SFW.7

oh my gosh. it's sunday. not only is it the last day of summer fashion week, but I also have to go back to work tomorrow. boo to both. but man, words can't describe how I feel right now. you are all so amazing and I feel so lucky to have you guess view my "blog" and observe my fashion all week! and I am so amazed by everyone's awesome fashion! I've read some really great blogs that I think I'm going to start following now (and I'm glad I'm not the only non-mommy blog, sometimes I feel outta place). you've all said so many sweet things and I love the positivity we've passed around each other for the past week. let's spread it around. let's be like the common cold - that way everyone catches this feeling and it's contagious! I've never had so much fun dressing up. and I've never felt so good about myself, not just by received compliments, but also by giving tons of compliments! ahhh I wish I could accurately describe how freakin' awesome this is! don't forget me, because I won't forget you guys!

without further ado: today the fam went to breakfast at ihop and chris and I are getting ready to take the pups to my parents' for some more swimming. the pool will feel nice and relaxing with how hot it is. here's my sunday outfit - I was going to wear something super cute, you know, go out with a bang, but I figured that'd be lying since I'd be spending most of my day in my swimsuit and comfy clothes, so I opted for being true to myself :)

top: kohls
shorts: papaya (?)
sunglasses: kohls
sandals: charlotte russe

I started dancing to some the academy is... when ginger wanted to join and of course pepper wanted to as well (she is ginger's shadow).

the shoes (I need to touch-up my toenails eek!)

thank you all again for your sweet comments and for stopping by! hope you continue to after the week's over! I know I'll continue visiting you guys!

and special thanks to emery. you are so inspirational and strong and amazing and my new idol. you deserve an award for being so awesome. this has been so much fun and encouraging. thanks again and I can't wait until fall!

SFW.6

aww only one last day left. :( I hope there's a fall fashion week so I have another week in the year to look forward to.(hint hint emery. (: )

today's saturday! got to sleep in until 8 today! crazy. 4 extra hours than usual. I meant to upload these earlier so that you guys could see them, but didn't realize it's already 7! where did my day go? oh I remember. took my car to get it diagnosed (paula's sick), my mom came over early to watch the first two twilight movies with me (we only got through the first one), then went to see the third twilight movie with my mom, her bosses, cousin, and aunt (so much fun), and had dinner at chili's. then came home, lost horribly at two games of euchre with chris and my parents (not usual), and now I'm playing wii bowling with them. fun day. definitely relieving after such a shitty day yesterday.

so here's what I wore:

headband: tilly's
top: papayaleggings: target (?)shoes: jessica simpson (famous footwear)

I was trying to climb the random post in the middle of our room. it's kinda hard in those shoes.

the deets:

excited to see all your looks! 

SFW.5

I don't know how all you ladies do it: stay so positive in life every single day (or maybe it's just this week?).  I tried so hard today to turn my leaf over but it seems to be stuck. and I don't know how jump out of this hole today. I always fall in when things are going good. bleh.

with that being said, it's friday. so sad (only a few more days left of SFW), yet so glad (looong day - loong week for that matter). I decided that I'm going to utilize my free afternoon to take a much needed lazy day. I didn't really try with my look today. I just wanted to wear something comfy so I can eat taco bell (mmm) and lay on the couch and watch movies with chris. I figured it's better than wearing pj's though.

so here's this afternoon's lazy look:

this is me pretending to be cheerful and happy after a "disagreement" between chris and I. thankfully he was still willing to take my pictures. I then attempted to fit the "image" of bikers (since I'm wearing a harley davidson tee) by looking tough/like a badass.

"vintage" harley davidson t-shirt: gift from my dad
shorts: gift from chris's mom
badass look: genetic from my parents

my dad was going through some of his old, old shirts (I consider them vintage since they're from the 70s/80s) and seeing if us kids wanted any. I didn't feel comfortable taking any of his harley shirts (he had a ton) since I'm not a badass biker. but he convinced me to take this one and the first time I put it on, I immediately fell in love with it. it's so soft and comfy. now one of my favorite shirts. I wish I had taken more.

here's me trying to look tough with my "vicious" pitbulls (in reality they're the sweetest things ever - ginger wouldn't stop liking my face until the camera went off - pepper on the other hand is in the nipping phase).

p/s: we finally got blinds in our house. like?

the deets:

shoes: converse - famous footwear

everyone's gotta have a pair of cons. my green faded a bit because I accidently left them outside to dry too long after washing them.

silver & gold headband: the icing

go check out everyone else's look! only 2 days left! :(

SFW.4

part of me is ecstatic it's thursday because that means I get to catch up on my sleep very very soon. but the other part of me is bummed because summer fashion week is almost over. I've been having so much fun!

today my parents are coming over and chris and I will be making dinner for them. we try to have them over weekly, but things have been pretty hectic the past couple of weeks.

here's my making-dinner-for-the-rents outfit:

purple cover-up: charlotte russe
top: charlotte russe
shorts: wet seal
shoes: wet seal

I immediately fell in love with the top when I saw the detail on the back:

I think it's a nice way to incorporate crochet in an outfit without overdoing it.

the details:

purple jeweled headband: charlotte russe

the earrings remind me of little disco balls hanging from my ears.

earrings: tillys

I realize I post a lot of pictures. my bad. I guess I like taking pictures too much. ha. one last photo to show the full outfit again.

