Fashion Friday

vest: thrifted, dress: made by me!, shoes: Marshalls, bracelet: Bahamas

I bet some of you are just dying for an outfit post, huh? I know, I know, you all are just so obsessed with my life that not knowing what I wear every day is killing you. So sorry (especially if you really do feel this way haha). Well for none all of you wanting outfit posts, I'm gonna try and do them every Friday. It's not that I don't dress cute, I do! (at least I think I do) But I just haven't been taking pictures. And honestly, I really think that's okay. Outfit pictures are fun to take every once in a while though :)

I don't know if I've ever actually featured this dress on my blog before, but it was made by me (back in April)! The top came from a man's shirt and then I made the rest myself. It has a zipper in the back, the pictures just don't show it. You can tell the bottom isn't ironed very well, but I promise I spent forever on those pleats! This is probably one of my favorite dresses. It's a really cute color and I think it can be worn pretty casually or dressy. It also fits me very nicely as well.

At this point in my life, I've decided that what I really want to do "when I grow up" is fashion design, so I'm focusing on that a little more seriously this semester by practicing my illustrating skills. I'm also taking textiles, which means I'll know about every fabric out there, and patternmaking, which means that instead of just freehanding all of my designs and clothes that I make, I can do patterns for them and make them for other people as well! I'm super excited. Someday I would really like to sell my clothes so I'm trying to learn as much as I can about all of this!

But I just want to ask you, would you buy the dress above? And also, what kind of things do you look for in clothes you buy? I would absolutely love your honest opinions!

(linking up at Modern Modest Beauty!)

Color Block

Loved this outfit! It's colorful and simple. Perfect for me because I never do anything too extreme. I like how yellow and blue look together as well. They compliment each other perfectly.

Today has been a dizzy day, mostly because I've been sick. It took a lot of strength to get me to go to class and work today, but I'm glad I did. Then I came home and took a nap. It was nice. Honestly, I get sick ALL the time, and it's probably because I don't eat healthy enough or get enough sleep. Either way, it stinks! I'm kind of used to it, but that doesn't make it much more bearable every time I'm sick. Hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow. Tell me: what do you people who never get sick do that makes you so immune? Share your knowledge!

P.S. Something I will be discussing at a later time, but is anyone watching the series Once Upon a Time? AH! It's soooo good! Man I'm hooked and you should be too! Go watch the first episode on hulu and become addicted to my new favorite show.

Color Block

Do you like the new layout? And the cool thing I did with that picture above? Yessiree I like it too. :)

Today has been a dizzy day, mostly because I've been sick. It took a lot of strength to get me to go to class and work today, but I'm glad I did. Then I came home and took a nap. It was nice. Honestly, I get sick ALL the time, and it's probably because I don't eat healthy enough or get enough sleep. Either way, it stinks! I'm kind of used to it, but that doesn't make it much more bearable every time I'm sick. Hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow. Tell me: what do you people who never get sick do that makes you so immune? Share your knowledge!

I really do want to write more and I will probably tomorrow but right now I can barely think so I'm gonna sign off and go to bed. Hope that's okay...have a great night!

P.S. Something I will be discussing at a later time, but is anyone watching the series Once Upon a Time? AH! It's soooo good! Man I'm hooked and you should be too! Go watch the first episode on hulu and become addicted to my new favorite show. :)

Beautiful Heartbreaks

Hm. I'm just at a loss of what to write for this post. Actually maybe not. I have been watching or listening to this video multiple times every day this week. It is absolutely beautiful and comforting. Watch it. :)



Really, that song is amazing. With things I struggle with, or have struggled with, lately I've been so mad that I have them. It's not my fault that I struggle with certain things or have different trials, and it is not my fault that some of those things I have to choose to overcome and that they are so difficult to handle. Life is just so hard. But watching this video has been incredibly helpful because it let me realize that when these things happen, the view absolutely wonderful when you overcome them. The harder the challenge, the better the view...And it can become such a beautiful heartbreak to overcome these things. Because no, it's not my fault that I have different trials. But how wonderful if I can overcome them and turn them into something beautiful.

I think about Stephanie Nielson (in the video) and how she was burned by a fire, but no one looks at her as a problem or a trial. She is just seen as beautiful. Beautiful because she overcame something incredibly hard. I want to be like Stephanie and others like her one day. Anyways..those are just my thoughts of the day..

