Three Weeks in September

Hi there. With this post I will actually be caught up with outfit posts for the first time in weeks. After getting back from Vegas I have socialized every weekend but the last one, and for somebody who is as much of a homebody as me it's been fun but sort of exhausting. And in two weeks I am going to take my nieces to visit my Aunt and Uncle in New Mexico over Fall break. I think the next vacation I take will be an at home affair.

I noticed when I was looking up the "last seen" for what I wore the last three weeks that I tend to wear the same outfits withing a few days of each other. I'm not sure how this happens. Maybe some outfits subconsciously lead me to other outfits? I'm not sure why it happens, only that it happens with regularity. One of life's little mysteries that I never would have wondered about if I hadn't started this blog. And on that note, onto the clothes.

September 6

Top: 89th & Madison - Last seen here (4th outfit)  Skirt: Banana Republic - Last seen here (1st outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelets: Chicos  Necklace: Etsy
September 7

Dress: Ann Taylor - Last seen here (1st outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: GH  Bracelet: Mom Necklace: Etsy

September 8 - Yeah, no idea whats up with the faces.
    

Top: Alfani - Last seen here (1st outfit)  Skirt: Merona - Last seen here (3rd outfit) Cardigan: J Crew - Hand me down from T

The Stuff

Earrings: Chicos  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: Mom

September 9 - I was at a farewell party for someone else's boobies.

Top: Ann Taylor Loft - Last seen here (2nd outfit)  Jeans: Chicos - Last seen here (5th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: GH  Bracelet: Chicos  Necklace: Etsy

September 12

Top: Banana Republic - Retail 2015 (?)  Skirt: Talbots - Last seen here (6th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from Mom  Bracelet: Pier 1 1990's (?)  Necklace: Gift

September 13

Dress: Chicos - Last seen here (7th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelet: Chicos  Necklace: Etsy

September 14 - Outfit and laugh repeat from July.
    

Top: Ralph Lauren - Last seen here (2nd outfit)  Skirt: George - Last seen here (2nd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelet: Mom Necklace Gift

September 15 - No idea what's up with these faces but different light = different color top and different posture = different fit
     

Top: Lilla P - Last seen here (1st outfit)  Skirt: Apt 9 - Last seen here (4th outfit)

The Stuff

Necklace: Online  Earrings: GH  Bracelet: Chicos

September 16 - Not sure about the pout but maybe because it's Saturday and I'm at work?
     

Top: Ann Taylor - Last seen here (3rd outfit)  Jeans: Levis - Last seen here (5th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelet: Mom  Necklace: Etsy

September 19

Dress: Talbots - Last seen here (4th outfit)  Cardigan: Liz Claiborne - Bought here in June

The Stuff

Necklace: Rosetta  Earrings: Mom  Bracelet: Jennifer

September 20 - With random beam of light
   

Top: Banana Republic - Hand me down from T and haven't been tracking  Cardigan: French Connection - Last seen here (4th outfit)  Skirt: Provence d amour - Last seen here (1st outfit)

The Stuff

Necklace: Online  Earrings and Bracelet: Mom

September 21

Top: Gap - Last seen here (12th outfit)  Skirt: White House Black Market - Last seen here (1st outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Mom  Bracelet: Rosetta  Necklace: Gift

September 22

Top: Jones New York - Last seen here (6th outfit) Cardigan: Dana Buchman - Last seen here (4th outfit)  Skirt: Jones New York - Last seen here (6th outfit)

The Stuff

Necklace: Online Earrings and Bracelet: Mom

September 23

Top: Banana Republic - Hand me down from T  Jeans: Levis - last seen here (6th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: GH  Bracelet: Chicos  Necklace: Etsy

And there's three weeks worth of outfits.
As always thank you to blog photographer BB!!!

See you soon.

Here Comes the Rain Again

And POP goes the lid off the pressure cooker of Tucson. Yes ladies and gentlemen, it rained today!!!
It teased yesterday, clouds rolled in, wind whipped up, thunder was heard in the distance, the air itself carried the scent of it but nothing but a few lonely drops came of it. The only proof today that those drops fell were the outlines in dust on our cars. It started again this afternoon, clouds were building on all sides.

Big fluffy white ones and solid dark gray ones. I spent most of the afternoon in a state of hopeful suspense. If you couldn't tell by now, I love the rain and the first monsoon rain of the year is the best. I was very much hoping to experience it from my front porch. My mom, who had borrowed my car, came by around 6:30 so that I could drop her and her dog off at her house. The minute I opened the door of the car big fat drops began falling from the sky. I managed to get the door shut before the sky opened up in earnest. I hoped I could make it home before it stopped and it poured all the way to my mom's house. It was still pouring on my way back when I got rear-ended in a right hand turn lane. It was pouring in the parking lot that I and the person who hit me pulled into. It was pouring when I looked at my bumper, didn't see any damage and decided to let it go and drove away. It was pouring when I stopped at the store to pick up cream for our coffee tomorrow. It had stopped pouring when I made it back out into the parking lot. I drove home in a drizzle and by the time I put away the cream it had stopped raining. Oh well, there's always next time. Maybe it will rain tomorrow night. If it does I will be on my porch.

