WIWW - and a haircut!

So last week I started linking up to a couple of blogs (Momma Go Round and The Pleated Poppy) that take pics of their outfits. I loved this idea so much! I also love that since I have linked up I have had comments left on my blog- hurray!

Here are a few outfits I have worn this past week.

4-7-11
Shirt- Kohls
Shrug- Dillards
jeans- JC Penney
shoes- Wal-Mart!
Necklace- JC Penney

My $10 WalMart shoes!!






4-8-11
Cardi- Old Navy
Tank- ???
Jeans- Maurices
flip flops- The shoe dept

 


4-10-11
shirt- Rue 21
shorts - JC Penney
shoes- OLD!!
necklace- bridemaids gift from 3 yrs ago

  




4-11-11
shirt- Target
shrug- Khols
necklace-gift from a friend
capris- old- Sears

 

so if you look at the top picture and the bottom picture you will see that I cut 6" off my hair! This is big for me because I always wear my hair long but I think I like this cut, just need to get used to it.

I am learning this whole blog thing, so forgive the oddly placed pictures- and I am also working on how to get the best pic of my outfit- I really hate pictures of me by myself, never know what to do!

Check out what all the other Momma's are wearing!

Momma Go Round

Jewelry organizer!

I have a big collection of jewelry- mainly necklaces but also brooches, bracelets, and earrings. I have a door hanging jewelry organizer with pockets and a jewelry box but its just doesn't hold it in a way that I can see everything I have. So, yesterday I was telling a friend about all the vintage stuff that I have in my garage that I need to get rid of, sell, donate - something! and I realized that I have this mannequin I used to use as a decoration. There really isn't anyplace in my house that I can display it that it won't be in the way, BUT I figured out how I can use it...

I am so excited about how this came out!

New Beginning...Again...

I have been blog hopping, like I do, and I found another great blog- T Minus T Plus, she is great! She is fun and fashionable and started this blog to hold herself accountable to start eating better and planning out her weekly wardrobe. As I have recently been getting back into planning my outfits and actually caring what I wear I think now would also be a good time to work on my weight.  I have never been a "small" girl, I have always had thighs and hips and a big ol booty even when my tummy was actually "gasp" flat (this was YEARS ago) anyway, I have always struggled. I like food, I like to try new things, go out to eat, eat greasy food, sweets, salty you name it. I hate diets- I hate having to limit myself to only certain things- i.e. no meat or no carbs or no sweets, that is the quickest way for me to be turned off to the whole "diet" idea. enter...Weight Watchers- I love this! I have lost weight everytime I have been on WW, yes thats right I have actually joined twice before. They just re-vamped the system and now fruits and veggies are 0 points! tahts great, we should be eating those anyway right! so starting Monday, April 11 I am going to start WW again- why Monday, well because I havent bought groceries and my husband and I are going on a double date tonight sooo.... I want 2 more "free" days. I want to be held accountable, I want to be asked "How is WW going" because I want to hear "Wow, have you lost weight?"

Reasons to lose:
1) I want to look GREAT in clothes- smokin hot!
2) oh yeah I want to be healthy :)
3) I want my daughters to never have to struggle with their weight because I did
4) I want my gorgeous husband to be proud of his hot wife (well he actually already thinks I'm hot but he just doesn't know how hot I can be!)
5)I don't want to have to shop in a "plus" section, and I want to be able to always find my size

so, in addition to bentos and fashion I will now chronicle my weight loss and food choices- stay tuned

WIWW - WHAT I WORE WEDNESDAY

I was home sick yesterday but in the afternoon I started feeling better so my mom and I ventured out- I am looking for a sofa table for my entry way and it has become one of the hardest things I have ever tried to track down! We went to about 5-6 resale, consignment stores and found one that they were selling for $55 (ummm NO) and one place they had JUST sold one for $30- of course!
I took Sassy to dance class and while she was there Cheeks and I went to JC Penney, I had not been in awhile and I was SO excited to find that they are doing a major re-vamp and have added a Sephora and are expanding the plus and maternity sections- this is awesome because in this town, those two departments get very little selection.
anyway- I FOUND JEANS!! this is major as I have only had one pair that I love in forever and so sadly I wear them everyday and wash them on the weekends and sometimes I even have to dig them back out of the laundry pile for one more wear- I know I know, but whats a girl to do. I love these jeans and they are on sale, from $50 to $25- I think I will go get one more pair.
so on to what I wore... I am linking up to The Pleated Poppy for WIWW


