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Cold Shoulder T-Shirt Dress & Converse: Summer Lovin’

05.4.2015

The hubs and I took a tiny road trip Sunday to visit our son and his boyfriend near Pittsburgh. It was an incredibly beautiful day for a drive and we spent the whole visit outside. This week the forecast is calling for all upper 70’s and low 80’s every day. Every. Single. Day. Winter is officially history my friends. The weird thing is, and it’s been like this the last few years, we don’t seem to have much of a Spring anymore. Don’t get me wrong…I looovve summer, but it would be not so bad to have a few weeks in the 60’s, maybe low 70’s. Now it’s in the 40’s one week and bada boom, bada bing it’s 85. Like I said, not a complaint, just an observation.

Since the weather was so gorgeously warm, it was perfect for this cold shoulder t-shirt dress. I kept it casual with Converse and delicate layered necklaces. I found this dress on, of course, Poshmark and I have to say, it’s spot on. It’s soft like a well-worn tee and score…it has pockets! Comfort and pockets? Yes, please. I plan on dressing it up with heels and some neckbling for work since the shoulder cutouts aren’t too risque. I’m pretty sure it’ll clean up nicely with a change in the shoes and accessories.

Linking up with: Sunday Funday Link Up, Creative Mondays Blog Hop, Style To Inspire, Let It Shine , How I Spring Link Up, Link Up With Lisa, Personal Style Link Up, Visible Monday, Turning Heads Tuesday, Confident Twosday, Style Sessions Fashion Link Up, Reason To Dress, Bloggers Who Have Inspired Me.

Dress: Poshmark; Converse: Nordstrom; Necklace: Headline Boutique

Cream Kimono & Floral Tee: What A Difference A Day Makes

04.20.2015

In Thursday’s post I talked about how as much as I love my job, sometimes it is thoroughly emotionally exhausting. On the flip side, Friday reminded me of why exactly I do what I do. My principal’s mom owns an absolutely beautiful Samoyed named Rosie who happens to be a therapy dog. She had asked me if perhaps I would like Rosie to come visit my class…of course I jumped on that! It’s not like my love of all members of the canine persuasion is any secret.

Rosie came to visit on Friday. The kids all got to pet and talk with her, see a few tricks and learn about how to appropriately interact with dogs. I do not have the words to fully explain to you the utter joy my kids got from spending time with her. When Rosie walked in the “ooh’s” and “aahs” sounded like we were watching a fireworks display. They were completely delighted with everything she did. There were so many times while watching them with Rosie that I teared up. Hell, I’m tearing up while writing this. When I can give them something that they will truly learn from and remember, something that makes even a small difference in their worlds, that’s when I’m reminded of how worth it my job really is.

This cream kimono is such a perfect example of floaty ethereal awesomeness, is it not? It was one of my very first Poshmark purchases. I’ve been waiting for the weather to cooperate with me so that I could wear it; below zero weather doesn’t exactly go hand in hand with “floaty ethereal awesomeness”. Since Spring has officially sprung, I thought it would be fabulous over my floral tee, and the boyfriend jeans kept all the girliness grounded. And to make it even better, my first Rocksbox arrived and the delicious delicate gold Gorjana bangle I found inside was perfect with the kimono.

Originally I wasn’t sure about collaborating with Rocksbox because I’ve seen them all over Instagram and it was predominantly younger bloggers. I did some investigating and decided that it’s a pretty cool concept for girls of any age. It’s a subscription service and for $19.99 a month you get a box with three pieces of jewelry chosen based on your profile. You can send them back and trade them in for different pieces as many times as you’d like with free shipping both ways. And if there is something you truly love, you can buy it…pretty sweet! All three pieces that came in my first box were right on the money; I would have chosen each of the pieces myself. If you’d like to give it a try with no commitment, it’s your lucky day. Enter “fashionfairydustxoxo” at checkout and try it out for free for one month. If you aren’t totally diggin’ it, you can cancel at any time.

Linking up with: Sunday Funday Linkup, Creative Mondays Blog Hop, Style To Inspire, Let It Shine, How I Spring, Link Up With Lisa, Personal Style Linkup, Top Of The World Style Link Up, Turning Heads Tuesday, Confident Twosday, Style Sessions Fashion Link Up, Reason To Dress.

