April 2018

So yeah, still a slacker of a blogger here. I've spent the last hour trying to figure out how to get my free audiobooks off of the Overdrive app on my phone and onto my desktop. After a bunch of random clicking and mostly fruitless Google searches I think that I've managed to get those books onto my desktop iTunes. If the word free caught your eye and you are interested in YA audiobooks, just google Audiobook Sync. Every week they offer two free audiobooks that you can keep. In an effort to make the most of the free things offered by my library I also downloaded my five free songs of the week from Freegal using my library card. So all in all it has been a productive, and slightly frustrating morning. And I have waited too long to run my usual Monday errands without melting into a puddle since it is currently 98 degrees outside at 11:54 am. Add to that the fact that I own a black car and have no covered parking and it's probably 130 degrees in my car right now. Oh well, I guess I'll wait for the sun to set before going anywhere today. In the meantime here are the outfits that I wore in April and a couple of things that I bought. Yes, I did a tiny bit of thrifting a couple of weeks ago and I enjoyed it immensely.

April 3

Dress: Max Studio - Last seen here (2nd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Mom  Bracelet: Rosetta

April 4

Top: Ann Taylor - Last seen here (9th outfit)  Skirt: The Limited - Last seen here (6th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Penny Necklace: Gift  Bracelet: Chicos

April 6

Dress: Jonathan Martin Studio - Last seen here (9th outfit) Hat: World Market - Bought in March

The Stuff

Earrings: Online  Necklace: CFB (community food bank) silent auction  Bracelet: Mom

April 7

Dress: Merona - Last seen here (7th outfit) This is the last wear of this dress, it has stretched into mostly shapelessness. I thrifted it in 2015 so a three year lifespan in my closet isn't too bad.

The Stuff

Earrings: Chicos

April 10

Dress: I Love H81 - Last seen here (4th outfit)  Cardigan: J Crew - Last seen here (4th outfit)

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Earrings: Mom  Necklace: Gift from N in high school! Bracelet: Chicos

April 11

Dress: Jones New York - Last seen here (6th outfit) Cardigan: French Connection - Last seen here (11th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Mom  Necklace: CFB silent auction  Bracelet: Mom

April 12

Dress: I <3 Ronson - Last seen here (9th outfit) Cardigan: August Silk - Last seen here (6th outfit)

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Earrings: Mom  Bracelet: Gift from R

April 13

Cardigan: Talbots - Last seen here (2nd outfit)    Jeans: Levis - Last seen here (3rd outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Mom  Necklace: Gift

April 14

Top: Chicos - Retail 2014 (?) Looks like I haven't worn this top to work in the last two years  Jeans: Levis - Last seen here (8th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from BB  Bracelet: Mom

April 17

Top: Banana Republic - Last seen here (5th outfit)  Pants: Banana Republic - Last seen here (7th outfit)

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Earrings: Penny  Necklace: Chicos  Bracelet: Mom

April 18

Top: Gap - Last seen here (2nd outfit)   Skirt: Hillard & Hanson - Last seen here (1st outfit)

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Earrings and Necklace: Mom  Bracelet: Penny

April 19

Top: Jones New York - Last seen here (1st outfit)  Skirt: Jones New York - Last seen here (13th outfit)  Cardigan: Dana Buchman - Last seen here (13th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelet: Chicos  Necklace: Online

April 20
    

Top: INC - Last seen here (4th outfit)   Jeans: Levis - Last seen above Hat: World Market - Last seen above

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Earrings and Bracelet: Mom  Necklace: Etsy

April 21

Cardigan: Ann Taylor - Last seen here (3rd outfit)  Jeans: Levis - Last seen above

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Earrings: Retail - Old  Necklace: Etsy

April 24 - Full outfit repeat from last November
    

Top: Chicos - Last seen here (7th outfit)   Skirt: Chicos - Last seen here (7th outfit)  Cardigan: Saks 5th Ave - Last seen here (7th outfit)  Alas, this is the last wearing of this skirt. It has stretched out at the top and the fabric is almost twice as thin as on the bottom. It will get a second chance at life in a crafting program at my library over the summer. I will miss this super swirly skirt.

