New Hair and a Giveaway

So, I have been super busy and I completely apologize for not posting regularly.  My job sent me on a brief trip to NYC this week and I have been struggling to catch up ever since. 

However, today I got a haircut.  It is pretty edgy for me.  I haven't had an edgy haircut since I was probably in highschool.  I have a tendancy to be pretty extreme with my haircuts (that is when I do get my hair cut).  When I was 17, I went from having long hair that ended somewhere in the middle of back to a pixie cut with long front bangs.  When I was 20, I dyed my hair pitch black and parted it down the middle ala Jap-anime character-style.  Most recently, I chopped off my hair into fringe...myself.  So I suppose cutting my hair into the below style isn't that out of character. 

Cardigan: F21

Necklace: ModCloth

Dress: from Mel's online store!

Leggings: DKNY

Boots: Target

 

(Ignore the creppy no-makeup look)

Ok, ok!  Giveaway!  So I know I mentioned it.  This dress is my giveaway!  I bought it at an antique store called The General Store on Union in Orland Park, IL.  I actually love it but it is a bit too snug.  I would say it is a true size 4... so it is a bit small and I had to fix the zipper which was coming unsewn from the fabric.  So if you want it.... comment!

Trolley Cars and Sketches

Yesterday for work I was actually involved in a photoshoot for an email my marketing manager wants to launch about what beauty brands and products some of the office girls love.  As a result I went shopping and found this beautiful beaded blouse.  (Please ignore the horrible photo.  Camera is dying).  And I had a chance to wear the little trolly car pendant I found while antiquing a while back.  I sort of forgot about it until yesterday when I found it on my dresser.  I bought it to remind me of our honeymoon which we spent in the Bay area back in October.

 

Blouse: Forever 21

Jeans: Forever 21

Heels: Target

Necklace: Junked

And of course, like many, I spent last night in awe while watching the opening ceremony for the winter olympics in Vancouver.  I have never been to Vancouver but  I would love to go one day.  When I was young, we traveled to Calgary to see the 1989 Olympic village and it made me fall in love with the winter games.  The most fantastic part of  last night's show in my opinion was all of the Native culture and pictographs represented.  It reminds me when when I used to draw similar characters as a teen and in college.  I have lost many of the ink drawings I used to enjoy doing but, I did manage to scrounge a few of them up that I kept when we moved...(My favorite is the bear.  I have always loved drawing bears)

 

 

 

  

 drawings all originals by me