End of Summer

Two outfits pics and two posts two days in a row?!  I'm on a roll.  Don't have much to say except that yesterday's outfit was what's below.  And also, I love the silk jacket I'm wearing that I got for $4.

silk NY & Comp jacket- gabriel brothers, ($4)

black h&m tank- sale, ($8)

blue j crew skirt- j crew sale ($21)

nine west shoes- sale, ($40)

f21 leopard belt- came in a 2 pack ($4)

I thought wearing the jacket on top of this was a cute addition to make it more casual, with a hint of safari.  I liked how it paired together.  You know, I've gotten much better at putting outfits together. Viva el blog!

Enjoy!

At the Park

So, I totally forgot to post this earlier today (I had it half ready to post), but I completely forgot.  Yesterday when I got off work, Michael and Devin were waiting for me at home so we could take a trip to the park.  It was pretty nice, weather wise yesterday, and today was even better. 

If you haven't noticed, I have gained quite a bit of weight.  I've always had a fast metabolism, and have always hated being too skinny.  But a month or two ago, I wasn't too skinny, I was probably a perfect weight, plus a little pooch.  All of a sudden ( and 23,532 cupcakes later), I gained a whopping 12 pounds.  My pooch is getting harder and harder to hide, so it was time to start working out.  I have been doing Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred.  Today, will be day 3.  That jaunt is hard.  I read great reviews about it after Dev was born, but probably only did it a couple times.  The stress of being a new parent + house buying + job seeking, oh, and plus breastfeeding, helped me lose the weight.

So now I leave you with yesterday's pictures, and yes, I realize I don't look big in them.  But trust me, I didn't post Monday's outfit because I look like an overweight midget in them.  I put one picture of Monday's outfit, where you may peep the gut :/

I actually did something different with my hair:

here's one side:

And the other:

tank: thrifted at buffalo exchange in SanFran ($8?)

black pants: f21 old, ($14)

old navy sandals: sale, ($11)

Oh, and I wanted to share this pic because Devin is wearing a very cute Barcelona futball outfit, thanks to his Aunt Vanessa! Isn't it adorable?!

Mondays outfit:

So there you have it!  Now I gotta get to those crunches and butt kicks.  See ya soon!

Disclaimer: I do not think I am "fat."  However, I realize I could stand to lose a couple pounds and definitely tone up.  Otherwise, I am happy with my curves.  I think curves on woman are beautiful, and I think life is too short not to eat yummy ass food.  I'll dedicate a whole post to my philosophy on woman and body image issues sometime soon.

Happy Friday!

So, yesterday, I rushed home to hurry and try to take a picture so that I could change into comfy clothes (and I got home late mind you), and I moved all of this stuff on the deck to try to get a couple nice pics, I take A picture, go to my camera to adjust the height bc I didn't like the turn out of said picture because of the angle, and the camera dies.  I didn't know where the charger was, and I just wanted to change so badly.


Alas, I decided to deal with the one picture I had.  Unfortunately, I don't think the picture does the outfit a lot of justice.  When I paired this outfit together, I was really very proud of myself.  I would have never pictured the two colors together, but somehow I did, made it work, and was very proud.  So again, I know the outfit seems kinda 'meh,' but I was proud.  Here it is:

 

gray blazer- f21 ($18)

green gap tank- thrifted, ($2)

banana republic belt- thrifted, ($6)

ann taylor skirt- thrifted, ($5)

black nine west shoes- sale, ($40)

Do you have any plans this weekend? Oh, I gotta show you this vintage bracelet I got this week that I absolutely love.  I was wearing it with the outfit yesterday, and it looked very nice, I wish I was wearing it for the pics.

Anyway, have a great weekend ya'll!  Hopefully next week, I'll have more outfits to share.

Gimme S'More

Jaunt from yesterday
Do I look too grandma-ish?
'like the colors, though


Do you like my haiku?  Heeyyy!! I just remembered, I one day posted all these haikus on my first real blog, my blog at Myspace.  I should go back and read those entries sometime...

On that note, here's yesterdays outfit:

excuse the wrinkles, it wasn't like that all day.  But I should have known when I had to iron the skirt twice(!!!) before even wearing it (in less that 24 hours).

I apologize for the subtle remote.  It works so great from afar!  (Really though, I think maybe just the remote batteries are low/dying)

Yeah, I know, I look thrilled.


And just for laughs:

dark coral cardi: thrifted, ($5)

white old navy tank: gab bros., ($2)

Anthro/Urban outfitter skirt: gab. bros ($8)

nine west sandals: macys, (gifted)

lololol at my still face and twirling bottom, another thrilled one.

Do you think I look too granny-ish, though?  Is the skirt a tad bit too long? I've been wanting a skirt with a longer length hem.  How do you think it looks?  I think the shoes helped modernize the outfit, right? I really love these shoes, I can mix them with almost anything! Oh, and my title is stemmed from the simple fact that I had a s'more right before writing this post.  Clearly, the "diet" is going well.

Camp Love

I stopped by my friend's camp the other night, I was finnin for a s'more.

