oriental...

Dress: Old Navy $5 Belt: Goodwill $1 Booties: Plato's Closet $12 Jacket: Old Navy, gifted Total Outfit Cost: $18
Sunday morning I was getting ready for church. It was definitely one of those mornings where I couldn't find anything to wear. So I'm totally one of those wives that asks their husbands for advice. After trying on three different dresses and failing, I came out with this dress. I had already made up my decision to wear the dress, but since I had asked his opinion on the other three, I figured I let him give his input on this one. So I say, "alright, what about this one?" He didn't say anything at first, so I'm like this couldn't be good. Then he says, "I like it. It just looks very oriental." Me- "Oriental?!" Him- "Yeah, I'm pretty sure I've seen that dress on Mulan." 
Apparently floral = oriental in my husband's mind. What am I gonna do with him?? 

all thrifted

Old Navy Shirt: Garage Sale $1 Banana Republic Skirt: Goodwill $3.50 Booties: Plato's Closet $12 Necklace (that you can't really see): Groopdealz $9 Total Outfit Cost: $25.50
This outfit is comprised of pieces thrifted from my 3 favorite places to thrift shop! 1st- garage sales. I cannot wait for it to be warm outside so people start having lots of garage sales. For me, garage sales are where you really find the real deals. Instead of shirts starting at $3, they start at 25 cents usually! 2nd- Goodwill. I honestly have a love/hate relationship with Goodwill lately. I used to find such great things at the one where I went to college. But now the one where I live sucks! I rarely find things lately. Which is why you've been seeing less thrifted pieces in my outfits for the past year and a half. This skirt was found at a Goodwill in Baton Rouge almost 3 years ago and I'm always hoping to find another like it because I love the way it fits. Lastly, Plato's Closet. At Plato's you may have to sort through all the teeney bopper clothes, but there are totally some diamonds in the rough to find at Plato's! We're actually getting a Style Encore soon which I'm suuuuper excited about. Style Encore is a sister store to Plato's that sells women's brand instead of juniors brands.
Tomorrow I've teamed up with some other bloggers to share our best thrifting tips, so be sure to stop back on by! We'll also be having a thrifted outfits linkup next Thursday March 26th!

dressing room diaries: goodwill x2

I was out of town on Saturday, so I had a chance to stop at a new Goodwill. I was really hoping to find some house stuff, but this one had barely anything in what I call the "junk" section. Luckily their clothes section wasn't lacking, so I tried a lot of stuff on (and kept a whole lot of people waiting for a room since there were only 2... oops).

  Gap Sweatshirt: I've been looking for a cute sweatshirt that doesn't look too frumpy like the ones I have now. Sadly this one was too short and kinda small.

Merona Dress: So I already have 3 other gray dresses (see here, here, and here) and I don't really need another but look at this one! I had to have it! Even better, the cashier rang me up for a sweater instead of a dress, so I got it for $4 instead of $6!

Old Navy Dress: I loved the color of this dress. Unfortunately it hit me in a weird place on my hips and was just unflattering (I attempted to hide it in this picture). 

Bow back shirt: My sister actually has this shirt in coral, and it's super cute on her. I just wasn't feeling it on me though.

Mossimo (or Merona) Shirt: I thought this blouse was cute and would've been good for work, but I didn't like the way the neckline fell on me. I'm one to always wear a cami, and I feel like the cami would poke out at the top and look silly. 

Gray blazer: I knew this would be big, but I tried anyways because it's so perfect! I was right though, too big. :(

Forever 21 Sweater: This was a large, so I knew it would be too big, but I thought it might be good to wear with leggings. I liked it and contemplated it for a minute, but decided to leave it at GW because the material wasn't great. 

Gap neon pink tee: I have a thing for thrifting Gap tees I swear! They're just so soft and comfy! I ALMOST got this one, but decided I just need it.

Christmas vest: I know I won't be able to find any gems like this closer to Christmas, so this came home with me! The cashier rang me up for a tank top instead of a sweater, so I got it for only $2!

Forever 21 bow dress: After GW, I stopped at a small local thrift store called Hand Up. I found this adorable little dress that I think would be perfect for Valentine's day, but they didn't have a dressing room!

I was looking through my phone and I found some pictures from Goodwill trip from a month or so ago.

Orangey-red boyfriend cardi: Looking back at this picture, I can't remember why I didn't get this!

Gap cardigan: This was a little big for me, so I brought it home for my sister!

Gap popover: Was too big and looked like a night shirt on me.

Red dress: I liked the style of this dress, but it was a little big. Plus, I didn't care for the material or the color.

