Posts Tagged ‘Skirts’
My Lucky Finds
Posted on: December 14, 2012
I am so excited to show you my thrift store finds for this week. I dd really well and am on cloud nine. Yesterday I showed my new Jean jacket and thought it would be fun to show you an outfit I posted previously with the jean jacket that now needs a new home.
It just doesn’t fit me anymore and it’s time for it to go. Here is yesterday’s look with my newly thrifted one from Salvation Army for just $4.99
I think you can see an obvious difference and my successful weight loss since beginning this blog….These photos were taken 11 weeks apart. I am so glad that I decided to show these two looks together because it was a really fantastic wake up call for me to pause and see my success. The weight has been coming off slower and I didn’t feel like the results were that dramatic.
Now, I am excited to show you my finds this week:
First is these wonderful booties in grey. I have had so much fun with my black and brown ones and secretly have been dreaming of getting them in grey. My husband loves them and the $4 price tag.
My favorite find for this week has to be this suede jacket. It fits like a glove and I am overjoyed because I had purchased a leather one in this color and is too big and the wrong cut for my petite height. Can you believe this was a mere $6.99? I would have to say this lucky find ranks up there with my Bass Penny Loafers.
Next are two fun skirts that are a little tight but will be perfect when I reach goal and for the spring.
I love the colors of this and the cut. I loved this silhouette when I was thinner and can’t wait to be at goal and feel sassy in this….
Love the navy blue and white graphic print here and nothing better than a straight skirt. I love how casual this one is and look forward to rocking this one…
Last is this Ann Taylor black dress with a cute little tie-waist detail that stepped it up just a bit. This neckline is the higher than I currently wear, but there is a reason I wanted it this time.
These bubble necklaces I purchased from Ebay is the reason I didn’t mind the neckline on the above dress. Can’t wait to find ways to style these delights..
Gratitude: I am grateful for my oldest son who cleaned up the kitchen. I am grateful to my three youngest children who all thanked me profusely for cooking up my BBQ chicken, bacon, cheddar with a slice of tomato sandwich…. I ate it without the bread…I am grateful that I listened to my gut and went into the JCPenney store to check for the shoes I ordered online and they cancelled, as I am now able to surprise my oldest son with the shoes he dreamed of and thought he was not going to get….
Dear Readers I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and come back to visit on Monday when I will show you pictures of what I wore to my husband’s Christmas Party!
My Lucky Finds
Posted on: October 26, 2012
Just have to say so glad today is Friday. This week I just have not been sleeping well and that makes for a less focused me…I think I should have just done what my high-schooler does and nap everyday… He literally comes home gets a snack and passes out on the couch in the den. Tv and conversations all around him don’t matter a bit. I would need to be in the dark bedroom with a fan for noise to sleep and am quite jealous that he can doze off so quickly. Hope my sleep pattern just goes back to something better next week..
Half price days at the Salvation Army are fun…. They even opened the doors 15 minutes early for us. Tried on a lot of clothes this time and put back most of them. It is hard to buy clothes knowing that my weight loss will continue. It really shouldn’t be this difficult to commit when the items are never more than $3.50.… I will have to replace an entire wardrobe by the time I get to my goal, which is hard since I had leather blazers and things I really love. As I get close to my goal, I will not be thrifting and just making one replacement purchase per week. What I am looking forward to is after Christmas sales since I should be reaching my goal in January. Good way to replace major things in an economical way.
I did pick up two skirts and I really like them both. The brown plaid kilt really appeals to my Scottish heritage. As a child my mother always made sure I had kilts and I have such fond memories of them. Of course back then, I wore more the classic navy and green paid or green with a thin line of red and yellow… This brown one really said Fall to me and I can see fitting it into my style. I am happy to say this one is too tight and should be perfect for my goal weight!
In the past two years, I have really embraced color into my style and this yellow plaid skirt really appealed to me..I love the A-line and pleats on this one and can’t wait to wear this one, but need to loose just a tad more weight to feel comfortable in this one..
Can’t go wrong with a snakeskin print dress! I know I’ve said this before, but I could wear dresses and skirts daily, I just love feeling feminine, flirty and sassy. I will probably say this again in the near future….A big thank you to my thrifting partner who discovered this dress.
I styled this dress with a black jacket and boots just for fun, but left out my face, as today I was dealing with migraines and didn’t look so great…
These two jackets were recent eBay purchases in an effort to get shorter jackets to work for my petite height..
I love this chocolate color and the fit is great! It is a duplicate of a green one I wore previously.
This black one is the one pictured above with the snakeskin dress. I love that it is casual and even has a hood. I think I spent about $15 on this with free shipping.
Last of all is these green reptile Nine West pumps. I see these for warmer months, but when thrifting you snag the good stuff when you see it and don’t always purchase in season.
I think I will not thrift at all next week to save my budget for a faux black leather moto jacket. it has been on my wish list and will be a lot better investment. Of course I will have to buy it tight, in anticipation of my future weight loss. I really can’t wait to hit my goal weight and not have to worry about this anymore.. I am so going to celebrate reaching my goal!
Gratitude- I am grateful for the weekend and a break from blogging and homeschooling. I am also grateful for the opportunity to relax and hang out with friends.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
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