I'm not sure what's wrong with my leg

hopefully dinner turns out decent! I'm not such a great cook. since I'm a newbie, recipes are a necessity.

it's still not too late to join in!

SFW.3

first of all, thanks to everyone for the such sweet comments. I wish everyone in the world could feel the warm and fuzzy feeling I get from your compliments. I'm going to do my part in sharing this feeling as much as I can but just smiling and giving compliments more. too bad I can't bottle up this feeling and pour it over everyone I walk by.

you've all inspired me. not only are your outfits amazing and effortless, but you share such positivity. it's funny how so many of you found an outfit I've always found boring, cute. I guess it's different since I seriously have to wear the same thing every day. just a different color polo and different jeans. so to me, it's boring. but you've helped me realize that it doesn't have to be.

so during my wonderful shopping trip with my dearest friend yesterday, I got tons of accessories to spruce up my everyday look. (as much as I could find that still followed our lame dress code.) so today, as I was wearing a grey polo, I added this cute silver headband. (a) forgive the bad photography. my photographer wasn't near and I was using my phone (camera's battery died). and (b) forgive the shitty makeup. stayed out too late last night to wash it off & woke up to late this morning to properly fix it sooo....   

silver braided headband: the icing
polo: aeropastale
jeans: walmart

here you can see the braided detail a little more.

I also got some adorable earrings to wear with my brighter colored polos. it's not much, but I feel it brings more personality to everyday boring work clothes.

this evening I'm headed over to my parents' house to go swimming and for homemade pizza. yum. and when the the highs are 114-116 degrees here and it's the dry heat so you don't feel like doing anything because it's just so dang hot, it's nice to live four miles away from your parents' who have a pool. so here's my pre-swimming look.

top: wet seal
boyfriend shorts: charlotte russe

ginger just got out the water and was shaking off. hence her crazy look and my awkward pose.

in my arms: pepper
by my feet: ginger

  details:

mini poinsettia hair clip: the icing

rose earrings: tillys

can't wait to see what you all wore today! and it's not too late to join in!

SFW.2

yay! I actually have a reason to dress up this afternoon. good ol' shopping and wetzel pretzels with my favorite tracy!

but first, a look at my everyday work attire.

hard hat: provided from work
safety glasses: from work (sierrita)
polo: aeropastale
safety vest: from work
cheap jeans: walmart

boots: converse

exciting, I know. when you work at a mine, you have a dress code (like most workplaces). only problem is mine requires jeans & ppe (personal protective equipment). and because I work with acidic solutions (hence the cheap jeans - if you seen my other one, you'd see what acid wash really means) it's not really practical to wear cute blouses. I know, lucky me.

 now on to my outfit for my girl time with tracy! 

ginger wanted to be included too

something a little more girly for a trip to the mall. if you look downstairs you can see some of our mess in our kitchen. looks like we need to clean.

top: papaya
vest: charlotte russe
jean skirt: target

I'm obsessed with flats. I hate wearing socks so I wear tennis shoes very seldom. I think flats bring just the right amount of femininity to any outfit. I find about 90% of my flats at charlotte russe. they're always a good price.

flats: charlotte russe

thanks for viewing! don't forget to join in!

SFW.1

fyi: SFW = summer fashion week! I'm so excited. not just because I missed spring fashion week and get to participate this time, but also because chris has agreed to be my photographer. woohoo! glad he didn't think I was (am) super lame. my postings will be later in the day since I work all day and my work fashion is lame/boring. maybe I'll show it one of these days. but for now, I get to dress up in the evening for no occasion and for no one's eyes but yours. and for that, I am grateful. I get to feel (and look) like a girl again. the one thing I miss from being in school: getting to dress up every day.

here's my monday evening fashion!

first of all, I just recently cut my hair waaay short. so I hope you like it. and I hope it doesn't make me look like a boy. some alternative views.

top: not completely certain
either papaya or charlotte russe
belt: target
shorts: wet seal
flip flops: charlotte russe

 this is my "cool" look.

kind of a fun little bonding moment with chris and I. gotta make sure he gets better close-ups next time. can't wait to pick out something for tomorrow. thanks for viewing!