Let's Save Some Money

There is a note, written on my office dry-erase board, that my sweet "office roommate" wrote to help herself with the little thing we all know as a shopping addiction. It reads something along the lines that she will not buy anything in the month of July...unless it is at least 60% off. 

That is really a great rule, because if something is that discounted then it is just begging to be purchased. 

Although the items above are not all 60%, they are all on sale and a great deal. A girl like me can never resist a sale. I swear to this day that I was running towards a "great sale" when I cracked my head open and needed stitches as a very young child. I might embellish the story a bit, but I did hit my head on a clothing rack in a Ross, and their were stitches involved.  

Kate Spade Wallet $228 $114

Isa Tapia Heeled Sandal $395 $158

Shoshana Beaded Dress $418 $167.20

Madewell Striped Dress (Ties in the back!) $138 $99.50

Loft Tassel Sandals (Unfortunately no longer on sale, sorry! But still a great deal!) $89.50

Whit Embroidered Floral Tee $228 $185

And don't miss J. Crew's 7 Surprise Sales everyday this week!

Don't get so excited that you hit your head on the computer screen.

Things I Love

It's Things I Love Thursday and goodness, I love so much. It is one of those times when I love everything that I see in stores, online, and on blogs. This always happens when a new season comes along because the colors and styles are new and different. I am officially ready to swap out all my jeans for shorts and my leggings for dresses. I am ready to retire my dark bags for bright and cheery totes and all of my red and purple nail polishes have been replaced with pastels and neon hues. Summer is here and I am loving it all! 

1. Reebok Yoga Tank
2. Kate Spade Bourbon Street Bag
3. Joie Perfume
4. Rosarita Maxi Dress
5. C Wonder Tortoise Aviators
6. Kenneth Jay Lane Turquoise & Crystal Necklace
7. Essie "Lights"
8. J Crew Neon V-Neck Sweater

This is the beginning of my birthday wish list. 

Friday Fails and Finds

Let's start off with some fails.

1. The amount that I blogged this week is a big, fat fail. I thought about it. I had some ideas. I even sat down and worked on a collage for a "Things I Love" post. Then it just didn't happen. Fail.

2. My plans to stick to my pre-best-friends-wedding diet ended up being a fail this week. I ate a whole bag of chef-mix for lunch yesterday, ate my weight in chips and queso TWO nights in a row, and had fried chicken with red beans and rice for dinner on Tuesday at the Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts. Diet fail.

3. My attempt to cook a "simple" dinner last night was a huge fail! I was cooking at my boyfriends house which happens to have a stove that was installed in the 1760's. Maybe that is an exaggeration, but it was definitely installed in the 1960's and we don't have a very good relationship. After crisping the roasted potatoes to crunchy chips (fail), I set the smoke alarm off while making salad dressing. Yes, you read that right. Salad dressing! Fail. I actually salvaged the meal and I really liked the chicken salad  and will definitely make it again, but there was lots of smoke and a few tears during the process. Not to mention a stray cat that snuck in while the doors were open in an attempt to air out the whole house. FAIL.

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Let's turn all these fails around and just make cupcakes, because somehow cupcakes make everything better.

Let's talk about some finds.

1. A new favorite DIY blog that I found one night when I couldn't sleep. I looked at every single DIY she had posted and their were 60+ pages of posts. Some seem a little over my head (any project that involves a sewing machine is over my head and beyond my skill level) but others looked pretty simple.

2. Happy Chic by Jonathan Adler at JC Penney! I am so excited about this find where it is possible for me to buy JA at a lower price point. 

3. The Spring 2013 To and From Gift Guide came out a couple of weeks ago. Check it out for ideas for Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Graduation gifts!

4. Fashion find, a fun bag for the warm weather months. 

5. My favorite nail color for summer, Essie's lilacism.

6. And lastly, one of my favorite weekly features from The Glitter Guide, 5 Things to Try This Weekend

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It's the weekend, eat whatever you want!

Short Shorts

It's a new week and I have nothing to do but organize my new room (and take pictures for the blog!) and spend time with some sweet friends coming to visit. 

This weekend I was cleaning out my closet at my parents house and I found an old pair of boyfriend jeans that I used to wear all the time but unfortunately tore a crater-sized hole in when I got caught on a drawer handle. My favorite holey jeans just got a little too holey.

So I decided that I would attempt to save some money on jean shorts and create my own.

Even? Close enough.

Finished product with the only necessary tool, scissors!

I love my new shorts, they might become my favorite pair of shorts, now if the weather would just warm up a little bit more so I can wear my shorty short shorts.

Until next time. 

Who wears short shorts?