Extra Credit.

So I'm sure you noticed my lack of a post yesterday. Wait, what? You didn't notice? You just went through your day thinking about your own life without a thought to what I was doing on my blog? I thought it was all about me. Didn't we cover that already? Um, pretty sure we did (just kidding)

Well, if you didn't notice let me tell ya: there was no post on my blog yesterday. I was too lazy (and too busy studying) to take pictures. I did, however, wear clothing yesterday. I promise I kept it within my 30 for 30. It was an incredibly simple outfit involving jeans, my grey tank top, and my leopard print flats. Which I suppose means that technically my 30 for 30 is turning into a 30 for 31. Or maybe a 30 for 30 and a half. So here we go, outfit number seven and a half. No, this is not the half outfit. This is what I wore today. Yesterday was the half outfit, which you didn't see, but I've decided is worth half credit... come on, stay with me people ;)

dress: thrifted

cardigan: Suzy's Deals (a discount store similar to Ross)

belt: thrifted

tights and shoes: Wal-Mart

Wondering how my Biology test went today? Well I'm not sure. Jury's still out on that one... Good news is my instructor accidentally included a typo which gave the answer to two of the questions, so I definitely go at least two right! Bad news is if the typo wasn't there I would have missed both of them based on what I thought the answer was.... which makes me very nervous has to how I answered the other 48 questions. Sigh... I'm off to get ready for work, friends. Have a lovely evening!

Can we please add 6 more hours to today?

A 30 hour day would be pretty darn nice right now! I'll be keeping this post pretty short because I have very many things to do and very little time to do it in.

shirt: thrifted (Calvin Klein)

sweater: thrifted

jeans: Macy's (Style&Co is the label)

boots: Wal-Mart

Mostly I'm just stressed about studying. I have a Biology test on Wednesday that I don't feel quite ready for. I work tomorrow night which means I'll probably only get a couple hours of studying in during the day tomorrow (after class). So anyway, the second I'm done with this post I will be going to make flash cards that I can hopefully look over while it's slow at work!

I probably should have invested my time in studying yesterday... but... I didn't. I had a super fun and wonderful day of relaxing though! :) My family (aunts, uncle, mom) and I all started our morning yesterday by running a 5K together. We made a whole event of it, driving to the race together and getting coffee afterwards. It was seriously so fun! It was a great workout plus I had a really good time with the family. (I'm feeling it today, though. My legs are a little sore!) And then of course husband and I spent the rest of the day with some good friends watching the Super Bowl... which I barely watched at all :) I mostly spent my time drinking, eating, and visiting with friends. So fun!

Race Day!! Doe, Ruth, Rick, Mom, and Me

And with that I'm off to study (to make up for my lack of studying yesterday!) Have a happy Monday, friends!

Football and Fashion (what, you didn't know these two things go together?)

It's Super Bowl Sunday, people!!! Are you excited? I'm excited!

shirt: Wal-Mart

pants: thrifted

boots: gift (Material Girl, bought at Macy's)

belt: thrifted

Why am I excited, you ask? Well, because after today we don't have to talk about football anymore, of course! (for like 5 or 6 months, that is) No talk of who to start in the fantasy league, or who's going to win this game or that game; no worry about when to schedule a family event as to not interfere with the game, no sentences that end in "but this is a really important game" (every game is a "really important game")... Have you gathered yet that my husband is a huge fan of football? Well, let me just tell ya: my husband is a huge fan of football!... Of course, there's still Madden, which is available all year long at any time of the day. I can handle that though. That's not all that bad... Not that football is really all that bad either. I tease... mostly ;)

I'm getting into the spirit today, though. In honor of football fans everywhere I thought we'd review some highlights (fashion style):

For the Packers, it's all about the fans. They helped solidify the team's place in the super bowl with their fabulous head wear. The yellow can bring a pop of color to any outfit. (Yellow is practically a neutral this season, you know: goes with anything.) Of course, when wearing such a statement piece it's best to keep your make-up subtle.

Almost got it right, just not quite.

Are side pony tails still in? After seeing Atari Bigby rock it, I say yes. Most definitely yes.

For the Steelers, we've got Keisel Mane. You know how fashion always comes back around? 70's, 80's, whatever? He's bringing back the Viking style.


First it's the beards, but you know those boots, hats, and coats aren't far behind. Good job, Kiesel. You're cutting edge. Nicely played, my friend.

And of course I can't possibly talk about football and fashion without mentioning Troy Polamalu's fabulous hair. I can't even joke about that though. People love this guy.

Can you believe husband actually had some input on the subject of football and fashion? Something fashion related that football fans are apparently talking about. Check this one out: Hines Ward dressed as a cowboy. Because apparently that's what you do when you're in Texas. Hines Ward, I'm quite sure that many gorgeous fashionistas from Texas would tell you that a cowboy getup is not (necessarily) the uniform. Nice try, though.

All things considered I'm rooting for the Packers. Why? Because husband tells me that I'm rooting for the Packers :) (We hate the Steelers because they beat the Cardinals in the super bowl a couple of years ago... and they wear silly cowboy outfits.)