And I needed not be, to be honest.  I am gaining weight, and I can't stop eating Ben N Jerrys at night, but I think it's starting to become a little too obvious.   I was ok prob, at least 3 pounds ago?  I was happy I gained more weight (as I usually love thicker more than thinner), but it's also bikini season, so I could afford to at least starting a healthier regime.

Anyway, here's the hippie campin night pic:

 For real, for real though, I really do wanna go camping in early September...




 And comfy, rainy Monday's outfit:

Ghostface killa:

gap button down: thrifted, ($4)

red tee- gab bros. ($2)

j. crew pants- j crew ($50)

bakers shoes: thrifted, ($8)

We had some type of false fire alarm at work today, and everyone gathered outside for about 25 minutes, so that was the excitement for my day.  Hey, at least I was comfy, and I really like my outfit, looking back on it!  It was a good day.

Classic Chic

I got to wear pants before it got super hot.  And a long sleeve! I never used to wear long sleeves if it was more than 80 degrees outside.  But, my style has evolved and I"m getting ready to try new things. 

I got one extra day of pants fit in (today), even though it's supposed to be 89 degrees.  It's already hot as hell out there.  The rest of the week is supposed to be 97+ UUGGGHHH. I'm not ready for this.  The humidity here is just as bad as Florida, so it's hot as shit.

Anyway, here are yesterday's outfit pics:

white shirt: thrifted f21 ($4)

j brand jeans: gabriel brothers, ($20)

bcbg heels: ross (old) ($14)

p.s. These are the most comfy heels in life! I love them.  They are 4 years old too :)

Dandelion

When I saw these pants on the rack, I knew I was in love.  The anticipation of pulling them out and looking them up and down to see if they were oddly shaped, too long, too wide was all swept away by perfection.  I got quite a few, "where did you get those?," and I replied that they were thrifted, and vintage.  Love!

I wore two belts:

abercrombie and fitch jean jacket- thrifted, ($5)

white tee- f21 ($8)

gray and blue striped cardi- thrifted ($10)

yellow pants- vintage, thrifted ($4)

Thus, today was one of those happy days where I am pleased with my overall look, which puts me in a good mood.  Actually, one of those days where I'm over-pleased.  

Tomorrow is Friday, I hoping I have a great productive day both at work and at home.  I gotta get my vintage clothes ready for the sale Saturday!!

Happy Monday (?)

Hello dolls (jk, I hate that).  How was your weekend?  How was your Monday?  Mine was pretty busy.  I had a busy day at work and then was excited to try zumba for the first time.  However, when I got home, I had loads upon loads of laundry to do (our new washer finally arrived), followed by a massive grocery shopping trip, then putting away the groceries, feeding Dev, cleaning up, getting Dev to bed, and almost falling asleep myself.  I decided to come down and finally just post the two outfits I had been meaning to (god, I'm so dedicated), but I will update the details of where and how much tomorrow (most likely).


Rainy Day:

Sunny Day:

Vanilla

So, I looked up synonyms for "simple," and one of them was "vanilla"....??? Thus, that became the title for this post.  I really LOVED my simple outfit, and I got quite a few compliments on it, especially the head band.  I'm not much of a head-band-wearer, this is the only one I own, but it definitely accessorized this plain outfit and simple hair nicely.  Oh, and meet my new favorite shoes!

Oh, and meet this blazer.  I got it thrifted today! I rarely find blazers that are a perfect fit for me, and this was exactly that.  I love the slit in the back too.

I really am pressed for this outfit.  You may not see why, but it was one of those days I was 100% happy with my look, hair and everything.  Also, I found the blazer, ANOTHER amazing blazer with sequins(!), an animal print skirt (which I've been wanting- p.s. I LOVE it when I want something but I wait and find it at a thrift store!), another cute skirt I'll hem, and a wonderful belt.  All thrifted and amazing.

Not to mention these shoes I splurged on- but I have oh so many outfit ideas with them.  And, I love the fact I can wear them in all four seasons. 

Tip: I know fo sho that red will be a color you will see often in fall 2011 style.

Hot Pants

These technically aren't hot pants, but they are HAWT pants.

From here I changed my lens to the 50mm one that I haven't even had much of a chance to try using! Do you notice anything different?  Hmm, maybe that it's a tiny bit out of focus.  Also, I noticed it takes the picture a lot faster (faster shutter speed somehow?) and the pictures were more true to the colors.  I always end up having to edit and lighten my photos, these I didn't touch.

boys christian dior blazer- thrifted ($3)

mustard j crew shirt: thrifted ($8)

j crew cords: thrifted ($12)

fiona brand shoe (payless?)- thrifted ($7)

Oh, this color j crew shirt I have been wanting FOREVER! I went to j crew in the mall and it was on "sale" for $30. Best believe I turned my self around and walked out that door empty handed! Shoooot.  The next day I went to Mustard Seed in Bethesda- (which is a more expensive thrift store that I still love because they are fair for their prices) which unfortunately for my pocket, is right across the street from my job.  I frequent it way too often, but especially when I am specifically looking for something in particular, then I go several times during the week.  But anyway, I went and they had it for $8 and I was thrilled.  I'd been wanting it for a while!

So that's that!  I'm proud of myself for my color combos the past two days!  Tomorrow is Friday, I might take a super comfortable route.