Maxed Out

Oh wow have things been busy this week!  So unexpected!!  My shop has started this month off with a bang and my recent vacation has really gotten me super motivated!  So it's no wonder I'm a little tired every night (that and I've moved into night time training my son...that's potty training for all you non moms....not fun)...but I'm proud of myself that I've really managed to get myself dressed and pressed each day despite it being so hectic.  No lazing out here!  I actually can't wait to keep up this pace...it's invigorating to be busy and it makes "lazy days" that much sweeter!

Obligatory little man pic...

Deets:

Shirt: Old Navy

Skirt: H&M

Shoes: Target

Necklace: Target

Purple Fever

Warning...these are the most inconsistent in quality pics ever.  Just so you know.  It was a rush out the door...  

...but I've got a case of the Purps…

Ew…doesn’t that sound like a horrible disease?  It is in a way….because I have a fever…and the only prescription…is more colored denim.

Blouse: BP at Nordstroms; Cardigan: Forever 21; Jeans: Target; Shoes: Steve Madden (Gifted); Watch: D&G; Necklace: Forever 21

YES!!! I know!!! I’m late to the band wagon!!!  But it stopped, and I jumped on.  So what.  I have been eyeing the denim at Target for awhile now, but I’ll be honest…when I held up my usual size 6 I thought “Oh no way in hell.”  Remember now, I ran a marathon about 6 weeks ago…which means my butt and my thighs are not skinny and wee.  They are thick and athletic.  So “skinny jeans” that are truly SKINNY do not work so well.  But when these babies went on clearance…I just had to try them on.  I got over the number conundrum and went up to a size 11.  Yup…11.  And guess what?  I didn’t stop there!!  I grabbed a 13 too.  And you know what?  I like the 13’s.  THAT’S RIGHT PEOPLE!!!  I SAID 13!!!!  Let me tell you why:

1) My legs can fit into them.  Yes they need to desperately be hemmed because my 5’2” frame does not support a size 13 length in leg….but my legs fit into the skinny of the skinny jeans.

2) The rise is higher.  Although I fit into the 11’s, the 13’s kinda came up a little higher to make me feel not so self conscious about muffin top and baby belly pooch.  Remember my post of fit and flattery?  I wasn’t proud of the NUMBER, per se…but I enjoyed the way they fit better. And they are a bit loose, but it’s nothing a little nip and tuck and belt won’t fix.  On the jeans…not….me.

3) They were purple.  They make me feel fabulous.  I. LOVE. THEM.  So no matter what the tag says…when I put them on I feel great!  And besides…I tried on a 6 in a different pair of jeans and they fit too….it’s just what you get from a less expensive (I don’t want to say cheap…oops…just did….) brand: inconsistency.

So I’m fully onboard with the colored  jeans.  Bring me some cobalt, peach, and maybe a hint of pink.  I love ‘em all!

Birds of a Feather

 

I've seen this shirt circling the blogosphere a couple times around...but when I saw it for $4.99 (what? Hollllaaaaahhh) at Old Navy I couldn't resist picking it up for myself.  I wore this when the hubs took me to go see the Cirque du Soleil Michael Jackson Immortal show.  It was good....not STELLAR...but good.  I may be the most cold-hearted person on earth when I tell you all this...but overly emotional..things (people, circumstances, songs, movies) make me super uncomfortable.  I turn into a tween learning the word penis...I start squirming and giggling and cracking stupid jokes to break up the heaviness.  I don't know why.  It was the same with Titanic.  Didn't help that I went with my best GUY friend so we were super weirded out that it was a love story.   Awk-Ward..........So being that Michael was a very emotional person, and his fans are as well....I fully turned 13 again during the show.  But the music was great!  Woot!

Have a great weekend, y'all!

The Deets:
Shirt: Old Navy
Jeans: Old Navy
Shoes: Target
Earrings: Forever 21
Bracelets: Target, Nordstrom, Vintage

Movie Night

Can I tell you how excited I was when my neighbor (the one who hosted my birthday party) said "I have free movie tickets...wanna go see The Hunger Games?"  I almost threw up.  I just finished reading all 3 books, literally in 3 days (I couldn't stop) and have been bugging the husband to take me to see the movie NOW.  It's probably best he didn't go, though, because 1) he probably would have fallen asleep since we could only go at 9:00 at night, 2) he wan't into it as much as me because he didn't read the books, and 3) He would see me oogling a 19 year old Josh Hutcherson....I can't help it...I got attached to the character.  That's not too bad, right...a 12 year age difference...no...that's not too bad.....I act like I'm 18 anyway...so it all works out....

Side note: You know your house looks really bad when you and your husband can't find an area to take a picture without crap in the background.

The Deets:
Shirt: Old Navy
Vest: Forever 21
Jeans: Old Navy
Boots: Madden Girl...from Macys

Modern Day Hippie

Saturday night my neighbors through me a birthday party.  Well...not just me.  We have a group of 3 couples that we love, and coincidentally, 2 people have birthdays within days of each other.  So we get together 3 times to celebrate that duos b-day...am I losing you? Possibly.  But anyway, it's always a fun get together with drinks, and food and games.  My birthday rocks because it's held at my next door neighbors house, so we never need to find a sitter, we just bring the monitors over to there house.  No seriously...look

I don't even plan to wear shoes over there ever since it takes about 7 steps to get inside their door...where I take my shoes off.  So in order to enjoy a totally relaxing and fun night...I wore a totally relaxing and fun outfit!  It was perfect for loads of eating, drinking, laughing, and celebrating!

You ever feel pretty good about your outfit...and you start getting stupid and silly?  That's fair warning for the remainder of these pictures...

