What I Wore Wednesday

I'm linking up with Lindsey at the Pleated Poppy again today for What I Wore Wednesday. I find that I take pictures every day but don't post for like three weeks, so I have a backlog here. But it's so fun to look at all these belts! And for those of you who don't live in Utah or Idaho, the DI stands for Deseret Industries, which is our local thrift store. My teenager loves to shop there because it's uber-cheap, and I have found some great deals there, myself. I have this new obsession with belts over sweaters. Exhibit A:

Day 1
White shirt- Old Navy
Sweater-Gap I found at the DI
Skirt- also DI
Tights (!) TJMaxx
Boots- Emma's but from Land's End Kids
Necklace that matches tights-Down East (you can't see it but it was cute!)
Belt- American Eagle

Day 2Green sweater-Target
Brown polka dot shirt-DI
Brown Camisole-Down East
Jeans-MEK
Shoes-Born
Necklace-Down East

Day 3
Cream sweater-Thrift Town (incidentally after I wore it I gave it to the DI, ill-fitting if there ever was)
Maroon shirt-Down East
Jeans-Big Star
Belt-Down East
Shoes-Dansko

Day 4

Black sweater-Target
White shirt-TJMaxx
Jeans-MEK
Shoes-Dr. Scholl, from TJ Maxx
Pin-Hobby Lobby
Belt-came with another shirt!

Day 5
Gray sweater-TJ Maxx
White shirt-American Eagle
Jeans-TJMaxx
Shoes-Payless
Pearly chain necklace-Claire's
Belt-came with another shirt!

Day 6Belted shirt and sweater-DownEast
Jeans-Big Star
Green shoes-Payless
Green Petal Pusher- Pleated Poppy

Day 7
Charcoal shirt-Target
Gray tshirt-Old Navy
Vest-Costco
Posy pin- Pleated Poppy
Jeans-TJMaxx
Boots-Payless

Day 8
Gray Sweater- TJMaxx
Purple Shirt-Aeropostale
Black camisole-Down East
Trouser pants-TJMaxx
Shoes TJMaxx
Gold flower pin-Hobby Lobby

Day 9


Gray Sweater-Down East
White Shirt-TJ Maxx
Black skirt-Macy's
Black boots-Kohl's
Belt and bracelet-Down East
Necklace-Old Navy

Day 10

Brown sweater-Down East
Tan long sleeve-Charlotte Russe
Tan camisole-Down East
Jeans-Aeropostale
Slippers-Target
Belt-came with a skirt!
Gray petal pusher-the Pleated Poppy

Day 11

Gray sweater-Target
Green shirt-DI
Jeans-Old Navy
Slippers-Costco
Pin-Art Market

What I Wore Wednesday, Three Weeks Later!

Apparently I've been way too busy not spending money and reading The White Queen by Phillippa Gregory to chronicle my wardrobe lately. But I have some pictures of some beauties that are in rotation now:

This looks so much better on than in the photo. SO MUCH BETTER! It looks too small and the pants look too short, but it's actually darling because the pants are wide and the shirt is tight and it's a cute silhouette. Whatever. I bought this shirt at Education Week just to rebel from the frugality I was surrounded by. And it was on sale at the BYU Bookstore...

Pink bow shirt and chocolate brown camisole: Down East

Pants: Thrift store (hemmed by the lovely Aimee)

Shoes: Target

Churching

Black shiny tshirt and camisole: DownEast

Skirt: Thrift store (I saw one similar in the Boden catalog yesterday, only $88! Ha.)

Shoes: TJMaxx

Necklace: Claire's

Watchband: Handmade by Diane

I wear this at least once a week.

White flower shirt and white camisole: DownEast

Jeans: Old Navy

Shoes: Dansko

Necklace: Thrift store

I'm so glad I can retire this stupid shirt for the summer. I think it's the puffy sleeves that kill me. And I lost 7 pounds when I quit drinking Coke *hooray, but boo* so the pants look weird.

Shirt: DownEast

Pants: Big Star

Shoes: Payless

Watchband: Handmade by Diane

Ha ha, everything I'm wearing except my underwear and my shoes is from DownEast. But the necklace is from the Pleated Poppy.

Thanks for joining me in a little giggle at Margo's outfits. Sometimes it's great, sometimes, well, tomorrow's another day. Fiddledeedee.

