This is my first post since I had my wisdom teeth removed last Friday.  Oddly, Tieka from Selective Potential had hers done the same day.  I wrote her immediately to share horror stories but, hers was much worse!  So everyone should send their love to her!  Luckily, my experience was not as traumatic as Tieka's.  Still painful nonetheless and the swelling has finally gone down enough for me to be OK with taking post photos.

I am starting to get embarassed at the horrible fuzziness my camera creates.  I am convinced that I threw off the lens when we took our honeymoon in California.  I dropped my backpack while hiking through Yosemite and I heard a big 'clunk' as my camera bag was on the bottom.  I would go get it fixed but, I think at this point it isn't worth it.  I may as well just replace it.  I keep telling my husband that as soon as he gets a permanent job, I am buying one!  I am not sure which one yet but, I am really happy with my dad's Pentax.  Any suggestions on an SLR camera would help!

Cardigan: Target

Dress: Libertine

Skirt:Thrifted

Necklace: Refurbished pendant watch from my brother

Gold Heels: Aldo

A Fashion Archive and Resolution Part II

So, as mentioned in my prior posts, I made a New Years resolution to give some love to the barely worn items in my closet.  I am not going to lie, this resolution is not easy!  There is a reason these items are left in my closet!

Today I chose a pair of pants that I actually used to wear a lot.  This was in between my Target manager phase (yes, I was a Target manager in the softlines department) where Red and Khaki were only allowed and my current skirt/dress obsession.  This was clearly a transition phase.  Naturally, I went from khakis to dress pants as I started my office career.  These pants had been bought for me by my Mother who is very fashionable in her own right.  However, when she bought them for me, I weighed a meer 105lbs and didn't have a behind as I do today at 27 years old.  BUT 5 years later, they still fit!  So I guess that is good.

Sweater: Target

Blouse: UO

Necklace: Modcloth

Slacks: Gift from my mom (they are Kenra though)

Heels: Jessica Simpson

Now, I wanted to add something else and this just may out me as a complete fashion nerd.  I mean, I am OK with that because I am in fact a complete fashion nerd.  Behold...The Fashion Binder.

As a reference to the above Target remark, I had access to many fashion magazines.  In fact, I was encouraged to keep up with fashion in order to drive sales by positioning fashionable clothes on my salesfloor.  So, I took this to heart by starting a fashion binder.  It started in Fall of 2006 by clipping out outfits, shoes, accessories, and beauty from almost every fashion magazine available to me and pasting them into a binder.  So, I wanted to share because even though I no longer need to binder to drive sales in my softlines department, I keep it as a reference when I draw a complete blank on what to wear (if you notice on some of the pictures there are marked stars...this means I own a similar piece in my closet).