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Bad news bears. I'm being forced to go on hiatus for awhile, due to complications.

Without having a laptop available on a regular basis it's just too difficult to keep up with blogging. I hate to do this but I'll disappear for now. Upon graduation I will have another laptop (fingers crossed) so in a few months, I'll be back to my regular posts.

I'll try my best to follow everyones' blogs the best I can, comment when I'm able and all that jazz.

Sorry to abandon you guys but best of luck to all!

Just a quick hello

I gotta say I was blown away from all the responses to my last post, so let me just say thank you!!! I've got some exciting things coming up, including a healthy, tasty, super easy recipe. Yesterday I drove back to my apartment and since I spent the majority of the day (5 hours!) in the car, I didn't take any outfit pictures. And since I'm still without my laptop I'm posting this on my phone. Dedication, no?

Don't fret, Neil gets here today & we'll shoot many looks. I'll be back 'up and running' by tomorrow. I'm going to take a second to be all girly & corny, I can not WAIT to see my boyfriend. I was home for over a month...its the longest we've gone without seeing each other since the summer that we started dating.

Okay. The week is almost over, hope everyone is doing well. Get ready for the weekend!

The magic of thrifting

Swear to goodness I had a super cute outfit on yesterday, but I didn't have time (okay, make time) to shoot any photos. And I had another great look today but it's cold here and it's far too cloudy to take any decent pictures.

What does that mean for you guys? It means you get to see, as promised, some of the things I've thrifted lately. Yay! (Be forewarned- this post is super photo heavy).

Okay everybody, this is where good becomes great. The pink 60's style jacket and the striped button up? $0.99 each. Yep, you read right people! And most of the other things came from one of my favorite stores that was having a buy 1/get 1 free sale. AND best of all...*drumroll please* the stuff seen here isn't everything. That's right, there's more! The weekend's just about over and it's the last week before school starts up again. Hope the weekend went well for you all!

Better late than never

I LOVED this outfit so much, can't believe I waited this long to post it. Wore this on Sunday and didn't wanna take it off. The entire thing, well except for my tights, was thrifted. I picked up the skirt, shoes and top since I've been home, thankfully the thrift stores here are always well stocked with treasures.

The best part? The skirt was brand new, with the Target price tag still intact. I know the print is kinda hard to see, but it reminds me of a fiesta..green, red, white and mustard yellow splotches, super festive.

And can we puh-leeease talk about the shoes for a minute? Antonio Melani's with hardly ANY wear (no scuff marks or anything), 5 freaking bones. Now that's what I call a bargain!

Tomorrow I'm planning to show off all the items I've scored lately, including detailed shots of these shoes. Check back & see the goodness.

Jacket- thrifted

Top- thrifted

Skirt- thrifted

Tights- ?

Shoes- thrifted

Black, white & hum-drum all over

Nothing special here, just a jeans and vneck (plus sweater) kind of day. Went to a couple of appointments and then just hung out around the house. This necklace was a Christmas present from my relatives and it's so darn cool! The wings are extremely detailed and it's delicate while still making a statement, the perfect balance.

About the boots- I don't know why I haven't posted these before, I mean I wear them all the time for heavens' sake! After months of searching for the 'perfect' short(er) boots, I stumbled upon these little guys on sale at Kohl's....and then fell in love. They're absolutely perfect.

Necklace- gifted (Fossil)

Sweater- stolen (borrowed) from my sweet roomie

Vneck- Walmart

Jeans- Old Navy

Boots- Kohl's

Round 2

Where were we?

6. Be financially savy- I've never been incredibly good at saving money, but so help me I'm going to try my damn-dest. (wait, is that even a word??)

7. Rest- You know, in all my spare time...but honestly I never get enough sleep and after a few months of it, I'm hell to be around. Don't believe me? Just ask this guy!

8. Live for the here & now- Spontaniety is not one of my strongest points and I wish it were. I hope to seize the day, make it count, all that jazz.

9. Okay people, the show's over. I don't have 3 more ideas/plans, etc. So that's it, I'm done. Disappointed? Don't be! I'm sure I'll come up with more as the year progresses.

Was everyones weekend a good one? I hope so!
See you all tomorrow :)

So This is the New Year

In honor of the new year I thought I'd list 11 things that I'm looking forward to, or planning to make happen in the year of 2011.

1. GRADUATION!!! I'll be starting my final semester of college in a couple of weeks and I couldn't be happier. Taking 18 hours is going to be hell, but well worth it to know that I'll graduate on time (4 years)!


2. Moving- following graduation I'll be headed to a bigger and much better city, and will be living with my man. I'm already bursting with decorating ideas, what furniture I want....a girl can dream, right??


3. Getting a real job- I hope to get some sort of a job in a theater, possibly assistant director (fingers crossed!) and plan to make my living doing that. Mreal dream is to do nothing but act however I have to start somewhere and 'get my foot in the door'.