What I wore Wednesday 4

Last week I could have taken out the Blogger headquarters with a huge bazooka, since I couldn't upload a single picture to either of my blogs all week. (That sounded extreme. Maybe I've been listening to my husband play Call of Duty a little too much.) At any rate, I have a few extra pictures this week. It would seem that I should have 14 pictures, but seeing as how I wore some of these EXACT outfits once last week and once this week, it really doesn't matter! And I love how I'm so important that I can't bothered to wipe down a mirror streaked with who-knows-what or even comb my hair or put on makeup before I take my picture. I'm just saying.

Friday: Meet your teacher day at school

yellow flats: $7 at payless

pants: Target

white camisole and gray applique flower shirt: DownEast

necklace: Claire's

bag: birthday gift from Anna Saturday, which also morphed into last Monday (walking to school together on the first day!) and this Tuesday

Shoes (top): Dansko sandals

Shoes (bottom): WalMart

Pants: old Big Stars I patched a la Lindsey

vneck t-shirt: WalMart ($5 for 3 in men's underwear)

pink cardigan: Downeast

necklace: The Pleated Poppy

Sunday: I promise I don't stand frumpy like this in real life. I think I was in a hurry.

Brown shirt: Downeast

skirt: handmade at ArtMarket

pin: handmade at Art Market

shoes: Payless

watch band: handmade by Diane

Wednesday: Birthday lunch for Karen, and I don't stand in this unnatural postition either.

yellow shirt and olive camisole: Downeast

pants: more Big Stars patched a la Lindsen

shoes: WalMart

necklace: The Pleated Poppy

Headband: handmade at Art Market

Thursday: ugh.

pants: TJMaxx. Destined for the 14 year old's closet

shirt: Old Navy. One of the only things I've gotten there that I don't like. V is way too low.

brown camisole: DownEast

shoes: Target

Monday: out to dinner for Abby's birthday (a somewhat chilly day, I got to break out the pants.)

leopard print flats: TJMaxx

pants: Costco (!)

light brown long sleeve: Charlotte Russe

cardigan: Old Navy

necklace: Maurice's

Wednesday: PTA Bored Meeting. Ha ha.

White flower shirt and white camisole: DownEast

Pants: Old Navy

shoes: Payless

necklace: thrift store

What I Wore Wednesday: Chapter 3

Sometimes you get the fashion just right and sometimes you realize you bought stupid pants just because the butt was cute and they don't fit your body at all. (See Saturday's entry.) I'm here to tell you it's not the easiest thing in the world to be 5'2" and have the world's shortest legs. I mean, I could be a circus act with those things.

Thursday--aquarium with Rachel and kids

yellow tuxedo shirt: DownEast

white camisole: Down East

light denim capris: Big Star

necklace from Claire's

tan Dansko sandals which are absent from this photo :)

Friday--laundering clothing

pink v neck: Aeropostale

black camisole: DownEast

black pants: Athleta

black sandals: Dansko

Saturday--running errands and generally grumpy because of these stupid pants

white v neck: DownEast

orange tank top: DownEast

belt: Plato's Closet

stupid pants: Aeropostale

shoes: WalMart

necklace: The Pleated Poppy

child: free from the DI *just kidding!*

(Sorry I skipped Sunday but trust me I looked hot)

Monday: trying to go to lunch with husband (fail) and grocery store

blue v neck: Gap

white camisole: DownEast

light blue capris: Big Star

belt: WalMart

shoes: tan dansko sandals

watch band: handmade by diane

Tuesday: Education Week on BYU Campus (they have a dress code so I had to pay attention)

white sweater with rosettes: DownEast

green gathered tshirt: KMart

dark denim capris: Old Navy

shoes: Target

watchband: handmade by diane

necklace: The Pleated Poppy

Wednesday: Education Week on BYU Campus

pink cardi: DownEast

white button down: TJMaxx

white capris: Maurices

green shoes: privo

flower pin: the Pleated Poppy

turquoise bracelet: Kohl's

headband: old belt from Old Navy pants

Thanks for reading and not sniggering at my poochy old mom tummy...

What I Wore Wednesday: Chapter 2 (but really it's Thursday...)

