MUST LOVE BOOTS

Apparently when I put myself on a STRICT BUDGET, the one thing I find myself doing more of is day dreaming online.

#WTF is wrong with me!?

Today's torture is thanks to Madewell.

And because you know it's by Madewell, you know it's going to be real good.

DAMMIT.

May I introduce you all to my dream riding boot:

The Archive Leather Boot

(in English Saddle)

$298-$320

Also available in Flint and Classic Black... but me, I'm partial to the cognac (because it's so pretty).

I want them.

I need them.

Oh baby, oh baby.

No, really.

I DO.

Just saying.


 NOTE:

DAMMIT. Just saw this...
" YESPLEASE gets 25% off sitewide at Madewell and the promo ends today (10/27). "

Seriously. FML.
I hate bills and real life, and having to be realistic. Being a grown-up blows sometime.

RING MY BELL

This girl is getting a new phone on Friday!

Now I just need to accessorize the shit out of it

aka make it ME proof.

I need a good looking buffer between myself, my new phone and the ground.

My options:

Kate Spade iPhone 4 Cover

in black // via eBay $ (?)

Kate Spade iPhone 4 Hard Cover

in animal print // $40

J. Crew Printed iPhone Cover

in camel brown // $22.50

What do you think?!

Any other suggestions or ideas?

:)

BIRTHDAY WISH LIST

Another item added to the

 

Birthday Wish List:

Factory's Women - New Arrivals - Factory straw tote - J.Crew

$29.50

I find this price to be VERY reasonable.

COOTD CASUAL ROUND UP

This week has been a little bit...

I'm not quite sure exactly how to describe this week.

I've overloaded on caffeine, finished my paper for grad school (FINALLY), realized my ass has increased in size due to my stress, lack of time for exercise, and horrible food consumption over the last 2 months..
Oh, and Friday I had a flat tire :(

On the other hand, my outfits for the liquor store have been pretty decent, considering I had to run to Target today and buy my lard ass a new pair of jeans, that I literally WORE OUT OF THE STORE because the ones that I had on today... well they just weren't cutting it (in my opinion).

I did learn that Target jeans are pretty damn comfy, and as a last minute/mad dash purchase (I was in and out of the store in 8 minutes), work out pretty well. I'll have to see how long these last.

Onto the outfits for this week:

Today's outfit...

($15 TJMaxx score -- Target tank -- Target Jeans $17.99)

The same shirt... 

Trying on at TJMaxx two nights ago

Kenneth Cole wallet 

(scored from Marshalls last year)

I love the BRIGHT green :)

Very easy to find in my purse

The MKors... 

My love :)

A stack of bracelets...

And a JCrew necklace that I've featured here as a headband

The FIRST pair of shorts this Spring!!

Was anyone else as excited as I was earlier this week!

The weather here in MD was in the 80s!!!!!!

Hence the shorts.

Which are DKNY from Marshalls

(I scored 2 pairs last month--high waisted--IM IN LOVE)

Top is from Target ($8 woooo!)

I hope everyone has a Happy Easter tomorrow!

and a good rest of the weekend :)

CURRENTLY PINNING

Another DIY idea...

Source: jcrewing.tumblr.com via Ashley on Pinterest

Soon... :)

If you would like an invite to Pinterest leave me a comment,

or shoot me an email,

I have some left to share!!!



Do you have any recent DIYs that you have completed?
Or any suggestions for a DIY?
I need some entertainment while at work ;)

COOTD TJMAXX SCORES

Just playing catch-up on a few COOTD posts...

Here are two tops I scored from T.J. Maxx last week (I picked up a few more things, but I'll share those later).

The first top I can remember the label (I'll have to get off my lazy butt and find out what it is BECAUSE I LOVE IT!)...
but the second top--I remember that one--it is Calvin Klein Jeans... and I LOVE IT a lot too :) Very similar to tops I've seen, and coveted, on Shopbop recently :) Talk about a score!!!

Here is an up-close of the bracelet stacking...

Left to Right: Gifted bangle for my Bday last summer, Twisted (mini) cuff from the beach (about 5 years ago), Linked heart bracelet (from the beach as well, and one that I share with my friend Sum--that both her sister and her niece also picked up the next summer at the beach), J Crew bracelet from Diana from the Bistro as my Christmas gift (Miss You Georgia Friend!), a single silver bangle, and another twisted bangle (from my ex's parents for my birthday one year).

I tend to carry it over into my work outfit for the liquor store, but sometimes when I go nap at home (in between jobs) I forget to put all my jewelry back on :(

COOTD LAZY HAIR

Yes, lazy hair.
Which means I didn't get enough sleep the night before, I woke up at the time that I am supposed to leave for work, and instead of drying and straightening my hair, I used all the bobby pins in my arsenal (and a necklace from J. Crew) to do 'something' with my 'do.
This is how it ended up...

Not too horrible

But definitely lazy hair.

Waking up late...

it's the new story of my life.

COOTD TWINS?

