Perfectly Imperfect

That's a Wrap!

Whew! After 8 nights of Hanukkah and with Christmas only a few days away, I have been a gift wrapping machine these last few weeks. While sitting on the floor surrounded by gift wrap, bows, ribbon & tape I made a pact with myself that I would hunt for some eco friendly wrap going forward. And, BINGO! I totally scored while walking through Japantown and saw the lovely fabric wrap called furoshiki -  a traditional wrapping cloth.

Not only is furoshiki way more eco, it is just so darn pretty and I love that it can be reused and re-purposed and there is no tape or bows required. There are so many lovely colors and patterns to choose from - consider me hooked. 

You can get your own at many of the stores in Japantown in San Francisco, or online here at Furoshiki or on Etsy at this awesome little shop, FuroChic. This fabulous poppy print might have to become Poppy's signature wrap for all the birthday parties we attend.

Happy Wrapping & Happy Holidays!

xo

Kim

Coming Unplugged

In the wired world we live in we are all moving at the speed of light. I am constantly running around 1,000 mph with my hair on fire. I often ask myself with all the technology around me, why do I never seem to have enough time? I can barely get through the day-to-day to do list, let alone have time to keep up with friends and family or have time for myself.

Don't get me wrong... I am a big fan of technology, but I find myself yearning for a world that doesn’t move so quickly. With 3 email addresses, 3 voicemails, 2 computers, linked in, facebook, twitter, a blog and texting…it’s just out of control. I struggle with the fact that these tools help me research things, keep in touch and more, but how much of a time suck are they and in this fast paced world are we replacing actual relationships with virtual ones? And, are we so crazed just trying to keep up that we don’t have the ability to be present in the moment and actually enjoy it?

I think I need an intervention. Because I am taking a vacation with Poppy next week I’ve decided to declare it an "Uplugged Holiday". I will not check email or voicemail. I will not “tweet”, I will not text,  I will not go on facebook  (I know, you’ll believe it when you see it!) and I will take a week off from the blog. We’ll see if I can actually unplug myself and see what impact it has.

But, you’ll have to wait for my return for the update!

Cheers,
Kim

In the beginning...

Welcome to Perfectly Imperfect! Perfectly Imperfect is a blog that will serve as my outlet of random musings about holding it all together in this crazy, modern world we all live in. I a married, full time working mother of a 3 year old daughter living in San Francisco, CA. This blog is a chronicle of my daily struggle to hold it all together with humor, love and a little style. Join me when you can and feel to comment. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Cheers & love,
Kim