Obsessed

I feel like I've been obsessed with purple lately, could be me- but I AM!!!

I felt very equestrian club like today. Don't get me wrong, I actually felt really good in this all day, in fact, this woman was looking at me as if to say, "OMG, doesn't she know you don't pair black and brown?"

On the inside, I was saying, "Eat it up lady!!!Yeah, I make the rules here!"

On the inside...

Look at my freaking dog..he is too cute- little model in training!!

Purple Polo- gifted, Polo

Black Tee- $3, Walmart

Jeans-$3, thrifted (Old Navy)

Boots- $20, Rack Room Shoes

Belt- $9, Burlington

Earrings- $2.50 , Shirley's

Necklace- $4, Ebay

Total Cost: $41.50

The Boots:

The Details:

Christmas is April

Monday's Outfit:

I know that these trousers photograph more of a brown, but in person, to me at least they look kind of green.

My Outfit:

Black turtleneck- $5, F21

Red cardigan- $2, thrifted

Trousers- $15, Old Navy

Belt- $5, Plato's Closet

Boots- $14.50, Belk

Red and Black necklace- DIY

Circular necklace- gifted

Earrings -$1, Dollar Tree

Total Cost:$42.50

The red on the cardigan is a little more deep than this pic:

Happy St. Patty's Day!!!

Am I the only one that has trouble with the whole green thing on this day? It's not that I don't like green, I love it, it just doesn't like me. Well, I should be more specific, basically any shade lighter than this one doesn't like me...they make me look sickly. Anything darker than this is good, but for some reason I very rarely find anything that I like style and fit wise. At any rate, this is what I went with because it was the most obvious choice in my closet :)

My Outfit:

Green dress- $3, Walmart

White button-up- $5, Macy's

Gray tights- $3, Old Navy

White socks- borrowed from Greg

Boots- gifted, Walmart (George)

Necklace- $1, Dollar Tree

Earrings- $1, Dollar Tree

Total Cost: $13

Don't know if any of you have noticed but I frequent the dollar tree for a lot of my "jewelry"

Very Girly

I absolutely love this top! I went thrifting recently and found it and thought, "Hmm, interesting, I'm not really sure, but what the hell!" I have to belt it though because it otherwise looks like a box. Otherwise, I love the tie detail, if I could have only tie blouses I would be okay with that! I thought I would do like Futurelint today, no actually it rained all day again!!! And my hair is very wavy with a dash of curl, so when there are days like this it frizzes out of control!!

My Outfit:

Pink tie blouse- $2.50, thrifted

Brown tank- $3, JC Penney

Cream cardigan- $2, thrifted

Jeans- $20, Express

Boots- $20, Rack Room shoes

Belt- $0.60, thrifted

Earrings- $2, Cato

Total Cost: $50.10

I actually forgot to put on earrings this morning, and felt so naked, fortunately I had these in my purse :)

1 Skirt 3 Ways, Day 3

This isn't the outfit I actually planned out in my mind...instead I decided to step out of the box and pull a page out of the book of Diane and wear my skirt as a top! I wasn't very sure about this at first because the back of my "top" was a bit longer than the front, but then I decided I liked the asymmetrical look of it after all. Since I was really stretching it by wearing the skirt on top I decided to sort of play it safe with the rest of the outfit!

My Outfit:

Skirt as top- $4, Cato

Black cardigan- $3, thrifted

Jeans- $9, TJ Maxx

Belt- $5, Plato's Closet

Boots- $14.50, Belk

Necklace & Earring set- $4 , Shirley's

Brooch- free with purchase

Total Cost: $ 39.50

Accessory close-up:

1 Skirt 3 Ways, Day 2

Well, this is actually what I wore on Saturday. It was cold and very rainy all day long so I had to winterize a bit. All in all I liked the outfit, just not so sure about the denim jacket, FI didn't like it and truthfully I'm not sure if I did or not. If I could get some feedback on it that would be awesome!

My Outfit:

White button- up- $3, JC Penney

Fushia blouse- $6 , Old Navy

Jean Jacket- had since I was in high school (my parents paid for it)

Skirt- $4, Cato

Tights- $5, Walmart (George)

Boots- gifted, Walmart (George)

Earrings- $1, Dollar Tree

Pashmina- gifted

Total Cost- $19

Shoes, shoes, shoes

What's a girl to do when she feels like crap, talk about shoes of course!! So I still feel like poo, and though I did get out today, you don't want to see what I wore, not cute!! Anywho, I thought I would share some of my recent shoe purchases from this past month.....

Got these from JC Penney $8

These came from Payless $5 (they were my BOGO)
Love these, came from Payless $16

These are a bit strange, which I think is why I like them. They came from Rack Room shoes $14

This, my dearies, is my nearest and dearest purchase....I think these boots scream SEXY. I found these at Belk in the middle of a bajillion shoes on tables. They were originally $80, and I thought that I misread the price, so I asked the salesman and he informed me that they were even cheaper than I thought......$14.50 (I know right!)

I hope you guys enjoyed this post!! It was fun sharing with you...and despite the fact that I feel like poo I will certainly be posting on Saturday night, because I'm going out with the FI!! Gonna be good!

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:

Chic Newsboy

So my momma sent me this hat, with a matching scarf, for christmas, and I love it...problem is that I haven't had any ideas with it until today!! I hope you like, because I felt great all day!

