effortless: calling for, requiring, or showing little to no effort

You know what irritates me? I am not one of those spontaneously stylish people who wears piles of jewelry just because they feel like it. I buy it, love it, hang it up in a pretty places and admire it, but almost never wear it. No jewelry in these pictures. Zilch. Probably hasn't been for the last 10 posts. And because I absolutely can't stand to sleep in jewelry I don't really have any "signature" pieces or anything that I never take off. Apparently effortlessness isn't very me.

Another non-effortless thing I do: I totally lay out my outfits the night before, because if I don't I'm almost ALWAYS late. Maybe I should start laying out the jewelry too hmmmm...

Basically, I put a lot of work into looking like I didn't try very hard, which is a ridiculous oxymoron. Soon I'll be having to PRACTICE doing that ultra-cool thing where you just wear your jacket sitting on your shoulders...

wearing: cape-asos, dress&sweater-forever21, tights-commando, boots-gojane

gatsby dog-blogger's own

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse

the times they are a-changin

This weekend was possibly one of the best I've had in months. Three days of fun and family that were seriously needed. The rundown of good things I was blessed with are pretty long, but I'll highlight the big ones.

1) The best shopping trip ever! I don't see my family a whole lot anymore, so a whole day of shopping with my mom was such a treat, and it seemed like all the good deals and cutest shoes were just coming our way. I took home so many great finds (and so did my Mom...too bad we don't live close so we can't share).

I can't wait to wear them all!

2) The Kindle Darrell bought me for my birthday finally came! Sounds small, I know, but whenever I managed to download 5 books for $15, I was pretty thrilled.

3) I got some really fantastic work-life news.

4) We got another puppy! I already have my little maltese-poodle mix Gatsby, and ever since we had to separate him and my former roommate's dog I've felt like he needed a playmate. (Plus, Darrell has sort of been wanting a more manly breed of canine.) Enter Daisy - The Great Gatsby's love interest in the book - a beagle basset hound mix that completely stole our hearts.

I'm also loving being able to mix in some transitional clothing.

wearing : military jacket-target, dress-forever21, platforms-jessica simpson

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse