you’re a Chicago Blogger you can check them out here.
~Maggie
Memorial Day?
I know that Chicago weather can be notoriously unpredictable but it’s really depressing when your OOTD involves a warm rain coat over a sweatshirt at the end of may.