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Beauty in Iran

I had a fun night on Pinterest all night. I stumbled upon some pictures of beauty in Iran, and unbeknownst to me, Elizabeth Taylor had actually once visited Iran.  There were beautiful pictures of her visiting, so I wanted to share. 

Here is just a black and white photo of Iran in the 60s (you may remember the ones I had once posted here):

 Elizabeth Taylor, Iran 1976:

*le sigh*

I will most definitely have an outfit pic for you tomorrow.  I'm about to make my trek to my closet so that I can, stare at my clothes for hours and try things on, take them off hangers, run downstairs and grab this shoe or that, stare at myself some more, take off and put on more clothes, arrange said clothes in stacks, until I am satisfied with what I want to wear the next day.  Yes, I do this (no, not for hours).

Tata!

Things

Usually, when I go to Goodwill on Tuesday's for their 15% or whatever percentage off of clothes they have on Tuesdays, their "customer appreciation days," I am rummaging the racks for my next vintage or high end clothing find. Yesterday, however, since there were so many people rummaging through the clothing racks, I didn't feel like really dealing with it.  I actually avoid going on Tuesdays, which sucks price wise, but oh well.

So anyhow, I rummaged the dishes/odd and ends section instead, which I never do while I'm there. I really need a cute china cabinet to display cute dishes I find.  There are so many beautiful retro dishes out there that I'd love to display and have.  But for now, I will show you what I got away with getting last night:

 I couldn't resist this vintage mug.  I love mugs of this small size, they are perfect for tea on rainy, fall days.  It was only $1 or so.  The iphone pic didn't accurately capture the color, but it is more of a brownish/gray color.

 I have been wanting one of these things for a while, you know, in case I ever host a brunch (which seems like it will never happen for some reason).  Anyhow, I have wanted one of these vintage whatever-they're-called, to put milk or OJ in for guests for morning breakfast.  Or, if I ever get my guest room together, I could fill it water and a glass on a tray next to their bed side table.  Ahh, to dream. 

 I couldn't resist this vintage Hobby Holly (is that what she's called?) frame.  I had the bed spread of her when I was a little (still have and use the pillow case), and loved it.  It always reminded me of my moms younger days.  I couldn't resist buying this little frame in case I ever have a little girl of my own.  It's too precious.

Lastly, I finally found another cute little bowl for jewelry to be thrown into from a long day of work.  I loved the orange with the blue and gold accents.  Too bad it was the only one.  How could I resist?


Oh, and lastly for real now, I wanted to share my latest nails.  I used those Sally Hansen Nail strips, (I thought I had talked about them before, but I just did a search on my blog and for some reason can't find it), this one was called "bamboo."  I never see this one in the stores, and it's not even on their website, I am wondering if they have discontinued it, but I really love my nails and have gotten several compliments.  My left hand is totally screwed though, and I didn't put on top coat, which I obviously should have.

Oh!  And have you tried the magnum bars??? I hear they are amazing, especially the caramel one.  But every time I go to cop some, those joints be sold out. This is the dark chocolate one, which I craved even more than a Georgetown Cupcake.  Wow.  Definitely try them!

Hope you have a happy Wednesday!

Avocado Smoothie

This weekend, I got stuck with some type of throat infection.  It's been awful, as I can still barely eat anything.  I woke up Friday with my throat feeling dry and pretty sore, but I didn't think much of it.  Ever since I got my tonsils out, since I was like 7, I NEVER EVER get any throat problems.  Rarely get a sore throat, rarely get a cough. Saturday morning, woke up with the same dry feeling and just felt awful.  I mean, I didn't have a fever or anything, but because I had been in so much pain by Friday night, I was super dehydrated.


Luckily, Michael made me go to the emergency clinic, and they did a rapid strep test that came out negative.  The doctor barely needed to even look at my throat to tell me it was filled with puss (what?!), and that I had white bumps in it, and that it was super swollen and looked "miserable." I got prescribed some strong antibiotics and prednisone (steroid) for swelling.  Now, its Tuesday and I feel like the white bumps or whatever have gotten worse, I'm still waiting to hear back from the docs.  But the pain scale is def less than Saturday, which is good.

Anyhow, not being able to eat much, I decided it was time to try this avocado smoothie recipe I had been wanting to try.  It's soooooo super yum and very good for you!

All you need is:

- half an avocado
- half a banana
- half a semi peeled apple
- some ice
- splash of milk
- some honey and/or sugar to taste


And the end result:

Super yummy goodness thats very good for you.  Avocado is one of those super foods, you know.  Yum!

sickly, non-makeup wearing me giving it a yummy approval.

I just wish I could fully enjoy this drink without the sweetness hurting my throat.  But, it's totally worth it.
And just for fun, Dev debuting his Toms:

Aren't they so cute?? I love his outfit.  I never knew I could have so much fun with boys clothing.  Glad I learned I can :)


Hope you had a great weekend!

