Jazz Hands!!

This was Tuesday. I was running late, so I chose something very basic, but at the last minute decided to add a little bit of interest and throw on a scarf as a belt- it's my interpretation of jazz hands, in clothing form!! I loved the look, but perhaps next time I'll chose a pair of pants that fit me really well, so I'm not pulling them up all the time- no the most practical belt of all!!

My Outfit:

Black tee- $3, Walmart

Jeans- hand me downs

Flats- $10, Burlington Coat Factory

Scarf- $1, AC Moore (yea, the craft place)

Necklace- made by me

CZ studs- gifted

Total Cost: $14

Love these, just got them with some of my birthday money!!

Man I love birthdays!

Necklace close-up:


Ollie, modeling the scarf- can't you see the versatility?!

That's it, I'm signing him up to be a pet model!!

Wedding Reception

On Saturday we went to a wedding reception for my husband's uncle. I know I usually don't post on Saturdays, not because I don't want to, but because I usually work ALL day long. Well, today I only had to work most of the day, not ALL day- it was pretty nice!!

This is the most amazing dress I have ever owned, I feel like a million bucks and it really doesn't take much- I LUV it!

Dress- $15, Ross

Gold Heels- $30, Macy's (I think)

Earrings- $1, Dollar Tree

Total Cost: $46

Wow, I think this is one of the MOST expensive outfits I've ever posted!!

Close-up of the hair and makeup, I was kind of rockin' the 1920's hair:

This was Monday

I felt like my style has been a little boring lately, so I decided to mix up my color palette just a little bit. I actually really like how this turned out, I needed something simple and easy...what's more simple or easy than a cami and a cardi.

I've been reading about "uniforms" and I guess this would be my go to look when I have no idea and can't make my mind up.

My Outfit:

Cami- $5, I think Walmart (had it forever!!)

Cardigan- $4, Thrifted

Jeans- hand me downs

Earrings- $2, Shirley's

Flips- $1, Cato

Total Cost: $ 12

Wow, that's pretty cheap, even for me!!

Apparently my super fave for the summer:

Oh, did you notice the puppy again- what a photo fiend!!! Eednic over at Fashionably eLate asked what kind of dog I had, and to be quite honest...he's a mutt. He was marketed on the humane society website as a "boxer mix" but we see a few different breed, truthfully, your guess is as good as mine!!

Thursday's Outfit

Well, I'm mostly in the clear as far as the poison ivy is concerned...it really sucked!!! Anywho, been pretty busy lately, so I'm playing catch up:

My Outfit:

Striped button down: $3, Express (via thrift)

Blue shirt- $3, Walmart

Jeans- hand me downs (Guess)

Fushia Flats- $5, TJ Maxx

Necklace- $4, Ebay

Earrings- $2.50, Shirley's
Total Cost: $17.50

Not really sure why I didn't take any detail shots, I'll have to show you a close-up of the necklace and the flats soon though!!

Mom Jeans

I really wasn't feeling so great about my outfit today, in fact, it reminded me of "Mom Jeans":

Ok, maybe not that bad, but not really me...
My Outfit:
White button-up- $2, thrifted
Blue tee- $3, Walmart
Bermuda shorts- $2, Old Navy
Flats- $6, Sears
Necklace- $7, Plato's
Earrings- $2.50, Shirley's
Belt- $7, Burlington
Total Cost: $29.50

A Little Pep in my Step

Ahh, ladies (and perhaps gentlemen) I won't lie to you all, I've been a little down lately. I feel like the walls are closing in on me. I'm always really busy, it's just who I am but lately I can't seem to get a moment to catch my breath, or just catch up period! In addition, to feeling a little claustrophobic I've been less than confident about my body too. In June of last year I hired a personal trainer. No, I don't make that kind of money, but I decided to finally do something for myself. I did great! I mean I've never felt so good, it wasn't that I necessarily lost a lot of weight, it was more that my whole body was changing. I lost 2 dress sizes and about 10 pounds. Because I've been so busy lately, I can't seem to find the time to workout (I can no longer afford the trainer, so this doesn't help). At any rate, just not feeling uber confident, so I decided to wear something peppy!! I like this outfit, in fact, I have had this blue and green blouse for a few months but haven't been able to figure out how to wear it, I think I got it!

My Outfit:

Blue and Green blouse- $6, Old Navy

Yellow Cardigan- $3, thrifted

Jeans (turned capri)- $9, TJ Maxx

Heels- $9, Payless

Belt (unseen)-$7, Burlington

Brooch- $0.80 , thrifted

Earrings- $1, Dollar Tree

Total Cost: $35.80

Accessories:

I have a love/hate relationship with these heels. I love the texture and the classic nature of them, but especially at this time of year, when I'm really pale, they sort of blend into my skin!

