Better Than This

In case you wondered why I haven’t posted lately, it’s because I am far too fashionable for the rest of the world.

Please feast your eyes on my wonderful DI shirt, bandana, and dirty pants.  Here I am sporting Payless sneakers, but on warmer/less wet days I wear my Keens:

Oh, and the goggles:

And I mustn’t forget my favorite look, which I call “Gnats Can’t Get Me Now (Or So I Hope)”:

PS, Stonehenge really does rock. Ha!

Post-post script: You should be proud of me for putting a smile on, I’m exhausted and dirty and I just got home from archaeology-ing all day.

oh, the cleverness of me

top: old navy; cardigan: gap; skirt: forever 21; boots: steve madden; necklace: h&m; headband: from megan

I wanted to wear this outfit with a yellow cardigan instead of grey but when I went to get dressed this morning my yellow cardigan was on the floor. Apparently dirty. Sad face.

Also, I’m really smart and here’s why. This skirt is being sold at Forever 21 as a top. Like so:

But when I saw it at the store the first thing I thought was “Yes! Knee length skirt!! And for only $10!”

Which is why I bought it.

Also I don’t think it would be flattering as a top on anyone that weighs more than that model. But that’s just my opinion. And just another reason why this article of clothing is better as a skirt.

no good ideas

shirt: gap; jeans: gap; sandals: forever 21; earrings: forever 21

Maybe I should start a new blog where I show you all the clothes and accessories I get from Forever 21 and Gap brand stores. Oh wait, that’s this blog already. Hm.

I like the color combination of the turquoise earrings with the salmon-colored shirt. Pretty. Yes.

pretty

When the hurlyburly’s done

A post from all three wayward sisters!

top: thrifted (probably from the 90s, possibly the 80s); maternity skirt: (thrifted) Motherhood Maternity; tights: Assets, Motherhood Maternity; belt: Papaya; shoes: thrifted; earrings: farmer's market

Hello!  The three of us were gathered for a while at my (Megan’s) house this evening since it was Mother’s Day and we were going to have a three-way call when our brother called our mom.  He’s on a mission in Boston right now, speaking Haitian-Creole.  He actually hadn’t said if he was calling at 6:30ish in the morning or in the evening, so the three of us were all at Adrien’s early this morning for an hour and a half, but the only outcome of that was our increased knowledge of the 150 original Pokemon.

Anyway, just a quick note about my shirt… I got it at D.I. the other day and I plan on tweaking the sleeves a bit, but for today I just used a couple of safety pins to make the sleeves slightly more interesting.  I’ll probably take it in along the sides, too, when my girth goes back down (hopefully waaay back down).

And Shannon looked very classy today, I thought.  Shannon, if you think it’s tacky of me to say that, you can edit this as much as you like!!

blouse: (borrowed) ; skirt: Shade; shoes: Charlotte Russe

With these heels on, Shannon is about as tall as Adrien and me.  It’s kinda crazy!  Anywho, I think Shannon looks like a model.  Plus, check out her twisty hairdo:

chignon, avignon, colignon

Dang.

Adrien made me jealous with her subtle stripes and comfy cardigan.  I definitely love being comfy.  That was the only thing wrong with what I wore today.  Not so much with the comfy.

cardigan: pacsun; striped tank: old navy ($3); jeans: gap; flats: old navy; necklace: self-made

Sorry we kept making you laugh in your pictures, Adrien.  I think you look cute, though. 

Of course, us being who we are, somehow taking pictures devolved into goofing off and dancing.

I can't remember if Shannon was singing a waltz or a showtune...it was a waltz.

Mom, we hope you had a happy Mother’s Day and we’re so glad that you are our mom.  Sorry we can’t go with you to Winchester Cathedral or something to celebrate like we did last year.  But we’re incredibly grateful you engineered that trip and it was amazing and we’re happy we could share that with you and each other.  Thank you for helping us get there.  Thank you for being who you are and raising us how you did.  Thank you for everything.

I don't have many pictures of the four of us, obviously...

Haters gonna hate

top: old navy; jeans: gap; scarf: self-made; belt: forever 21; layopard flats: old navy

I went over to Megan’s on Monday and we got semi-crafty. As in I used a sewing machine for maybe the second time in my life and made this scarf. Well, Megan finished it when I got scared I would mess up the seam, but whatev. I mostly made it. And it cost like $10 for the fabric (which maybe sounds expensive, but I really wanted this fabric and I really wanted a scarf like this, which sells for upwards of $20-30 everywhere else I have seen it. So there).

Also, I love when Megan makes drafts of posts for me because she puts hilarious titles and comments in the post. The title of which I am leaving. I have no idea why she put “haters gonna hate” but I think it’s really funny.

Tapioca

Oh hey, I'm putting my shoes on.

So.  I probably shouldn’t be blogging at one in the morning because I have a hard enough time coming up with something to say without the added problem of sleep deprivation.  However, circumstances have lead to this moment and it is a moment I must seize.  Or else.

dress: Motherhood Maternity (2006); skirt: (gift) Old Navy (2009); espadrilles: (thrifted) Gap; necklaces: Forever 21, the pink glass marble one was my grandma's

 So my recent posts with long necklaces have made me feel like Millie Dillmount from Thoroughly Modern Millie.  Look at this video if you want to see what I mean (skip to 4:35 if you don’t want to watch the whole thing):

And this is me falling down.  Cause I’m clumsy like that.

Cause I'm a jazz baby.

it is the blessed sun

t-shirt: (secondhand) Target (I think?); undershirt: Down East Basics; dress as skirt: Forever 21, $10; espadrilles: PacSun; necklace: Forever 21, $3.80

I wore this on Thursday.  I bought this dress at Forever 21 because they were having a yellow tag sale and a bunch of maxi dresses were only $10!  I wish I’d bought more than one, actually, cause they cover my creepy legs and are so stinking comfortable.  Adrien bought two, and I’m trying to help her turn one of them into a knee-length dress with sleeves.  Wish me luck.  She’s pretty dang tall so it may get tricky.

However, since I only ended up buying one, I’m glad I got red.  I love pops (or gigantic swaths) of red… I have for many years now.  I wish it were an easier color to match other colors to, but I decided to metaphorically throw my hands in the air and just put on a t-shirt in another color that I love.  I dunno, I think it works.  It could be worse, right?

the color looks a little odd here but you get the idea, right? it's a big belly.

Also, I’m getting huge.  I can’t believe I’ve got two months left.  A lady at the thrift store today told me I was ready to pop.  Ha.

Come further in…

pink t-shirt: Down East Basics (really old); elastic waist skirt: Etsy (AsianApparel); espadrilles: PacSun (super old)

 This is what I wore Sunday.  I didn’t wear it for very long, though.  My kids have been sick so I stayed home from church to take care of them.  I went to choir practice later and I felt like that was reason enough to get dressed!

I was slightly inspired by this dress at Anthropologie when I was getting dressed.  I also hadn’t worn this skirt in a while and thought it might still fit my pregnant body since the waistband is stretchy.  I don’t think it looks as good as it did in my head… Honestly, I haven’t found this skirt as versatile as I thought I would.  I think it might be because originally I wanted a slimmer, horizontally striped pencil skirt, but I don’t know.  However… I’ve seen a lot of other bloggers wearing an Asos skirt similar to mine lately, so maybe I’ll get some good inspiration from them!

p.s.  Did you read that description for the Asos skirt?  I hope that person never has to navigate the open sea, they’d be lost and gone forever.

Bring it on Home

striped shirt: H&M 2010; blue button down: borrowed from my husband; trench: Old Navy 2007; jeans: Gap; oxfords: thrifted

 I wore this on Saturday.  I have to be honest, though, I didn’t cuff the sleeves then.  I kinda wish I had – but I think the cuffs would look a little better if it were done a little more loosely/sloppily, but that’s just me.

Guys, I’m huge.  I probably shouldn’t even be trying to still squeeze into my regular clothes anymore, but I just can’t help myself.  I have an idea of what I want to wear, and I just don’t have a good striped maternity shirt or pair of maternity jeans or whathaveyou.  So… let the squeezing continue.

This is my spyface.

The incredible shrinking wardrobe

tunic: H&M; leggings: Walmart; tights (not shown): Assets, Motherhood Maternity; boots: Hot Topic (super old); scarf in hair: Target

What?  You say you’ve seen this outfit before? 

Yeah… turns out there’s a direct corellation between a growing belly and a shrinking wardrobe.  Whodathunkit?  So I’m trying really, really hard not to throw all my clothes in a pile and light a match… but honestly it’s getting difficult.

I just started my 28th week (7 months preggo) a few days ago and my doctor has given me a license to be a couch potato.  Um, not really, but since I went into premature labor with both my older kids, I am supposed to take it way, way easy from now on.  I thought it would be frustrating, but at this point it is not a struggle for me.  Yes, it’s annoying having a messy house cause I can’t keep up with my two older kids right now, but I still have the ability to bribe them to clean up after themselves, at least.    There’s always that silver lining…

p.s.  Can you tell I’m stretching this shirt way more than I was a couple weeks ago?  I just now noticed and it’s kinda freaking me out.