The Stuff

Earrings and Bracelet: Mom  Necklace: Online

April 25

Dress: Per Una - Last seen here (13th outfit) Cardigan: Jeanne Pierre - Last seen here (3rd outfit)

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Earrings: Penny  Necklace: Gift from C  Bracelet: Gift from Janet

April 27

Top: Saks 5th Ave - Last seen here (1st outfit)  Skirt: Banana Republic - Last seen here (1st outfit)  Hat: Etmar - Last seen here in NOLA

The Stuff

Earrings and Necklace: Vintage, bought in 199?  Bracelet: Mom

April 28

Top: Sonoma - Last seen here (4th outfit)  Jeans: Levis - Last seen above

The Stuff

Earrings: Retail

Things I bought:

  
Cardigan: Thrifted for $1.98                        Skirt: Thrifted for $4.98


Lounge Pants: Target Clearance for $7.98


And that was April. Maybe I can get more than one post up in May. We shall see.

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

See you soon!

Excuse Me If I Have Some Place In My Mind Where I Go Time To Time

Tom Petty. The music he and the Heartbreakers made is such an integral part of the soundtrack of my life. Breakdown, one of my top five Petty songs, may have been recorded in 1976 but it became a hit the year I was born. Both Full Moon Fever and Wildflowers are close to perfect albums. And there are so very many songs before, in between and after that speak to my soul. I spent the week of his death telling people that his was the first big concert that I attended. Memory can be a funny thing and it turns out I was lying, my scrapbook tells me that I saw Aerosmith, the Eagles, Metallica, and the Moody Blues before I saw Tom Petty.

But in my mind Tom Petty's concert, on the Wildflowers tour, stands out as the most memorable. Maybe it was because I was the instigator for seeing the show; I was the one to drive my friends up to Desert Sky Pavilion, I was also the responsible one who turned down the chance to drop acid for the first time because I wasn't sure how it would affect my ability to drive.  I remember that it was Nathan and Mikey for sure who went with me but I don't remember now if Jennifer went too. Another question that I can't ask her and another dip back into the dark hole of her loss. Maybe the reason that I so vividly remember this show is because it was my first transcendent concert moment. The entire audience sang along to every word of every song and it was beautiful. The same thing happened the next two times that I saw him live. Will, (the GH), remembers more detail than I do about the set lists of shows and says that the first time we saw Tom Petty together he opened with Listen To Her Heart and the second time with You Wreck Me. I do remember squealing with delight at the opening notes of You Wreck Me, it is also in my top five Petty favorites.

Another of my top five Petty songs is also my go to karaoke song, You Don't Know How It Feels. I love this song for its simplicity, its universal truth and the fact that most of the karaoke crowd will sing along, at least with the chorus. The final two of my top five are not consistent, instead it's a constant rotation depending on my mood. Honey Bee is a pretty constant contender. Currently I am obsessed with Yer So Bad but any number of other hits rotate in and out of my mental list of favorites.  The last song that Tom Petty played live was American Girl, he ended the last concert of his 40th anniversary tour with it. It seems fitting in a way, but still so achingly sad.

And now on to the stated purpose of this blog. Two weeks of outfits.

September 26 - With bonus headshot
  

Top: Ann Taylor - Thrifted here in June 2016  Skirt: Coldwater Creek - Last seen here (9th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from T  Bracelet: Mom

September 27 - Full outfit repeat from March

Top: Jean Paul Richard - Last seen here (6th outfit)  Pants: Jones New York - Last seen here (6th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift  Necklace and Bracelet: Rosetta

September 28

Top: Old Navy - Last seen here (3rd outfit)  Jeans: Levis - Last seen here (4th outfit)

The Stuff

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

September 29

Dress: I Love H81 - Last seen here (11th outfit) Cardigan: J Crew - Hand me down from T

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Earrings: Gift from Mom  Necklace: Etsy  Bracelets: Gifts

September 30

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

The Stuff

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

October 3 - Who knew the blue hair would stay so bright for so long.
  

Cardigan: Ann Taylor - Last seen here (14th outfit)  Skirt: Jones New York - Last seen here (6th outfit)

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Earrings: Rosetta  Bracelet: Mom  Necklace: Online

October 4

Top: Banana Republic - Last seen here (5th outfit)  Skirt: Odille - Last seen here (2nd outfit)

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Earrings: Gift from T  Bracelets: Hand me downs from Jennifer

October 5 - Full outfit repeat from April

Top: Express - Last seen here (14th outfit)  Skirt: Chicos - Last seen here (14th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Old  Necklace: Susie  Bangle: Mom

October 6 - It was bright out
  

Dress: Nine West - Last seen here (4th outfit)

The Stuff

Earrings: Mom  Bracelet: Chicos

October 7

Top: She Said - Last seen here (1st outfit)  Jeans: Levis - last seen above  Cardigan: J Crew - Hand me down from T

The Stuff

Earrings: Gift from the GH  Bracelet: Mom

All about my New Mexico Fall Break trip in the next post.

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

See you soon!