Saturday, April 23, 2011

Unusual Takes on an Outfit

I usually don't go in for multiple posts in one day but I felt compelled to do another of my outfit today. Mainly due to the responses in garnered.


As you can see, nothing super special or over the top. It's actually a bit plain and casual for me.
But at the coffeeshop, the hippie gal behind the counter asked if I was a teacher. I said no obviously and asked if I looked like one. "Yes but like from little house on the prairie" was her reply.

Then at the drugstore, the lady ringing me up asked if these were my work clothes or do I usually just dress this way. "My usual get-up" to which she remarked that I look like someones who's dutch with my wooden shoes and all.

I sort of feel the need to keep this outfit in regular rotation now and refer to it as the dutch schoolteacher of the prairie ensemble.

Outside in the morning

 Good morning glories!








 Good morning sad looking kitty cat!


and good morning two little baby hummingbirds!

I guess between the blooming flowers, crazed cat and newborn birds, Spring is here despite the gloomy weather.It's a Good Morning and this song always makes me think of sun and gardens and all that springy stuff.

Friday, April 15, 2011

The house smells like cookies and beer and hippies

Blessed Friday- this weekend couldn't come soon enough!
I'm celebrating the start of the weekend with a Fat Tire and I have a cookie dough candle going cause it smells just awesome. I'm also in the midst of a literary explosion in my room. Literally. 


It started as a desire to reread The Silmarillion ( I found out that day that War would not be happening and I figured a little Middle Earth will have to do) and ended up with my bookshelf scattered about the room as I searched. It turns out I never actually owned a copy- I had been borrowing one copy or another from various ex boyfriends all these years. I decided it was time to jump on amazon and secure my own book.



And speaking of online shopping, I got a nice little surprise on my doorstep when I came home- a package of make-up fun I ordered from Mojo Spa last week. See, I have this nasty habit of buying hoards of beauty products on the merit of "they look nifty" and usually end up with a drawerful of nifty looking, no-use serving lotions and lipsticks. In my defense though, Mojo gets rave reviews from their costumers and they use natural ingredients without any nasty chemicals or synthetics. So, at least it's environmentally conscious reckless shopping.



A primer, foundation, lip scrub, tinted balm, concealer (yeah, the white stuff. funny huh?) and some all natural deodorant. Just cause I've always ever used the aluminum filled stuff and maybe it's time to try out some clay based stuff. It smells like hippies but less then other natural deodorants out there.


I also trimmed up my bangs using a tutorial CJ found and sent me. She's cutesy. Take a read.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Sunshine and Butterflies


 The title sounds like some disgusting themed princess party for your niece. But honestly, that's what I've got going on today. It stormed last night and this morning is beautifully blue and clean. And cold!


 So, I'm wearing a very warm cashmere sweater I picked up in Rochester for pennies and my butterfly Trashy Diva dress-


What I really need is to buy a tripod of some sort. Taking outfit shots at home seems vastly superior to looking like a goof at the coffee shop trying to get a good angle with my camera phone. People give me funny looks as it is without doing acrobatics in heels.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Don't you spend Wednesdays photographing your room?

I went out of my way this past weekend to clean up my room and decided to get some photos of it in this unnatural state. I have a small room as it is and a lot of stuff to fit in it. So, it pays to be creative when organizing out my space.


 


 My vanity which really is- I love it and think it's very beautiful. I started stripping it over a year ago but was taking too long on it. I couldn't stand doing my make-up in the bathroom so I moved it back in unfinished. And discovered I love the ragged look of it. I may or may not finish this in the future but for now, I'm happy with it.


 Shoes on parade- many of which need a good cleaning and repairs.


I'm trying out a new system for my closet- ordered by color rather then style. Since I tend to create outfits by color matching more then anything else, I figured this way would make that a bit easier.


 My poor multitude of books currently crammed on my sad 5 shelve case. And my attempt at storage next to it. The suitcases are filled with handbags and the hat boxes are filled with......hats obviously.  It keeps the clutter down and I really love the look of stacked cases.


Thought I'd throw in a project I'm almost done with- it's a head dress for War modeled by the lovely bald Marie.

And I know it's not the weekend but it's still a Good Morning so let's have a little S. Stevens to celebrate.