Oh My.

You know you have a little problem when you've gone shopping 3 times in the past 4 days. In my defense, I went out of town twice, and considering that I live in the middle of nowhere with very few retail options nearby, trips to large cities generally involve flocking to the stores.

The third shopping trip was to Goodwill. Which is just typical. :)

a. Black ruffle skirt, Forever21via Goodwill, $3.50;  b. Coral dress with jacquard print, JCPenney's, $34.99;  c. Silk blue dress, Forever 21, $8.99; d. Rose print zippered dress, H&M, $34.80;  e. Pinstriped nautical skirt, Goodwill, $3.50;  f. Light pink top with eyelet ruffle sleeves, H&M, $12

H&M does terrible things to me. For some reason, I'm okay with paying full price for their merchandise when I'd normally refuse to pay those prices. It's probably a good thing there isn't one around here.

The blue pinstriped skirt was originally longer, I chopped off a good 5 or 6 inches as soon as I brought it home.

I'm really excited about the turquoise dress from Forever 21. It's 100% silk, a gorgeous color, and I got it for $8.99 because it was missing a belt. :)

A is for Apple

I looked like a kindergarten teacher today. Apparently that's what happens when I try to combine "bright and happy" with "ridiculously mismatched colors" and "I'm sick so I want to be comfy".

 

 Shirt: thrifted, $3.50

Cardigan: Free (from a friend's cast offs--it used to be really loose...I fixed it)

Jeans: Old.

Shoes: $10 via Smashion

Thanks so much for your well wishes and get well soons! Almost better. Getting there.

Stripes and Florals, Yet Again

I've caught a nasty bug and currently look gross from all the sneezing and coughing I've been plagued with, so I'm just going to slip in this outfit from the other day and hide my current state of being from the world...

 Top: Charlotte Russe, $3

Jeans: Free (gift)

Cardigan: Forever 21, $12

Scarf: Free (DIY)

Shoes: Rack Room Shoes, $15

Sunglasses: No idea...they're kinda old. :) 

I just saw and article on Yahoo about "What Not to Buy at Forever 21". I won't bore you with the details, since you can go read it yourself, but they mention Forever 21's dresses because often they're so short that they're completely inappropriate on tall people. This. Is. So. True. #tallpeopleproblems. Not just with Forever 21, but they're definitely a big culprit.

Pretend It's Sunday...

We're doing a little flashback to Sunday because I forgot to post this and I absolutely love this vintage dress.

Dress: vintage, thrifted, $4

Shoes: Rack Room Shoes, $15

Belt: thrifted, $1

Sitting Is Bad?

Today, I saw an article online that said people who sit for most of the day are 54% more likely to develop heart disease. This may sound silly, but I am now standing while I am blogging.

Not that you're going to get heart disease by sitting down while using the computer. But brownie points for effort?

Dress: vintage, via Goodwill, $4

Cardigan: Forever 21, via Goodwill, $3.50

Belt: thrifted, via Goodwill, $1

Shoes: thrifted, via Goodwill, $2.5

Entirely thrifted outfit! I just pulled out things that should logically clash and put them on. It worked out...I think?