Sorry about being a day late and several dollars short! I have been looking forward to this all week and I totally spaced posting for What I Wore Wednesday hosted by the Pleated Poppy because I was at a wedding all day on Wednesday. A Wedding on Wednesday, doesn't that sound like a great movie title?

Thursday:

green half sleeve tee: DownEast

white camisole: DownEast

navy capris: Eddie Bauer

white tennies: Polo Ralph Lauren from TJMaxx 10 years ago! (no way I could afford these now)

Friday: hanging out wishing I had a babysitter

yellow silk-lined t-shirt: DownEast

gray tank/bra thing: WalMart

cutoffs: old Big Star jeans I bought at, you guessed it, DownEast

I truly don't think I wore shoes all day today.

necklace: The Pleated Poppy

Saturday: cleaning and laundry day

lilac half sleeve t-shirt: DownEast

gray bra/tank: WalMart *I did wash it*

olive capris: WalMart

Sunday: church and primary jobs

pink cardigan: DownEast

black pretty t: DownEast (I think I have a problem)

black embroidered skirt: thrift store $3 I've been waiting to brag about that one!

shoes: Ross

pearl bracelet: DownEast

Monday: Thrifting with the teenager

light blue chiffon shirt: TJMaxx

black camisole: DownEast

black walking shorts: Old Navy

black Dr. Scholl shoes: Ross

watch: my friend Diane

Tuesday: pedicure and then park with friend and kids

cream flower blouse: TJMaxx (look how cute that sucker is...)

cream camisole under: DownEast

olive walking shorts: TJMaxx

leopard print sandals: Ross

Wednesday: wedding madness

lacy tan cardigan: TJMaxx

white camisole: DownEast

white linen skirt: TJMaxx

tan shoes: Ross

cream flower/pearl necklace: DownEast

watchband: by friend Diane

I think I have just as much of a problem with TJMaxx as I do with DownEast!

What I Wore Wednesday: Chapter 1

Oh my heck. I am resurrecting this little blog for maybe the vainest of reasons: I want to link up to Lindsey's What I Wore Wednesday party over at the Pleated Poppy. I've been meaning to do it for a while now so that I can feel accountable for my fashion. I'll either feel great about my cute outfits or be mortified that I ever posted them. Let's hope for the former.

So the deal is, you take a picture of what you wore every day during the week and tell where you got it in case anyone is dying to get one of those very same items. It's really made me attempt to be cute at least a few days of the week so I can take a picture of myself. (ha) And it also made me buy a $5 mirror from WalMart so I can see my entire self. Who doesn't have a full-length mirror? I don't. Well, now I do. Enjoy!

Friday:

Zoo with the kids

Shirt: Down East

Camisole under: Down East

Capris: WalMart ($8!)

Sandals: Dansko

Headband: handmade by someone at Art Market

Watch band: handmade by Diane

Saturday and Sunday:


Nephew's Baptism

Shirt: Diviine Modestee

Skirt: Down East

Shoes: Ross (TJMaxx? I can't remember)

Bracelet: Down East

Saturday after Baptism:

Shirt: Aeropostale

Capris: Maurices

Tank bra thing:WalMart

Monday:

Grocery store and errands

Tshirt: Old Navy

Skirt: TJ Maxx

Shoes: Steve Madden from TJMaxx like 9 years ago

Watchband: handmade by Diane

Tuesday:

Dinosaur Museum with kids

Shirt:Down East

Camisole under: Down East

Capris: Athleta

Shoes: Dansko

Headband: Claire's 5 years ago

Wednesday:

Walmart for school supplies with kids, generally laying around

Shirt: Down East

Capris: Target

Shoes: Target

Watchband: handmade by Diane

If you can't find those beaded watchbands anywhere, someone told me you can go to the Bead Fairy or something and they can show you how to make them. I'm just way too lazy. :)

The Great Brain Dump

Try hard not to notice that I haven't posted on this poor little blog for an entire month. If you are wondering where I've been, let me give you a few key words to fill in the gaps:

Reflections

Strep Throat

Cooking on TV twice

Primary

Those words don't seem like much, but they are potent ones. First of all, never ever let me sign up to do Reflections for the PTA ever again. In fact, I may never do another PTA job after that one. It's a great job for an altruistic person who has loads of time to devote to tedium and paperwork and phone calls. Obviously not me.

