Yesterday was very nasty and of course, I had to run a bunch of errands.  I am trying to gear up the house so that I won’t have to buy groceries or do much to the house for the next month.  It will be a crazy month.  To run these errands, I guarded my clothes with my rains boots and nice rain jacket, which isn’t picked.  It was the ultimate comfort clothes for shopping & fun!

Shirt: Goodwill many years ago

Cardigan: Kohls

Jeans: Guess via Ross

Rainboots: Target

School has definitely taken up most of my time and therefore the post have been a little more spread out.  I will try to post as often as possible.  It has also been hard because of my normal craft time has been turned into my studying time and I’ve been spending tons of time in work out clothes.  However, I did dress up and look nice for once.  The hubby and I had lunch together at home.  He decided to come home for lunch because I had work the previous three nights at work and he was going away on a backpacking trip.  I really tried to do something different and use fashion inspiration, tips & advice from A, E, & S at Academichic, Clare at Between Laundry Days, and the ladies at Musing Around to help guide what I wore.

Too bad you can see my bra strap.  Oops. I didn’t notice until the picture was taken and then my dog kept getting into the way.

Cami: Kohls

Shirt: Had for ages, I refashioned it

Black Belt: Actually a ribbon I had around

Skirt: Target

Knee Socks: Target

Shoes: Blowfish via DSW

To break up and just add a little bit of personal info, my dog is interesting being.  He is wonderful, but he has really bad separation anxiety.  One of the things that the behaviorist and friends told us to do was give him a stuff animal that smells like you and let him sleep with it.  We gave him an old pig I’ve had for ages and in fact, I don’t know how I acquired it.  This pig goes with him everywhere.  He always cares him by either his neck or head, which is interesting considering my dog is only 20 pounds.  The one thing we have told him is how to fetch his pig (no we are not throwing the pig), not kill the pig and love on the pig.  Any ways, today he decided to carry the pig down the stairs and drop him half way.  It completely look like the pig jumped off the top of our stairs and landed.  I had to take a picture and here it is!  I hope you enjoy!

I’ve done a lot of driving this week.  I have to travel to and from work, which is about a 45 min commute one way four times this week and I went to visit a friend for her birthday, who lives two hours away.  In one day, I spent about 6 hours in the car.  I really wanted to be a comfortable, so I came up with this combo.  The ultimate comfortable wear: nice light day hikers, comfortable jeans, t-shirt, and a cardigan made out of sweater shirt material.  YAY!  It almost felt like I was in pajamas all day!

T-Shirt: Forever 21
Cardigan: Target
Jeans: Daisy Fuentes via Kohls
Shoes: Keens via REI

With Valentine’s Day coming up, I thought it was necessarily to do an inspired clothing.  This year the hubby & I aren’t really doing anything special nor do we make a “big” deal out of Valentine’s Day.  We usually just go out to dinner and get each other something small.  I think this year we are just doing a date night.  Any ways, I have really gotten into this robot kick and I saw this illustrated work and just had to do an inspired clothing off it of.  The art work is in Vol. 25′s shop.

Top: Forever 21: Rebel Chic Necklace Shirt

Jeans: Old Navy: Wide Leg Trouser Jeans

Earrings: Royal Countess:  Mini Perfect Circle Earrings

Ring #1: Ringaling by Beth: Sea Urchin Sparkle

Ring #2: Shop Kim: Black Out Ring

Shoes: Forever 21: Zipper Tape Flats

Clutch: Old Navy: Faux Leather Wristlet

I always wonder what people wear on their typical Saturday, where they have to run errands, spend hours on your feet, etc.  This is what I normally wear or some version of it when we are running around town.

The funny thing about this outfit is it is all from Target, except the necklaces & wedding band.  I normally don’t do that on my days off.

My older sister has been having some problems with clothing.  She lives in rural Ohio and is not able to shop when she can.  She enlisted me to help her.  She gave me the following specifications that she wanted:

Here is what I came up with:

Dress: Old Navy: Raw Hem Jersey Dress

Sweater: Old Navy: Belted Wrap Cardigan

Tights: Target: Opaque Tights-Iron Grey

Boots: Piperlime: R2 Dayna

Necklace: Forever 21: Mesmerizing Beaded Necklace

In our old apartment, we had red and gold curtains that matched our color scheme very well; however, in the new house, we do not have enough curtains for all of the windows.  The house did come with these valences that are wonderful, but do not add any added pop to the living room.  They blend into the walls very well.  So my mother in law gave me the idea to take the old curtains and redo the valences.  Six months later, I finally did it, of course, with her help.

I definitely like the pop of the “new” valences.  It adds another dimension to the room.  (By the way, I did end up watering that poor plant.)  Now, I just have to make the curtains for the dining room.

Many of you have probably heard of the 101 things to complete in 1001 days.  Well, if not, it is a list of 101 things you would like to complete in 1001 days.  I have a list and love the challenge, even though at times I wonder why I started it.  I have anything between putting a light fixture up to sewing a shirt to starting graduate school.  One of the things on this list is make a bird case veil.  I don’t know why I added it to the list.  I guess because I think they are neat.  I found all the materials that I needed in my extra sewing material, so I made it today.  I used the tutorial by Hip Hostess, located here.  The tutorial was easy to use, simple and took barely any time at all.  I would definitely add a little comb to the back of it, if I was really going to wear it.

I recently had a friend that just had a baby.  I saw her, right afterward; however, I then got sick.  Considering I was sick and then the holidays came, I didn’t see her for a few weeks.  Today, I get to go out to lunch with her.  I am completely excited!  I know I just wore this sweater last week, but this week, it has been SO COLD and I needed something to keep me extra warm!  Therefore this sweater was the key.

Sweater: Old Navy

Dress: Espresso via Ross

Jeans: Guess via Ross

Shoes: Blowfish via DSW

Necklace: Charlotte Russe