My Outfit:

White ruffle blouse- $4, Rue 21

Black cardigan-$ 3, thrifted

Jeans- $9, TJ Maxx

Boots- $25, Rack room shoes

Earrings- $3, Walmart

Necklace- gifted

Blue brooch- vintage

Circular brooch- $1.40, thrifted

Crystal Brooch- free with blouse purchase

Hat- gifted

Total Cost: $45.40

Earring close-up:

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:

Superbowl Sunday

Yeah so I totally needed something that would expand with me as I ate!!! What? I'm a foodie :) I loooove parties with food!! Alright, I'm over talking about my obsession with food. So, we had a totally awesome day, the game was fantastic! I'm not gonna lie to you, I usually don't care about the game, usually watch the commercials (which have been more and more unimpressive lately), but this game actually had me on the edge of my seat!! I wasn't exactly rooting for anyone in particular, just there to watch it all go down!

My Outfit:

Pink/white tank- $3, Walmart

Gray V-neck sweater- $7, Target

Jeans- $20, Express

Boots- gifted (Walmart)

Zip-up (shown below)- gifted (Old Navy)

Shell pendant necklace- gifted (from New Zealand)

Blue/black necklace- $1, Dollar Tree

Earrings- gifted

Total Cost- $31

So, I'm an incredibly cold natured person, so anytime I go anywhere that's not my house I almost always bring some form of warmth!

I love love love this necklace!! It's incredibly beautiful! My mom and stepdad got it for me from their travels, they are incredibly thoughtful!

Blast from the Past

I feel like I should be in Saturday Night Fever in these pants!!! Does it look like I'm gonna bust out into a strut? I might!! I can't help it I love these pants!!

My Outfit:

Blue tee- $3, Walmart

Ruffled floral blouse- $2, Old Navy

Cardigan- $2, thrifted

SNF Jeans- $15, Old Navy

Boots- $15, Rack Room Shoes

Belt- $0.60, thrifted

Bracelet- $1, Dollar tree
Earrings- $3.50, thrifted (Avon originally)
Total Cost- $42.10

I found this blouse, obviously for dirt cheap and haven't had a clue with what to pair it with. As you can see it's a little boxy, and since I'm quite busty it has a tendency to make me look preggers when I'm not. So I think I found a combination that I really like.

These are the earrings that I wore today, I have been looking for some like these, and I love them!

These boots are like an old classic for me, I've had them for at least 5 years.

Not too sure about this

So, I'm particularly sure I like this outfit today, I didn't really do anything special, just ran some errands before work tonight, but I feel like I look a little bit like a french maid! I don't know, I suppose I'd like your opinions please!! You know, though, something I've decided is that I really like the way these jeans look on me, I wasn't totally convinced they did anything for me, but am now reconsidering that thought.

This is what I looked like bundled up, I actually rememebered a jacket today!!
My Outfit:
Black and white blouse- $12, Ross
Blue, silky blouse- gifted from my mom (from Australia)
Jeans- $20, Express
Coral necklace and earrings- $3, Shirley's
Boots- $25, Rack Room Shoes
Scarf- gifted from my mom
Jacket- gifted from my fiance
headband- $2.50, walmart
Total Cost- $62.50

A close up of my necklace (also wearing earrings to match), I really like this necklace, but am never sure of what to wear it with. I feels very summery, so maybe shouldn't wear it until then..



A close up of my boots, I love these things!! Had them for forever.

Hey I'm new here

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Hello!!

Alright!! I'm totally stoked to start this blog!! I have been perusing quite a few blogs for several months now and have been saying that I need to start one too! Why, do you ask, well I'll tell you why....

For several reasons:
1. To build up my confidence.....it's not that I'm lacking in confidence, but I want it to translate through my clothing that I know who I am and that I may just rock your world. I want to be able to enter a room and have people think "man that girl must know what she's doing"....at any rate I want to be able to hold my head higher because I know that I look good.

2. To get to know my body better.......by this I don't mean that I don't know the way my body looks, I do, I just want to find out how to better compliment my body through clothing. I have a very womanly body, which I love, I have a large bust and "child birthing hips," very curvy...I don't want to lose my silhouette I want to accentuate my form.

3. To take risks......I want to reach out of my comfort zone a little bit and dabble in different things, I like to keep it fresh and new and leave them guessing "what next?"

So that's why in a nutshell. In addition to these reasons, I am currently working on my masters degree and am a firm believer in dressing for the job I want, not necessarily the job I have, because I'm otherwise a waitress (not the most glamorous wardrobe). I believe that a first impression is a lasting impression, so when I'm not waiting tables I try to look my best. That being said, I will probably not post on the weekend, as I have a tendency to work all day on the weekends, but I should have a fair number of posts a week.

Whew....gosh I swear I'm going to stop talking soon....finally, I was hoping that anyone viewing this blog would offer me some constructive criticism, thoughts, views, opinions, etc... It would be greatly appreciated!!

So, without further ado....My first outfit details!

Boots- George (gifted for my bday)
opaque tights- $3, walmart
brown patterned tights- $5, walmart
brown spring skirt- $4, cato
white square neck top- $3, JC Penney (no tag)
red cardigan- $2, thrifted
belt- $2, thrifted
long necklace- $1, dollar store
circular necklance- $3, Shirley's
earrings- $3, walmart 3-pack
Total cost: $26