Secondly, I never knew strep throat could feel like the flu. It does. I was in bed for four days and felt terrible for four more, and I finally got a call from the doctor's office yesterday saying, "Oh, by the way, you need antibiotics." Ah, gee, really?

Cooking on TV is actually very fun for me to do. But it takes a lot of time, a lot of planning, and a lot of cooking beforehand to pull it off. You have to make sure your cute dishes are clean, you have to get your cute apron ready, trust me, there's loads to do. And doing it two weeks back to back is definitely an exercise in committment to your hobby.

I just got called into the Primary Presidency in my ward after being the music chorister for two and a half years. That's a lot of Primary. But I have some new jobs and projects I have to do for that and my brain is full. I'm ready for a brain dump, but I have misplaced my brain handler's manual.

And the fact that I have been writing on my other food blog as well has really taken a toll on my creativity and my ability to string words together without using the words "simmer" and "mix well."

I was having a conversation with a dear friend of mine yesterday and we were both talking about our super busy lives and how we are rapidly approaching addiction terms with our need to finish projects and be productive all the time. The mental clutter is overwhelming. I had a thought and told her that maybe this is the only way the adversary can get to us. He knows we aren't going to look at porn or do hard drugs. He knows we won't quit going to church and we'll be kind and loving to our families. The only way he can distract us is with the busyness. The constant strain on our abilities wears us down and makes our spirits dull and lifeless.

Today I have four things on my to-do list and none of them involve watching a movie with my children or taking a nap or starting that new Dan Brown book. It's supposed to snow here today and I love to watch it snow. I don't know why. I hate to shovel it, I hate to drive in it, and I hate to dress for it. But I love to watch it come down, in any case. Today may be the day for the great brain dump.

Disneyland: A Review

So, most of you will be totally bored by this review, because I'm sure most of you have already been to Disneyland and really like it. However, if you haven't been in a while, or your kids are too old, or you just think it's not worth your time, (ahem, Anna) let me tell you why you should take a trip to SoCal with your family to visit Mickey's place, aside from the fact that there is a giant talking Potato Head there:
They do everything there on a large scale. Nothing is done halfway, and it always looks like it came out of a movie. Even the Halloween decorations are done by the scenery staff and are really cool.

It is SO clean there. This is a place where millions of people visit every year, and I've never even been in a messy bathroom during a trip there. Look at how clean this sidewalk is. Not a piece of smashed gum or litter to be found. I love clean places.They really get into the make believe in every aspect. This is the Winnie-The-Pooh ride, and every detail, including a heffalump bee slurping honey drops on the back of the car, is present and accounted for. You can try to look for holes in the details on every ride at Disneyland, but you just can't find any. The attention to minutiae in creating an atmosphere is amazing.

There are little photo vignette opportunities everywhere in the park. You can pretty much take a million pictures in a million different places, and they would all be picturesque and lovely. And even if you are too cheap to buy the merchandise, you can always be sneaky and snap a picture of it to look at later.

The realness of the lands that they've created is amazing. You feel like you are really in that movie or that region of the world. You want to live with talking cartoon cars? You got it. If you love French things, go to the French Quarter and park yourself in front of one of the shops. If you love pirates, check out that big ship they have floating in the bayou, or the paddleboat that actually works and takes you on a ride around the lake. How about the Indiana Jones ride? My boys thought they died and went to Lego Indiana Jones heaven in that place. You can't tell the difference between Disney and real sometimes.

Even though I really love trips to Disneyland and I would go there every chance I get, there are a few things that are minor annoyances to me when I visit. First, I don't love how the major attractions end in a gift shop. I totally get where they are coming from from a marketing perspective, but when you have little people who have no self control or concept of money and stroller space, you have to pick and choose your exits carefully.Our trips to Disneyland with little kids are mostly to do one thing: meet the people dressed up in the character suit. However, every time we saw a big character-type person they were either drowning in a huge line or running off because their handler gave them "two minutes, Tigger!" My girls all wanted to meet Sleeping Beauty, but the line to see her was over an hour long. Sorry! Wouldn't be prudent. Could they maybe make it so the characters are out longer so more kids could see them? Or have them come out more times during the day? I'm not asking for much...

All in all, the trip was great. I'm so glad we did it with our kids at these ages. We will remember it for a long time to come and I'm going to put some guilt on my husband to go back soon. It could happen.