Sunday Funday

Dress - Body Central

Hat - Body Central

Plaid Shirt - JC Penney

Gladiators - Nordstrom

Last Minute Summer Snags

With summer winding down, there are tons of sales going on right now. I'm ready for fall, but I'm savoring the last weeks of summer. I've been strolling the 'net for some last minute cute finds that I know wont break the bank or make me regret buying more summer clothes. Here are a few: 

                                                  

                                                                         Tie Dye Maxi (Forever 21) $24.80

                                                     

                                                                       Striped Knit Skater Dress (Forever 21) $12.80

                                              

                                                   Bucco Carrini Gladiator Sandal (Nordstrom Rack) $15.00

                                                

                                                                      Sleeveless Top (Zara) $19.99

                                                   

                                                                 Printed Leather Clutch (Zara) $29.99

                                             

                                                         Printed Dress with Asymetric Hem (Zara) 19.99

Hurry because alot of the Zara stuff is selling out fast. I plan to order my stuff today! Happy Shopping!! :-)

Urban Jungle

Blazer - Gifted

Tank - Forever 21

Shorts - Body Central

Shoes - MIA (Nordstrom)

Necklace - Forever 21

Earrings- old

Lip color - Viva Glam Rihanna

Glasses - old

Long time coming and OOTD

As promised for months, I've been saying I was gonna do an OOTD. Well, the day has come. I've been dragging my feet and if Im gonna connect with my readers, you need to at least see what I look like huh?.. LOL.. I wanted to show that these joggers could be versatile, either dressed up with heels or with sneakers. These pics were also taken as a sort of impromptu shoot; courtesy of my youngest daughter ( thanks Maliya :-) More to come and I hope you enjoy!

 

Joggers & shirt - Rainbow (I KNOW RIGHT?!!)

Necklace - Forever 21

Shoes - Sole Society ( Nordstrom Rack)

Sunglasses - Ross

Watch & bracelets - old

Lip color - MAC Happy-go-Lucky 

Getting Organized and Mother's Day Gifts

Happy Tuesday and Happy Belated Mother's Day to all your hardworking Mommas out there! Mother's Day was pretty low key for me. My loving Mommy came over and spent the weekend with me and the grands. The weather was gorgeous so after my little one's swim class on Saturday, hubby put some food on the grill and we just hung out basically. My bestie and her daughter came over and spent the entire day with us too. We went out the mall and I got my mother's gift. She never needs or wants anything, so I literally have to force her to let me get her something. My girls were so sweet and used my best friend to help them pick out something for me. It was so cute how they tried to "hide" it from me, but all in all they did a good job with everything. I got some new MAC and a workout outfit from Pink. I told my daughter that was great motivation LOL! I loved it.

The colors in order are: Happy-Go-Lucky, Viva Glam Rihanna, and the gloss is Live It Up.
                                             

                                      

                                                        

                                    

So, in the same timing as getting organized with my spring/summer wardrobe, I've started to attempt getting more organized with this blogging. I am normally a person who writes notes and lists and I usually use my Notes app on my Iphone or my Ipad. I've always been a sucker for pretty notebooks, pens, anything stationary wise, etc. I had this notebook for awhile and I use it for random things I jot down. Now I will try to start planning out my blog posts and ideas. You can find pretty notebooks anywhere these days, but HomeGoods and TjMaxx have been the go to lately. I have these two gold ones in my possession now
and have been using them quite a bit lately. The plain gold one has a crock print and was found at Target in the clearance aisle for about $3. Cant beat that. So i'll be collecting alot of these along with my pretty pens so that when I really begin to get my desk area in my room together I can stack these as I want. Enjoy your week!!!