Here are three frugal things I've done recently.

1. I used the ingredients I purchased more than a week ago to finally make a quiche. Prevented food wast and made lunch for a couple of days.

2. I brought some gifted homegrown tomatoes and basil and some store bought mozzarella for my sister-in-law when we visited her.

3. I remembered to turn off both fans in my bedroom during the day to save on electricity. I do leave the ceiling fans in the living room on during the day since the animals hang out there.

And now for a short weeks worth of outfits.

July 5

Top: J Jill - Last seen here (4th outfit)  Skirt: Micheal by Micheal Kors - Last seen here (6th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Online  Necklace: Rosetta  Bracelet: Mom

July 6
      

Top: Ralph Lauren - Thrifted 2015(?)  Skirt: George - Last seen here (7th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Unicef (?)  Bracelet: Mom

July 7 - Repeat outfit from almost exactly a year ago but this skirt is in the donate bag now. It rode up on my waist all day, if I have to constantly adjust it's a clothing deal breaker.

Top: Banana Republic - Last seen here (11th outfit)  Skirt: Bebe - Last seen here (1st outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Etsy  Necklace: Unicef  Bracelet: Jennifer

July 8

Top: Ann Taylor - Last seen here (3rd outfit) Jeans: Chicos - Last seen here (5th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: GH  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: Mom

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

See you soon!

I'm Melting, Melting!

Hi there. Sorry for the extended blog silence. Life gets in the way sometimes, and so does learning that a shared Google album will only hold up to 2000 pictures at a time. Live and learn. The past three weeks seem to have flown by, probably due to Summer Reading being in full swing. Summer brings a different pace to the days at work and it can take some getting used to. So can the heat, have I mentioned that it's hot outside?  As I sit here typing at 4 in the afternoon the weather app on my phone says it is currently 111 degrees outside, but it "feels like" 107.  I'm not sure about that "feels like", past a certain point all is feels like is an oven. Since I have three weeks worth of outfit pictures to catch up on I'll keep it short.

Here are three frugal things I've done recently:
1. I filled out the form to get mileage reimbursement at work for May.
2. I shopped with a list last week and prepped all of my veggies when I got home! Yay for no food waste.
3. I made an appointment to get my oil changed. Regular maintenance helps to prevent unexpected expenses down the road.

And now for the clothes.

May 31
  
Dress: Max Studio last seen here in October (5th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Hand me down from Mom  Bracelet: UNICEF

June 1

Top: Banana Republic - Last seen here (7th outfit)  Skirt: Odille - Last seen here, last May (3rd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Necklace: Rosetta Bracelets: Hand me down from Jen

June 2

Dress: Chicos - Last seen here (3rd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Pin: Hand me downs from Mom   Bracelet: Not pictured - Mom

June: 3

Top: Gap - Thrifted in 2015  Jeans: Levis - Last seen here (9th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelet: Hand me downs from Mom

June 6 - Not sure what I was looking at
  
Top: H&M - Last seen here in August (4th outfit)  Skirt: Ann Taylor - Last seen here, last May (4th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Grandma T  Cuff: Thrifted

June 7

Top: Classiques - Last seen here, last May (3rd outfit)  Skirt: Talbots - Last seen here in October (6th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from Mom  Necklace: Gift Bracelet: Mom

June 8 - Outfit repeat from July 2016
  
Top: Banana Republic - Last seen here (3rd outfit)  Skirt: Tahari -Last seen here (3rd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelet: Mom  Necklace: Chicos

June 9 - Full outfit repeat from May 2016

Top: Peck & Peck - Last seen here (3rd outfit)  Skirt: IN Studio - Last seen here (5th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelet: Mom  Necklace: Etsy

June 10

Top: Coldwater Creek - Thrifted 2015  Jeans: Levis - Last seen here (4th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Old, don't remember  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: Gift from C

June 13 - My mom did not like this sweater with this skirt, she thinks the greens clash.
  
Cardigan: Ann Taylor Loft - Last seen here (2nd outfit) Skirt: Alfani - Last seen here in September (2nd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Mom  Necklace: Retail  Bracelet: Gift

June 14 - Action shot
  
Top: Banana Republic - Last seen here (9th outfit)  Skirt: Alfani - Last seen here April 2016 (2nd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Necklace: Vintage- Bought in 1990s   Bracelet: Mom

June 15 - Outfit repeat from NOLA

Dress: Isaac Mizrahi for Target - Last seen here  Cardigan: Chicos - Last seen here 

The Stuff

Earrings: Retail  Necklace: Gift from the GH  Bracelet: Chicos

June 16 - Outfit repeat from April 2016

Top: Merona - Last seen here (2nd outfit)  Skirt: George - Last seen here (2nd outfit)  Cardigan: Mossimo - Last seen here (14th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelet: Mom

June 17 With bonus action shot
 
Top: Banana Republic - Retail 2014(?)  Jeans: Levis - Last seen here (2nd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from the GH  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: Mom

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

See you soon!