Don't worry, there won't be flannel, or rather, there won't be much flannel.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Paisley.

Okay, I'm back. I have this tendency to find a good book and become obsessive until the book is done. Everything else falls to the wayside. But tonight, I must bake. And blog. And actually get stuff done. This weekend is my little sister's graduation party and hopefully I get a blog post up about one of the delicious desserts I am making for it. But I feel whenever I announce I will do something on this blog, I never get around to it. Then I just look unreliable. So, perhaps I will post a recipe of a dessert in the coming days, or maybe not...


The following outfit isn't really summery, but hey, the weather this week hasn't exactly been summery. But I love the skirt. It's the fullest skirt I've owned and it feels pretty. The end. Hope you like it. 

















Shirt: Target, ages ago
Tank: Target
Skirt: Thrifted
Shoes: Payless
Belt: Thrifted
Sunnies: Target



And a pretty wildflower to end this post...

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Hark the Hail

What a week, the things that have happened. Long hours at work (nice paycheck, though, can't complain) where weird things were happening, car problems, went home because of the car and my dad decided it was the day to cut down a big tree out of the yard, and, oh yeah, the giant hail that fell on my car. I didn't even get any good outfit posts out of the week. It was just uncomfortable outfit after uncomfortable outfit.


First there is a melange of all the pictures I've taken recently, particularly all the beautiful flowers that are in bloom right now.







Almost every trip I have taken recently, I have come across these cranes. This time I stopped the car to snap a picture. This is as close as I could get to them. Wish I had a better picture, but they kept moving away from me. They are such beautiful graceful birds.




Sweet moth.



This weekend we headed to my parents house to have my dad take a look at the starter on my car and I knew we would end up helping them with something for my sister's graduation party that is scheduled for next weekend (really excited). And we did. We pressure washed the front of the house and then Dad decided to cut down this huge branch that hangs over the house. I have a couple pictures of that event. Just to showcase how it's never dull around my parent's house. Anyway, this leads me to my outfit post...


Finally, right? So, I didn't particularly care for this outfit, but I wanted something chill, something I can work in, something comfortable. And my sisters liked it, so I decided to post it. That, and I get a lot of flack for, sometimes admiration, for dressing up for events that a skirt is not needed, like heading to camp or helping to cut down a tree. And there is me in a skirt. I say, why not? As long as the skirt covers your butt, and you're not in danger of wrecking it (sawdust can be brushed off, not so much with varnish or paint, for example) wear it while you work...Plus it was so hot that day, which can be so brutal when you are working outside, a skirt and a loose tank are awesome. Skirt + outside work = justified. Even if you don't like my reasons, or excuses, however you want to look at it, maybe I do it just to shake those naysayers up. I'm a rebel, right?




Dad and bro-in-law up in a bucket. When you cut such a huge branch over a house, you don't cut the whole thing down, just pieces at a time. 


I'm not sure what I'm doing...maybe admiring the fence my dad just put up. He did such a beautiful job. He still surprises me with his creativity. 


Swim suit on, all ready to get out of the heat and into a pool.






Skirt: Old Navy
Tank: Forever 21
Shoes: Payless
Swim suit top: Old Navy
Necklaces: Collected, gifted from here and there
Sunnies: Target
Purse: Thrifted via my mom

One last picture to end this long post: the size of the hail hitting my poor pitted car. Golf ball sized hail. It was crazy. I've never seen them so big. 





Thursday, June 7, 2012

Plum Pleasant

This is a more chill work outfit. For sure comfy. Plum pleasant. Maybe kinda boring, but...I like it. That is something I think that's very important about clothes. You want to be comfy. I wore an outfit the other day and it wouldn't stay where I wanted it to. It was so uncomfortable constantly fixing my belt, tucking my shirt in. I couldn't wait to get home to get out of it. Next day I wore this. No twitching, no tugging, no pulling. And warm enough for the chill air conditioning. Winner, in my opinion.










Oh hey, there's my wedding and engagement ring
Skirt: Thrifted
Shirt: American Eagle
Cardigan: Target
Belt: Vintage
Earrings: My mother's vintage
Heels: Payless





Monday, June 4, 2012

Summer Reigns

This was a great day. These pictures were actually taken a couple weeks ago on one of the first really hot days of the summer. We walked down to the river and since the river is low right now we could walk along the banks, our toes trailing in the water. It was nice, chill, just so very summer. 

















Shirt: Thrifted
Shorts: American Eagle
Belt: Target
Shoes: Payless
Earrings: Church Bazaar
Sunglasses: Target

You know, sometimes that is what you need, a little break from school, some warm weather to get your head screwed back on straight when you lose sight of what you wanted. Now, if only that warm weather would stick around.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

I Dare it to Rain

It's Saturday and I'm at work. A customer is complaining that it's her day off and it's raining. She leaves and I'm helping another customer. I hand him everything he requests but he's still looking at me and I wonder if I forgot something. He blurts out "you can still have a nice weekend when its raining." Boom. He just looked so offended or upset. And I agree. Rain shouldn't stop you. Just...live. I love going out when the weather is less than stellar. It's so exciting. Except the wind. I very much dislike the wind. It pushes you around. But even then just escape to the woods where the trees protect you.












Outfit Details
Shirt: Thrifted
Skirt: Thrifted
Belt: From skirt
Tights: Target
Boots: Born Shoes
Socks: Gift from my mother
Necklace: A gift from my confirmation ages ago, just rediscovered so you might be seeing it more often.
Earrings: Gift from my mother-in-law 

I love these earrings. You can find them at Younkers. They are a little expensive but when they are on sale...I can't remember who makes them, though...But when you see them, you just know.