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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Stuff I Wore: I'd Like to Thank the Academy

Chambray Shirt // Old Navy
Skirt // Target (similar shape here, similar print in a dress here)
Leopard Flats // Jessica Simpson (similar here)
Ring // Bar II // Macy's (similar here)

I recently received three, YES THREE, blog awards. Mini Me Style awarded me the Liebster Blog Award. I've already been awarded the Liebster, so I'll leave to the other nominees to pick up my slack.

If that wasn't generous enough, Mini Me Style also awarded me the Tell Me About Yourself Award.

And if that wasn't enough for me, Allie over at Allie's Bubble gave me the Versatile Blogger Award.

Luckily, the rules for accepting the Versatile and Tell Me About Yourself Awards are the same.

1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you.
2. Write 7 random things about yourself.
3. Spread the love to 15 more bloggers.

My Seven Random Facts

1. I was named after Gone with the Wind

2. I have an irrational fear of cicadas....or really any thing that swarms

3. I LOVE cartoons. I might know more about Nickelodeon cartoons than most kids. Go ahead, ask me anything about Spongebob or The Penguins of Madagascar. Yeah, I felt weird being the only adult without a child on the opening day of Cars 2, but I really wanted to see it!

4. I love 90's movies about angsty twenty-somethings. Reality Bites was a piece of cinematic brilliance.

5. I've recently started putting hot sauce on everything, which makes me fear my taste buds are dying.

6. I hate doing laundry so much that I pay for wash and fold every week...and yet I still can't manage to get all my clothes put away.

7. I am an obsessive list maker. Post-It makes a fortune off of me every year.

I'm going to cheat on this one a little and only name 5 because I don't know how much commenting I'll be doing today to let others know I gave them an award...busy Thursday! And here are some blogs you should checkout:
Love at First Shoe
Mrs. Jack of All Trades Daily
BMore Love Leigh
Wear Your Passion
Mini Me Style (of course!)

If you've lost count, I'm on DAY 11 of my spending freeze!!! I haven't bought a single item of clothing or beauty product for the last 11 days. If you'd like to join me and get your finances back in order, grab a button!

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Stuff I Wore: Smile...Like a Human Being.

Last weekend I had a little photo shoot with my bestie Elena. And I crashed and burned. I pretty much turn into Liz Lemon in front of the camera. I certainly hope you remember that episode where Liz has to film a promo for her TV show "Deal Breakers"....and this happens:

Source

Her mannerisms prompt Pete to say, "OK, smile ... with your mouth ... wave ... like a human being!" Apparently, instructions to "act natural" or "smile like a human" have no effect on me. Or maybe I just think natural acting humans scrunch up their face into weird configurations...and it didn't help that Elena and I can't be in the same room with each other for more than 30 seconds without laughing.
Here's the best we could do:

Shirt // J. crew Factory
AG Stevie Ankles // Anthropologie. worn here and here
Belt // J. crew Factory
Necklace // Anthropologie, worn here
Chunky Pemota Heel // Target
Ring // Avon (old)

And if you're wondering why it looks like I'm about to fall over...I was. That's just me, hanging out in front of a screen acting natural while trying not to topple over. On the bright side, when I wasn't about to fall over....look how long and lean my legs look!

These shoes are really meant for short distance movements and for looking. I have to remove one shoe to drive.

And do you have any idea how long it took to get this shot? Elena stated several times, "Stop making a claw." Why are hands so hard to pose?

Elena is working on her portrait work and I'm working on my face. I have actually been practicing in the mirror. It's really awkward when my roommate catches me. In a few weeks you will barely be able to tell the difference between me and those Victoria's Secret ladies.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Stuff I Wore: Pink Panther

I love these pink pants. And you guys better get used to them because you'll be seeing them a few times, along with their cousin, the pink jeans. Yeah, I have cords and jeans in basically the same color. I figured I wanted to wear light pink pants all year round. The color is so feminine and soft (and it doesn't hurt that they somehow elongate my stumpy legs). I also never thought of pink as a neutral, but these pants go with so much surprisingly.

Pink Matchstick Cords // J. Crew
Sweater // J. Crew, similar here
Shoes // Target, worn here, similar here
Necklace // Candie's for Kohl's, worn here

I'm also surprised how much I love these Western booties from Target. They go with everything: skirts, jeans and pink pants. If you want your own pair of awesome Target shoes, now is the time. Target is running a buy one get one 50% off sale on shoes and hand bags. So, I'm linking up with Fabulous But Evil to bring you my favorite items from the sale.