On a completely different sidenote, I really love this outfit. Red and yellow look just lovely together. And they are fall colors that can never go out of season! Plus the glasses just add something else altogether..something awesome haha. And one more sidenote....HAPPY HALLOWEEN! I will be sure to spill all the deets on my costume and Halloween events and such tomorrow!

Sleeping...Sleeping...ZZZZZ

White tee: DownEast Basics; Yellow Tank: JC Penney; Necklace/Belt/Watch: F21; Skirt: Grocery Store (believe it or not!); Shoes: BYU Bookstore

Hmmm I'm tired. I have a story to tell but I think I'll save it for tomorrow because I just don't feel like writing it all right now. So stay tuned. :)

You will all be reading this in the morning but technically I'm writing it at night. And for the most part, I feel like I am a night person but I think I have been becoming a little more of a morning person every day considering I have work early in the morning. It's definitely good for me, but it also means that at night, when before I used to be wide awake and able to do stuff, now I find myself falling asleep at my computer or letting my fingers do things like this:
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(Yes, that did happen as I started drowsing off while writing this post)

Oh I'm a funny sleeper. At night right before I get to bed I just get all woozy and then while I sleep, I often sleep talk--every roommate I've ever had has found me multiple times talking in my sleep and I've also woken myself up doing it too. And then when I wake up in the morning, I lumber around like a gorilla and don't talk to anyone and don't think much either. It's pretty attractive. My poor future husband (if there ever is one..I've probably just ruined my chances with every boy telling these secrets haha).

What crazy/silly sleep habits do you have? I really would love to hear it. I'm always up for a good laugh!

Now then..I'll just go............to.......... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. ;) Good night. (except really good morning because that's when you're reading this ha)

Just Stuff

Haha..so these pictures were taken in my roommates' room (I don't think they read this, but if they do, then sorry and thank you for letting me take pictures in it!) because one of them wasn't home and the other is in London until this weekend and I didn't know where to take my pictures and I'm sick of doing them all in the same places.Anyways.

Guess what? I might be going to see Taylor Swift in September because she's coming to Utah!! Gah! My sister and I are pretty big fans (the only singer I love more than T Swift is Carrie Underwood of course). But we have to somehow fork up some money because the tickets are a bit pricey. Definitely worth it though, I'm sure! We want to try and get floor tickets, because what would be better than that? Life would practically be fulfilled. What concerts have you guys been to that you absolutely loved? Or what concerts do you want to go to that you know you'd absolutely love? ;)

I have to go get ready for work and life but I thought I'd tell you guys to be excited...because I have a surprise coming in the next few days and it involves all of YOU! Be excited..be very excited, because I can't wait to tell you all about it! Soooo keep reading, or ya know, you could even press that little button that says, "follow" which pretty much puts you on my favorite people list. Just sayin'.

An Outfit A Day...
Cardigan? Thrifted
Button-Up? Thriftied
Pink Tee? Down East Basics
Belt? Thrifted
Jegggings? Charlotte Russe
Flats? Forever Young Shoes

...Keeps the Fashion Police Away
Comfort? 8
Original? 6
Did I like it? 7
Overall? 7

Reasons Why I'm Cool

I don't really brag about myself that often, but I'm going to right now. Deal with it. :) I'm cool because...
-I haven't worn the same outfit since the end of August
-I have the BEST and funnest job ever at the bookstore in the women's clothes right now
-Boys are in my life...lots of them ;)
-Curly hair (it's naturally straight, which is also cool)
-I saw the So You Think You Can Dance auditions in SLC. Super cool.
-I love Carrie Underwood who is amazingly and awesomely cool.
-I made the yummiest chocolate chip cookies ever on Sunday. The coolest part about that is that the recipe makes like 100 cookies but they are always gone within 5 days MAX
-The shoes I'm wearing in these pics
-I have awesome roommates
-I'm going home this weekend to go to two receptions and also to see Cars 2 BEFORE it comes out for FREE
-I refashion lots of dresses and I'm a little obsessed with it.
-Glee music. I love it.
-I take my own pictures
-I have a purple luggage set
-I hate vegetables (yes, all vegetables) and I'm allergic to shrimp, cats, and dogs.
-There is no one else on earth that is like me. I'm pretty unique. (Hey guess what? That's YOU too!)

