Thrift Find......

I went a thrifting today, and I actually found something. I got a red stateen blouse by Lane Bryant. It has the darting in the front and back, so it is bit fitted and amazingly the 22/24 fit. I am surprised because my girls usually make that size impossible. I have a black houndstooth skirt I am going to try it with, and my new belt from Torrid.

Jaded J and I also found a 1950's Formica table that is mint green. We are hoping to trade an art deco chest that we no longer use for the table. Still waiting to get an email back on that, stayed tuned.

If I were a mermaid.......

If I had a reason to wear a swimsuit, and I enjoyed such activities, this is the one I would buy....

As a friend at work said, it has ruching, it hides things, but flatters other things. It is elegant, without being too suggestive. The best words to describe it is perhaps "lady like". I could actually swim in this suit without worrying that bits and pieces were revealing themselves during the exercise.

The brand is Esther Williams Swimsuits. In plus size she has this suit, a regular tank suit, and an a-line swim dress. The fabric choices are many, my favorites are the dots and the cherry prints. Esther should know about swimsuits as she was America's favorite mermaid in the 40's & 50"s. So here is to a great swimsuit and Hollywood glamor.

Early bird gets the cardigan?????

So doing my usual cruise through my clothing sites, and Torrid has started a super clearance sale. I get email updates from them, but I didn't get one on this...boo!!!!! Anyway I am at work, looking at the site between calls, and I found 2 cute cardi's for $4.99! I have been watching them on the website for awhile, hoping that they would get marked down a bit more. They did, but then all hell broke loose at work, and I couldn't place an order.

Fast forward: I am home,had to deal with some in home crisis so I couldn't get back on the website until an hour ago......THEY WERE GONE!!!!!!Gone I tell you GONE! So I found a couple of things in the $9.99 part of the sale, placed them in my cart, and then had to deal with another issue for my husband. I go to place my order and one of them was sold out...WAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! I did find a substitute for the one that was so rudely taken away from me. I also placed the order for the oh so cute shoes I was talking about last night, and a green and cream cami from the new collection.

So my advice to you...buy early and don't wait at the Torrid clearance sale!

Tuk Shoes

Yesterday I was cruising the Torrid website, and took a detour to the shoes section. Normally I bypass their heals because I can't walk in a skinny heeled shoe, and if it is much about 3" I would trip. But lo and behold, there were a pair of black & white mary jane oxford heels that were/are screaming my name. They have nice sensible stacked heel, and are of a good height. So cute....you can go look at them here.

The brand Tuk was not one I had heard of before, so I did my google search and found out that they actually have their own website. I think I found a little piece of shoe heaven. Some of the shoes are too goth, or too high, but the mary jane selection was awesome. I have found lots of shoes that I would like to have, but I thought a good trial run would be this pair of shoes above. They were only $7.50, that's right seven dollars and 50 cents. Actually the shipping was more than the shoes. I thought for seven bucks I could try them, get a feel for the quality, fit, etc. I know that the shoes above are a bit funky, and probably not everyone's cup of tea, but I like fun things, and I thought they would be adorable with my boyfriend jeans, and red t-shirt. So, anyway you should check out their site, and really look around, as I said some of it is very goth, or punk, but I see potential for a lot of their stuff for a non conservative office, and maybe even a conservative office with the right outfit.

Go to the TUK site here.....

My heart bleeds red....

I have worn this dress three times before, and could never quite get the outfit right. I think today I did. I got lots of compliments on the dress, which was really nice.

Dress:Lucie Lu Soft knit material, supposed to be a denim, definitely denim color, not typical denim fabric.

Sweater: Torrid This is the sweater that I wish I had ordered a smaller size in, and it seemed to grow as the day went on, especially the sleeves.

Shoes: Mootsie Tootsies from Famous Footwear two years ago.

Tights: This year from Avenue.

My First OOTD.....

My darling daughter took my pictures today. I didn't know what to do with my arms, or legs, or head. I felt goofy. But, I am overcoming a major hurdle of looking at myself, and I hope you like what I wore.

Dress:Target From 2 or so years ago, I only paid $7.00 for it on clearance!

Shoes:Clarks Bought last year at Dillard's for $17.00, can you tell I love a bargain?????

Jacket:Yours Bought this year, on sale, and it fit perfectly! My favorite part is that it can be tied, so it doesn't always fall back.

Tights: Avenue

Valentines Day & 39th Birthday

Tomorrow is my 39th birthday. And while 40 is knocking, I am quite content to let it come right in, no fear. I had a really hard time with my 29th birthday, I felt at odds with where I thought I should have been, that year made me grow up. Without going into details, my 29th year was with out a doubt the hardest of my life. Luckily I heeded the warnings, I pulled myself up and I carried on, not without a lot of help from my Jaded J. So now 10 years later, I can look back and say "phew", and "thank you", and "I love you more".

This post was going to be about what to wear, but I like where it went instead. To my beloved husband, you make every day easy, and I have never felt so loved.