Cheater cheater, pumpkin eater.

I have a confession to make. Hubby and I went out for drinks with some friends last night to celebrate a good friend's birthday. No, that's not the confession part. The confession part is that I wore an outfit that was outside of my 30 for 30... which officially makes me a cheater cheater pumpkin eater... This was partly due to the fact that I'm a little bored with my 30 for 30 items, but it was mostly due to the fact that the majority of my 3o for 30 items are currently dirty, giving me very little to work with. Yeah, I'm bad at laundry. And that's the pure and honest truth. (By the way, hubby bought me a pumpkin-pecan muffin at a bakery by our house the other day, and I thoroughly enjoyed it as a late night snack upon returning from the bar, which really makes me a cheater cheater pumpkin eater. It was delicious!)

Even still, in the spirit of honesty, I decided to go ahead and share the pictures of my outfit anyway. Plus I figured since I've worn this outfit on the blog before, in a slightly different way, it still fits within the topic of remixing :) (and it does contain some items from my 30 for 30)



Dress: thrifted
belt: thrifted
leggings: Fashion Bug
Boots and leg warmers: Payless
sweater: wal-mart







So in conclusion, although I do cheat, and I do eat pumpkin, you can definitely bet I am not giving up on this 30 for 30! Maybe just consider this a bit of an aside on remixing, huh? We'll return to your regularly scheduled programing tomorrow.

Stay tuned for the rest of my 30 for 30 remix, friends! No more cheating... you have the promise of a cheater on that one. Haha :)

Wake up little shirt, you're on!

Have you guys ever bought a piece of clothing that you thought you loved but found you never wore it... until a few years later you rediscover this love and it's better than it was the first time? I think that might be this shirt for me. (I think Kendi wrote about this a while back regarding a pair of boots she owns. Something about her past self having her future self's back. Hehe.)

Hubby always refers to this type of thing as a "sleeper." Apparently when there's a guy in a sports game that isn't expected to do well but magically pulls it together and carries the game/season that guy is called a sleeper.

So there ya go. This shirt is a sleeper. It's starting to wake up, though :)



shirt: Macy's on sale (a few years ago)
jeans: Ross
belt: thrifted
shoes: wal-mart





Actually, I should probably be giving the belt the credit here, rather than the shirt. I've never worn the shirt this way before with a belt. It's supposed to be buttoned up the front but it's a little too big for me that way so I decided to try wrapping it. I know it's a simple idea that I should not be impressed by, but I've never worn belts at my waist before until starting this blog. Sydney from the Daybook says a belted waist can make almost anything better. I agree, miss Sydney! I agree.

What do you guys think? Do you love a belted waist too? How about other wardrobe tricks that you love and always find yourself falling back on?

Wishin' I were Shoppin'

I'm trying hard to stick to this 30 for 30, even though I've fallen behind (most everyone else on this challenge finished yesterday! Eek!) I'm having fun with the cloths, but I'm sort of starting to feel the desire to shop! We have a sign in our hallway, in honor of hubby, that says "Wishin' I was Fishin'"... well I'm wishin' I was shoppin'. Even though it doesn't have the same ring to it ;)



I'm really lovin' this outfit, though. It's another one of those that I know I wouldn't have put together on my own if it weren't for the need to remix! I love that. It's been the most fun part of this whole thing (discovering new outfits, that is)



grey cami: Kohl's
red bamboo shirt: thrifted
black sweater: wal-mart
boots: Payless
jeans: Ross





Unfortunately I might not be able to wear this newly discovered cute outfit very many more times before Summer starts to hit! (I know, it's only March, but summer comes early in Arizona!) 30 for 30 has been a little intense, but I may do a smaller version of this to try and get myself to come up with new combos for summer. Maybe like a 10 for 10? I could even pick items that I don't think would go together initially which would force me to try totally new combos. (Well, new for me, at least) Hmmm.... something to consider :)

I'll still be mourning the loss of layering though.... and boots.... layering and boots: my two loves of winter and fall! (Well, I guess three, after hubby. Because I love him in the winter and fall and all the time too.)

Outfit 15 is in the bag, darlings!

It's (was) my birthday!

Well I turned 26 on Sunday, friends. I'm trying not to feel old :) Haha.

Hubby and I had a super fun weekend. I took the weekend off work and we spent it just lounging around the house and spending time with friends and family. On Sunday we went out to lunch with my family. In the evening we went to see "Gnomeo and Juliet" which normally my husband would not see with me (not in theaters at least) but you know, it was my birthday so he had to do what I wanted to do. (I'm really acting my age with this movie choice, huh? Hehe.) Seriously, it was really cute though. I liked it. Just a light, fun, silly movie. Then Sunday night we met up with a bunch of friends at a low key bar for a few drinks.

Overall it was a super fun weekend. I love birthdays :)



shirt, skirt, and belt: thrifted
sweater: Suzy's Deals (sort of like Ross)
shoes and tights: wal-mart







Hubby bought me this new purse for my birthday (because I told him too. I was with him when we picked it out) You guys heard of it? It's that Miche Bag thing. It has a base bag with different outer shells so you can change the look without moving all your stuff. (Mostly I like it for the storage space saving factor.)

I LOVE purses and when I learned about this one a while back I thought it was a cool idea. I spent a lot of time going back and forth about whether I would actually like/use it though. Husband thinks it's a novelty comparable to a pet rock. He thinks I'll like it for about a year or so and then be totally over it. (Although I'm sure that's a much longer infatuation than anyone ever had with their pet rock)

He might be right. But I sure do love it now! :)



Happy Tuesday, darlings! xoxo