Sidenote... Monday Must-Haves

I know I am supposed to be writing about my summer in Italy because that's what the "followers" check back for, but I've got to make a quick detour onto another subject... I'm going to quickly give you my Monday must-haves. Things I'm dying over right now. Here are my current obsessions:

After living in Italy for 2 weeks, I've come to one definite conclusion: I wear a lot of color. I don't know why this is, but color seems to attract my eye and I somehow manage to incorporate it into most every outfit. I've noticed this in Italy because Italians are the complete opposite. Their color scheme consists of black, gray, brown and muted black. I swear they don't believe in the other colors of the color wheel. So when I saw this bright red purse by Madewell 1937, I was drawn to it like a moth to a flame. This would be the perfect accessory to complete an outfit for a night on the town or to dinner with friends... it speaks for itself.

I know I talked about this leather bracelet from Linea Pelle earlier after I saw Jennifer Lopez rock it in her sadly disappointing rom-com, The BackUp Plan... but I'm still dreaming about it. I'm just picturing it as being an everyday statement piece to add a bit of boho-chicness to the wardrobe. Maybe my 2 month obsession over this one item should be a sign that it's no longer an In Limbo purchase situation--trying to decide if this is the right arm candy for me. Time to click that buy button..? Thoughts?

I know I said earlier that I started to read Emily Giffin's Heart of the Matter book, but that's not looking so hot for Sara Kate. Actually, that has actually stopped. I read the first few pages and they were pretty deep, not as light-hearted as I thought. So I immediately popped into the first bookstore I could find in Italy, ran to the English section (where selection was slim to none) and bought me another book to read. To my surprise, they had one of the ones that was on my list to read... The Carrie Diaries by Candance Bushnell. Its the story of Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw in high school. We get to read about what turned Carrie into the woman we know on the famous TV show. I'm already 70 pages into it and I'm thinking its a winner!

Another recent obsession that I've noticed I've acquired is a love for sneakers. I never really took myself to be a Converse-wearin' kind of gal (minus my Life In Limbo tomboy phase where I would have traded a worn pair of New Balances for stiletto Christian Louboutins anyday), but recently I've been known to rock the sneaks. And you know what? I'm loving it. Loving it so much that my lone pair of white Chuck Taylor All-Star Converses just aren't cutting it. Nope, I'm moving onto bigger and better things. And who does bigger and better better than Juicy Couture?

Sorry for the off-subject post, but when a girl's got love built up inside her like I do now, all I want do is share this love and consuming passion with others. So from Italy to your house, these are my Monday must-haves from the eyes of an In Limbo girl.