Sparkle Sparkle

I am so excited! My giveaway from JenLovesKev of the Spotted Moth necklace finally arrived! It was wrapped up so cutely with soft brown tissue paper and a little bow on top...of course I tore the packing to shreds in my excitement, but it was worth it. ;) This necklace is wonderful, I"m so excited that I won it! It is the perfect length, the colors are so pretty and sparkly, and it has a decent weight to it (which I loooove). Most importantly, it looked great with what I was wearing today, so I put it on immediately (that's pretty much an insta-win for me. It also worked with a skirt I bought earlier...I might have a problem...). Thank you Jen and Spotted Moth for this lovely present!

What the Fringe?

Well, my No-Buy is over (it lasted until my out-of-town shopping trip with my mom and aunt, as per my initial condition--who would say no to an all-girls family shopping trip, anyways? haha) and I couldn't be more thrilled. It was hard this time! I only picked up a few items on my shopping trip, which was massively different than the end of my last No-Buy, so that's good.

I am just one week out from starting my new job in the teaching field, and my time is therefore taken up with errands, massive cooking (frozen soup, how I love you!) and cleaning.





Dress: Goodwill
Sweater: Unknown, free
Belt: Chico's via Goodwill
Boots: NEW! Unkown brand, but awesome suede cowboy boots with FRINGE! I got them at a Goodwill in the middle of nowhere and I looove them! I shelled out the extra money to get them resoled at my local shoe cobbler and it makes all the difference.











I really like this necklace! It was a present from my Grandma, a score from a garage sale--I got all my second-hand shopping skills from her! It is gold with a teeny tiny amethyst and I love it.


















My new boots! xoxo

Goodness Gracious!

I won the Spotted Moth Giveaway at jenloveskev!!! I am currently on vacation and cannot post any pictures (or even make this a long post) but suffice it to say that I am VERY EXCITED!!! Pictures, etc, to come soon!

Sweet Sassy Molassy

I am officially on my break between my two jobs! Retail job=over and school job=upcoming! To celebrate I...ran errands, babysat for a friend, and worked my other job. Sad, but true! Today was a scorcher, and I was biking, so I opted for a breezy skirt and a crisp button down (also for the yes-I-CAN-responsibly-care-for-your-children look). This skirt was recently on the chopping block in my latest closet purge, but I'm glad I kept it. It's not for every occasion, but it's a bit out of the ordinary and I enjoy it, and that's what matters, right?




Shirt: H&M via Goodwill
Camisole: Shimera from Nordstrom
Skirt: Selfmade
Belt: Chico's via Goodwill
Sandals: Curfew via Goodwill














So in the spirit of full confession, I bought a nail polish while I'm supposed to be on a No-Buy. In my defense...it was a beautiful OPI on half price? I have no defense. *hangs head in shame* But I don't feel too bad about it. The point of this No-Buy was to assess what I have, clothing-wise, and not spend a lot of money while I am between jobs, and I think that has been successful.















This does not fully demonstrate the awesomeness of this color. It is an antiqued gold shade, with soft magenta and green sparkle, and the important thing? It looks great on me!

Isn't Summer Gray-t?

My vitamin D deficiency is being resolved today with a hearty prescription of blue skies and abundant sun!




Dress: Unknown, Goodwill Outlet
Belt: Chicos via Goodwill (I LOVE this belt! It is leather, it is metal, it is shiny and it is COMPLETELY adjustable! I can wear it around my natural waist, around my hips, I could fit TWO people inside it. It is amazing.)
Leggings: Target
Shoes: Unknown from France

Sneaky Sneaky!

Mr. P is always ragging on me about the amount of clothing that I have--"Do you really need five pairs of jeans? Is it necessary to have so many pairs of shoes?" (Yes it is, thank you very much!) So today, with Mr. P safely ensconced in his job, I decided to do a wardrobe count up for him! I will compare it to my last wardrobe count-up. Let's see who is the pot and who is the kettle, hmm?



















(Mr. P looks nothing like this, and definitely would not consider himself a 'fashionable guy.' He's pretty oblivious to anything apparel- or fashion-related. Once he asked me who Chanel was. Yup.)

Mr. P's Wardrobe Count-Up

Pants: 13 pairs (yes, thirteen!)

Shorts: 2 pairs

Short Sleeved Shirts: 17

Long Sleeved Shirts: 16

Jackets (I included coats, suit jackets, rain jackets, everything): 14

Vests (both down and suit): 5

Sweatshirts: 3

Total articles of clothing: 70 flat.

BUT WAIT! I would like to note that Mr. P works in a hospital and wears a uniform to work, and therefore has no need for 'work-appropriate' clothing.

LET'S COMPARE! (cue evil cackle)

Because of different categories (for example, I have skirts and he does not), I have consolidated categories for comparison:

He has 15 bottoms (shorts, pants and skirts are included here)...I have 20 (9 are work appropriate).

He has 33 tops (long sleeved and short sleeved shirts)...I have 41 (22 are work appropriate, 4 are cami's, which I consider an undergarment anyways!).

He has 19 outerwear pieces (coats, jackets, vests, raincoats, sweatshirts, cardigans etc)...I have 20.

He has 0 dresses (surprise, haha)...I have 13 (5 are work appropriate).





















Final conclusion? I currently have 91 items of clothing compared to Mr. P's 70. That is 30% more than what Mr. P has. However, at least 40% of my wardrobe is work-appropriate (only counting work-appropriate clothing from tops and bottoms, and ruling out outerwear). That is not to say that I would not wear those items on a casual day, but only that I have collected those items for the purpose of wearing them to work.

Therefore I would say that even though my wardrobe is larger than Mr. P's, it is rather balanced due to the fact that I have to dress up for work. Ta-daaaah! Mr. Pot, meet Mr. Kettle.

(Although I will note that there is a vast difference in clothing turnover rate, plus the amount of time I spend cultivating my wardrobe compared to what little time he spends...details, details...)

The Stodgy Professor Jacket Strikes Again!

I had an unexpected day off from work today, so I mustered all my energy and got into real clothes, instead of staying in my oversized sweatshirt and ratty pajama pants all day. Why, you might ask? It turns out that I am more productive in real clothes...Go figure. Although that did not prevent me from spending ten hours procrastinating on two and a half hours of work I did have to do today! Oh well, at least I made it out of the house (look, I'm on the back porch!).








Jacket: American Eagle via Plato's Closet
Scarf: Unknown via Goodwill
Shirt: Gap via Plato's Closet
Jeans: Martin and Osa via Goodwill
Shoes: unknown from France