Kimono: Poshmark; Tee: Old Navy (In-store purchase); Jeans: GAP via Poshmark; Shoes: Windsor (Old); Necklace: Headline Boutique; Gold Bangle Bracelet: Rocksbox

Pink Moto Jacket & Baseball Tee: “Those” Pants

03.24.2015

I’m pretty sure most of us have them. You know, “those” pants? The pair that is actually too big to wear but you keep ’em around for the days when you’re feeling a little less than sleek. Well, these are “those” pants for me. Actually when I’m at my normal weight they are too big to wear at all; even with a belt they look simply too big. Sadly enough right now they fit perfectly. Um ya, that’s not a good thing. No, this isn’t a woe is me rant about how ginormous I am when in reality I know I’m not. But what I am is not the weight I feel and look best at. Therefore, I will fix it. I always do; it’s not uncommon for my weight to fluctuate because all I need to do is look at a cupcake and my ass takes that as a signal to squirrel away fat cells like a grizzly getting ready to hibernate. And after years of training for bodybuilding I know a thing or two about food manipulation so it’s an easy enough remedy. These pants fitting well was as motivational as an infomercial at 1 a.m.

With that being said, I was going to go the professional route and pair them with a white button down and cardigan, you know, just to confuse you guys. But I just couldn’t do it. Hence the baseball tee and pink moto jacket. Ya, that’s the ticket. Keepin’ it real my friends, keepin’ it real. I haven’t worn this particular pair of boots in literally years, so I decided to give them a run before they go back to their summer home in the attic. As much as I love my big obnoxious statement necklaces, lately I’ve been feeling serious love for the delicate layered look. I picked this necklace up last month at Headline Boutique and it’s that perfect jumble of delicate eclectic awesomeness. How was that for a mouth full of adjectives?

Linking up with: Turning Heads Tuesday, Confident Twosday, Celebrate Southern Link Up, Tremendous Tuesday, Style Sessions Fashion Link Up, Bloggers Who Have Inspired Me, Random Wednesdays.

Baseball Tee: JCPenney (Old); Pants: GAP (Old); Moto Jacket: Charlotte Russe (Old); Necklace: Headline Boutique

Leopard Print Blazer, Plaid Blouse & Layered Necklaces: Hair Scare & A Nordstrom Giveaway

03.2.2015

One would think that after teaching special education for almost 25 years I would learn to anticipate certain things. Like the effect of changes, for example. I know that my kids have a super hard time with change; move the furniture, they freak out; two hour delay schedule, they’re confused all day. But tweek my hair color? The whole damn world ends.

I suppose I should have seen that one coming. Although, to be fair, they’ve all been with me for quite awhile and they pretty much seem to roll with my fashion/beauty related quirkiness. I switch from summer to winter hair and vice versa every year. But for some reason the hair color change this time threw a couple of my little lovelies for a loop. You would’ve thought I shaved my head bald and tattooed my scalp. And moved all of the furniture. To another room. One of my kids took one look at me, bolted across the room to my friend/aide and while pointing at me and hopping up down kept saying, “Look at Mrs. Stinedurf! Look at her hair!” I had to pull my mirror out of my desk just to look and make sure my head wasn’t on fire.

So, my friends, how’s this for a super bold print mix? Truly, this particular mix isn’t for the faint of heart or the print mix virgin. I knew I wanted to mix plaid and leopard so I started with my leopard print blazer and built it from there. I considered a plaid flannel, but decided the sheer plaid blouse had more of the right feel; less bulky and more floaty. In keeping with the lighter feel, I went with the delicate layered necklaces as opposed to a statement necklace or scarf. I finished it off with my super cool red ankle booties since they tied in so well with the blouse.

Linking up with: Sunday Funday Linkup, Creative Monday’s Blog Hop, Style To Inspire, Let It Shine, How I Fall, Personal Style Linkup, Share-In-Style, Linkup With Lisa.

Blazer: Sears (Old); Blouse: JCPenney (Old); Jeans: GAP (similar); Necklace: Headline Boutique

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