Why are you cool? Write about it in a post and give me the link in a comment! Because we're all too awesome and cool to not do it. :)

My Superb Stairs

So yesterday for pictures I kind of had a vision that I wanted to take pictures on stairs. (Amazing vision, huh? ;)) And then I decided to pull into a church parking lot and saw these stairs! Perfecto I tell ya. I have been having so much fun taking pictures lately and trying out my "photography skills"--if they exist haha. It's just kind of fun to do it even if I'm not super great or going to pursue it in anything.

This is my favorite dress. I love the floral pattern and the summery/springy vibe the dress brings! Plus I got it in the kids section at Kohl's...um yes. Best part about being short BY FAR. :D Kids really do have some cute clothes!

It was a perfect day today. Work was great, classes were great, I took fabulous pictures, I went to the park and wrote in my journal and took a nap there, and then went to my last class at night and had a lot of fun and guess what....I even wore sweats. Ha. I was sick of looking cute so there. Ya caught me. Oh boy ;)

Ok but today I was wondering...what part of my blog do you guys like more? Do you look at my blog because of the pictures or because you like reading what I write? I guess I'm just trying to figure out if I should start writing meaningful stuff or if I just just not even write anything! ha. Anyways, I would so appreciate it if you'd just tell me your opinion in the little poll below. That would just be fantastic, thank you!

Do you like the pictures or reading my blog more?
	I love to look at the pictures and I don't read what you write
	I look at the pictures and read what you say, but I like the pictures better
	I look at both, but I'm a follower because of what you write.
	I mainly read your blog because of what you write
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An Outfit A Day...
Button-Up? Thrifted
Dress? Kohls
Cardigan? Thrifted
Necklace? F21
Belt? Thrifted
Shoes? Payless

...Keeps the Fashion Police Away
Comfort? 8
Original? 8
Did I like it? 8.5
Overall? 8

Primary Colors

I'm just gonna say this now. I looked SO cute in this outfit! Yes, I'm bragging, and no, i don't care. I was going to wear a dress that I was trying to finish up sewing, but the tension kept messing up. And I saw this gem in my closet and knew it was time for it to be worn again. This dress is definitely becoming a favorite. Especially for being found at Ross for $3.50! Steal right?! I actually just added the red belt to the outfit and felt it was completely perfect the way it was. But it was kinda cold outside so I added my favorite blue cardigan for good measure. And actually I think I like it with the cardigan better. AH! I just really loved this outfit. I'm so so so so so glad I wore it and I'm so glad I took pictures of it. :)

Today is Monday, the start of a new week. Goodness time seriously flies. I feel like the weeks go by fast and then the weekends go by fast too. This semester has zoomed past! Last semester seemed to just drag on. I guess it's because I'm happier now? Either way, I know that I've had way too much of a blast this semester. I have the BEST roommates ever! We always have lots of fun and we get along super well. Sounds unreal right? Well, it's not! It's my life and it makes me so happy. And so did this outfit.

P.S. We made some of these delicious things last night. All I can say is YUM. Come visit me and maybe I'll give you one! More pictures here.

Mmmm....sooooooo good. yum yum yum!

An Outfit A Day...
Cardigan? F21
Dress? Ross
Belt? Thrifted
Bag? Thrifted
Shoes? Dreams Footwear

Keeps the Fashion Police Away...
Comfort? 9.5
Original? 9
Did I like it? 10
Overall? 9.5

Insecurities

I've been feeling insecure lately...I think that's why I haven't posted an outfit since Monday. We all get this way don't we? I've still been dressing cute, I just didn't feel like posting. But I forced myself to go find a place and take pictures with my tripod. Thank goodness I did too, because I really liked these pictures and got me over my recent fears and thoughts. It's funny because I look at other fashion bloggers and think the world of them, like, "Wow they're so cool, they have it all put together," or "I bet they never get insecure because they always have such cute outfits." But that's probably so untrue. I know I get insecure ALL the time. I definitely don't have it put together and I always get nervous one of these days everyone won't like one of my outfits and I'll see my blog an hour later with no followers. That stuff really shouldn't matter to me, but unfortunately, it sometimes does. I do love blogging though. So I'm glad I took pictures. I like how I look in these ones too. :)

I've decided that one of my goals in life lately is going to be to try and be more real. We are all real, but how many of us are really honest with what is going on in our lives all the time. One of the "real" people I really admire is Busy Bee Lauren. She's honest about what goes on in her life, and I (and other people) just love her more when she's real. I get so scared that people will learn about how messed up and imperfect I am and then they'll hate me. But in reality, they will just love me more. Because we're all messed up and we're all imperfect. The world would seriously be an amazing place if we all just tried to be a little less perfect. I liked reading this article about perfectionism. Anyways, just needed to get that out.

