Ziggy and Zooey: Maddy Stone Has Broken In!

I just have to share the good news that Maddy Stone has broken in!

What am I talking about? Ok, here's the story. I got my pair of Maddy Stone in Size (?) [Not telling you the size of my feet, they are really small] and I was happy that they have a pair in my size and of course, no more pre-order, it's all ready to ship. And thanks to Ziggy and Zooey, I am in love!

Ziggy and Zooey announced that Maddy Stone was on sale and this alerted the bargain hunter in me. So I took advantage of the sale period and ordered mine. My everyday wedges for office wear were cracking at the heels, so this was a chance for me to get a good pair of flats.

So what's the fuss all about? It takes a few turns and wears for leather to be flexible and bend. It's usually stiff at the first wear, and this is what added my confidence that Ziggy and Zooey shoes are made of high quality materials. I didn't doubt that I was getting my money's worth with Maddy Stone. I chose the color because it is a neutral shade and can go well with any attire I put on for the day.

This is also my birthday gift to myself, so yup, I reward myself for my hard work! =)

Here's a photo of my package which arrived earlier than expected thanks to Air21 and the timely service. 

This arrived a day after shipping was confirmed and earlier than expected too! 

These are my new flats! And I looooove it to bits!

Yes, I'm happy! Can you tell I'm happy?

I even wore Maddy Stone to a corporate event on Monday morning, no need for heels that pain my feet thank you very much. I'm super comfortable with a smile on my face. 

Look at all those beautiful colors, I might go back for Aqua soon. 

And these glitter flats will find some space in my shoe rack someday. 

Let's not forget this Lacey shoe. Yes to this! 

{Photos and logo from Ziggy and Zooey}

Ziggy and Zooey, you will be hearing from me again soon! Hahaha. Have a good afternoon everyone!

Who Deserves Cutey Bracelets

I want to win Cutey's bracelets because...

... This month, there is so much for me to look forward to.

Let's say I get to win 4 bracelets from Cutey, thanks to Babyvox's generosity, it is a perfect way to show the girls in my life that they are remembered. I could gift one to my Sis who's coming home on June and who is also celebrating her birthday on June 24. She is a law student and having a very feminine bracelet with her corporate clothes will look just as beautiful.

I could save one more bracelet as a gift to the Chief of Staff of my boss's office to show her that I greatly appreciate her kindness and her assistance all throughout my being part of where I am working right now.

One more could be for my high school friend who's been supportive of me, even after nine years of friendship, who has not dared tell the whole world of my crazy antics and big dreams yet, she deserves one for her birthday this November.

And lastly, I could always save the last bracelet for gift-giving this Christmas, even if it means not having to save one for myself.

I think that females who have touched people in their own special ways deserve charming bracelets from Cutey.

It's all about sharing kindness, and what way to share but through beautiful bracelets from Cutey, right?

Clown Cake

This guy was wiped out shortly after dinner thanks to my cousins

Getting up on Sunday is supposed to be one of the pleasant feelings all week. However, yesterday was my birthday and I greeted my new age with contentment and pride knowing that I still have a home with a family and a bed to return to at the end of the day. 

It took that clown cake to be finished four hours after it was baked. Mommy really put in some effort just to celebrate my birthday with butter cake base and fluffy icing. And it made me feel like I was seven years old again. What a delight! 

Sometimes, I want to crawl back in bed and not just step outside. That's how pitiful life has turned out to be for me. But still, I manage to get up. 

I also discovered something really interesting in the Blogosphere. If you're tired of ads being placed irrelevantly in blogs, this awesome lady can help. I love the fact that she is not afraid to use teal in her color palette and she knows how to redesign using minimalist themes. Hmm, perhaps a commission to redo my current theme? Nothing beats a clean layout really.

To add, she has a very generous giveaway, and one of the prizes is a blog makeover. Isn't that just generous of her? I'm joining, just in case I get to snag that giveaway. 

Have a good Monday everybody! 

Doodles for Invites

My twin and I will be celebrating our birthday this Sunday and decided to host a Bookworm Party. So here are just some doodles we managed to make due to really short notice.

D.Steine Design and Concepts

This is J's design, which makes use of a vintage Chinese newsprint as background, and the ever-famous Bookworm character hailing from the computer game. The Chinese characters translate to (top) friend, and (middle) dragon because twin and I both attended the same Chinese Catholic school and were born in the Year of the Dragon. 

My own doodle, did some playing around with the popular phrase "What to expect when you're expecting", and made a cloud list of things to look forward to. 

Kai is giving away a tote bag for her readers and follow instructions via the Rafflecopter app in her blog!

That's all for this Friday and have a great weekend!

Movie Review: One For The Money

~Contains spoilers~

Movie Poster One For The Money

I didn't really realize that the movie was another chick flick until my movie companion lightly commented on it. I didn't know what to expect since it's a movie based on a book written by Janet Evanovich. Now let's see, I haven't really read any Evanovich books, so maybe I could give this movie a chance. 

Heigl goes brunette in One For The  Money

Stephanie Plum (Katherine Heigl) is a smart brunette and a former lingerie sales representative from a department store who finds herself deep in bills to pay and yes, quite jobless. She hears about a job during dinner with her family and heads on to her cousins' retrieving agency only to find out that the filing job is no longer available and the only job there is (and with good pay too), is that of retrieving suspects and those who have skipped bail. It's not an easy job but she works hard and depends on her logic, common sense and connects with people from her community to see herself through. She also acquires impressive skills like picking a lock, shooting a gun, and arguing with a former cop known as Morelli she is now after who is also a prime suspect. With continued encounters, she also tries to determine whether he is innocent. 

Dialogue

Most of the characters have an accent to show their Jersey roots, in the part of town showing diverse mixture of Italian, Afro and Mexican-American. Heigl here develops a way of speaking that only Italian-Americans do. Pay attention to the street lingo...

Inexperienced Plum gets intimidated by Morelli

What could they be looking at?

Characters

Standout characters are the hookers, Ranger, and of course, Morelli. Stephanie's character development is evident from the beginning of the movie where she is a clueless, desperate sales lady who is out of a job, to a streetwise, novice bounty hunter in the end. 

Plot

I found the plot interesting for a chick flick, and I found it admirable that a woman like Stephanie Plum keeps focus on her job, turning her prime suspect in while scoring some much needed reward on the side. 

There were sexy, steamy scenes and the viewer could tell there was tension building up between Plum and Morelli. However, it's managed to be a wholesome story. 

The Verdict 3/5

It's a chick flick with some detective thrill in it. 

It was a funny movie, but Plum maintains a sweetheart aura about her until the end, and I was honestly hoping for a more badass, sexy Plum. It's an okay movie all in all. 

 Plum with a smaller bang-bang, listen to Ranger drool over a bigger, more powerful bang-bang

Heigl as streetwise and smart ass bounty hunter Plum 

Plum after the car she was supposed to drive blew up with Police in her parking lot.