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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Black and White

Photos taken courtesy of my brother, M. Thanks!

Outfit Details:

Dress: Thrifted New

Shoes: BCBG

Jewelry: Cookie Lee

Headband: Goody

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

I'm wearing white after Labor Day. Yep, I've done it, so what's it to ya : ) And it brings up a very good question- How and when was it decided that it was a fashion faux pas to wear white after labor day.

Time Magazine's "Why Shouldn't We Wear White After Labor Day" article asks that very question.

Shouldn't the same apply to no red after Christmas, no pastels after Easter, and no green after St Patrick's Day? Well, either way, I love this top! I bought it over 3 years ago on my honeymoon in Hawaii, and it's been sitting in the back of my closet until now. I threw together a few accessories and tada!

Outfit Details:

Print Top- Bought in Oahu, White Capris, Belt- Payless, Shoes- Payless, Bracelets and Silver Pendant- Cookie Lee, Green Beaded Necklace- Vintage, Handbag- Guess

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Outfit of the Day 7/16/11- Night @ the Races

The Eye Makeup

(Sorry for the picture quality lately- I've been relying solely on my cell phone for blogging pictures)

What I wore to the races in Placerville... My uncle owns a Sprint Car... and since we were going out to support his team and driver, I wanted to stay with the black & white color scheme in support of the car colors. I went red on my nails.

Outfit Details:

Shirt: ROSS

Belt: ROSS

Jeans: Old Navy

Bracelets: Cookie Lee

Earrings: Cookie Lee

Necklace: Juicy Couture via PV Thrift

Sandals: Old Navy

Sunglasses: Grocery Store Cheapies*

*It is essential that you wear proper eye protection and earplugs at a race of this nature. It is not uncommon for "Cheeto" sized dirt clods to come flying your way. Once the dirt clods have ceased the track usually has dried out enough for copious amounts of dust clouds to form. Either way do yourself a favor and bring along the necessities-even eye drops for the rogue dirt partical that has claimed residence on your eyeball.

Past Races:

Marysville Raceway 7/9/11 with my sister and Shawnee

Marysville Raceway 7/9/11 ~ First Place Win!! With my sister and Shawnee

Placerville Race 7/2/11 with Shawnee

Friday, May 13, 2011

Circle Circle Dot Dot...

...I got my cootie shot.

Here's my outfit of the day. Sadly Blogger.com was down so I am posting this now.

"Does my hair look okay?"

I'm not exactly sure what look I was going for today: kindergarden teacher or 50's housewife, but I liked it. The weather today allowed for short sleeves and bare legs- plus it was comfortable and office appropriate. I just wish the dress was a few inches shorter so it wouldn't peek out from beneath the skirt.

Leg popped, now all I need is an apron.

White eyelets

Real blood cells

Blood Cells?
Funniest thing happened... our nurse practitioner ran into me in the hall today and stopped to inspect the print of my dress. "Mygosh, Mandy those look like blood cells, are they?" I didn't plan that, but I smile and wonder if the former owner of my dress was a nurse and had bought this garmet soley because of the print's likeness to a blood cell. Could it be? But how appropriate the print, with me working in a medical office.

"Here KittyKitty"...

What do you think? Does this look too blood cell like? Should I keep it and continue to rock it? or donate it back to the thrift store?

OUTFIT DETAILS:

Dress: Vintage white and red, (Thrifted, $3)

Skirt: White Eyelets, (JCPenney, $6)

Belt: (Thrifted, $0.25)

Shoes: AE by (Payless)

Necklace: Cookie Lee Jewelry by me

Earrings: Cookie Lee Jewelry by me

Bracelets: Cookie Lee Jewelry by me

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head

Saturday March 19, 2011

Today's post made me realize that I haven't taken advantage of outdoor photo ops as much as I should.

Yet another rainy day here in Nevada County. I must say the rain is nice but with so much we've recieved from these back to back storms is nearly too much to handle for everyone down river from us. I last heard there was some flooding in the Sacramento area.

Today I donated 4 bags of clothes to the local thrift store. It feels great to do a little spring cleaning and to donate to a good cause.

Sans Coat

I'm loving my new boots. Now all I need is a black pair and I'll be set ;)

Spent this lovely rainy evening with my husband for dinner and a movie. When we got there- the theater was empty! I guess that's what happens when you go to the 9:40 showing in a small town on a super stormy night. Luckily about 5 mins into the movie a few people filed in. It weirds me out a little when the theater is like a ghost town. I swear I saw a tumble weed blow through the isle. Leave it to the fact that I'm no longer a teenager or maybe it's just because the theater is really old and creepy.

Outfit Details:
Coat: Sag Harbor (Thrifted, $5)
Sweater: (Thrifted, $2)
Jeans: Old Navy
Boots: Markon "Shelley" (Brand New, Thrifted)
Belt: ROSS
Necklace: Cookie Lee Jewelry

Earrings: Cookie Lee Jewelry

Friday, February 18, 2011

Making a list and checking it twice...

Gonna find out if it's a good price. Oh Mandy's got some thrifting to do! I know I have a ton of clothes already- all of which are buried deep in storage from our big move. I believe that by the time we finish building our house, and unpack- things will definately not fit me and gasp! may even be out of style. I feel that style challenges such as those posted on Everybody,Everywear certainly get my hamster wheels a-turnin and make me excited about getting dressed in the morning. Now I'm not so afraid to be so matchy-matchy with my clothes and shoes, thanks to... Kileen and her color brigade and Sally @ AlwaysPretty.com . It's so refreshing to see their use of vibrant colors. Sally has some great tips and ideas for incorporating color into your outfit with shoes.

I got these babies for $5 clearance at Target about 3 yrs ago. They have been worn maybe twice- simply because I didn't know what to wear them with for the longest time. I intend to show them some love.