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)

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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)

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Earrings: GH  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: Rosetta

February 8
                    

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

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Earrings: GH  Necklace: Gift  Bracelet: Jennifer

February 9

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

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Earrings: Gift  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: GH

February 10

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

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Earrings: Penny  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelet: Mom

February 13

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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Earrings: Rosetta  Necklace and Bracelet: Mom

February 17

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

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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.

Fall is Coming - Two Weeks of Roundup

Hi there. Here I am another year older. Birthdays normally don't bother me much and I had a great day but I also fell into a sort of funk afterwards hence the lack of blog post last week.  The first day of Autumn is coming right up and I am exceedingly grateful. The mornings have been almost chilly for the past few days, despite the fact that it's supposed to top 100 degrees today and tomorrow. I am looking forward to sweater weather and the great wardrobe switch.  All of my not hot weather clothing currently resides in tubs under my bed and in the closet in my office. In a few weeks I will be able to pull them out and pack away the hot weather clothing. In the meantime I have started to re-wear more of the things that have already appeared on the blog, in different combination of course. Now on to the clothes.

September 7
  

Cardigan: Talbots - Thrift 2015  Jeans: Levis - last worn here (3rd outfit)

Detail shot of the sequin covered cardigan. Does it say old lady? Not sure and don't care.

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Earrings, necklace, ring and bracelet: Aunt Rosetta

September 8 - Different lighting
   

Top: Ralph Lauren - last seen here (1st outfit)  Skirt: Alfani - Thrift 201?

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Earrings: Gift from brother 20??  Bracelet: Gift from Reyna 20??

September 9 - With an action shot
    

Top: Banana Republic last seen here (1st outfit)  Skirt: Foxxy - hand me down from Jewels 2015

September 10 - The birthday dress and shoes  GH called it my Mad Men outfit
   

Dress: Nine West - Thrift 2015  Shoes: Marc Fisher - Burlington Coat Factory 2016 ($20)

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Earrings: Etsy  Bracelet: UNICEF  Necklace: Grandmother

September 13

Dress: Ann Taylor Loft - Thrift 201?  Cardigan: Ann Taylor - Thrift 2014

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Earrings: Etsy  Bracelet: NY & Co - Retail 20??  Necklace: Online

September 15 - Yep I skipped day I was sick and only worked 3 hours on Wednesday so no pictures.

Dress: Studio M - Thrift 20??  Tank Top: Charlotte Russe - Retail 20??

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Earrings: Chicos - Retail 2013  Necklace: Gift  Bracelet: Mom

September 16

Skirt: Josephine Chaus - last seen here (1st outfit of the blog!)

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Earrings: Gift from the GH  Bracelet: Chicos - Retail 2012

September 17

Top: Chicos - Retail 2013  Jeans: Levis - last seen here (3rd outfit)

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Earrings and Bangles: Chicos - Retail 2013

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

See you soon!