A Wild Tonic Vintage

A few weeks ago, I met up with some old friends at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden . It was my first time ever visiting, and I'm so mad I waited so long to check it out. What a beautiful, peaceful place. It's hard to believe the gardens are in the middle of one of the busiest cities in the world! Is this okay? Thought it would be bigger.. This too.. That is not Betty Boop. Come on! Delicious cheese plate from the cafe. I love Danny Kaye. Also, I love Neil Diamond.

This month, I'm partnering with the ladies at Miskabelle Vintage , and today we're presenting part two of "One Dress, Two Ways!" Manda, Jayme, and I swapped two dresses from our shops to style! Today, Jayme and I are wearing this dress from Miskabelle Vintage . The dress was slightly sheer, so I layered it with another plain black dress. Shout out to my sister, Erica, for doing my hair! :) Head over to the Miskabelle blog to see how Jayme styled this pretty dress! Find part one of this series here . what I'm wearing • vintage dress: Miskabelle Vintage | glasses: Derek Cardigan via Coastal.com heels: gift from a friend | purse: vintage Coach

Am I the only person who still gets sad that Brittany Murphy died? "Clueless" is a modern-day masterpiece of cinema, if you ask me. Anyway, thank you for all the thoughtful comments on yesterday's post about minimizing my e-presence. I've still got a long way to go in minimizing my online life and real life, but I'm confident. :) Don't forget to enter the current giveaway , where you can win a large sponsor spot for the month of October. I'm off to the backyard for day three of revamping a vintage medicine cabinet. Wish me luck! what I'm wearing • sweatshirt: Forever 21 | jean leggings: Gap | glasses: Derek Cardigan via Coastal.com moccasins: Minnetonka | bag: Coach, borrowed from my sister

She must be crazy! Everyone is pinning! It's such a great source of inspiration! What is Lauren thinking? Guys, I don't even care. As much as I love Pinterest as an easy way to organize and share images, I just can't deal with it anymore for a few reasons. • I have so many goals to accomplish in these next few months, and I find that even though I don't really use Pinterest organically (I kinda force myself to pin sometimes, just to keep my boards fresh), it is still a huge time-suck. • During Kendi Skeen's speech at TxSC, I was introduced to the quote (allegedly by Teddy Roosevelt, but after this Shakespeare debacle , I can't be sure) "Comparison is the thief of joy." Isn't that all Pinterest is, really? I can't tell you how many posts/tweets I've read or real-life conversations I've had where someone has said that everything on Pinterest is too perfect . "Why can't my closet look like that? Her hair is so much more bea

Up for grabs today is a large sponsor spot for one whole month here on A Wild Tonic. I recently made the switch to Passionfruit Ads and I thought this would be a fun way to celebrate! To enter, just follow the blog and leave me a comment about anything at all. Don't forget to include a way to contact you if you win. I'll randomly select a winner next Sunday, 9/30. Find out more about sponsorship here . Happy Autumn! :) Congratulations to the winner, Salvaged Strawberry !

A rare (but highly enjoyable) brunch with Frank at the Golden Corner Diner in Bound Brook.

Me? Doing a 5K? Yea, it happened. The Color Run NJ was held in Englishtown, NJ at Raceway Park, was so fun, and is up there with the Zombie Walk in the "What is Happening Here?" and "Hard to Explain to Other People" categories. For those of you who don't know... the Color Run is a 5K in which people throw colored powder at the runners and make a starchy, colorful mess. Also, the organizers donate to different charities (our run was for MS)! A few lessons for next year: the green powder makes everyone look really dirty, the corn starch powder mixed with sweat makes for a really strong hair gel, don't bring such a big bag, maybe don't bring a brand new ( white ) DSLR camera, get better sneakers, get there early, and get up close and personal with the people throwing the color.

This month, I'm partnering with the lovely ladies at Miskabelle Vintage , and today we're presenting part one of "One Dress, Two Ways!" Manda, Jayme, and I swapped two dresses from our shops to style! Today, Manda and I are wearing this dress from A Wild Tonic. I chose to pair it with neutral suede booties and a bright orange bag. Head over to the Miskabelle blog to see how Manda styled it! what I'm wearing • vintage dress: A Wild Tonic Vintage | glasses: Derek Cardigan via Coastal.com suede booties: vintage, from a yard sale | ring: vintage, from childhood neon satchel: Cambridge Satchel Company via Urban Outfitters