New Bike Art.

via Sophie Blackall on etsy

Recently purchased on etsy. The artist is Sophie Blackall. This is from her Missed Connections project which uses as its inspiration the endlessly amusing craigslist personals listings.

Yarn Bike.

Artist olek is responsible for these yarn bikes. I spotted this one in Santa Monica last Fall. I never posted about it, though. Better late than never! I wonder what it looks like now, if it's still there at all.

I Had To Do It!

I went to a sample sale with some friends last night and I was very good. I almost got out the door without buying anything but at the last minute I saw this silk Moschino scarf!

So I brought it home. Can you blame me? I mean really! How cute is this? It had my name all over it. I love silk scarves. I've scored a couple of beautiful Hermes and Pucci on eBay but this one takes the cake. Not only is it the cutest, but the silk is fabulously drapey, slouchy and well...silky. Since I've bought so much grey this Fall/Winter, I'm so happy to have this pop of bright, beautiful color to keep things from getting too bland.

Art, Moving, Organzing, Commuting.

"Take a Cruise" by Lauren Singer

Photo courtesy of www.ilufflife.com

I am the proud new owner of this beautiful bike painting! Ever since I've been smitten with bikes I've been equally smitten with bike-related art.  It's such a simple but beautiful subject.  It's no wonder artists have been painting and photographing bikes forever!

This beautiful painting will get prime real estate in my new living room.  I just moved into a new apartment last month - hence the major lag between posts!  The great news is that I am now just 2.5 miles from work so bike commuting is so much easier!  My former commute was almost 10 miles so riding to work was doable but it was kind of a big production and I could only manage it maybe once a week.

The hard part of the move has been downsizing my life.  I've definitely lost a lot of space.  With the help of a professional organizer, I'm paring my belongings down to the essentials - if it doesn't serve me and I don't love it, it's gotta go!  Cycling is such a wonderful way to simplify your life.  If I'm driving my car to work I lug my huge purse AND my huge "work bag" with me every day.  If I'm riding my bike I really have to decide what is important to bring with me.  It forces me to be more organized!

I'm working towards the goal of riding to work 3 days a week - very reasonable especially now that the weather is so perfect in LA!