4/4/11 work
cardi- its actually pink, looks red - Target
zebra shirt- AAFES
necklace-JC Penney
bracelet- jewelry home show
jeans- Maurice's

  




4/6/11 work
cardi- gift about 5 yrs ago
dress - Target
belt- old
jeans- NEW JC Penney
shoes-old Candie's











OMG! please excuse the dirty entry way, my husband
has been doing yardwork and tracking all
kinds of fun stuff in!

 

Headaches...ugh

I am home today with a migraine- I hate them! The reason for this one is because the weather cannot make up its mind on what it wants and when it goes from warm, to overcast, to a cool front- my head takes a beating.
Since I am home today I am obviously not dressed up- so I thought I would just share some of my fav things to have in my wardrobe and post a picture of Sassy's lunch from today.

I am loving Maxi dresses- for 2 reasons 1) I hate my legs! they are too white and always have bruises on them (not sure why, I am forever getting mysterious bruises)
2) I am tall, so they tend to fall at a perfect length on me
I love this one but its a little pricey so I bought this one instead- it will be my Easter dress

I LOVE ballet flats - again, I am tall (not super tall, but taller than most women)so I don't wear heels too much, or at all. maybe a kitten heel but thats usually only on date night.
I have these shoes in so many patterns and materials and I could still use more like oh I don't know - these

and one more thing that is a MUST have in my wardrobe are Chunky necklaces!! I love statement necklaces of any kind, color, fabric- whatever! as long as it is an attention grabber like this or even this one

strawberry jelly sandwich, spring oreo,
cheese stick, grapes and chick crackers

and finally- here is Sassy's lunch from today

Lunch catch-up

So here are a few of the recent lunches (and one muffin tin meal) I have sent with my 5yr old- I am not going to explain each one but if you want to know about something just ask!

I am linking up with Muffin Tin Mom

Neglected...but Not anymore!!

So there are many things I neglect once in awhile (housework, my diet, my kids <-JOKE) but there are two things that have been neglected for awhile- this blog and my fashion choices. I recently found a fashion blog, The Pleated Poppy written by a woman that chronicles her daily outfits in an attempt to keep herself accountable and out of sweat pants- I love this idea!! As I was clicking on all the link ups of other bloggers, of which I book marked most of  :) , I found Momma Go Round (she is adorable!) . Both ladies have a day that other bloggers link up and show of their outfit choices, Mondays on Momma Go Round and Wednesdays on The Pleated Poppy. Let me tell you that this led to HOURS of blog hopping!! I decide that I was going to get back to this blog and start sharing my fashion finds, outfit choices and anything else fashion related that I want too. I will still talk about the bento lunches I send my girl and really anything else that I want to share with everyone.
*******backstory - I have a degree in Fashion Merchandising, I used to dress up for everything, even in college when everyone else was in jeans, t-shirts and pj bottoms I was in skirts and cute shoes and accessories. In high school I had my own sense of style, not sure what you would call it but it was unique and I enjoyed putting outfits together. Since I had my first daughter and now my second I, like most moms have put myself on the back burner with alot of things- I have made sure that they looked adorable eveywhere we went and then just threw something on myself- not that I have looked bad but I was just sticking with easy pull on no thinking about it clothes- Thats NOT me!*****
These bloggers have given me a new excitement about fashion and so I went and did a bit of shopping (resale store and Target clearance) this weekend and I also took a different look at everything in my closet.
These first few pics are from my phone, but I will have my husband start using our camera from now on!




red tank- Melrose
Black shirt- ?????
yellow belt- ????
jeans- Maurice's
necklace- Kohl's

 


shoes- Maurice's



I am linking up with Momma Go Round

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