Leather & lace

Running off to work! I have had this little vintage crochet vest for 2 years and I think this is the first tie I'm wearing it, I don't know why, other than I didn't know what to wear it with. Ladies have a wonderful day today! Nothing new, everything out of my old wardrobe.

Outfit Details:

Vest/ Skirt: Vintage

Shirt/ shoes: thrifted

Pencil skirts vs. Full skirts

My friend at work told me I look better with pencil skirts, I know full skirts are hard to pull off, I've read that they are not very flattering for my body shape...but I love them and I can't get enough of them even if they make my hips look bigger. Pencil skirts on the other hand are hard for me to wear, every time I wear them I'm self-conscious about not having curves, a small waist to be more precise, although pencil skirts are more slimming I feel it shows off how rectangular and waist-less I am, I also have a tummy and it's hard to remember to suck it in all day.

Outfit Details:

Skirt/ Belt/ Pin: Vintage

Shirt: Marc by Marc Jacobs/ thrifted

Shoes: Nine West (old)

Welcome Fall!

According to the news, this will be the worst Fall allergy season, but I've been good, I've been very good so I've been taking my medicine everyday, I'm feeling alright. I have been wanting to wear this skirt for a long time, I decided to wear it with my leopard print shoes to take away the school uniform look of it. I like the end result.

Before

After

Ugh I tried to fix the lighting of the picture but it didn't work. Can't wait for Spring (hehe =P)

Outfit DeTails: 100% thrifted

Skirt: thrifted/ shortened by me

Shoes: Plato's closet (old)

Belt: vintage

Sunday Best: Mixing the patterns

Hi ladies, I'm worn out, my little (big) feet are swollen from standing all day, but I had a great day at church helping out in the kitchen. Last night we saw the movie Letters to God, I spent half the movie crying, it's a true story about a little boy who had brain cancer and started writing letters to God, sending prayers for everyone around him. At the end (spoiler) the little boy dies, yes unfortunately things like that happen, but I was just amazed at his great attitude and faith in Christ, even at such young age he never complained about why he was sick or why he had to go through chemo even though he was teased at school for being bald.

My eyes were puffy from crying last night.

Outfit Details:

Skirt: Express/thrifted

Shirt: Vintage

Shoes: Born/thrifted

Belt: Clairie's

Apron: Vintage

Thirty-two years ago it was a girl!

Today is my birthday! I got lots of love and my friends at work took me out to eat and I felt very good. There was no school for the kids but there was Faculty Development Training all day so I did have to work today. I wore my favorite heels and my favorite vintage necklace and headed off to work feeling all pretty. My mom, dad and sister called to wish me a happy birthday. My son was saddened that he didn't have money to buy me a present or throw me a birthday party, he wanted to, but my family is kind of busy, but even so it really doesn't matter, I had a great day today and I'm very blessed and thankful to God for giving me a wonderful year and just being able to wake up everyday and having my son who is my sunshine is enough.

Oooh! Guess what I think I'm 23! hehe well it was supposed to be backwards.

Outfit Details: 100% thrifted

Sunday best: Military & Romantic

This was not a skirt, but I made it a skirt, who's going to know or care that it's only a slip. =)

Outfit Details:

Vintage Slip: thrifted ans shortened by me

Jacket: thrifted

Shoes: Marc by Marc Jacobs

Favorite shirt

Hi ladies, finally Friday! I'm so happy because I'm getting so much help at work it's unbelievable, first I had too many children and too little help, now I have way too many ladies being sent my way to help (prayers being answered!), I have my first student-teacher intern (I feel important hehe) and I have a high school student coming every other day to help. The one I'm mostly excited about is my student-teacher I can tell she's got it in her, I can just feel that she's going to be a great teacher. I like people like her, she has the right attitude and she was sharp and helped me sooo much! I'm so excited to have her!

I didn't wear the hat to work, but I do love this outfit, it's my favorite shirt.

Outfit Details:

Shirt / hat/ shoes: vintage

Skirt: thrifted and refashioned by me

Belt: Gap/ thrifted

Twelve years ago...

Twelve years ago I bought this slip floral dress, it brings me lots of memories. I had not worn it in...10 years? The last time I wore it was in a Quinceanera, I was pregnant in my first tri-mester so I wasn't showing. This month I'll turn 32 and no, twenty-something-year-olds, a woman is not old at 30, 40, or 50 or any age. =)

I miss wearing my hair down and that's another thing I'm looking forward in the Fall.

Outfit Details:

Slip dress: old

Sweater: thrifted

Vintage collar: estate sale

Vintage Justin Boots: thrifted