Catch Up Part 2: Things I Receive

Hi there. When I started this blog in April of 2016 I was in the habit of going thrifting every month or so. Sometimes I would go two or even three months between thrift store visits but still semi regularly.  Part of the impetus for starting this blog was to show that you can have fun with fashion on the cheap. It turns out that the last time I went thrifting was in June of last year. The main culprit for my lack of thrifting is that my best friend did a massive closet clean out last year and I was the recipient of a ton of great hand me downs. I do try to wear all of my new to me clothing that is seasonal before getting more and I am still working my way through the current stash of hand me downs. That being said I am feeling the urge to wander through a couple of my favorite thrift stores and I may break down and do that over the long weekend.

I also occasionally receive things from patrons at my library. On Saturday I was given the prettiest rose. It's called a tie dye rose and while it has almost no scent it is pretty amazing to look at. It was a small gesture that absolutely made my day.

And now for the last two weeks of outfits.

February 6
                  

Dress: Studio M - Last seen here in September of 2016?! (5th outfit)

The Stuff

Necklace: Gift  Earrings: Chicos  Bracelet: Mom

February 7

Top: Ann Taylor Loft - Last seen here (3rd outfit)  Pants: Gloria Vanderbilt - Last seen here (12th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: GH  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: Rosetta

February 8
                    

Top: 3 Dots - Last seen here (15th outfit)  Skirt: Focus Lifestyle - Last seen here (1st outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: GH  Necklace: Gift  Bracelet: Jennifer

February 9

Top: Banana Republic - T hand me down  Skirt: BCBG Max Azria - Last seen here (3rd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: GH

February 10

Cardigan: Elle - Last seen here (5th outfit)  Jeans: Chicos - Last seen here (7th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Penny  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: Mom

February 13

Top: Chicos - Last seen here (5th outfit)  Jeans: Chicos - Last seen above

The Stuff

Earrings: Penny  Necklace: Online  Bracelet: Mom

February 14
               

Sweater: St Johns Bay - Last seen here (5th outfit)  Pants: Banana Republic - Last seen here (8th outfit)

The Stuff

Necklace and Earrings: Rosetta  Bracelets: Gift from Carol

February 15

Sweater: Croft & Barrow - Last seen here (4th outfit)  Jeans: Levis - Last seen here (5th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Rosetta  Necklace and Bracelet: Chicos

February 16 - Forgot actual outfit pics but got some Leo and me shots
  

Sweater: INC - Last seen here (4th outfit)  Jeans: Levis - Last seen here (1st outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Rosetta  Necklace and Bracelet: Mom

February 17

Sweater: Banana Republic - Hand me down from T  Jeans: Chicos - Last seen above

The Stuff

Necklace: Etsy  Earrings: Mom


I did manage to get pictures of the last round of hand me downs as well of some hand me down jewelry from my Mother-in-law.

                                                                  Earrings from Penny

  
Cardigans and Sweaters from T

  
T-shirts from T

  
More tops and some miscellaneous stuff. I have not tried the bathing suit on yet.

And that pretty much wraps up the blog catch-up.

As always thank you to fabulous blog photographers BB and Mr. DC.

See you soon.

Wonderful, Miraculous, Marvelous, Amazing, Astounding.

Hi there. I use the word awesome too much. I realized this today when I used it twice in different responses to one Facebook post. As a result of this seeming limitation in my vocabulary I pulled out my handy thesaurus. Now I think that I am need of a newer thesaurus. The one I pulled out does not contain the word awesome. Instead I looked up the word wonderful, which, according to my circa 1985 Roget's Thesaurus, is related to or synonymous with the words in the title of this post. I love the fact that language constantly evolves, even though it occasionally makes me feel old.

I seem to be running behind again in my blogging but I hope to be caught up by next week.

Three frugal things I've done recently:
1.  Immediately replaced the sun tea jar that I cracked while putting a free bottle of grapefruit prosecco in the fridge. I could have been even more frugal and searched thrift stores for one instead of buying new at Target, but that would take time and this is prime sun tea season. The GH and I go through a gallon every day or two and by brewing it at home it not only tastes better than anything pre-made, it only costs us pennies a glass.

2. Went for my annual mole check with my Dermatologist. When billed I will pay with my HSA card. This may not seem very frugal but, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Having had a precancerous mole removed at the age of 20 I would much rather catch any potential problems early, when treatment is generally minimally invasive.

3.  I brought the cherries that weren't being eaten at home to work, where they were all devoured.

And now on to my outfits from the middle two weeks of July.

July 11

Top: Gap - Thrifted here in June  Skirt: Focus - Last seen here (3rd outfit) last June

The Stuff

Earrings: Unicef  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: Mom

July 12 - Full outfit repeat from last August

Top: Carole Little- Last seen here (6th outfit)  Skirt: St Johns Bay - Last seen here (1st outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Mom (?)  Bracelet: Gift  Necklace: Etsy

July 13 - Full outfit repeat from last October

Top: Simply Vera - Last seen here (3rd outfit)  Skirt: Mossimo - Last seen here (3rd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Mom  Necklace and Bracelet: Rosetta  Diamond pendant: Mom

July 14 - Faces
  

Dress: Z Studio - Last seen here (4th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Chicos  Bracelet: Susie

July 15 - Faces again
  

Top: Ann Taylor Loft - Thrifted 2015 (?)  Jeans: Levis - Last seen here (4th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelet: Mom Necklace: Online

July 18 - Bonus action shot with great sky
  

Top: Ann Taylor - Last seen here (5th outfit)  Skirt: Banana Republic - Thrifted here in June

The Stuff

Earrings: Mom  Bracelet: GH

July 19 - I have no idea what I was looking at in the 1st picture
  

Dress: Banana Republic - Last seen here (14th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Necklace: Mom  Bracelet: Chicos

July 20

Dress: Ann Taylor Loft - Last seen here in NOLA  Sweater: Saks 5th Ave - Last seen here (1st outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Mom  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: Chicos

July 21 - Squinty smiles, it was bright out!
  

Top: Coldwater Creek - Last seen here (2nd outfit)  Skirt: Coldwater Creek- Bought here in June

The Stuff

Earrings: Chicos  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: Mom

July 22

Top: NY&Co - Bought here in June  Jeans: Chicos - Last seen here (4th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: Unicef

As always thank you to blog photographers, BB, Mr DC, and the GH.

See you soon!