Taryn Flat Sandal

Petene Heeled Sandal

Yellow Flap Crossbody

Floral Large Cabbage Print Clutch

Monday, March 19, 2012

Stuff I Wore: Fourth Time is the Charm

Jacket // Joe Fresh

Jeans // Ann Taylor LOFT

Bird Print Blouse // Old Navy, worn here

Yellow Flats // ??, worn here

So, this might not look like a great picture, but do you have any idea how long it took to get this mediocre photo of me and the dog?!?!

Monday, March 5, 2012

Stuff I Wore: Have We Met?

Yes, that shirt has cats on it. The Scot asked if those were cats on my shirt and I simply replied, "Have we met?" I am a self proclaimed crazy cat lady. I just thought maybe I should start wearing more badges of my self-bestowed honor.
This shirt also comes in red with a dog print. I had to exercise a lot of restraint to not purchase the dog printed shirt as well.

Bow Back Animal Print Top // Old Navy
Pencil Skirt // Target, worn here, similar here
Shoes // Steve Madden

And I think this was day 25 of my Use it Or Lose it Challenge. The shoes were item 8 of 10. And after I almost slid to death on my kitchen floor, these shoes have now been donated to Soles for Souls, which is collecting shoes for families affected by Hurricane Irene.

So far I've gotten rid of a horribly uncomfortable pair of shoes, an impractical shirt, and some ill fitting items. I've also rediscovered a sweater dress and a color blocked shirt. This challenge is really helping me clean out my closet. I am definitely doing this every season.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Stuff I Wore: A Rebecca Taylor to Call My Own (OOTD 1.28.12)

I've been drooling over Rebecca Taylor dresses in Bloomingdale's for quite some time now. I fell in love with this floral patched dress, but at $325 it was waaaaay out of my budget. So, I waited, and stalked. It finally went on sale around Christmas for $162.00, but I thought that was still a little too much. Then it happened, the stars aligned. Bloomingdale's sale items were an extra 50% off after Christmas, bringing the dress to $81.00. But I didn't stop there. I was then able to use a 10% off coupon I received for signing up for Bloomingdale's emails. AND I was able to stack it with a 15% off online purchases coupon. If you're doing the math...I got the dress for $60.75!!!! Yeah, that's like 19% of the original price!!!

Polyvore Set
Dress here

I debuted the dress at my cousin's baby shower. And yes, you are seeing this correctly, those are my bare legs in January. Ok, I was a little bit cold. And that is a new hair cut. I had a hair appointment that morning and just decided to go a little crazy.

If you have wide hips I recommend sizing up in this dress. The bottom is narrow and has no stretch in it whatsoever.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Stuff I Wore: Use It or Lose It Day #5

Similar cardigan
Boots here, worn here and here
Similar tank here and here

I haven't worn this tank in forever and I think it's just a product of having to much stuff in a poorly lit closet. This beauty was crammed all the way in the back, lost and forgotten. I really love the colors and the fabric is really good quality. Kohl's really does a great job with their designer lines. (i.e. Lauren Conrad) I've put it back to the front and plan on pairing it with some leggings soon.

As a recap, this is the fourth item of the ten. First, I got rid of the tortuous brown shoes. Second, I kept the comfy sweater dress. Third, I tossed the weird bow shirt.

And then I got rid of items five, six and seven. The gray Levi's jeans and button front pencil skirt are just waaaay too tight on me. The Levis are a few years old and in that time I've gotten too old for low rise jeans. Seriously, when did I think it was OK to have my butt crack hanging out!?!? That gorgeous printed shirt is from White House Black Market. Sadly, it gives me under arm boob and the halter strings threaten to choke me. So, in this post, I got rid of clothes that give me extra lumps where they don't belong.

Friday, February 17, 2012

Stuff I Wore: I'm Sexy and I Know It (OOTD 1.17.12)

I've starting fixing blog-opocalypse. ALL of my images were deleted from my blog. So I spent last night re-uploading about 1/3 of my images. I'll have to continue day by day. I think it was a glitch with switching over to Google+. So, if you love perusing my archives, you can't go too far back. Yeah, in my self absorbed world I assume everyone sits at home going through my archived posts.

Anyway, here is my outfit. So, this is what I like to refer to as my'sexy dress.' It's a dress in which I can't help but feel sexy and confident. Everyone has an outfit like this. The Scot has a 'sexy shirt' that he wears to any major semi-casual event. Seriously, he loves this shirt so much I can really just photoshop him into photos and no one would know.

