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I scored this dress at Walmart for $7.  That’s right!  I love that the plaid is a modern black/white/grey mix rather than a bunch of random colors.  It’s also thin, super soft cotton which lends it the feel of a broken in favorite.  I pictured it with a denim jacket over top with the sleeves rolled up but never got that far.  (What?  It’s hot here.  And everywhere else, I hear.)  The cool metallic bib necklace is also from Walmart clearance -$5.

Tahari shoes (TJMaxx – $25?), Walmart dress ($7) & necklace ($5), Betsey Johnson belt (TJMaxx – $7?)

This was a Friday & when I went home to let the dogs out I changed into jeans & a comfy tee & then went to a friend’s house to watch movies & order pizza.  We watched the Hot Tub Time Machine.  It was pretty good.  I love that chubby kid with glasses that was in Sex Drive.  The pizza? Delicious.  The company? Awesome! 

I have been a bad blogger!  My husband has been out of town so I found myself caught up in a whirlwind of fun activities.  I did a LOT more than I would normally do.  However, the list I wrote out of things I was going to do around the house?  Not so much.

Photos coming soon!

Just something I threw on for a comfortable Friday.  Nothing beats being able to wear what you feel like.  I even got to wear my bright blue Birkenstocks.  They are the perfect size & feel so good!  After work I stopped off a Joanns & bought fabric for a new project.  I’ll be sharing it here when I’m finally done with it. It could be a while with my track record with sewing!

Birkenstock sandals (QVC Outlet), Target jeans, cami & tunic

I went for coffee after work with an awesome friend in this outfit.  I actually ditched the scarf (since we were sitting outside) and switched the shoes for flippy-floppies (I had my foot wrapped).  It was still cute that way too (well minus the ace bandage)!

Carlos Santana kitten heels (clearance), Venezia jeans (swap party), American Eagle tee ($3, clearance), Target tank (thrift), Old Navy scarf ($6, clearance)

Yeah, I got nothin’.  I just thought this outfit was cute. 

Born shoes ($36, TJ), Cos jeans ($7, TJ), Zoa tank (TJ), DKNY tank ($7, outlet), Target scarf, Gap jacket

That I love ballet flats – this is not news. 

But also these bright yellow studded Louboutins are > all other ballet flats.

Sigh…. Lust, lust, lust… Covet, covet, covet…

Apparently a lot!  I noticed this crazy difference when I started doing a new pose for the outfits shots.  Check it out – on the left I’m totally Busty McGee while on the right (due to the slight slouch) I appear to have a fairly normal rack.  I also think I look thinner overall!  ‘Tis black magic I tell you!

Gianni Bini flats ($10, thrifted), Venezia jeans (from swap party), a.n.a. white tee ($4, thrifted), Old Navy cardi (around $7, ON clearance), self-made sterling & jade necklace

So guess how I’ll be posing from now on?!?

Sorry there hasn’t been a lot of posting happening around here.  The past 2 weeks haven’t been very fashioned filled.  Yes, I wore clothes.  Were they worthy of a post – not really.

I’ve also been working on getting a bunch of new listings up on ebay so that’s been taking precedence.  Gotta make that money!

Miss you guys though and I will try to get back on schedule soonish!

I haven’t done a link post in forever but there were so many great posts on Design Milk & Inspire Me Now this past week or so that I figured I’d just highlight them all at once so I can “inspire you now” to drink some good “design milk”. 

Good stuff at Inspire Me Now (one of my favorite blogs because it is clever, clever, clever!)

Gun Handle Mug 

Some great off-kilter storage

Have some Design Milk!

Surrealist metalwork

Look, it’s a patchwork hotel!

Center for Brain Health by Frank Gehry

Drippy jewelry

One bonus link [thank you Creative Bite]

“Ştefan Câlţiais a contemporary painter from Bucharest, Romania. Combining personal experiences (running away with the circus) with a vivid imagination, Câlţia manages to create dramatic characters, which remind the viewer of both Byzantine iconic figures and theatre-like characters, similar to those of Hieronymus Bosch.” See his work here – you really don’t want to miss this!

Here is me with my new brown hair.  It’s actually about 17 different shades of brown – ginger at my roots, almost black in my bangs, various reddish shades everywhere else.  I think I’m going for an auburn next time I bother to dye (ahem, color).  Brown is a little flat for me.  I just got sick of having such frizzy hair & finally realized that the red color I’ve been using is lighter than my original color & I am therefore lifting (or bleaching) my darker color light enough for the red to show.  So, it’s back to really dark hair color for me & eventually maybe I’ll grow out this frizzy mess.  I don’t remember having frizz so much in the past but I also grew up in a cold climate as opposed to the humid climate I live in now.  Oh.  Em.  Gee.  Can you believe how many factors are involved in hair care & how it behaves (or doesn’t)?

Nine West sandals ($15, Marshalls), Target shorts ($4, thrifted), Target top (gifted), Miley Cyrus scarf ($3, Walmart), bronze necklace ($4, thrifted)