Rain rain go away

Happy Friday! It's a rainy gloomy day today.  I tried to not let the gloom get me down and wear a bright color.  I chose purple today.  This is a shirt I got from Express the other day.  On sale for $22!  I love me a sale. Do you only shop sale items, or do you allow yourself to splurge a little bit now and then?  What do you splurge on?

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The only items I buy full price are items under $30 and bras.  I don't skimp on bras.  You absolutely get your money's worth.  I went to Intimacy to get a bra fitting about a year and a half ago and it changed my life! Not only did look like I immediately dropped 15 pounds, I was able to fit better in my clothes and not sag.  I went into their store wearing a 38DD and walked out wearing a 34G.  What a difference!  The prices just about made me pass out.  But when I looked at my tatas all high and dry and found out that I could get the bras altered for FREE for the life of the bra, I decided to go for it!  Have you ever been a professional bra fitter before?

Just as a side note...this is the little sad face I had to leave this morning.  He was scared of the thunder.  Wish I could have stayed in bed like he gets to all day!

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Thrifting Thursday

I decided not to show my outfit today because I went thrift store shopping so I didn't have on anything significant.  I did pick up some good Spring/Summer outfit staples today while I was thrifting.  What do you think?

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After spending so much money buying retail eyeglasses I discovered Coastal.com.  They sometimes give free pairs of glasses away all you have to do is pay for the lenses.  The deal below is good for a pair of glasses for $49 (including the Rx lenses) plus free shipping.  I got my current pair of glasses for $30, and I LOVE them.  They even have a really good tutorial on how to measure your face for glasses.  Try them out!

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Wintery Spring

This weather is so confusing.  I don't know if I should wear boots with no tights, tights with shoes, or no tights?  I decided on wearing tights with shoes, that way I didn't look too "wintery" since it is Spring and it's about 68 degrees.  Do you  have specific "rules" you follow when it comes to boots, skirts and tights?  

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At least it's sunny

Today is still winter, but the sun is shining, so I'll take it!  I picked up this top at JCP on Friday.  See how little I paid for it here.  Again, JCP is worth checking out, with their new prices and overhaul of their tag system, you'll find some great deals!

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Hello Winter....

Well winter is back.  I knew I shouldn't put my boots and coat away yet.  I have worn this outfit before but this time I changed up the accessories and added some additional colors to this outfit.  What do you think of these colorful accessories?

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New Looks

Happy Saturday! (sorry I missed Friday) It was a rainy day yesterday and a bit chillier than it's been in a couple of weeks.  I wore one of my favorite jacket/blazers with one of my favorite scarves and instead of tying the scarf in some fancy way I just let it hang.  I really like this look and will probably do it again soon!

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Went shopping with my grandma yesterday.  I have been wanting to go to JCPenney to see their new clothes and to see their new way of doing things. Click here if you haven't seen the new commercials (featuring Ellen) or their new marketing initiative. I'm in market research so I was very interested in seeing how this new strategy would work for them.  Basically JcPenney had to overhaul their stores in order to stay in business.  Consumers that shopped at JCPenney were ONLY buying their sale items, so basically they decided to revamp their approach.  Not only did they lower their prices by 40% they also implemented a new way of pricing things.  Instead of their tags saying $14.99 or $34.99, they simply say $15 or $35. Also there are two price systems;"Everyday" prices and "Best"prices, which are items that are on clearance.  New items are given "Best" prices every first and third Friday of the month.  They also have streamlined their tags to be easy to read, no more stickers overlapping stickers, or signs that say 40% off the lowest price, yadda yadda.  And last but not least they have little boutiques inside their stores.  For instance MNG by Mango has all of their merchandise in one area, just like other department stores like Macy's are organized.  

 

With that being said, I saw a lot of great merchandise for good prices.  I picked up two items at the "Best" price.  I bought this skirt of $10 and a shirt for $9! To see jcp's new website click here.

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Casual Pencil Skirt

Today I was able to dress more casually and I decided to try something I read on the Putting Me Together blog.  In Audrey's post "Ways to Dress Down a Pencil Skirt" she shows you different ways you can take our pencil skirt and make it more casual.  Until I read this post I would always wear this pencil skirt with a blazer and a fancier top to dress up for work. I never tried to dress it down.  Audrey from Putting Me Together is a master at creating a larger wardrobe simply by remixing your clothes.  Check out her remixing tips. 

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Is simple good?

