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Floral Leggings, Chiffon Tunic & Moto Jacket: Fab Outfit But Nothing To Say

02.10.2015

Did you ever have one of those days where even though there is surely a plethora of great stories knocking around in your brain you can’t think of a damn thing to say. Well, today is one of those days. Maybe my g-ma hangover has extended into two days and thus the wiring in my brain is still shorting out. Baby boy had his first sleep over ever with grandpops and I Saturday night, and I have to say it’s a good thing I was in my twenties while dealing with babies. It kicked my butt to the point I slept all day Sunday. Literally. All day. To be fair, the problem was predominantly my four legged fur children. Umm…jealous much? I do have to say though, exhaustion aside, nothing beats a little bundle of baby yumminess sleeping on your chest with his face buried in your neck.

I warned you all about the onslaught of leggings the other day and here is yet another example of my new obsession. These floral leggings were on sale at JCPenney’s and of course they caught my eye. In keeping with the covering of the girly bits I wore the sheer tunic over top which covered what needed covered while still allowing the print to peek through. The moto jacket added a bit of edge and of course warmth because seriously my friends, it was like 15 degrees outside today. Warmth was mandatory.

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Leggings: JCPenney (similar); Moto jacket: JCPenney (No longer available); Tunic: JCPenney (In-store purchase); Boots: JustFab (No longer available)

Striped Maxi Skirt, Floral Hoodie & Long Layered Necklaces: The Snowpocalypse…Seriously??

02.2.2015

As you all know, I have an ~~obsession with~~ interest in the weather and all things apocalyptic. The snowstorm that is now raging towards us like a spider monkey on crack is not, I repeat is not the snowpocalypse. But you would think it was with the way people are behaving. I mean seriously, do we really believe the end of days is going to start with a snowstorm in Northwestern Pennsylvania. Um, no. I watched the news Friday night with amusement while they interviewed people in various stores stocking up on water, milk, bread and whatnot. I did not laugh when I arrived at Walmart for the weekly Saturday morning grocery run and had to park five miles away and take a shuttle back to the store. Okay, it wasn’t that bad, but still. There were aisles inside that I could not even go down with my shopping cart. One of them was the shampoo aisle….think about that for a moment. If the world really was ending, is it necessary for one’s survival to stock up on L’Oreal products?

After mumbling a plethora of cuss words under my breath and developing a stress knot in my neck, I finally got in line to check out; although line doesn’t do it justice. The gentleman in front of me took it upon himself to strike up a conversation with me using this as an opening line, “You really don’t have enough food in your cart. It should be heaping.” My response was, “Well, I’m pretty sure that even if we get the 11″ they’re predicting, the roads will be cleared and you’ll be able to leave your house by Tuesday. So I really don’t see the need to buy a bunch of extra food.” He gave me a smirk and in a patronizing tone of voice said, “Uh, ya. We’ll see about that.” Are you kidding me?! Did these people all just move to this area? There has never been a time in my life span that we were snowed in for months or even weeks for that matter. Should we stay off the roads Sunday and Monday? Yes. Will school be delayed or cancelled Monday. Yes. Do we need to squirrel away enough food and survival supplies in our basements to last until June? No. Craziness I tell ya.

I’ve been on somewhat of a hoodie kick lately for reasons I cannot explain. Recently I’ve been subbing them for cardigans and blazers for work. I realize that you can’t do that in a stricter business environment, but if you work somewhere with less restrictive rules I suggest you give it a try for a little somethin’ different. I decided this floral hoodie would give just enough print mixing interest to the striped maxi skirt and guess what? It did. I could have thrown a graphic tee under it to give it a bigger kick, but the need for warmth won out over the need to be the uber cool girl so I went with the black turtleneck. The long layered necklaces with the sparkly necklace added a little something more over the plain black. I used to have this weird aversion to wearing necklaces with turtlenecks, but now I’m really diggin’ it. I think the key is the length of the necklace; too short would be a bad thing, but longer works well.

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Hoodie: Walmart (In-store purchase); Skirt: JCPenney (Old); Turtleneck: Old Navy

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Thug Life: Plaid Slip Dress, Moto Jacket & Over The Knee Boots

01.15.2015

Sometimes on the days my daughter has gymnastics I take my photo equipment with me and snap my shots at a local park, which is where these pictures were taken. This location is actually a big turnaround area that dead ends at the top of an amphitheater that’s in the park. In the past people would park here for events and whatnot, and as far as I have ever known it’s a public area. In any case, the point of my story is while I was wrapping things up and putting my equipment back in the car, a police officer slowly cruises in. I didn’t pay him much attention and got in the car and started reviewing the shots on my camera. So he backs up and parks against the guard rail and just sits there. Staring at me. Now I realize the moto jacket might have given him the impression I’m a thug, but seriously? I’m a chick in a plaid lacy dress with a camera and a tripod. What type of havoc could I possibly be wreaking? Maybe someone in one of the houses down the road mistook my camera tripod for a sniper rifle tripod and thought they should call in the heat. I mean really, what better disguise is there for a sniper than a lace trimmed dress. Since he was giving me the heebee jeebees I scooted on out of there.

How fierce is this dress my friends? I discovered it at Target on clearance and snapped it up for under $13. Yep, that’s right, under $13. I paired it with my fleece leggings, over the knee boots, a turtleneck and the moto jacket because damn, it’s cold outside. I figure all of the snow probably gave that away though. When it was all said and done I thought it kind of gave off a slightly girly 80’s punk vibe which made me happy.

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Jacket: JCPenney; Dress: Target; Boots: JustFab

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Ring Of Fire: Black Shirtdress, Black Faux Leather Pants And Leopard Ankle Boots

02.14.2014

You get the reference, right? How many times today do you think I got the Johnny Cash comment? A lot. I think that’s fabulous though because nobody could rock the all black look like Johnny. He should of had some leopard print boots though. The man could of totally owned it. And can I just say I am lovin’ these boots? Yes, I said I’m done with boots and want my shoes back, but really, c’mon…look at these babies. I’ve been hunting for the perfect pair for months and happened upon these on Amazon. Last pair in my size, regularly $150 on sale for $35. What’s not to love? Maybe I’ll wear ’em all summer. No. No, I won’t. But I do love them just the same.
I’ve been wanting to try the dress over pants thing for a long time, but couldn’t find a pairing that worked. Then I remembered…this dress was in storage in the attic on the Island of Misfit Clothes. So I rescued it from purgatory, threw it on over my faux leather pants and a turtleneck and voila! The most fabulous all black get up since Johnny Cash roamed the Earth.

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Dress: Express (Older than dirt); Pants: Forever 21 (No longer available); Boots: BCBGeneration via Amazon