These are things

Loving these maps. Want them framed. Cool nursery decor too! For the perfect smart hip baby. From these are things.

I can see it now

My friend Kate and Alexa Chung have similar style. I like it.

Hi! This is style calling

I just had to get a new phone as mine was stolen in Thailand (Thailand pt 2 coming soon!). I now have a iphone 4 that is lacking any personal touch. I finally added a fun photo of sparkly vintage jewelry as the lock screen and a dreamy photo of a swimming lady for the home screen but beyond that little miss phone is bland. This is where Dani Notes comes in. Love the dots / stripes/chevron. And the sexy hand writing on the back?! Love!

It's elephant I want

I love this Johnathan Adler lamp. Potsch and I met at a theatre called The Elephant. Elephants will always be close to my heart.

Tunes on Tuesday - My lady

I remember as a kid my mom listening to "Nick of Time" by Bonnie Raitt as we drove to school in the morning and the long drive home. She would sing along and seem to disappear into the lyrics. I wanted to feel that so I took the tape and made it mine. She may have asked for it back once or twice but never seemed to make too big of a deal about me claiming it as my own. Mom may have let me go with it cause she heard the entire tape more times than she ever though as I was playing it non-stop in my bedroom and putting on my own Bonnie Raitt concerts in the mirror. Or she put up no fuss cause she saw how much I loved something that she loved too. In any case I listened to that tape until the threads snapped. Recently I rediscovered Bonnie Raitt and so many memories came flooding back. But now as a woman her music and her strength get me in a completely different way. And now I can feel what my mama was feeling while singin'.









This just sexy.

Wood you?

I want this rug. I want it bad.

A Week in the Elevator

Second week down! I feel like I should thank you for liking this series cause it has certainly given my wardrobe a boost. Every morning and sometimes the night before I have to think, really think, about what I am going to wear and how I am going to present myself that day. The moment of stress coming up with a photo worth outfit doesn't compare to the thrill of feeling good and pretty all day. There have already been outfits that I have dreamed about wearing but never thought it would be worth putting that much effort in. Ha! effort. I'm talking about things like tights and bracelets. So, Thank you! what are you wearing these days?

These red boots I have had for over a year and have only worn them once. The reason was I was too heavy and I just looked ridiculous. But now having lost over 35lbs the world is a different place. I am so happy I did not get frustrated and toss these sexy red heeled boots. They shall become my favorites in no time. The rest of my outfit is vintage except for the cardigan which I got at Target a season or so back. I have to wear some kind of cardigan with this dress cause the armpits are completely shredded. Ha! Total honesty.

This is my new hat. I love it! It is huge and wobbles all around but it works for me cause I get head aches from hats and glasses which is iron cause my mom has always told me I look god in hats and glasses and yet it is the thing that will kill me. But this hat is my friend and only makes me feel good and cool. The jacket is fav from Anthropolgie not long ago. It was a gift to myself when I lost weight. T-shirt is a boyfriend tee from Target.
Here is the first of outfits I have dreamed but never left the house in. I was super thrilled to strut into work like this. I lovelovelove tights. I love my Ban.do Heart!!!! I love this green dress. my shoes! all of it! I felt like a million bucks in my cartoon world. Dress was from Modcloth last year. I bought it for a wedding and barely fit into it. I had an armor of spanx on. But now, it's just me under there and its a little big.
On this day I remember going into the bathroom at work and standing in front of the mirror pulling the skirt way up and way down trying to figure out how I would wear it when I have a big baby belly. Potsch and I are trying to make a bundle of magic. We almost had one a few months ago but it was not time. But like everything it all works out for the best even when it doesn't feel like it when your in it. We are having a blast now with a lot less stress, still a little, but way more fun. This outfit makes me feel sexy and confident. For some reason this outfit makes me grateful for my life. I feel so pulled together and still fun. I even wore bracelets. Shirt and tank from H&M recently. Cardigan from Target. Feather necklace from Urban Outfitters(similar).
I loved this outfit too. The mix of the oxford shirt with the extra fem dress. Almost a walk of shame outfit gone right.

With out meaning to this Week in the Elevator post has become about my weight loss. For about 3 months now (Thailand not included) I have been with out sugar, flour, corn, snacks and alcohol. I eat only Breakfast, Lunch and dinner. All basically weighed and measured. Last time I check I had lost 35 lbs. For the first time in who knows how long I like getting dressed. I like shopping. I like being naked. I feel beautiful not because my number is smaller but because i am actually giving a shit about myself. It is the only way I would feel comfortable to post my daily looks.

lots of love,
Khali

Thailand pt 1

This is a very heavy photo post but I am excited to share some more of my photography with you. Photography seems to be bubbling to the top as a thing I love and can't live with out. Exciting!

