Fisherman

I really like this outfit, until I came home to my husband asking, "baby, you going fly fishing?" You know that kind of put a little chink in my armor, but I don't dress for him, I dress for me. No big deal right?!

Wrong!!

I so did not enjoy looking at myself in these pics, which must be why I only took one.

I think I just had too much going on...

I was trying to be comfortable- had exams and I thought this was a better answer than a hoodie, jeans, and a hat (at least one that isn't cute)

I came off as a big mess!!

Oh well, fashion blunders happen I guess...

It's funny because I like these pieces all separately, but apparently their powers combine, they are a serious fashion felony (you were thinking I was going to say CAPTAIN PLANET, weren't you- it's okay, I'm singing the theme song right now too;)

My seriously dreadful outfit:

Hat- gifted

Gray sweater- $7, Target

Crochet tank- $4, Old Navy

Vest- $3, Old Navy

Jeans- hand me downs

Earrings- $3, Walmart

Belt- $6, Walmart

Rain boots- $15, Target

Total cost: $38

Easy Breezy

Lately, I've been so busy, I don't seem to have the time to really "plan" my outfits, but I've been noticing that sometimes less really is more.

I swear I don't make him pose! He's a little pre-madonna!

My outfit:

Pink tank- $3, Old Navy

Black sheer blouse- $5, Express

Khakis- $4, Thrifted (Target)

Earrings- gifted

Flats- $13, Burlington

Total Cost: $25

I can't believe I haven't worn these yet! Super comfortable and very versatile!

I'm afraid this is going to be the last time I wear these, a faux stone popped out...maybe I'll refashion it somehow....

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!!

I Don't Really Know About This...

I don't really know about this outfit...I think it photographed well, but I didn't feel super confident in it. I don't know, what do you think?

Today's Outfit:

Brown cami- $3, JC Penney

White dress (worn as blouse)- $12, Cato's

Floral skirt- $4, Gap via Ebay

Belt- $0.60, thrifted

Sandals- gifted

Earrings- $1.50, Cato's

Necklace- made by me

Total Cost: $21.10

Forgive the thread all over the carpet, the puppy is ripping his toys apart and leaving the remenants all over the floor!

The accessories and print:

Back To School

Ahhh, today was the start of my second to last semester...not close enough to the last one but that's okay, I'll make it (I think;). Anywho, I put zero planning and thought into my outfit and this is what I got!

My Outfit:

White tee- $3, Walmart

Gray beaded tank- $8, Old Navy

Jeans- borrowed

Wedges- $5, Payless

Necklace- $0.60, thrifted

Earrings- $1, Walmart

Total cost: $17.60

I don't think I've ever worn these on the blog before, I got then on a BOGO event at payless at the beach of all places a couple of years ago!

My hair didn't look as craptastic as it did in the first picture...it was raining today and I didn't have an umbrella, so the curl and wave made it big. This was actually the other day, but it looked almost exactly like this today.

The back:

Have I mentioned how much I loooove my hair?!

Shazam!!

Finally!! I'll tried to keep these posts short as there were many!! This is what I wore today!

Whew, feel like I just ran a blogging marathon!!

My Outfit:

Brown cami- $3, JC Penney

Pink blouse- $2.50. thrifted

Silver blazer- $2, Burlington

Jeans- $20, Express

Heels- $9, Payless

Earrings- $2, Walmart

Brooch -$1.40, thrifted

Total Cost: $39.90

Close-up of accessories:

What a mess!

Yep, that's the way my life's been, a mess!! I've been so incredibly busy with school, I had to prepare my proposal for my thesis and then present that to my advisors...so been insane! In addition to all of this I am currently battling a mystery illness, I keep getting overheated, feeling faint, and experience migraine strength headaches with the light and noise sensivity and all... I know I don't know what's going on, so I plan on seeing the Doc to see what it is I'm agonizing over. Ah, don't worry I'll live :) At any rate, this is actually what I wore on Thursday. I do plan on posting regularly again on Sunday!

My Outfit:

Black and White polka dot blouse- $2, thrifted

Cream cardigan- $2, thrifted

70's inspired pants- $15 , Old Navy

Heels- $25, Macy's (Nine West)

Earrings (CZ studs)- gifted

Total Cost: $44

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:

Best thing EVER!!

So, I'd like to introduce to you all for the first time ever Josiah Alexander Paul!!! My nephew was born on Saturday at 5:52 pm, weighing in at 7 lbs. 5 ozs. and measuring 20 1/4 inches. He is the most amazing person I have ever had the pleasure of meeting!! I had no idea how magical child birth could be, needless to say I'm a bit enamored. Here he is though...I'll try to post a great pic that's on my phone once I figure out how to do that :)

Sorry, I'd like to apologize for the lack of posting lately, life has been crazy, but totally worth it!!!

This is actually what I wore on Sunday, to have lunch with the FI and go to the hospital to see my little wonder!!
My Outfit:
Black crochet cami- $4, Old Navy
Gray 3/4 sweater- $7 , Target
Black belt- $5, Plato's Closet
Purple polka dot skirt- $4, Cato
Silver heels- $16, Payless
Earrings- $2, Cato
Total Cost: $38

Apparently I actually pattern mix more than I thought!

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"

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

No skirt just yet...