I love wearing this blazer and all black.  But after a few weeks of trying to mix it up a bit with colors, I was stumped when it came to this outfit.  I am not sure what other colors to pair with this outfit.  I just want to give it a little pizazz, or to add something to give it a different look...What would you pair with this outfit?

p.s. Sorry for the horrible picture of myself.  My sister is cringing right now with how bad the lighting is here.  This weekend I need to work on finding a better place to take my pictures!

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Animal Print X2

Last week when I was wearing my animal print belt, my friend told me to just go for it and wear my new leopard belt and shoes.  I told her I wasn't ready for that yet.  But today I took the plunge and wore both, and I LOVE it. It adds such visual interest to my otherwise boring outfit.  I am also exposing my legs for the first time this year (wow do I need some sun).

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Mixing Colors

I am trying very hard to add dimension to my outfits, which includes adding different colors.  Today I added turquoise to my raspberry colored top.  This is something new for me.  I think it turned out good, I'm excited to see what else I come up with!

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The Power of Animal Print

Happy Friday!  I built this outfit around my new shoes (I'm in love).  I am still getting a handle on what can be worn with animal print.  I know everyone says you can wear it with anything, but I'm going to need to ease myself into that.  This outfit is something I have never worn together, I have never paired this Olive green blazer (apparently olive is a neutral...still getting used to that as well), with a dark teal shirt.  And I wore it with a necklace I just picked up from New York & Co (they have some great jewelry there), it also is something I wouldn't normally buy, but I kept seeing people wearing white larger necklaces so I thought I would try it!  What do you wear with your animal prints?

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Very Casual vs. Frumpy

I have a hard time being very casually dressed without feeling frumpy.  My husband always says to me "just wear jeans and a t-shirt".  But if we're going somewhere there is no way I'd just wear jeans and a t-shirt.  Today I was able to come to work very casual, (now my version of very casual might be very different from someone else's version),  but I still can't help but feel a bit frumpy.  What do you wear to be casual?  What is your definition of frumpy?

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Going out on a limb

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I probably won't need to wear tights again this season.  Yesterday I wore tights because I just wasn't ready for my legs to see the world.  Baby steps...today I went with no tights and boots, I have to ease myself into it.  I have already started using the tanning lotion to give my legs a boost of color, so they don't shock anyone!  

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The Cobalt Bandwagon

I wanted to jump on the cobalt bandwagon (Cobalt is March's color of the month, accordingly to Beauty and the Budget), so I picked up this skirt at Target.  I wasn't sure what to wear with it, so I paired it with black this time.  I have to look around at my favorite blogs to find out what others are wearing with their cobalt. What do you wear with your cobalt?

P.S. Just as a side note, I did end up wearing tights with this after realizing I am not quite ready to show so much skin. Even though it's warm here in the Midwest it is still March

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Editing

A couple of weeks ago Elephants & Owls did a blog post about something I do all the time, which is editing your clothes.  In this case Kellie in "Magic Monday", mentioned that the top she was wearing was too long, so she tied it up in the back and really liked the way it looked.  

This is something I do all the time, I edit my own clothes to fit the outfit.  Today the top I am wearing is somewhat big, so it gives me the look of being pregnant (which I am not) so I tucked in the back and Viola! I have a more fitted shirt.  I also tend to do this A LOT with my jewelry.  I will make a necklace shorter or longer by either tying the chain to make it shorter or adding an extension pieces to make the necklace longer.  This way I can customize my jewelry with my outfit!  What do you edit in your closet?

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Upgrading and My It List

Happy FRIDAY!  It's been a long week, so I am ready for a nice sunny weekend! Today I had to dress up for work and since I wore skirts two days in a row I decided to wear pants today.  I am wearing one of my favorite blazers, that I coveted and bought on sale at White House Black Market.  When I bought the blazer I thought the buttons cheapened the look of it so I bought some new buttons and changed them.  I think when you buy a piece or you want to update a piece of clothing, this kind of thing is so easy to do and can not only update your look but it can make something look more luxurious, it's definitely worth the effort!

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My It List.  This collection of items is something I made in Polyvore to show you the types of things that are on my current shopping list.  I want to add some colorful skirts and blazers into my wardrobe as well a few accessories!  Plus a pair of Olive cargo pants (olive pants are a neutral you know), this way I can really step out of my fashion box and pair them with something other than brown or black (you'll be in the front row for when that happens!)

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