I am thoroughly enjoying my summer despite the 100 degree weather. Hence the lack of posting. But I’ve been taking pictures and here they are.
Complete outfit remix from here…
I am thoroughly enjoying my summer despite the 100 degree weather. Hence the lack of posting. But I’ve been taking pictures and here they are.
Complete outfit remix from here…
I have done several Polyvore sets with this dress with the intention of wearing it the following day. Something always came up and I had to change my planned outfit. But today was different. I planned on wearing this dress but didn’t create a set for fear of jinxing the outfit…again.
Have a great evening!
And she’s so simple and classic.
I stopped by the B&M and was a bit underwhelmed at the “new arrivals”. They did have the Mona Leather Pumps in Black and Taupe. I was able to try them on in black in a size 7. They fit TTS and have some light padding on the insole. The Taupe is a great neutral color IRL. I ordered the Taupe and the Suede in Wild Berry, one of my favorite J Crew colors.
One other online purchase this morning was the Jardin Skirt in Rich Purple. This is such a vibrant purple. I hope it’s the same IRL.
Any one else want to meet Mona?
Here are some recent OOTDs.
Loving the Perfect Linen shirts from J Crew. I am taking a 6 in all of them even though my normal size in the perfect shirts is an 8. The Summerweight Bermuda Shorts are my all-time favorite shorts. With the newer styles I take a size 8. The Look Through Wedges had an accident the day I wore these. A piece of wood chipped off! From the front! I think if I dirty that spot up a little it will blend in with the rest of the shoe. This was only the second time to wear them so I am quite disappointed.
Looking at this picture I think the tee might be the crewneck not v-neck. Either way it is the Vintage Cotton Tee which are another yearly staple for me. The Apothecary skirt has been one of my favorites and I love all the colors through-out it. The shoes were just a bad purchase. They fit weird and the back strap falls down a lot, even though it’s buckled on the last hole. There are just some shoes not meant for “Shoes-day”.
Another new staple in my summer wardrobe has been linen tees. I have a few from J Crew, which are quite see through. I recommend a tank top underneath. The ones from Zara are thin as well but can be worn without a tank underneath. I love this purple and it goes well with the purple in the Waterlily Floral Soiree Skirt. This skirt, in both colors, has been another happy purchase. Like the Apothecary skirt, there are so many colors in both skirts that sometimes it is hard to pick a top to wear with it. I think I will have brought the CPW of these Tory Burch flip-flops down to mere pennies by the end of the summer.
I have been trying to wear skirts and dresses this summer. They are just so quick and easy to wear and if you find some like the ones above, with many colors in them, you’ll have endless options to pair with them.
Have a great day!
Today was an eventful day that showed what was really valuable and precious to me. We are in a pretty bad drought and heat wave right now in Central Texas. Most of the area is in a burn ban and my neighborhood is in a Stage 4 water restrictions. This basically means outside watering one day a week, during specific times, with a water hose, no sprinkler and no watering on the weekends. It may not seem like much but when you have an acre of brown grass and gorgeous oak trees struggling to find water underground it matters a lot.
So imagine my shock and slight fear when The Boy calls out, “Mom, you gotta come see this.” and there is black smoke billowing up in the air behind my fence. A neighbor behind me, who has given the neighborhood HOA problems for many years, decided to burn trash and junk. Hoarding doesn’t even begin to describe the mess in and out of this person’s house and cars and he had just started a fire in an extreme drought and low water levels in our tanks and aquifer.
The Boy grabbed the video camera, because isn’t that what kids do these days. We are lucky he did because we were able to give it to the Fire Marshall who will try to build a case of arson against our neighbor.
I told The Boy to grab the pets and we left the house. I grabbed nothing. No shoes, clothes, bags, computers, pictures…nada, nothing, zilch. Because it’s all just stuff. I didn’t even have my wedding ring on. And it didn’t bother me. I wasn’t worried about anything in the house or the house itself, just my family.
We came home about a half hour later, when I didn’t see smoke in the air any longer. Luckily we only had minor damage on our back fence and along the fence line.
I’ll be back to posting on my stuff tomorrow. Because even though it’s “Just Stuff”, I love using it and it makes me feel good.