Getting Pizza

Thursday's Outfit:

Don't think I've mentioned this, but I LOVE pizza!!

My Outfit:

Brown cami- $3, JC Penney

Blue blouse- gifted

Cardigan- $2, thrifted

Jeans- $20, Express

Kitten heels- $9, Payless (ages ago)

Earring and necklace set- $4, Shirley's

Total Cost: $38

I thought I had posted a close-up of the heels, but I guess not, so next time!

Keeping it Simplish

I didn't want to think much about what I had to wear today, so I kind of kept it simple, but still used some color.

My Outfit:

Black crochet cami- $4, Old Navy

Blue and black blouse- $3, Rue 21

Jeans- $20, Express

Leopard flats- $9, JC Penney

Earrings- $2, Shirley's

Total Cost: $38

Shoe close-up:

Simple Earrings:

Courtroom Ready

A friend of mine said that I looked like I was ready to go to court. Which is interesting considering the job I will be hopefully getting will require me to go to court fairly frequently, but this is certainly not what I would wear, I would actually be required to wear a suit and they have actually said to essentially be as plain as possible (sucks!) At any rate, I wanted to show off all the wonderful bottoms I get to wear since it is mostly nice out these days!!

My Outfit:

Blue button-up- $2, thrifted (Old Navy)

White scoop neck top- $3, JC Penney

Black bermuda shorts- $5, Belk

Tan-ish heels- $8, Jc Penney

Long black necklace- $1, Dollar Tree

Blue necklace- $1, Dollar Tree

Shorter black necklace- $1, Dollar Tree

Earrings- $1 , Thrifted

Total Cost: $22

Still freaking love these shoes!

I love the classic look to these earrings:
Close-up of my layering technique:

Sailor Chic

This is what I wore on Monday. I was actually in a bit of a rush on this day and had to sort of throw something together...it was going to be kind of boring but then I threw in the red and then it got interesting, sailor interesting. Actually I don't know why I chose sailor, it's just very patriotic all together!!

This is sadly the only pic I had time for. I'm thinking about hemming the skirt up to my knee, but then I'll lose the bottom detail, could I get some input?

My Outfit:

Blue cami- $3, JC Penney

White blouse- $6, Old Navy

Blue floral skirt- $4 , thrifted

Red kitten heels- $10, Payless

Necklace and Earring set -$4, Shirley's

Total Cost: $27

First times a charm

This was actually the first picture that I took and I liked it, unusual for me since it takes like 10 shots. Ok, so I'm not what you would call a super confident person, in my looks that is, I'm very confident in my capabilities, skills, etc... but when it comes to my looks I have my good days and well I have my bad (perhaps more often then not), so what am I getting at? I really love the way my legs look today!!! Ok, enough of the self absorption, just had to get it out there:)

My Outfit:

White dress- $6, Belk

Blue cardigan- $4 , thrifted

Heels- $8, JC Penney

Belt- $7, Burlington (Calvin Klein)

Earrings- $1, Dollar Tree

Circular brooch- $1.40 , thrifted

Icy blue brooch- gifted, vintage (great grandma's)

Blue brooch- $0.80 , thrifted

Total Cost: $28.20

This is actually the first official wearing of these shoes and I luv them!!!

1 Skirt 3 Ways Challenge: Day 1

So, I am finally starting the challenge posed by Jane, to pick just one skirt and wear it three different ways. Today was so beautiful and light I thought this skirt was perfect!! I don't know if anyone remembers but this is actually the skirt from my very first post. The thing I like about it is that it transitions well between weather and since I live in Alabama, the weather is insanely random. I know that the print is recognizable, but I like that because it poses a challenge for me to mix it up without looking the same. Oh, you may be wondering why no head today, not wearing makeup right then and trust me you don't want to see this!

My Outift:

Teal Shirt- $3, Walmart

Brown floral skirt- $4, Cato

Belt- $2, thrifted

Sandals- $1, Cato

Necklace- gifted, for graduation

Earrings- $1, Dollar tree

Total Cost: $11

A very bad close-up of my necklace:

Okay, I cannot express into words how much I loooove these sandals!! I bought them during winter, when the stores are just dying to get rid of their leftover summer stuff, this is actually how I buy most things, I very rarely shop in-season. At any rate, perfectly good sandals only $1.

Headless

Ack!! My face in this pic was awful, so I had to crop!! Nothing special today, had to run all over the place today, so I had to do it comfortably and stylishly.

