12.03.08 Purple 2

First, my new camera arrived today!

Second, I can't use it yet because they sent alkaline batteries instead of lithium! Alkaline won't work! But I have lithium batteries on the way, so I guess it's all good.

My camera was dead all day and I didn't want to wait around for it to charge up, so I took these while it was plugged in. That's why they are so crappy. Oh wait, they are crappy every day. Good thing I got a new camera (that I can't use yet!)! Anyway, you've seen this dress before. Twice.

I was trying to show you the shrug here since you can't really see it,but you still can't really see it. It's brown, which made my daughter very happy. The green one upset her because it didn't match my boots.

Out of the three pairs of earrings I got from LoveErinDesigns, these are my least favorite. Which is FUNNY because they were my first pick!  They are a little heavier than the others, but not too heavy.  And sometimes the leaf pokes me. I was also a little annoyed because of the way one of the clasps kept rotating down, but then I realized that one of the beads was stuck, and then when I got home, I saw it was broken so I popped it off. I think that might make them stop doing the funky rotating thing, but we shall see!

Shrug: Say What?, Kohl's

Dress: No Boundaries (altered), Wal Mart

Boots: Predictions, Payless

Socks (not featured!): Dollar Tree

Earrings: LoveErin Designs

Daughter: Me

12.02.08 Purple 1

I've decided to start telling you where my clothes come from. Since that's the point, and all.

It's a good thing my pants were really, really long today. I love these socks, but they simply don't go!

Cardigan: Tag Missing, but I remember I got it at Nordstrom Rack

Shirt: apt. 9, Kohl's

Pants: Womyn (yes, really), Macy's

Shoes: Fioni, Payless

Socks: Dollar Tree

Earrings: LoveErinDesigns

11.19.08 Barb's Shirt

I liked my outfit today. It's me. 

I hate my pictures.  I hate that I have to take pictures with my camera phone.  I hope to have a new camera before 2009 arrives. Until then, blah.

This is the lace shirt Barb gave me, with a purple tank underneath, black pants, Nine West slingbacks. I've been wearing them for days (or boots) because of an unfortunate incident which left me missing a chunk of my ankle, therefore unable to wear most of my shoes. I tried to wear my purple flats today, but it just didn't work out.

11.17.08 Conflicted Update

Some of you may have noticed that I freaked out earlier today over my outfit. It started before I left the house. See, last night I took the scissors to some things because I wanted to wear my brown boots. And I seriously have nothing to go with my brown boots. 

My initial thought was to remove the inner top of a dress (which functioned as a shelf bra, or for me, a boobie smasher) and just let the criss-cross fabric in front do it's job. That worked out nicely, and it looked good, but the dress it's too long to be worn with these boots, and I didn't really feel up to hemming a dress (this is the second one in line. I need a sewing machine!).

I pulled out the purple sweater dress and chopped the neck off. There's no seam or anything, so I just like, CUT IT. I know you are saying "she is crazy" and "what a weirdo" because I just chopped the neck off my dress all haphazardly like that. But it's NOT haphazardly, it's straight as I could have cut it, and I LIKE it now, so shut up.

Then I had this top from Target that I've been fantisizing for a long time about cutting up. I dont know why, but I decided that it would make a perfect shrug. The sleeves are long like I like them, and I could make it the length that I wanted. But I just sliced this off too. No sewing or anything, just cutting! WTF AM I THINKING?!?! But I like it. It was a great top for it too because it's that inside out looking type with the rolly seams and everything, so you can just whack it off and the edges roll up and voila!

I just now realized that I covered up the cut I made with the arms! HAHAHAHAHA! You can't see the cut I made in this picture! Damn! I didn't intend for that either, I was just trying to get the sleeves up in the shot. I'm always in such a rush when I take photos at home because everyone (dog, cat, daughter) is crying for food or attention or something. I'll get you a picture of how I cut it. I promise it's not all crooked or anything.

The dress without the cut up clothing. Oh wait, it IS cut up clothing.

Boots. Payless, last year.

Are you judging me now? I hope not. Because I'm very HAPPY. Even though I did freak out a little bit.

I think I was mainly freaked out over the color combination, followed by wearing boots with a short dress, followed by the alterations that I made. But I'm over it now that the day is over.

I need those earrings that I have yet to pay for to go with this outfit. This Friday, honest!!

This is what I'm wearing tonight. My daughter considers this "naked". And probably inappropriate for posting on my blog, but whatever.

Day 3 - Purple Hell

A lady at work said to me today, "You look like you got a boyfriend." She's a Spanish lady who's pretty sarcastic and funny, and it was more like, "What's up wit choo?! You got a boyfriend now or somethin'?!" I asked her what she meant, and she said I was doing my hair and wearing makeup. Um, gee, thanks, I do that EVERY DAY. And the funny part was, I was wearing ZERO makeup today, except for the eyes. 

Point being, I think that being concerned about how I look for you guys is manifesting in real life as... something. I'm trying to present something to the world, and it's showing, or something. Because I look like I have a boyfriend.

ANYWAY!

Last night I bought a new dress and pair of shoes at Wal Mart. (I like Wal Mart clothes, OK?!) $15 each, so $30 for the outfit. It's probably missing a pair of tights or something, but 1. It was way too hot today for a sweater dress AND tights, 2. I fear fashion "risks", and consider things like brooches, boots and tights "risks" (yes, yesterday's boots. I've had them for a year, yet I feel anxious when I wear them because they are not "normal" for me - I know, I'm weird.), and 3. I only have black tights anyway.

It's a deep purple, but you can't really tell, because my camera set up sucks. It's a turtleneck with leetle puffy sleeves. I HATE TURTLENECKS. But I like this dress.

It's a sweater dress. I wore a slip with it, though, because since it's from Wal Mart, it's pretty thin fabric. I did sweat, though, and I HATE sweating.

I found these shoes that match. They are the adorablest. Mr. Cuddles decided to attack the camera cord right as I was taking the picture. I decided to keep it, just because.

A close up of the shoe, complete with cat hair! I don't expect these to last long, but they sure are cute.

Johnny and Mr. Cuddles defending turf in the middle of my photo shoot!

My angel wing earrings. I almost lost one of these at that neat theatre in Austin when I was visiting Cindee and Erin and Laurie and Jen. Remember that?

A ring that I bought for myself from the Target jewelry case. It was $99. There was a matching necklace and earrings, but they were each $99 and I couldn't afford them. Of course they were gone whenever I finally could.

Sweaty in the bathroom!

For Erin.