Forever 21 sweater: I've been looking for a sweater or cardi this color and I was excited to find this one, but unfortunately it wasn't in great shape. The band at the bottom was slightly stretched out. 

Have you thrifted any goodies lately?

burgundry + dots

Cardigan: Old Navy (sale + super cash) $13 [here, similar]

Lauren Conrad Blouse: Kohl's (clearance) $8 [similar]

Mossimo Pants: Target (30% off) $20 [here]

Charlotte Russe Heels: Goodwill $3.50 [similar, similar] 

Necklace: Garage Sale $1 [similar]

Total Outfit Cost: $45.50

 I have to thank Inge for the recommendation on these pants! A couple months ago (or weeks, I don't remember) I asked for y'alls recommendation on some black skinny pants for work. Many of you recommended the exact stretch pants from The Limited. They were buy 1 get 1 free one day, so I ordered the Exact Stretch Zip Pocket Ankle Pants and the Exact Stretch Skinny Pants. When they came in, I was very impressed with the structure and material of the pants, but when I put them on, they just didn't fit exactly right and they weren't exactly what I was looking for. I like my pants to have more stretch to them, and these (although they are called exact stretch) had no stretch to them and they weren't very comfortable. This pair was too long and very baggy in the ankles, and then these were too wide at the ankle. I was wanting something a little skinnier. I think pants that are skinnier at the bottom look better with flats. If they're too wide, I feel like it can make you look super stumpy and short. I ended up sending both pairs back.

Luckily, Inge posted about replacing her black ankle pants and the Target ones she bought looked exactly like what I was looking for, plus the price was right! I ordered them and I'm so happy with my purchase! These pants are so perfect, and I'm hoping to eventually get a few other colors in them!

I'm so fancy

Cynthia Rowley Blouse: Goodwill $4
Pants: Old Navy $26
Heels: Payless (clearance) $10
Necklace: Ebay $4
Total Outfit Cost: $44

...you already know. Something about a pair of fabulous heels, a cute outfit, and sunglasses can make a girl feel fancy, right? Actually I didn't feel all that fancy in this outfit. I just started singing that song while taking these pictures, so I decided then that it should be the title of this blog post.

By the way, my 23rd birthday is in just a few hours! Presents are always welcome... I wear a shoe size 8 ;)

the 4th on the 9th

Two by Vince Camuto Vest: Bargain World Thrift store $2 Gap Tank: Goodwill $4 [similar] Shorts: Goodwill $3.50 [similar] Sam & Libby Sandals: Target, gift carded Headband: old Total Outfit Cost: $9.50
I'm sure many of you are all red, white, and blued out with all of the 4th of July outfit posts here in blogland, but I couldn't go without posting mine! (is it weird that I suddenly couldn't find the exclamation point on the keyboard? that was strange...) Friday we had family over for a fish fry and just hung out and relaxed. Funny enough Larry's cousin and I were the only one's sporting the flag colors. Well, Larry wore a Navy shirt with a red logo... I guess that counts too. I dressed him of course. I'd say that I usually like to dress holiday spirited, but now that I'm thinking about it, I totally forgot about St. Patty's day and didn't wear any green that day. I do always wear red or pink on Valentine's day and red and/or green for Christmas. Oh and pretty pastels for Easter! I think it's fun to have a theme or color scheme to get dressed by. Do you like to dress for the holiday's? 

ing

Under Armor Tee: Goodwill $4 [similar] Two by Vince Camuto vest: Bargain World thrifit store $2 Jeans: Old Navy (clearance) $8 Sandals: Rack Room Shoes $24 [simialr] Hat: Plato's Closet $6 [similar] Total Outfit Cost: $44

Cooking: everyday

Drinking : water

Wanting: ice cream

Looking: forward to spending the next few days with my sista

Playing: America's Got Talent

Wasting: no time

Wishing: I could wear rompers and flower crowns every day 

Enjoying: Charlie's snuggle-ness lately

Waiting: for September

Liking: this romper for our Disney trip

Wondering: if it'll rain this weekend

Loving: the top 20 dancers on So You Think You Can Dance this season

Hoping: the next two months go by super quick

Needing: a highlight. pronto.

Smelling: hotdogs. Larry just reheated them in the microwave

Wearing: pjs

Noticing: the lightning outside. eeeeek scary

Knowing: that I have a ton of clothes to fold tomorrow morning.. meh

Thinking:  of content to write in blog posts is hard for me

Feeling: anxious and nervous 

Giggling:  at a joke I just told Larry... what's the cheapest meat? deer balls, they're under a buck!

ps. I stole this list from Nicole

dressing room diaries: thrifting lately

Ann Taylor Dress: This dress is actually this gorgeous teal color, and you guessed it, it was a definite keeper!

