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:

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:

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:

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!

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:

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!!!

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

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.

Feelin Blue....

lAs in my fingertips!! I'm freezing today, and because I'm incredibly intelligent I left the house today without a coat!! In addition to the big me freeze, I started back at the gym today (was out for a month- stupid!!) and I am barely able to type this post my whole upper body hurts so much!!! Oh, well it's worth it, and to be honest I kinda like it ;)

My Outfit:

Blue striped button down shirt- $6, Old Navy

Blue cotton tee- $3, Walmart

Trousers- $15, Old Navy

Belt- $0.60, thrifted

Long necklace and earring set- gifted

Shorter necklace- made by me

Heels (can actually see them below)- $9, Payless

Total Cost- $33.60

My crazy small tripod (I'll show you later) was dropping the camera by like a centimeter and in doing so cut off my feet! Anywho, I wanted to send a shout out to Sheila to be kind enough to share her weight loss details with us all, you are an inspiration for us all, thank you!!

Feeling Bubbly

I would like to first start by saying thank you for all the lovely comments thus far, I really appreciate them, and I agree with you Sheila when you said you get to know what your body actually looks like. So, today is obviously Sunday and something you must know about me and Sunday is that I do practically nothing, I usually work for 24 hours combined on friday and saturday (don't know why I didn't capitalize these too) and am quite tired by Sunday (back at it again). Anywho, I just kind of laze around, but was feeling the bubblegum pink today!!

Todays Outfit:

Plain White tee- $3, Walmart

Pink Blouse- gifted from my mom (bought in Australia)

Brown extreme V-neck sweater- $6, Old Navy

Jeans- $9, TJ Maxx

Leopard flats- $9, JC Penney

Earrings- $2, Cato

Butterfly necklace- gifted (one of my favs)

Brooch- came from an old blouse I had

Total Cost- $29

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