Thailand! I decided to skip the many shots of Potsch and I on the plane and killing time in the Taipei airport. I figured the effect would be the same as telling you we traveled for 24 hours! Thank god for the iPad. We flew EVA airlines and I highly recommend them for all your Asian travels. Great seats. Great food. Tons of current movies. It made sitting in your seat for 22 hours pretty great.

We arrived in Bangkok around 2pm. From the start we decided to not take the easy way. We found a map and asked around and jumped on the metro with a transfer to the Skytrain. It was awesome!! Crazy hot. Like sweaty sweaty sticky hot. I laughed at myself many times when I would open my suitcase to see I had packed my makeup. There is no use for that in this weather. Just pack your mascara and make sure it is water proof. The trains and subways in Bangkok are super clean and easy to figure out. We became locals in no time except for the fact that we were obviously Farangs ( fa-longs) this basically means foreigner or white person. You'll hear Thais yell this word to each other as you walk down the street and through the markets. It means "get your act together. You're about to quadruple your prices.". A lot of Asian cultures live by the art of negotiation. You are welcome to pay full price but they really are not expecting you to accept their first offer. It is not a personal thing either. You just smile and say a super low price. They come back with a still too high price. You both laugh and eventually you will have paid a reasonable price and gained a friend. It is kind of awesome. And definitely takes some practice.

We stayed at Suk11, a hotel/hostel in the Sukhumvit area which is the south east side of the main city. It's a great part of town and we found it really easy to get around from there. Suk11 cost about $30 a night and came with a delicious breakfast. WE LOVED SUK11!!!! the decor makes you think you are in a small jungle village completely away from the main city. It is a walk building which in the heat can be rough but once you get to you floor you are so distracted by the lengths they have gone to make you feel like you are walking along a boardwalk over water with fish to get to your room that you don't notice. The rooms ain't much but they have A/C or aircon as the thais say and a toilet. What more could you need.

In our jet lag state of our first day potsch and I fell for the tuk tuk trick. what is the tuk tuk trick? Well, I'll tell you so you won't have to go through it. The second a Farang takes to the street the tuk tuk drives feel it. It's in their bones, I swear. They take turns racing up to you or calling to you from across the street and leisurely sauntering to you, this option usually happens at the end of the day. "hey hey. Where you from? Where you wanna go? I take you. 20 baht half hour" sounds like a deal you tell yourself in your dizzy travel mind. "ok!". Then you get in and he never tales you to see anything interesting but instead you are forced to go into tailor shops and "just look" so your drive, ours was named jep jep, no joke, can get a coupon for gas. After the tailor you are taken to a temple. The most unimpressive nearly abandoned temple of all of Bangkok. There you casually meet an older man who just happens to be checking out the temple at the same time you are. He is very helpful and takes you straight the back where he then starts talking about shopping and that he knows a shop that has a sale only one day of the year and we are so lucky cause that day is today. Ah-ha! The gig is up. We are stuck in a con. Old man tells jep jep to takes up straight to one day only sale and we are off. We tell jep jep nicely at first we want to go home now. No more. He says no. We get firm a few times and the jep jep gets a little testy and nearly kills us in traffic. I notice a smile on his face in the rear view window. I raise my eye brow and smile back. He tells me I am clever. I take the compliment. He drops us off. We never ride a tuk tuk again.

Jep Jep.

Before we realized we were in a tuktuk vortex

Soi 11 the street our hotel was on. That motorcycle is a taxi. I never got a great shot but most of the time they would have a lady sitting sideways and holding the should of the rider while they would be texting. We have no idea how they did not die everyday. There are no rel traffic rules that you can make out and yet it works.

Our breakfast at Suk11. The sweetest fresh fruit we ever had. The orange looking spread on my toast is called Sang-Khaya. It is like a custard jam made with Coconut milk, strong tea, wheat flour, corn flour, sugar, egg and salt. It was amazing!!!! They would also have these tiny glasses with different stuff everyday. Red beans with sweet milk. Sticky rice with Taro. They were always yummy.

This is the huge temple connected to the Royal Palace. The entire thing is covered in mosaic tiles. Overwhelming how detailed and tiny every surface was.

prayer candles

Typical honeymoon pic. I also have ones where I am standing chatting with a statue.

This was a very long day of walking and looking. We had our Lonely Planet book with us and it never let us down. When we got hungry for a snack or a meal we would flip it open and it would lead us to something delicious without fail. Like this, Chow Guay. Black jelly (a little denser than jello) crushed ice and brown sugar. On a crazy hot day like this was we could not have had a better snack.