The Deets: 

Tank: Target

Shirt: Target

Jeans: H&M

Leather Bracelet: Target

Watch: D&G

Beaded Bracelet: Gift

Time Alone

I actually got to spontaneously run to the mall for a little alone time.  We have a couple events coming up such as my Sister in Laws 40th birthday and a wedding, so I needed to go by myself to concentrate.  Craig wasn't fully mad about this outfit, but I like to go shopping in things that I can easily get on and off, and since I am on somewhat of a time clock, shoes I can run in!  There's a tank under here which makes for easy slipping on and off of cardigans, and this oversized sweater keeps its shape as I pull things on and off.  I get so peeved when I am trying on clothes and the stuff that I came in with gets all stretched and out of shape.   So, end result....I came home with nothing.  Because you never find what you're looking for when you're looking for it, but it was a nice break nonetheless!

The DEETS:
Sweater: Express
Tank: Old Navy
Jeans: Old Navy
Shoes: Target

Slack-a Lackin!!

Holy shnikies I have been slacking around here lately.  I guess after that long run...I've had 2 weeks of jello time.  Meaning I've literally been a blob around the house.  But no more!  I've made an April 6th resolution to get the bootie back in gear...which means more good posts coming up!  I did manage to pull myself together last weekend though, for an outing with my handsome hubs, some Dunkin Donuts, and a birthday party at my in-laws!  Can't wait to get crackin' again next week folks!  I've missed you all so much!

The Deets:
Shirt: Jason Wu for Target
Sweater: Old Navy
Jeans: Express
Shoes: Macy's
Cuff: From my mom's closet (I think it was originally bought in Arizona)
Sunnies: Target

Toned Down Neon

We had a small cold snap in the middle of all this 70 degree weather, which I found the perfect opportunity to get one last wear out of my fave sweater of winter, this neon "grellow" super bright knit.  I like how it's so bright and cheery for Spring, yet nice and cozy for Winter still!  It's the perfect contradiction!

I paired the acid green bundle of goodness with some, what I consider, more neutral pieces, which made it such an easy to wear, everyday piece.  The checked shirt peeking out and the brown boots are the perfect casual compliment to an otherwise loud piece.  And by doing this, I don't feel like the color totally overwhelms me.

Somebody got mad...I hollered at him for touching the tri-pod.

Now it's just funny...but he stayed there forever....

Seriously....forever.

The Deets:
Checked Shirt: Old Navy
Sweater: Old Navy
Jeans: Old Navy
Boots: Kohls
Leather bracelet: Nordstroms
Watch: D&G
Necklace: Coach

Hairy Tale

Well it happened folks.  After 11 months (yes....E-LEV-EN..) of canceled appointments, being busy with X, Y, Z, and overcoming sickness after sickness...I have finally gotten out to get my hair did!!! AAACCCKK!! And I love it.  It's so much lighter and bouncier and just plain better.  So clearly these picks were taken before the appointment.  Nothing you all haven't seen (unless you're new...then welcome to the madness): Nappy long hair down...or always up in a pony.

For some reason...I feel like a camera dead on does not capture what is actually going on with myself.  Is that weird?  I feel like the picture in the mirror is more what I see myself like vs the camera on my face.  I know, strange.  Anyway...look at me now!

YAY!  Layers!  Bounce!  Health!  Huzzah! Can anyone give me tips to getting my face in focus when doing closeups?  Why does it seem like my camera focuse just a smidge to the left?  Anyway...Let me also tell you a little about where I get my hair done.  You may not believe it.  I go to the Hair Cuttery.  THAT'S RIGHT FOLKS!!!  The Hair freaking Cuttery.  I always go to the same girl (Kelly...what-what....she is AWESOME), but...again...the Hair Cuttery.  This is how I found her.  A couple years back i had a pixie cut.  No joke.  I went to my fancy shmancy $70 a cut salon (not including tip!)to get chopped and whacked at for (what?) 15 minutes.  15 minutes to chop a mane very similar to what I have now into a pixie.  She didn't listen...she changed what I wanted to something SHORTER (I know...than a pixie.  what the....the bangs area was just short and weird and all wrong), and I still had to tip.  I expressed that I was unhappy with the bang part, and she said to some back in a few weeks when it grows out a bit and she'll fix it.  When I did come back in....I HAD TO PAY HER AGAIN.  So 160 bucks, 15 minutes, me no likey.  I never went there again.

As it started growing out more, I just went to the Hair Cuttery down the street and figured I just need it shaped up, until it gets long.  Well I got the worst of the worst there.  My hair was TOTALLY uneven and choppy and it was a BAD cut.  Not like a good cut I didn't like...it was like my 2 year old could have done better.  Ok...so then I went back the next day....and heaven smiling down...there was Kelly.  I walked in, she smiled and said "I knew you'd be back...that was a bad cut."  She saw her co-worker hacking up my hair but isn't allowed to say anything.  She offered to fix it...and spent NINETY minutes on my hair.  It was so bad I basically had to get a pixie again....but that was THE BEST style I've ever had.  She did an amazing job.  OH....and the best part???  She didn't charge me to fix it.  NOT ONE RED CENT.  She fixed another "stylists" mistake and didn't charge me.  From then on she was my girl.  And the cost?  Its a standard $26 for shampoo, cut, and blowdry.  OMG.  I tip her anywhere from $10 to $15 each time because even a $45 cut is a STEAL when she's doing it.  She makes sure she spends time on your hair to get it right.  She's doesn't rush to get you in and out of the chair...and she totally listens.  I. LOVE. HER.  I implore you guys to not settle with your stylist if you are not 100% happy...and do not discount "lower end" places.  I found a gem. She's amazing.  I will stop gushing about her now cuz it has become creepy.

Anyway...hope you guys are having an amazing day.  I am!!!  I feel pretty!!!!  LOL!