Do you ever feel like you have to impress everyone too? Or do you try to be as honest and as real as you can be?

An Outfit A Day...
Cardigan? F21
Yellow Tank? Mervyns
White tee? Down East Basics
Gold Necklace? Rue 21
Other necklace? F21
Capris? Ross
Shoes? Thrifted

Keeps the Fashion Police Away...
Comfort? 7
Original? 7
Did I like it? 7
Overall? 7 (I guess it was just a 7 outfit? Haha..)

The Day FINALLY Came!

Oh. My. Gosh. I did it! I completed the 30 for 30!!! Can you believe I did it? I'm not even sure I can haha. I wanted to end the 30 for 30 with a bang, but I have had 4 tests and a project to do in two days, so you should be able to understand when I just say I threw these on because they were there and I didn't want to try and match up more 30 for 30 items.\\

An Outfit A Day...
Cardigan? Thrifted
Blouse? Forever 21
Jeggings? Charlotte Russe
Shoes? Thrifted

Keeps the Fashion Police Away...
Comfort? 10
Original? 4
Did I Like It?  6
Overall? 6.5

So now...let's just do a little recapitulation of the challenge, shall we? Here's a collage of all my outfits (if you want to see all of the post, just click on the 30 for 30 label at the bottom of this post).

Wow, lots of outfits and only 30 items. That is AWESOME! Looking at them all together makes me look proud. To view the items that I chose and the rules and stuff, go to THIS POST.

Top 5 Favorite Outfits:

  -30 for 30 Keeps the Fashion Police Away

  -I Love You, Yellow and Blue

  -Photo Shoot

  -Ain't No Time Like This Time, Baby

  -What Love Is

Bottom 5 Outfits:
  -Woman in Black
  -Well...Hi
  -Cooking With Kiki
  -Picture Pooper
  -(I didn't post like two days which I will update someday, but I think one of those is on this list..there's just nothing to link it to.

Most Worn Item(s): I wore my yellow cardigan 5 times, these jeggings 7 times, and these boots 10 times

Least Worn Item(s): These red/purple boots, this denim skirt, this skirt, and this skirt were all worn once each

What I Learned:
  -The 30 for 30 is not impossible! If I can do it, you can do it too!

  -When you only have 30 items and you lose one (this gray cardigan), it's a big deal. Suddenly you have much less possibilities. After all, 30x30= 900, while 29x30=870. Not huge, but it does matter. I hope this doesn't sound bad at all, but it kind of helped me to realize how people who are poor or who don't have a lot of clothes feel. I love clothes, but they've kind of lost their value to me. If I lose one shirt, it's not a big deal because I have tons more, but when you only have a few shirts and you lose one, it stinks big time.

  -I have so many clothes and I am SO blessed. I never realized how many clothes I had until I only had 30. This challenge made me so grateful for the clothes I have and it makes me want to give back. Actually there's a clothing swap on BYU campus this Saturday so I'm going to take as many clothes as I can, because whatever doesn't get swapped will go to a refugee center which I think is great! If you're in the Provo/Utah county area, you should go too! The facebook event page is here for more info.

  -I'm glad I have a lot of clothes to make outfits and stuff. Otherwise I think I'd get really lazy like I started to get at the end of this.

  -Not shopping (mostly) for 30 days was hard but very healthy. And I saved money. And now I don't feel like I need to go shopping as much because I feel like I have so many clothes and stuff, so I can go shopping in my own closet!

-I love clothes and fashion. I knew that before and this challenge reaffirmed it. I don't know what it is, but I love fashion so much. Remixing is the best thing on the planet. For me anyways. Fashion is my passion. I live it and I LOVE it!