The food markets are everywhere. The cars drive by and the bus blow exhaust everywhere and they just keep cooking and setting food out. Bangkok is a town of smells. There are so many cars and still puddles of stuff and food and incense. It can be amazing and sometimes overwhelming. Add the heat and then the monsoon rains too. Oh, boy!

We saw a lot of temples which means a lot of Buddhas. And a lot of gold! This shot of Potsch makes me giggle so much.

This is the reclining Buddha. So impressive. Our favorite. His feet are covered in mother of pearl inlay. Mind blowing.

A sign at temples. Made us laugh so hard. I can't tell if ladies need to cover their legs or if the temple does not want any strippers of any kind. You tell me.

Wat Arun. The name is so much longer but no one calls it anything but Wat Arun. You have to tak a ferry over to this one. We got there just in time before closing. Our favorite temple.

Those stairs are so steep. Literally right on top of each other. Getting up scary. Realizing you have to take the same way down...terrifying.

But we made it all the way up and all the way down.

If there is a monk around someone is taking a photo of him.

Traveling down the river in a big water taxi. Living by the water does not seem to be the same thing as living by the beach in Malibu.

We finished off almost every night in Bagkok at Cheap Charlie's. It was cheap. And it was good. Just down the road from our hotel and packed to the chain with Farangs. I say chain because when the place was open they just popped up an awning, put out some chairs and laid a chain on the ground with a sign that read "If you're out of the chain you are out of the bar." Genius.

More thailand to come.

Sneak Peek - First time ever!!!

It looks like Potsch and I may have stumbled upon a new passion - Other Peoples Passion.



This past weekend was spent in Palm Springs capturing the fun, crazy love of engaged couple Margaret and Patrick. You all know of Margaret as my super duper cool talented muse. Now you get to see her sparkle and shine with Love. I definitely feel an obsession coming on. Getting to work with my husband, who shot a stunning 8mm of the day (coming soon!!), and surround ourselves with couples so in love and excitement is intoxicating. Of course that might just be the power of M+P.

Live Action Pretend Kid

Yes. This will be my little boy.

Oh light be in my life

Love these.

The real Milk and Cookies

Just another reason having a baby and breastfeeding are rad.
I have known since I was a little girl that there is magic in cookies. But as I venture into trying to make a baby I have had to give up all sweets and fun snacky food. This means cookies. I have not found a single person who will go with me in my fight that "Cookies are magic" until now. Milkmakers. Besides for having a brilliant logo they also have a brilliant idea. Cookies that promote lactation. No joke!
"milkmakers lactation cookies provide your body with the calories it needs to make milk. milkmakers cookies have a combination of oats, brewer's yeast and flax seed that help with milk production, making it easier to pump when you’re away from your baby and breastfeed when you’re together."



PS- there is a video on their site. enjoy.

Meet Up with your goals

Lately I have been playing with a few ideas regarding blogging and blogs. 1. I want more! I love blogging and playing online. Finding cool, fun, beautiful things to share and oogle over. It's the best part of my day. I love hearing from you gorgeous readers too. 2. Maybe start a new blog? this idea is on the fence. Part of me feels like "why not just throw a bunch of energy into what I already have?" I mean, I already have 3 blogs. Boots is my main one and the one I keep up with the most though. 3. getting into the blogging community and showing my face more. This is a scariest one for me. It would mean showing up alone and insecure to a group of uber cool ladies. I would dork out so hard. Jamming up verbally would be the least of my worries. I am good once I know what is going on but I am a complete weirdo shy corner poetry writer at the start. Ask my high school friends they know. And yet I feel the longing to connect. My mom is a big food blogger. Her blog is amazing and she knows some many of the blogging ethics that you are really only privy to once you enter the world of blogger meet ups.

So, all this brings me to where I am today: Loving Boots&Cateyes. Posting as often as I can to make you and me smile. And trying to get the courage up to attend the Pinterest Meet Up.
I love Pinterest. Can't hardly get enough of it. It would be so fun to meet people there and learn more about blogging. But what do I wear. what do I say? any advice? anyone wanna go with me?


If you wanna go be sure to RSVP here.

Pretend kid all growns up

I have a complete obsessed love with Bri Emery of DesignLoveFest. I seriously don't think I can live with out her. In Thailand when I could grab a sliver of internet service I was checking out her blog so I wouldn't miss anything. She is crazy talented, stylish and gorgeous/adorable. She inspires me to the point that if I ever meet her ( which could happen) I have no doubt I would get all jammed up as if I was meeting a big time hollywood movie star.
Today I realized that it is too late to be her but boy oh boy I would take her as my kid. So Bri is my first pretend kid all growns up.










Most of these shots are from Bri's new sweet video about her scarves. See it here.