WOOT WOOT!!! GO GREENBAY!!!!!!!!!!

Have a fun and safe Super Bowl Sunday, everyone!

I don't know what to talk about today.

As in I really, really don't know what to talk about today. This is going to be hard. Posting everyday and finding things to talk about, that is.

jacket: thrifted (Bebe)

jeans: Ross

boots: Payless

pattern top: Target

black camisole: Ross

I asked husband what I should talk about. He said global warming. I then asked him what I should/could say about global warming and he was a total blank. Yeah. Nice try husband.

Can we just call it good with outfit photos only? Yes. I think we can.

No post tomorrow, darlings. I'm planning on chillin' in PJ's allll day lonnnngggg.... well, until I go to work at least :) Have a lovely weekend everyone!!

Rockin' it 80's style.

I'm channeling the spirit of the 80's today (you know, with the leggings and the socks and all). Although, I suppose if I really wanted to rock it 80's style I would wear a two piece outfit that was white with navy blue polka dots on top and navy blue with white polka dots on the bottom. Ah... the 80's.

dress: thrifted

belt: thrifted

sweater: Wal-Mart

leggings: Fashion Bug

boots: Payless

I gave my poor sick photographer a break today. These were taken with a tri-pod and timer... which is why my head is cut off in some of them. Haha. It's tricky to get that just right!

I'm keeping it short and sweet today, people. Partly because I need to rush to get ready for work, but mostly because I really don't have anything to talk about today. Other than the merits of 80's fashion, that is, but let's just face it: we've pretty much already hit all the high points on that topic!

Outfit number three is in the bag!

P.S. I could have worn this outfit with those favorite boots off mine. See??? Of course, that would take away quite a bit of that 80's style ;)

Well it's a good thing you guys like my boots.

I think probably at least half of the outfits I have in mind for this challenge go with these boots. And I'm sure I easily could wear these boots with the other half, making it all of them. (See my mad math skills there? Pre-calc, baby. Helps with situations like these.) In fact, we should probably just go ahead and rename the 30 for 30. We can call it "How many outfits can Amanda wear her brown boots with?" That title kills two birds with one stone. It's descriptive, plus it turns something that over a thousand people are participating in into something that's all about me. See? You like what I did there huh? I know you do ;)

sweater: thrifted $7

striped shirt: thrifted $2

skirt: thrifted (H&M) $7

circle scarf: Wal-Mart $2.50

boots: Wal-Mart $7

knit tights: Wal-Mart $5

Happily Ever After Outfit Total: $30.50

(P.S. The neckalce is handmade by me, but not included in the total)

My sweet and loving photographer (husband) is sick today. Apparently it's his turn for whatever dreaded gumboo I'm currently recovering from. He must really love me though because he was still willing to leave the comfort of couch and blankies to come take pictures for me. We started outside but promptly moved indoors when we realized it was freezing outside! Mr. weather man said it would be "sunny but cold" here in Arizona. Um, yep. That's exactly what I would call it!

When I left for work this evening hubby was in the office playing video games. I snuck up behind him for a goodbye kiss and when he turned to face me I saw he had a wad of tissue shoved up his nose to control the running. It was a little funny, but mostly sad. When I got home just now and I went to say hello to him, I found him pretty much exactly the same way. Tissue, right in the nose. The second time it was mostly funny. Hehe. Poor boy!

And on that note I'm going to go see if there's anything I can do for Mr. Sicky! Goodnight, darlings!

It's all about comfort today.

sweater: Kohl's

black cami: Ross

jeans: Macy's (label is Style&Co)

boots: Wal-Mart

Belt: thrifted
tea time necklace: Ebay

I've been having a bit of a problem with pictures. The lighting really isn't that great at the time of day when it is most convenient for me to take them. Plus I'm not really sure where to go. These are at a park right by our house that has an orange grove in part of it. Other one's I've taken have been right in our front yard. I'll probably be sticking to those two places for now. Hopefully picture quality will improve as I get better at this! We'll see :)

My brain is a little mushy today. I was sick over the weekend and am still feeling a little under the weather so I just wanted to wear something super comfy today. Mission accomplished. This outfit rocked my world on the comfort scale. Now if only it had the power to make my brain function more successfully so I could tackle my biology homework... sigh... Maybe some super duper comfy pj's could help with that. I may just go put that idea to the test!

I'm lacking on how to transition into this (see? brain=mushy), but I think it's funny so I'm going to share. I put this super cute necklace on today (which you can barely see in the pictures, but there's a close up below) and picked out some bracelets and a watch to wear. As I was checking my watch on my way to my math class today I realized my necklace has a clock on it too... Yes. I'm wearing two watches. So in case you need to know what time it is at some point today, I seriously have got you covered!

Now I have a question for you blogging veterans, because you know I'm new at this. Why can't I enter or tab or anything to indicate a new paragraph here? It's a problem I've had before (like on yesterdays post) and I'm sure it's something incredibly simple and stupid, but I'm missing it. I'm really needing some help here. Does blogger hate me?

That is all. (and thanks for putting up with this choppy, crazy little blog post) Have a lovely Tuesday everyone! :)