I didn't wear the skirt for the skirt challenge yet, gonna start tomorrow though...today I just wanted something a little more casual and more low key so this is what I went for:

Today's Outfit:

White tee- $3, Walmart

Pink blouse- gifted from my mom

Skinny jeans- $9, TJ Maxx

Silver sandals- gifted from my mom

Headband- $1, Walmart ($3 for 3 pk.)

Earrings- gifted

Necklace- $1, Dollar Tree

Total cost: $14

I think these are the sandals I'm actually planning to wear for my wedding, I know I'm very untraditional. My mom picked these up for me while she lived in Australia for this purpose, they're still really pretty, but they're also pretty comfortable, and I'm trying to wear them in a little bit so that they're even more comfortable on the big day.

Accessory close-up:

Finally! I'm Back!

So, I don't know if you've missed me but I've missed you!! I'm pretty much back to good, just a little cough and some sniffles, but it'll work. I know that I promised a post on Saturday, and I will deliver but I didn't get a chance to take a pic, so I'm gonna recreate the look, exactly what I wore and post that- that should work!! Anyway, I'm really glad to be back!!

My Outfit:

Gray sweater- $7 , Target

Black crochet cami- $4, Old Navy

Green Jacket- $7, TJ Maxx

Jeans- $20, Express

Red patch heels- $14, Rack Room Shoes

Necklace- $4, Belk

Bracelet- gifted from my dad (it's from Tiffany's!!)

Earrings- $2, Shirley's (in a $4 set)

Belt- $5, Plato's Closet

Total Cost- $ 63

Close-up of the necklace I don't wear nearly enough:

P.s. I am still going to do Jane's 1 skirt 3 way challenge but I have to wait until next week, as I work all day on friday and saturday...but I look forward to seeing what the other ladies have to show!!

Baby Shower

So I didn't get any full length pics of my dress, but here's the top half:

Here's a side view of the bottom half:
My outfit:
Purple dress- $8, Ross
Black tie blouse- $10, Ross
Heels- $4, thrifted
Earrings- $1.70, thrifted
Black belt- free with purchase of dress
Total Cost- $23.70

The happy parents to-be:

Don't know if I've mentioned this before or not, but I bake on the side, this is the cake I made for the party (BTW, it's a boy!!)

Soo Tired

I can't even begin to explain how tired I am today!! I'm making it though and that being said I'll make this a short one!

My Outfit:

Black cami- $4, JC Penney

Pink sheer blouse- $6, Plato's Closet (Express)

Cardigan- $4.5, thrifted

Jeans- $20 , Express

Fushia flats- $5, TJ Maxx (American Eagle)

Pink pearl necklace as bracelet- gifted

Earrings- gifted

Necklace- $5, Shirley's

Total Cost- $44.50

Close-up of "bracelet"

My awesome earrings and purple shell necklace:

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.

All Gray

No I'm not wearing all gray, instead to my horror I found not even a gray hair but a white hair!!! I'm only 25, how can this be??? Alright, I think I'm over that now...just had to get that off my chest!! Other than the white horror, my day's been pretty crazy!! I'm planning my brother and sister-in-law's baby shower, trying to get my wedding plans in order, and running presumptive blood tests at school!! Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't know what to do with myself if I weren't running 90 to nothing!! At any rate, I'm feeling kind of springy. It was finally warm enough to at least roll up my sleeves, yippee!! Alright, I'll get on to the goods....

My Outfit:

Blue cardigan- $4, thrifted (merona)

Black crochet tank- $4, Old Navy

Striped button down- $3, thrifted (express)j

Jeans- $20, Express

Black suede heels- $4, thrifted

Earrings- $1, Shirley's

Black Trench- $30, Kenneth Cole via Ross

Total Cost- $66 (including outerwear)

This is my favorite purchase ever!!! I had been wanting a black trench coat for so long and I found this one this summer at Ross, tried it on and it was like it was made just for me!!

This is the sister to the black suede wedge heels I had posted with my wonderful skirt on Thursday's post. I really like them, first time wearing them so a little uncomfortable, but I think they're going to fit in nicely with the rest of my closet!!

I like it!

So when my fiance saw me today he laughed at my outfit! That made me a bit upset, but who cares what he thinks, you should see some of his outfits!!! At any rate, I initially said that I wanted to take risks, and I think this outfit is kind of risky, in that you either love it or you hate it. In addition to taking risks, this outfit is about necessity...you see I have on several layers on account of the fact that there are actual snow flurries in Alabama!! That is crazy, this very rarely happens (for those unfamiliar with AL weather). Also this is only the second time I've worn this gray and white dress, I can't really decide what to do with it. I mean I like it, but the first time I wore it, I actually wore it as a dress, which I don't believe I'll do again because it's just a bit too short to go it alone. So, I've been struggling with it. This is what I came up with, but I do plan on trying to work it a little bit more. So, if you don't like it, I was very warm!!!

My Outfit:

Black button up shirt- $10, Express

Gray/White dress/tunic- $5, Ross

Green jacket- $7, TJ Maxx

Dark denim jeans- $9, TJ Maxx

White tights (unseen)- $4, (George) Walmart

Rain boots- $15, Target via a friend

Belt-$2, thrifted

Earrings- $3, Walmart

Necklace- $3, Walmart
Total Cost- $58

I literally just fell into these boots. A friend of mine was telling me that she was going to return some boots that she had gotten at target, she got to talking about them, and I asked what size they were- my size!! At any rate I bought them off her for the price she paid! The best part is that I've been looking for a pair of rain boots (but I'm cheap so haven't found any "good" enough for me) and tada they're mine!