4. Transformation time- Although I try to eat healthier and exercise more at the start of EVERY new year (and lets be honest, who doesn't?!) I'm dedicated to sticking with it this time. The older I get the more I realize that I can't keep putting this sort of thing of. So I'm getting my butt in gear!


5. Blogging changes- My plan is to post much, much more. Posting still may not happen every day but if I can work up to every other day I feel like that's a huge improvement, no?


Okay this thing is getting a little longer than I'm comfortable with, so I'll finish up tomorrow and pick up at #6. Hope everyone had a wonderful NYE and here's to a magical year ahead *clinks imaginary wine glass* Cheers!

Against the Wind

Things have slowed down a lot now that the holiday is over and done with. I wore this to eat lunch with my Dad and hang out around the house. And as the title suggests, the wind today was absolutely awful! That being said, I had one hell of a time trying to snap some decent shots. I'm trying to work up motivation to begin cleaning/organizing before the new year begins but so far, to no avail.

I scored these pants on sale and couldn't be happier with them. I know the skinny cargo is what's on trend right now but let's be honest, I'm a big girl and have a hard enough time 'pulling off' skinny jeans, much less another type of pant in an unforgiving cut. So for now I'll stick to my wide(r) leg cargos, thank you very much!

And finally, a quick word about this plaid shirt. I wear this sucker all the freakin' time but have been holding off of featuring it on here. If I had to choose one shirt to wear every day for the rest of my life, it'd be this guy right here. Soft, cheap, the perfect fit, great colors and PLAID, need I say more?

Sunglasses- stolen from a friend

Top- thrifted

V neck- Walmart

Pants- Old Navy

Shoes (not pictured)- Converse

Happy Christmas, War Is Over (If You Want It)

Today was Christmas as we all know...so I hope everyone had a fantastic day filled with good food (too much!) laughter and loads of relaxation. I'm planning to have an outfit post tomorrow, I've mostly been slumming around the house in sweats, just what the holidays are for! Just wanted to show you all a couple of photos of our decorations, ornaments, all that good stuff. See if you can spot my brother in the 4th photo down, isn't he too cute with his bowl cut (from ages ago) Haha! I'm off to hang out with my family and watch Inception, enjoy the rest of the weekend lovlelies.

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone...

So thanks to my loving, fantastic boyfriend I now have a working camera (complete with memory card), making it possible for me to start taking photos again. Thanks Neil for letting me steal your stuff!

I wore this today to go to the chiropractor, eat lunch with my Dad and finish up some Christmas shopping. The weather was predicted as being 'mostly sunny with some clouds' but as you can see, it was more like all clouds without any chance of sun...ah the joys of winter! Hope each and everyone of you is doing well, enjoying the cooler weather and preparation for the holidays. I can't believe Christmas is right around the corner. Have a lovely week you guys.

Why so blue, panda bear?

So I've got bad news...and more bad news. Let's hear it all at once, shall we? Okay, cool.

For starters my laptop was stolen WHILE I was on campus and IN CLASS! Ridiculous, right?? I know. And then today while attempting to take outfit photos (for the first time in ages) I realized I left my memory card in my laptop. Meaning of course that I am completely and totally screwed.

All things considered, I think it's safe to say that this blog is going to suffer from lack of attention for awhile. I hope to hear some news from security on my laptop soon. So please you guys, send some kind thoughts, good luck, or prayers my way. I need 'em real bad.

Hope y'all are doing better than I am. I wanted to post something of inspiration on here, the above are things/looks I'm lusting over lately.

How I Won the War

You guys I'm done with school for the semester!! Well technically I still have finals, but after turning in all the papers and projects the rest will be a breeze.  Wednesday is my last day to have a final and then I can go on holiday!

Neil took these pictures of me when we were driving back from my house at Thanksgiving.  I found this collar on an old jacket that I'd completely forgotten about & found buried in the back of my closet (in my old room at home).  Thank God I never get rid of anything, right? And this jacket is one of my favorite things that I own. I found it in a flea market back when I was in high school and I actually has the man's name on it and everything. Cool, huh?

Collar- gift from a friend
Jacket- thrifted
Sweater- stolen from my roomie (thanks Hallie!)
Vneck- Walmart
Jeans- Target
Boots- Kohl's

Since yesterday

So this outfit is nothing great, but I've been under the weather lately and therefore....well, I didn't give a shit yesterday.  This week is going to be a whirlwind, what with finals next week and all that junk.  My hair is indeed lighter (as previously mentioned) and I couldn't be happier. (Thanks Mom!!)  I couldn't be more excited for the Christmas holiday, so I just have to hold it together until then.  Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Shades- the usual

Scarf- department store

Necklace- thrifted

Sweater- thrifted (by my Mom)

V neck- Old Navy

Jeans- Old Navy

Boots- Kohls