I had to wake up especially early Friday morning.
My dear sister-cousin decided that she wanted me to help her curl her hair (the way that I do mine). I was in a very generous mood and agreed (it must have been due to the lack of sleep--I'm a crazy range of emotions lately... cranky, chipper, generous, energized... I'm definitely not preggo so I can't blame the emotions on the hormones induced by having buns in the oven... it's definitely the lack of sleep).

As I said, I woke up early, took my shower, then made sure the sister-cousin was awake so that we could get started. Surprisingly the whole process (showing her how to do it herself and explaining my technique) took under a half an hour.

As a payment of sorts I made her let me take blog photos--since she is usually my forced photographer it seemed fitting :)

She complied:

 

As you can see... she's not used to this whole 

"I'm going to take your picture now... and yes, it is going up on my blog" thing.

I think she gets it now :)

After going through the Droid-pics I came across this one, and all I could think was:

"WTF?! Twin laughing shots... LOL too cute."

After studying the pictures a little bit more I realized that we are even more "twin-y" that society should accept... Look at my outfit pics from the other night. All I can say is WTF? Has she been raiding my outfit ideas or what?.

 I have no clue what I was doing with my leg up... 

maybe I was trying to show you my black Minnetonkas... who knows.

Outfit Breakdowns:

Sister-Cousin-- Top: unknown, Tank: unknown, Jeans: Unknown, Boots: Delias (2 years ago, I believe)
COOTD-- Top: Target Plaid Button Down, T-Shirt: J. Crew Outlet, Jeans: Silver Sienna Skinnies, Boots: Minnetonka Tall (from Tobi.com last summer)

WANT v. NEED

It's not that I need to spend money on frivolous things... it's just that I like to sometimes. Yes. I know I have a problem. This problem is one of the reasons why I created this lovely blog, to converse with all of you lovelies in internet land... and to distract myself from spending--WASTING all of my money on crap that I just don't need--on crap that I just WANT really badly!

This blog helps me a little by allowing me to immerse myself in the fantasy of "shopping" online and imagining what my lovely-self would look like in all of the lovely clothing that I find--that I think I need.

Amen to what little self-control I do have left.

So this evening I present (to myself so I don't actually spend any money, but really) to you, my wonderful, lovely (yeah, I had to say 'lovely' one more time) readers some of the cool crap I found online tonight while taking a break from job applications/job searches.

Ta-Da:

Navajo Cardigan
[The Gap on sale for $49.99]
That's technically not a big SALE, but considering Gap for them it is.

I'm not going to lie. I totally dig this cardigan. I'm a big cardigan fan--especially the long ones because they fit my tall body a lot better. I'm not too sure about the print on this, and how it would fit in with my very simple (not a lot of prints) style, BUT I am finding myself particularly drawn to the Oh-so-warm-and-cozy look that this cardigan is emitting.
I might have to get my aunt to take a trip to the mall next week... maybe. I mean she has to go and return the SWEAT SUIT that her MiL gave her for Christmas (BTW--this is not the first time that she has received a SS from her MiL, and it's not going to be the first time that she has returned it--LOL). And while we are at the mall we can meander over to Gap and check out their sales... because (between you and I) the sales in store are A MILLION times better than the ones online. Example: 2 yrs ago I picked up an amazing long, green pea coat in store for $30, originally $200, and available online for $150. Not gonna lie. It was (and still is) the BEST PURCHASE of MY LIFE!

Moving on:

I've been on the prowl for a pair of YELLOW flats (specifically suede, Specifically SIZE 11) for almost a year now after I stumbled across this Polyvore:

I know that the image above uses a yellow bag for the accent color, but I want the yellow accent in a pair of YELLOW FLATS (size 11--remember)! I see pairs floating around eBay... ALL THE TIME, but they are from J. Crew, and automatically the price gets jacked up to $50+ and my cheap ass REFUSES to fork over any more than $20 for a pair of flats, especially yellow ones that will get dirty in a heartbeat.

These are them... but unfortunately for my all of the ones on eBay are for sizes that ARE NOT size 11 (DAMN having large feet--curse you Grandma!)

I have found a few alternatives at American Eagle, but alas (I've always wanted to use that in a grammatically correct way--I think I've succeeded) NO YELLOW! Bah! BUT the flats they do have come in cute (alternative colors) and they are relatively Cheaper than the J. Crew flats.

AE Suede Ballet Flats

[$11.95-$19.95]

Again with the thought that I might be able to get my aunt to swing by AE... but this time have her swing by my computer when I'm on the site--because they don't carry size 11 shoes in store--LAME!

And once again... back to something that I have ABSOLUTELY no use for considering that I am NOT moving to GA: I really want this Le Creuset Teakettle:

It's on sale!! :)

But damn! I don't need it right now. And this is something that I know that I don't NEED right now. There is a perfectly good working teakettle in my Aunt and Uncle's home that I can use, and a new, lovely blue one would just end up taking up much needed space.

Wah.

With that I am going to sneak off here. I think that I had successfully tricked myself out of buying things for the evening. (How sad is that?!) I'm going to go read the Dresden Files (Book 2) while I wait for my other books--the ones that I wrote my Book Lust List about last week--to arrive in the mail.