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Sequin Joggers & Leopard Sandals: Work Mom

04.16.2015

Since starting my new position in January, I gotta say that there are days that I can’t believe they pay me to go there. I love it that much. Special education is different from regular education in that you develop a whole different relationship with the kids because typically you’re dealing with the same kids for several years. As I’ve mentioned before, since I got moved back to the middle school from the elementary, I’ve had most of this particular group of kids for three or four years. And now I have them all day because they have me for all four major subjects and a study hall. All. day. That’s one of the best things about the job. And the worst. Why the worst? Well, at a certain point I become like a mom to them. But at school. Hence, school mom. And with that role comes a lot of responsibility. Not that regular ed teachers don’t have a lot of responsibility, believe me, they do; it’s just of a different variety.

There’s quite a bit more emotional investment when you spend that much time with a group of kids. I feel like I need to protect them and help them to become better people along with teaching them to read and count money like a boss. And sometimes, like today, it’s just exhausting. We’re going through a rough patch; between the middle school hormones, bad influences, and bickering like siblings (and I do actually have two siblings in my class) they kicked my butt today. I spent the last two class periods (with assistance from my sweet friend who happens to be the principal) conducting a group therapy/reprimand/what the hell are you guys thinking session. They are, for the most part, an excellent group of kids so things will right themselves. If even one or two of them left today with a better understanding of how important it is to be kind to one another then having the life sucked out of me was worth it.

Now let’s get serious here. How bad can your day really be when you have on a pair of sequin joggers? It can’t be bad…especially when those sequin joggers are paired with the best leopard sandals ever. Between the laces, the straps, the just right wedge heel and the zipper up the back, these babies are pretty close to perfect. Tone it all down with a sweatshirt and you’ve got the perfect hormonally challenged teenager group therapy outfit.

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Pants: JCPenney (No longer available); Sweatshirt: JCPenney (Old); Jacket: Ebay; Sandals: JustFab (Old)

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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.

Linking up with: Confident Twosday, Celebrate Southern Link Up, Tremendous Tuesday, Trend Spin Link Up, Style Sessions Fashion Link Up, Tardis Tuesday At My Closet Catalogue, Bloggers Who Have Inspired Me, Random Wednesdays At Because Shanna Said So, Wednesday Blog Hop, I Feel Pretty, Style Me Wednesday.

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

White Skater Skirt, Faux Fur Vest & Over The Knee Boots: Insta-Peeves

02.5.2015

I started my Instagram account not quite a year ago. I honestly only started one for the blog, and I don’t have a personal account. I know I’ve said it before, and I know that’s it weird considering I have a blog, but I’m a pretty private person. Thus, I don’t feel the need to have a private Instagram. In any case Instagram has become my most favorite social media platform; I’m very visual and love looking at photos. I’ve also made some really cool friends that I wouldn’t have had the good fortune to meet through either blogging or in real life. There are however, a few things that I find rather irksome.

It’s really one peeve broken into two distinct groups. First, are the Instagrammers who follow you only because they are trying to get you to follow back. I have found that typically bloggers or Insta-bloggers who have a large number of followers will follow you and once you follow back they drop you like a prom dress. Then there are the individuals who follow you and when you don’t follow back, again they drop you. It’s all well and fine if you unfollow me because you’re not diggin’ my vibe, but just because you’re trying to boost your numbers and/or I didn’t reciprocate, c’mon, what is this, high school? I do have an app that tracks my followers and unfollowers. And yes, that in itself might be high schoolish, but the trends interest me and I like to know what’s going on with my account. And yes, I do reciprocate with juvenile behavior. Even if I truly love your account (which in most cases I do because I only follow accounts that interest me) if you unfollow a day after I followed you it’s obvious what you’re up to. Therefore, I unfollow because I find it to be incredibly rude to play games like that.

The second group are the people who follow you because they’re hawking one thing or another and want you to buy something. I understand you’re trying to grow your business, but instead of playing silly follow/unfollow games how about trying to grow it organically? Or maybe post something other than 1,000 wrap pictures trying to convince me I’ll be built like a Victoria’s Secret model if I wrap my belly up in some Saran Wrap like substance? I do actually follow a couple of babes who sell those wrap thingys because they post lots of other cool stuff. All of the silliness that transpires on Instagram, and Facebook as well, is just that, silliness. Trust me, I don’t lose sleep over it, but it is irritating and I thought I’d share.

How’s this outfit for breaking the “don’t wear white after Labor Day” rule? I went for it with this one…all I’m missing is white tights. But I’m pretty sure I would’ve felt (and looked) like a nurse circa 1973. I love these Boohoo skater skirts and this white one is one of my favorites so why should it languish away in the closet until May? The faux fur vest was simply an added layer of warmth as were the fleece leggings. And the over the knee boots? I’m pretty sure the skater skirt was just crying out for over the knee boots to go with it, so I obliged. Ya, I’m nice like that.

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Moving Day: Floral Bomber, Plaid Pants, Burgundy Booties

01.13.2015

Today is the big day! Fashion Fairy Dust is all grown up and moved from Blogger to self-hosted. The new address is www.fashionfairydust.com just so ya all know where to find me. This is both exciting and scary. Exciting because, well, hey…I have my own web address and I own my content. Scary because I don’t know a thing about WordPress and so it’s like starting all over again. When I first opened up my dashboard to do this post I just about had a freakin’ panic attack. I know I’ll figure it all out in time, but until then bear with me.

Apparently unbeknownst to my conscious mind I’m on a print mixing binge. Today I paired my favorite plaid pants with this super cute floral bomber I picked up a few months back. The key to any effective print mix, at least in my opinion, is to keep your prints in the same color family. You also need to keep in mind the scale of the prints. One can be a bit more bold as long as the other (or others) are low key. As a side note, both the turtleneck (which is another of the batch I scored at Old Navy) as well as the print in the jacket are burgundy although they photographed more on the brick red side.

Linking up with: Confident Twosday, Celebrate Southern Link Up, Tremendous Tuesday, Trend Spin Link Up, Style Sessions Fashion Link Up, Random Wednesdays At Because Shanna Said So, Style Me Wednesday, I Feel Pretty, Wednesday Blog Hop.