3 in Uno

Happy Friday ya'll!  Since I sucked at posting this week, I was able to take some time last night and put in on my prior outfits of the week that I was super excited to share!  So, I'll start with yesterdays:



Thursdays outfit:

 

black gap button up: thrifted, ($4)

old h&m tank: ($5?)

j crew skirt: j. crew sale ($28)

j. crew woven belt: ($10)

nine west sandals: nine west sale ($40)

white fossil watch: outlets, ($92)

The funny thing about this skirt is that I got a couple cute things for super cheap at j. crew this past weekend, and I saw the skirt but passed.  They were having a sale on already marked down stuff, the skirt was "marked down" to $50 (puhlease), and then 30% off of that, plus 15% off using my student discount.  But anyway, I went back Monday because I kept thinking about the skirt, then in the store I was holding it and thinking for about 10 minutes, thinking things like what I could pair it with and should I really get it??  Then finally I was like 'Oh Mina, just get it, you clearly came back for it,' and I'm so glad I did because a) yes, I can pair it with soo many things, and b) the material is such that I can wear it easily in summer AND winter.  Even though I'm not a fan of what I'm bout to say.....WINNING!

Wednesdays outfit:

j. crew dress: j crew sale ($28, from $148 originally)

steve madden shoes: thrifted via goodwill ($10)

I had been wanting nude, heels, and with patience, I found the perfect pair at goodwill.  When I really want something, I usually am patient until I find it at a thrift store or second hand store, and I'm always so proud and so glad I waited.  I always liked this dress from J. Crew when I saw it in the catalogs, but I never even thought twice about one day purchasing it.  The dress was even cheaper than the above skirt, it was marked down to $40 plus the above discounts.  I can't believe it was originally $148!

Lastly, Monday's outfit:

red tye-dye cardi: old f21 ($13)

old navy cream tank: ($6)

old f21 gray skirt: ($16)

red toms: nordstroms, ($43)

Yay for red Toms!  Again, soooo glad I finally got them.,  they are incredibly comfortable AND I helped out a child in need.  HOLLA!

So, what do you have planned for this weekend? i really want to go see the Tribe Called Quest documentary, but I had already had plans to go see the movie, Crazy, Stupid Love (is that what it's called?).  I hope it's good, and not a disappointment. The, hopefully, I'll have some pool time with my little one, considering I've only done that once so far this summer! Gotta get on that.  Hope you have a great weekend!

Manic Monday

How was your weekend?  Mine was alright, nothing spectacular.  Wasn't as productive as it could have been, but I actually got up early yesterday, for once.  I really need to work on that.

One plus to my weekend, I finally got me some Toms.  I have been wanting the red ones forever, like literally, more than a year.  I just never felt like coughing up the $40 somethin bucks, I guess.  I don't know why I never got them.  Anyhow, I put mine on hold and walked over to the kids section, and was pleasantly surprised when I saw kids Toms!  Dev's little feet have grown, and he was in need of some new slip ones besides his crocs.  He has cute little vans that I love, but they are almost too small.

Aren't they so sweet?  It was the only color they had, but I loved them.  I was told they were $20, but they were actually like $28, and I was disappointed and almost didn't get them.  But, I couldn't really resist.

Plus, I love when Dev and I have a similar look going on at the same time.  . Also, the best part is, kinda like warby parker, every pair of Toms bought, a free pair goes out to a child in need.  Awesome!


And now I leave you with yesterday's outfit followed by a couple family pics, courtesy of Dev.

             vintage tank- thrifted, ($1)

old navy shorts- ($12)

mossimo slip ons- target, ($?)

 

Hope you have a great week!  Stay cool in this crazy heat.

Happy Friday!

It has been scorching hot this week.  I know 2/3 of the country is dealing with this massive heat wave.  Awful!  Thus, yesterday's outfit wasn't show worthy (just a white tank and black shorts), but the day before was cute enough for me to share:

 pink cardi- h&m ($8)

f21 tank- old, ($13)

j crew summer chinos- outlets, ($10)

sandals- gifted

 Also, I wanted to show off my  nails with crackle nailpolish by Sally Hansen.  This joint is sold out everywhere all the time.   I finally found one!  It's really awesome.  You can get it from, Target, CVS, Rite Aid, etc. OPI makes it as well, and I think the Orly brand makes it too. I haven't seen those though, only the Sally Hansen ones, and they are usually pretty sold out.  I guess it's the new craze!

Excuse the chip, I did it during my lunch at work and didn't bother putting on top coat.

green nailpolish is Sephora by OPI, "Read my Palm"

black crackle is sally hansen

Hope you have a great weekend!!