My Outfit:

White v-neck tee- $4, Sears

Blue Cardigan- $4, thrifted

Jeans- $20, Express

Boots- $20, Rack Room shoes (new)

Belt- $1.50 , thrifted

Earrings- $2, Walmart

Necklace- $1.50, Shirley's ($3 for set)

Brooch- $1 , thrifted

Total Cost- $54

I loooove this brooch!

Just got these:

Photo dump!!

Friday: Go Red

I know I don't usually post pics on friday or saturday but this weekend was different, I put on a baby shower for my brother and SIL on sunday so I took a bit of time off to do so, I'll post those pics seperately. Oh, so why the photo dump? My internet was on the fritz, I would have it and then out of nowhere, it wouldn't work again...finally fixed!! So, I never remember to "go red" and I finally did thanks to Kimberly.

My Outfit:

Burgundy(Red) Cami-$4, Plato's Closet

White blouse- $6, Old Navy

Trousers- $ 15, Old Navy

Necklace- $1, Dollar Tree

Earrings- $1, Dollar Tree

Red Pointy kitten heels- $10 , Payless

Total Cost- $37

Necklace close-up:

Earrings close-up:
Love these:


Saturday:
I had a writer's workshop class to attend today, counts as an elective for the program I'm in...not actually a writer, but anyway this is what I wore for the full day of 9-5 in one room, same seat, BOORING!
My Outfit:
Gray sweater dress- $5, F21
White sweater- $5, F21
Scalloped tights- $4, Old Navy
Blue tights- $3, Old Navy
Gray socks- vintage, they were my grandpa's (not as weird as it sounds)
Boots- gifted
Necklace and earring set- $5, Shirleys
Total Cost-$ 22

Earring & Necklace close-up:
Love these boots! (yes I pretty much love all my shoes!! Especially boots!)

Monday:

Had a bunch of homework to do today! Argh! Had to dress comfortably. I tend to steer clear from these types of wrap tops, because they have a tendency to say something like "here's my boobs, take a look!" But I think this is okay, perhaps some opinions would help me out with this :)

My Outfit:

Teal tshirt- $3, Old Navy

White/gold wrap top- $7, Old Navy

Jeans- $20, Express

Flats- $9, JC Penney

Key necklace- $1, Dollar Tree

Mid necklace- $1, Dollar Tree

Longest necklace- $3, Shirley's

Tiny brooch on wrap- $0.60, thrifted

Earrings (came with necklace)- $2.50, Shirley's ($5 for combo)

Total Cost- $47.10

Layering necklace attempt:

These flats have been worn to death!

Tuesday:

I had to work until 4 today and then I had to go to class, quick change!! I loved the ideas of combining these two colors, and I think that I really pulled it off (surprisingly)!

My Outfit:

Fushia scoopneck- $6, Old Navy

White button-up- $5, Macy's

Blue Floral skirt- $4, thrifted (NY & Co.)

White opaque tights- $5, Walmart (George)

Gray socks- vintage (yep, grandpa's, but different pair)

Boots- gifted
Necklace- $4, Shirley's

Earrings- $3, Shirley's

Total Cost: $27

Necklace and Earrings:

Michelle Obama Challenge

I feel like such a lady today. Michelle Obama has such a wonderful, streamlined, classic, ladylike style about her. Her look seems so easy and no fuss, but I'll tell you it took me a good minute to figure out what to wear- this is what I came up with. I love the jewel tones that Mrs. O usually rocks, I've also noticed she's a big fan of cardigans (as am I), so I thought that I'd rock both out in one garment. I also love what she does with her brooches, so I tried my hand at it. Even though Mrs. O doesn't usually wear hose/tights, you guys just aren't ready for the whiteness that would be if I didn't put some one ;) I also rocked the flats just like the lovely first lady (I, however, am a sad 5'7"). You know what's funny? My fiance and I argued about whether or not Mrs. O wore flats, he claimed that "no, she wears heels!" I said, "oh, you dear thing, you have no clue!" I explained that I would have to school him later!! hehe...

My Outfit:

Black turtleneck- $5, F21

Blue cardigan- $4, thrifted (Merona)

Black pencil skirt- $10, Ross

Pointy toe flats- $8, Payless

Scalloped nude tights- $3, Old Navy

Middle brooch- free with purchase of blouse

Brooch (on your right)- $0.80, thrifted

Brooch (on your left)- Vintage (my grandmother's)

Earrings- $1, thrifted

Pearl bracelet- gifted

Total Cost- $31.80

My camera cut off my feet, so these are the flats that I'm wearing.
My attempt at the first Lady's brooch style:
My Inspiration: