Thursday, December 17, 2009

day one hundred ten.






Day One Hundred Ten 12/16/2009 
Dress: White and Red Strapless Dress

Purchased From:  Circle Thrift
Year or Era Purchased:  Fall 2009
Price: $5
Accessories: Black boots, black tights, red scarf, black longsleeve shirt, black cardigan, black snearky snow boots, blue fingerless anchor gloves and, black ear flap hat and later in the day my red knit hat
Hair and Makeup:  pigtails, usual makeup 

Comments/Compliments/Complaints:  Michael asked what the dress was made of because the fabric is so hard, later in the day when I switched to my red hat someone said I looked like Mrs. Claus.  

Day: 



Today was another busy day but not as fun. We woke up and I had coffee with MIchael's Dad and we chatted until I had to go work. It was a super dog walk filled day, figures since it was also super cold outside.  I worked a lot, stopped home for lunch and worked some more.  I managed to squeeze in a Trader Joe's visit and a trip to Target.  My main purpose at Target was to  retrieve the little plastic piece on the Mr. Coffee machine that releases water/coffee into the pot when the pot puts pressure on it. This tiny stupid little piece broke on our coffee maker last week and I couldn't find anywhere online that sold just that piece.  So I was a very bad person and I stole the little piece from the display and now voila, the coffee maker is fixed.  Forgive me, I have sinned.  I spend an insane amount of money at Target and feel like they can at least give me this one.  I'll be very happy not to have to french press the coffee tomorrow morning. Maybe I'll pretend I'm in a Jetsons episode when I press the brew button.  Fancy.  After dabbling in petty theft I dragged my sorry ass to the gym, the second day in a row in quite some time. I am taking it back.  There was a short period of time in my life where I started enjoying the gym and going four times a week without complaint.  I want that back.   


I came home and made a dinner of marinated and sauteed seitan, peppers, onions and mushrooms with tzatziki sauce, pita bread and a tomato feta salad.  I probably negated all of my hard work at the gym by consuming that dinner.  Oh well.  Our dishwasher randomly stopped working last night so Michael investigated by cursing at it a lot.  He eventually diagnosed the problem and we'll order the part we need and replace it. I have no idea how he does stuff like this, it's foreign to me.  I can't even fathom how to start doing something like.  Not that I failed metal shop or anything, I mean please don't forget I did fix the coffee machine today.


I really really want to go take a shower and put my hair in curlers but that smacks of so much effort at the moment I might have to postpone the event.  


Today's dress is some weird handmade thing found at Circle Thrift.  The red color ran onto the white but that kind of thing doesn't really bother me and maybe I'll get up the energy to dye it at some point.  I wore it stains and all today but not before ripping off the ugly straps and turning into a strapless odd masterpiece.  It's really kind of weird and unflattering and even a little uncomfortable since the fabric is so stiff but I still really like it. Novelty is so not lost on me.   It was recold (instead of saying the word retarded, which I know is evil an mean, I will just put re in front of the word, hence one step closer to not using that word, or maybe not) today so I layered and bundled and this dress just happened to be one of the layers.   I am really into red lately.  I didn't realize how many red dresses I actually owned until I did this blog.  A new red scarf and hat are certainly fueling my red love.  I dug my snow boots from the back of the closet for added warmth.  I forgot how silly they are. They're like slightly platformy sneakers with snow boots attached to them.  They're from Target.  See, see how much I shop at Target.   I also wore a Strawberry Shortcake necklace I've had since I was a wee lad.   If this dress was softer I'd probably wear it a lot.  I love the weird woven red parts.  I wish I knew who made it.  


bed. or shower and rag curls and then bed. i don't know. 









Tuesday, December 15, 2009

day one hundred and nine.


If I directed movies I'd dress like this. Dork.




Day One Hundred and Nine 12/15/2009 
Dress: Grey and Black Stripey Cotton A-line Dress

Purchased From:  Clothing Swap, I think it's from Target
Year or Era Purchased:  Fall 2009
Price: $0
Accessories: Black boots, black tights, red scarf, super nerdy sunglasses, grey cardigan
Hair and Makeup:  Pulled back because it's pretty dirty, usual makeup with

Comments/Compliments/Complaints:  none

Day: 



Man alive is this dress a sweatpants dress.  It is too big, made of sweatpants material, not super flattering and very blah.  That being said, I love it.  Again I wore the same cardigan two days in a row.  I need to up my cardigan wardrobe.   I knew today was a crazy long day and I wanted to be comfortable.  I walked lots of dogs, picked up Sue and Jake from the airport, went back to the dermatologist, grocery shopped, and went to the gym all before coming home to meet up with Michael and my father-in-law for dinner at Memphis Taproom.  Whew. I am exhausted.  Goodnight.

Monday, December 14, 2009

day one hundred and eight.






Day One Hundred and Eight 12/14/2009 
Dress: Vintage White and Black Daisy Dress

Purchased From:  Hmmm. maybe Thrifty Fox
Year or Era Purchased:  1994/5/6?
Price: $3-8
Accessories: Black boots, black tights, dyed slip underneath so lace pops out, red knit hat, grey cardigan
Hair and Makeup:  down and curled, usual makeup with a touch of lips

Comments/Compliments/Complaints:  Some dude honked his horn at me so I would look at him so he could tell me he liked my hat.  I think two more people complimented my hat too.  I got it yesterday. Yay.

Day: 



Today marks sixteen years since Mr. Michael asked me to be his girlfriend.  Cute. I may have also owned this dress for almost the same amount of time.  It is falling apart like crazy and held together with safety pins and new stitches. It needs a full on stiching overhaul.  I have to get on it. It also has an insane amount of stains all over it from who knows what.  I might have bought it this way, I can't remember.  I used to have this huge thing for anything daisies so I know I was wicked excited when I bought this dress. I wore it with a slip underneath today since it's a little see through and since I thought I was going to the dermatologist for my last patch text check but I totally suck and didn't get there in time. Oh well. I also wore my newly purchased hat and I love it.  It's from Forever 21 and cost a mere $6.80.  Awesome.  I snagged a red scarf at the swap so now I have matching outerwear accessories. Today was pretty boring and worked filled but now I am awaiting the arrival of my fabulous husband so we can go eat Indian food and drink wine and be cute.  Yup. 

Sunday, December 13, 2009

day one hundred and seven.






Day One Hundred and Seven 12/13/2009 
Dress: Black and White H&M Tweed Shift Dress

Purchased From:  Free at a Clothing Swap
Year or Era Purchased:  Fall 2009
Price: $0
Accessories: Green tights, fox necklace, orange cardigan (yes, same as yesterday), black boots 
Hair and Makeup:  down and wavy, usual makeup 

Comments/Compliments/Complaints:  Several compliments on the fox necklace, Michael loved the dress

Day: 



We woke up so early today to go meet friends Heather and Jon and Heather's Mom for a crazy buffet breakfast at the Coleman Restaurant.  I actually woke up at 7:45 on a Sunday morning and got out of the house on time.  I was happy to have today's dress from the clothing swap because it was a little fancy and a little casual and it has pockets.  I wanted to wear a black cardigan but I couldn't find it in my several piles of clothing.  Yes, it should be in a closet but no, it's not.  Sorry.   We had a lovely breakfast that involved some serious eating.  The omelet station was my favorite and I had an asparagus, cheedar, swiss, wild mushroom and olive omelet.  I topped it with more asparagus and some artichokes from the grilled vegetable section.  I kind of want another one right now.  After our almost two hour gluttonous breakfast Michael and I did some Christmas shopping and it was actually fun.   After several hours we came home and lounged about watching too many episodes of Criminal MInds.  I actually got hungry again so I made us some tomato soup and grilled cheese with veggie bacon and we played Words With Friends and then watched Dexter(woah!).  I am so very tired from my early morning excursion so now it is time for a shower and then bed.  Yup.  

Saturday, December 12, 2009

day one hundred and six.






Day One Hundred and Six 12/12/2009 
Dress: Brown Strapless H&M Cotton Dress

Purchased From:  Free at a Clothing Swap
Year or Era Purchased:  Fall 2009
Price: $0
Accessories: Turquoise tights, crazy pattern boots, orange cardigan, octopus t-shirt, orange beanie, 
Hair and Makeup:  pigtails, usual makeup 

Comments/Compliments/Complaints:  Michael likes the shirt and the combination of the dress/shirt, a random Fishtown teenager complimented my boots

Day: 



Again I find myself just wanting to crawl into bed and avoid writing this blog.  It has been a lovely day I have to say and I'd like to go laze about until I fall into an abyss of sleepytime. Tomorrow we must arise and drive to Landsdale for breakfast with friends.  


The dress I wore today was one of my clothing swap finds from this past Thursday.  It's super comfortable and I since I like to pair strapless dresses with undershirts I did so with my awesome octopus shirt so the octopus would be showcased perfectly.  The shirt was purchased at my friend Sam's store, The Point.  I really like this dress and I"m so glad I went to the swap and made it my own.  


I spent the day being lazy and lounging, made some pancakes and then decorated for Christmas.  It was nice and exactly what I wanted.  Michael and I then watched Marley & Me and went to the Sidecar Bar for dinner and so I could get a dark smokey beer like I've been craving, so not like me, weird.  I got a Old Engine Oil and ate some truffle mashed potatoes and a crispy goat cheese salad.  Dinner was super yum, as was the beer.  I guess we had a little unintended date night, cute.  Now it's time to power up with sleep for tomorrow's crazy buffet breakfast.  Weekend of gluttony equals fabulous.



Friday, December 11, 2009

day one hundred and five.




This is my bloggy area, complete with blurred out mess.


Day One Hundred and Five 12/11/2009 
Dress: Vintage Turquoise Waitress Dress

Purchased From:  Circle Thrift when it was next to Rocket Cat
Year or Era Purchased:  2007
Price: $4
Accessories: yellow tights, black mary janes, black fabric belt, yellow scarf
Hair and Makeup:  double braids pulled back into a bun covered with a scarf

Comments/Compliments/Complaints:  Client compliment but it was freezing so barely anyone even saw underneath my bundle of outerwear. 

Day: 


I am going to bed. Today's picture will have to do. Tomorrow I will tell you about my boring day and staying in night with a few more sentences. Or not. It was boring but I loved it.  The dress is thrift/vintage/pocketed and waitress style, one of my favorite styles.  Yup. 

Thursday, December 10, 2009

day one hundred and four.






Day One Hundred and Four 12/10/2009 
Dress: Purple 70s Disco Dress

Purchased From:  Unknown Thrift Store
Year or Era Purchased:  2005 or 2006
Price: $3-5
Accessories: grey tights, grey knee socks, crazy pattern boots, black cardigan
Hair and Makeup:  Hair down, usual makeup

Comments/Compliments/Complaints:  Rachel said the dress was fabulous, she liked the color and it reminded her of her Mom's wedding dress.   Maybe some other people too, I can't remember. 

Day: 



Today's dress is one of those dresses I've owned forever and bought as a novelty.  Again with the purple, damn you purple, you win.  I like you. Fine.  I think I actually like this crazy dress too.  It's a little crazy shimmery and sure did not match the cold ass weather of today but it brightened my mood whenever it popped out of the bottom of my coat. 


I am exhausted.  Today started and never stopped.  I worked, took the car to Just Tires for new tires, Christmas shopped, worked more, came home and cleaned a little, did the trash and recycling, made dinner for Michael and then went to my very first clothing swap where I scored sooooo many awesome pieces of clothing including like five dresses. Word.  I should write more with lots of detail because it was fun but man alive I think my bed is calling my name in the loudest possible manner.  Goodnight! 

 
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