My mom and my sister loved this dress on me and wanted me to get it so bad, but I just saw myself wearing it only once. 

Old Navy dress: I remember wanting this dress last year when it was in the store, but if you've been following along long enough, you know that I don't like to pay $30 for a dress. I scored it at Goodwill for on $6. ;)

I loved this dress, but it was too small! I couldn't even zip it in the back!

Target Dress: Too big. 

Gahhhh I am kicking myself for not getting this! It was too short to be a dress I could wear to work which is the reason I passed it up.

Target Dress: Definitely looked better on the hanger. 

BCBG Maxazria dress: I couldn't get a picture of the whole dress because it was too short in the front (it was slightly high low), but the bottom hem had the same detailing as the top. This dress was so pretty and feminine and soft. It was a total bummer that it was too short!

J.Crew tee $2: I  found this shirt in both hot pink and in black and took them both home because they are super soft and comfy!

This is one trip to the Goodwill! 3 Ralph Lauren v-neck tees, red Gap tank, white Old Navy cardi, red and white striped Gap cardi, and an Under Armor v-neck. All only $4 each!

I also found this Old Navy dress during the above trip, but I passed on it because the seam sat on a weird spot on my hips and it made me look like I had an inter tube around me. Not flattering.

This picture is one day of thrifting with my mom and sista at Plato's Closet and at Goodwill. We definitely racked up!

dressing room diaries: plato's closet & goodwill

Up until a couple weeks ago, I totally forgot that there's a Plato's Closet in my city. I went and decided to take a look around, not really expecting to find much. The Plato's where I used to live was super expensive for a place selling used clothes, so I didn't visit there much. I was really surprised to find that this new Plato's has awesome prices. It's definitely going to be one of my go-to places to shop now. I also want to say that I like how even if something is brand new with tags, they don't up the price on you like at Goodwill (read about my experience with that here). All of their prices are fair! Take a look at what I tried on at my 2 trips there this month...

Gap Wide Leg Trousers: $12

These pants seriously fit me so perfect, and I loveeee them. I've never had a pair of pants from Gap before (obviously because I am far too cheap), but man I have been missing out! I still wouldn't but a pair of Gap pants full price, but now I know that it would be worth catching some on clearance.

Old Navy Blouses: $5 each

These shirts are so perfect for work! I'm usually not one to buy the same things in multiple colors, but these are so versatile and for only 5 bucks, I wasn't passing them up.

Striped Shirt: I don't remember the brand or price

Unfortunately this was too big which is sad because it would have been "the perfect striped shirt." The hunt for one remains...

Next trip...

Floral Dress #1: $12

I have a few things I'll need dresses for this coming summer, so I wanted to get a jump start on trying on some. This one is really pretty, I don't remember my excuse for not getting it.

Coral Skater Dress: $12

This dress was SO comfy and I adore the color. I didn't end up getting it because I thought it was a tiny bit too short. Now if it was like $5? It would totally have been mine.

Floral Dress #2: $10

Another skater dress, still a little too short. I'm so married. I probably would have gotten these short dresses before I was hahah.

Merona Dress: $6

Now that's my kinda price for a dress. This one came home with me. I thought I might wear it with my blue jean jacket to go somewhere for my sister's 18th birthday next month. I may not end up wearing it for that, but heck it was 6 bucks, I'll find use out of it for sure.

Gap Jeans: $12

Since I had luck with pants in my previous trip, I thought I'd have a another look at the pants section. Well whatdoyaknow, there they were, ANOTHER pair of Gap pants right there in.. my.. size! I needed a new pair of dark jeans too, win!

Here is my one quick trip to the Goodwill. I'm trying not to go there much because they overprice too much, and it just makes me angry.

(also, please note that this Goodwill has the ugliest, grossest dressing rooms ever)

Brown Shorts: $3.49

These actually don't look bad in the picture, but in person they were just a litttttle too long. I do try to stick with shorts that aren't daisy duke short because I have a big butt, so short shorts look absolutely ridic on me. I might as well just leave the house in underwear.

Pink Forever 21 Shorts: $3.49

It was love at first sight. They even look pretty good with this outfit!

Gray Pencil Skirt: $3.99
Right before I tried on this skirt, I saw that the zipper was broken. No worries, I didn't love this anyways.

NWT (new with tags) Striped Skirt from Marshall's: $3.99
This was a no all around. The material was awful and unforgiving for us girls with any sort of curves, and it was just too long.