How are we at the end of March already?? I’ve been a little quieter than usual on social media for the past few weeks, but I still thought it would be fun to take a look back at Instagram to remember what happened this month.
01. I finished up Dracula. I love these Penguin English Library editions, by the way.
02. My first attempt at making donuts at home. It was a success! Looking at this picture, I really want to make them again.
03. I made broccoli beef stir fry and rice noodles. It was my first time cooking rice noodles and it wasn’t hard, but I was worried that I would overcook the noodles. I kept a close eye on them and it was all good.
04. Ugh, more snow.
05. I went to West Elm to pick up a gift and saw the Kate Spade Saturday x West Elm collab in person. It was just as cute as it looked online. (P.S. Sad that Kate Spade Saturday site closed, but I think you might still find some pieces from the collection online.)
06. I totally jumped on the bandwagon and bought The Girl on the Train because it was popping up everywhere. I thought it was good/solid, but I’ll be sharing more of my thoughts when I do my monthly book reviews.
07. This is what the dresser next to my bed (my nightstand, basically) usually looks like. I keep my jewelry here and I always like my current read to be easily accessible.
08. I went to Philly two weekends ago and we had brunch at a little Mexican restaurant. The coffee was served in these adorable mugs and I kind of wanted to take one home with me (I didn’t though, because that would be stealing…).
09. Last week I felt like grey nails. Side note- do you spell it gray or grey? I go back and forth!
10. Another snap from Philly. Federal Donuts is so so yummy. I blogged about my first visit there last year and we had to go back on my most recent trip to Philly.
11. Farmer’s market flowers are back. I really want to pick up a bunch for my room.
If you’d like to see what I’m up to on Instagram, my username is @starcrossedsmil. What was the last thing you posted on Instagram?
![It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Do you tend to prefer US or UK book covers?
[P.S. This is an old photo that includes a HarperCollins UK title, but please note that I support the HarperCollins Union.]
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[ID: A stack of the following books sits on top of white bedding in front of a white wall (from top to bottom): PACHINKO, IDOL, LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES, PEOPLE PERSON.]
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I seriously love your Instagram! It’s so diverse. Yay for making yummy foods in the kitchen! Wish I could taste them :)
Aww, thanks! I do try to mix it up :) I wish I could send those meals to you!
Looks like you had a great month!
Jessica @ Sunny Days and Starry Nights
It was nice to look back! :)
The last thing I posted was a soft shell crab burger that was brunch! It was delish :) I love federal donuts!
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Yumm, your food pics always make me hungry! Federal Donuts is so good. I wish they’d open a store here in NYC!
Love your pictures!! I’m so excited that farmers markets are coming back now that its spring!
~Sara
Thank you Sara! Me too and I might try to hit up the market this weekend :)
These are lovely Instagram photos. I know, it’s so difficult to believe that March is already over. We’re already 1/4 of the way through 2015!
Thank you Alex! Seriously- I can hardly believe it!