                                   

Something New

Months have passed and I have been going back and forth saying Im gonna post on my blog, Im gonna post on my blog. And it didnt happen. So now that I've finally decided what direction I want this to go in, I think Im ready. As I may have said before, or I think I did, this was started as a creative outlet for me. Whether it be my passion for baking, fashion, make up etc. It's all about my PASSIONS! If there's one place I can let me creative juices flow it will be here. SO,, without further ado, I am taking this blog in a new direction. Not to say I wont still be doing any of my home decor/diy stuff anymore. I'll be attempting to post OOTD (outfit of the day ) pics, make up looks, anything Im currently crushing on, etc!! As I've been strolling through the blogosphere I have been reading several postings of some very talented ladies. Almost all of them said that same thing that I've said, the blog was something that began as a creative outlet. Im not sure where this may lead to or rather it doenst matter, Im hoping to inspire others with my journey, etc as some of the ladies that I view do. If anything I take away from this, it will be that I have something to look back on and say, hey, I dedicated my time to this and I took it as far as it could go! Enjoy!!

Here are three pairs of shoes Im currently obessing over!! Actually salivating over....
                                               

Okay, so this goes without further introduction. I am REALLY REALLY obsessed with this shoe. Now, it currently retails for $875. OUCH! Ignore the price on the image that  says $760; this was found on google. You can go on Neiman or Saks' website to view as well.  Let me just say, I am a BAG girl, always have been. That is where I normally splurge. I love mixing hi lo fashion. I have just begun to begin looking at the higher end shoes. When everyone was harping on the Christian Louboutin rage, I didnt understand it. Really couldnt forsee spending over $500 and up on a pair of shoes that would kill my feet. Eh?.. whoever has done it, not criticizing; just saying it wasnt MY cup of tea or coffee rather, that is until I finally saw a shoe that I truly could imagine dropping dollas on. Not only do these shoes scream sexy, but gasp! They're comfortable. The platform of course has alot to do with this Im sure. I've read constant reviews (as I always do when Im researching something pricey as this) and I was equally pleased to hear its a shoe you can walk in all day long. Needless to say, the shoe is on backorder ,which gives me time to save my cash (HA HA) I probably wont have saved enough for the shoe to be able to wear it this year, lol, but by next spring/summer yes I will have it!!! So out of all the colors I love the brown the most. There's also a yummy patent leather shoe as well.
                                                      
This is the Gucci Ursula sandal. Another yet comfy shoe that I can see me buying.  Wanna know why?.. the heel is 3 1/2 inches!!!! It retails for $660. Yeah, this might be the first one I get.. hopefully before summer ends if I do right with my money LOL! These babies have been seen all over as well. The Valentino Rockstud heel. LOVE LOVE LOVE! Sadly, yes sadly, these retail even more than my beloved YSLs. They're going for $945. So, yep; as you can see.. i've got my work cut out for me. But you know what?.. It'll be fun getting there!! I love the fact that this one is probably more of an all year round shoe as opposed to the other two. I can rock this in spring/summer, and fall. I can see me now with a pair of skinny jeans, blazer, ect.. yep I've already let my mind go!
                                                       
What shoes have you been crushing on?

Not Too Late

Hello Everyone! It's been at least 3 months since I've posted and as I've stated before, I will try to post more often as time permits. After the holidays have gone and the new year has begun to settle in, there are many things that I had to analyze. The new year always brings new opportunities and adventures and sometimes the end of certain things. My motto for this year and every year will be if it's not bringing a blessing or positivity to my life; I don't need it. That being said, I re-evaluated some things and decided some had to be let go. My focus is to excel in every area of my life. I will not let negativity hinder me from what I want. I know those are the things that make you stronger and give you the power to push forward. I have since begun taking classes towards finishing up my degree and I feel really good about that. Work has become extremely stressful and I have been asking God to help me with that. Home life is well... home life LOL! That can be managed as well but what I try to do through all of this is to see the good in it. We each have been put on earth for a purpose. God only knows our future and it always seems brighter when we look to Him. I will be posting pics in my next posting of some Valentine's treats Im making. I also finally found THE perfect chocolate cake recipe from scratch. I have not had luck with any in recent months. My husband and kids always said there was something "missing" in the cakes I made from scratch LOL.. and now they've certified this one as being the one. Still on the search for a perfect yellow cake, but I'll take the chocolate for now as that's a fav around her anyway. I used my own homemade cream cheese icing; no store bought! I'll post the link below to the cake recipe. Let me know how it worked for you!

http://fabulesslyfrugal.com/easy-made-from-scratch-you-cant-stop-eating-it-chocolate-cake/