I was so confident in this outfit that I tried out the red lips trend. It lasted about 15 minutes until I had my first cup of coffee. Yes, I said FIRST, which implies there was a second. Don't judge.

Lipstick in Barcelona
Shoes, worn here; similar here
Similar dress here and pricey here.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Stuff I Wore: How to Ruin Your Day in 7 Minutes or Less (OOTD 1.16.12)

Similar shoes

Yesterday morning, my world collapsed in 7 minutes. Yes, 7 minutes. I started the day off by waking up late, which is not too much of a tragedy, but then everything fell apart. I went to grab a shirt out of the closet, and it was gone. So, of course I yelled. The Scot's solution to the missing clothing catastrophe: leave the apartment and go to work early. He is such a smart man. Well, as I was picking out a new outfit, the cats began to fight resulting in dishes of cat food getting knocked on the floor. As I was tending to a bloody cat ear while standing in a pile of cat food, the dog began to eat some of the fallen cat food. And then of course, just to further ruin my day, the dog throws up....on the pile of cat food on the floor. I can deal with being late to work and cleaning up animal fluids....but $10 worth of cat food was ruined!!! Do you think any one would have blamed me if I made my coffee "irish" that morning at work? I didn't, but I did have a hot chocolate and a bag of chocolate chip cookies for breakfast instead of my usual black coffee and bowl of boring unsugared cereal.

And, oh yeah, I winterized one of my Lilly Bloomingdale sale finds. I forgot, this blog is supposed to be about fashion, not dog throw up.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Stuff I Wore: I'm a Big Girl Now (OOTD 1.13.12)

Cords here; Similar lace tank here

Something amazing happened last night. Get ready to be stunned.....I did my own taxes. Yeah, I know, thrilling. Well, I'm the kind of person that tends to spend the extra money to have others do things that annoy me (i.e. laundry). But, I decided that the $160 I spend on my accountant could be better spent else where (i.e. Anthropologie). After I was done yelling at Turbo Tax (why could it NOT understand that DI on my W-2 stood for DISABILITY INSURANCE?!?!), I had a pretty nice refund coming my way. These are the things I get mad and excited about these days...tax returns. It used to be boys and parties. I'm old now. And appropriately, these color of these cords is "Dusty Clay." Thanks J. Crew, I'm just a piece of dusty clay excited about my tax refund and asking my cats why Turbo Tax is SO STUPID. (Seriously though, I'm sorry I yelled at you Turbo Tax. You are wonderful).
And another outfit photo...with more awkwardness.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Stuff I Wore: Stroke of Genius (OOTD 1.11.12)

This outfit inspired me to try something. I hadn't worn these shoes in awhile and I wondered why. And after a day of wearing them, I realized why they were banished to the back of my closet...they are instruments of pain. Because I do not want to inflict this kind of pain on any other human being, they went directly in the garbage. I know it's a waste, but seriously, you would be better off walking around barefoot.

And thus, I decided to start the Use it or Lose it Challenge. The gist of it, is that you pick out some items from your closet that you haven't worn in awhile and you get 30 days to wear them or you get rid of them.

I've picked my 10 items and will feature them here over the next month, and then update you on what I kept and what got a one way ticket to the consignment shop.

And yet another bird print in my collection.

These shoes bypassed the consignment shop and went right in the trash.
They're cute, but deadly. Don't be fooled.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Stuff I Wore: Sew Talented (OOTD 1.9.12)

Note: It looks like Google Friend Connect is going away in March for non-Blogger users. So, make sure to follow me on Bloglovin or Google Reader.

Also, I've updated my "About Me" page, so you you want to know more about me, that's obviously the spot to go.

One of the benefits of shopping at nicer stores like J. Crew and Anthro is the service. I had a particularly positive interaction with a J. Crew associate a few weeks ago.

I originally started the day off in these adorable Coach flats. They're a few years old and I was perplexed as to why I hadn't worn them in awhile. Around lunch time I figured out why; the top of the shoes dig painfully into my feet. So, off to the consignment shop they went.

I had been eyeing this skirt for awhile at J. Crew. So when it went on sale (plus an extra 30% off) I snatched it right up. Unfortunately, I realized that the top button was hanging on by a thread. I mentioned it to a store associate, but they didn't have any more in my size. I figured, for the price, it was worth it to sew the button back on myself. The store associate was nice enough to give me an additional 15% off on top of the already HUGE discount. I think she gave me the student discount. So, I got this skirt for $30 thanks to a sweet store associate.