Hot to Trot

Nothing like a nice stroll on the hottest day of the year!!  It really wasn't that bad, especially since I was walking with my guy to get out in nature for a little bit.  I also spent the better part of my day planting a mint plant and then laid around on a couch watching an almost endless marathon of Bob's Burgers. Hehe..

Oh and when the weather is this hot and humid the best thing to wear is a loose jersey dress with a pretty cutout in the back.  Mine happened to be covered by lace for that easy breezy feeling.  I also decided this summer to be the summer of sandals.  There isn't anything I hate more than having my toes covered up in the summer, so I make sure to have pretty nails and opened toed sandals for as long as possible during the summery months.

Dress, Marshalls

Bag and Belt, Thrifted

Shades, Urban Outfitters

Sandals, Old Navy`

Unearthing Vintage

Since I had a few extra hours to myself on vacation last week, I made sure to get to fixing some vintage items that needed some hemming and mending. This dress had been in that pile for a few months so I was happy to finally fix it up.  I wore it twice in one week!!

Another plus to having lots of vintage dresses and skirts to mend is that I don't have a sudden impulse to go shopping or thrifting.  Living on a limited budget doesn't lend itself much to weekend jaunts to the thrift stores or malls.  I've been treating myself to one or two pieces of vintage or thrifted once a month.  It's kind of interesting to see that I really didn't need to spend so much money doing my regular 4-5 trips to the thrifts.  It's cool having a new perspective.

Dress, Vintage

Shoes, Ross

Belt, Vintage

Stormy Weather

I don't know about where you live, but every time I'm ready to do outfits pics of any sort, the sky seems to transform into an ominous state and I have to rush before the heavens open up and drop water all over me.    Its a sticky situation living so close to the ocean, I suppose.  But at least it gives my photos a nice eerie look to them.

So, can I tell you how excited I was when I unearthed this vintage 1960s treasure at the local thrift store?  The hem was torn to pieces and its so old the fabric is decaying just a little, but I had to mend it so I could actually wear it once before it fell apart on me.  So far so good, but this might be more of an archive piece in my closet.  Something I can wear for a couple of hours and then put back into its safe place.  It's handmade from a nice cotton fabric with ruffles along the edge of the sleeve and the perfect length for a mini.  I'm kind of sad it will only see the light of day every now and then.

Oh and for the record, these photos were taken with my iphone, so forgive the lackluster quality.  I have misplaced my trusty memory card for my Nikon.

Dress, Vintage

Hat, Urban Outfitters

Shoes, Old Navy

Brought to you by the letter M

 

As in M.I.A.  Oh my!!!!  I've been away for far too long!!!  Most of my time has been spent doing grown up stuff like giving my poor little Archie loads of attention.  A few weeks ago he was attacked by a pit bull and ever since then he's been going through post traumatic stress disorder.  It's been awful!!!!  The other part of my time has been spent  hanging out  with a new guy friend.  To be clear, this guy is super special right now so I've devoted more time to doing fun things with him and less time on the internets.  If you follow me on instagram, you'll be noticing more and more photos of food, mostly because we love cooking together and drinking good beers.  We've also been spending time going on long walks and hikes and enjoying loads of scientific educational programs and npr.  I'm telling you, he's a great guy :)

So now that you're a little caught up in my life, I thought I'd share some photos from my recent trip to Baltimore.  Lots of fun things happened in and around Baltimore and I wanted to document a few activities!!  Like the car ride, the aquarium and an art museum.

Swimwear Style

In case you were wondering, I wear underwear.  Yep.  I also have a knack to picking out matching lingerie once a month as a treat to myself and I thought I'd let you know about a new site I've tried out that is a monthly showroom company that lets you cater your style of undergarments to your liking.  It's called Adore Me and I have to say it is pretty awesome.  The fabrics and construction far out weigh their competitors like Victoria Secret.  If you have a minute, go ahead and take their style quiz and take a gander at their pretty things.  They also have super cute swimwear too and this is how I would style my favorite bathing suit.

My Princess Dress

If it seems as if I may be ignoring my blog and my blog reading, please note that I'm really just becoming more preoccupied with exploring life more intensely.  Mixing and mingling with friends and spending time with a certain someone has kind of made it harder to want to open up my laptop.  I have been spending time reading blogs, just not commenting much since it takes time out of my day, time I don't really have at the moment.  We all go through spurts of busyness in our lives and at the moment I am immensely happy just turning off the electronics and connecting with people.

Ok, so now on to the outfit.  This is a pretty vintage dress my friend gifted to me last year and I couldn't wait to wear it for a pretty spring day.  It reminds me of something a child would wear on Easter what with all the chiffon and pretty pastel green.  Or a pretty princess dress.  I wore this to take my friend out to drag brunch on Mother's Day and then kept up the same look when I headed to my own mom's for dinner and Sopranos.  That's right.  Four hours of Sopranos.  Quite the family event.

I hope your week is a wonderful one!!!  I'm going to try and be more proactive about posting on my blog since I miss it so much.  

Summer Lovin'

Okay, I blink and its summer.  Like, the kind of humid heat that only negates shorts as appropriate clothing.  That and a sheer top are among my priorities at the moment.  This is one of those outfits that is perfect for lots of things.  Hanging around the apartment, meeting friends for late night drinks, or cruising the thrift stores.  Anyways, I just hung around with my sister watching Workaholics in this particular outfit, but it deserves its place on my blog.  I'm sporting some new loafers from Urban Outfitters, so why not, right?  Plus the black and brown version of my purse from Handbag Heaven.

While I may be looking like I'm ready to hit the town, unfortunately I'm sick with the common cold.  Stuffy and just super lethargic don't lend themselves to hanging out with people so I figured the safest bet would be just to sit around with my sis, watch t.v. and drink some mojitos.  Not that a doctor would suggest drinking mojitios to cure the common cold, but it does dull it's nasty side effects.  Hehe..

Alrighty, so I hope you all have a very pleasant evening.   I will try and keep myself from ordering anymore summer shoes online;)

Blouse, Forever21

Shorts, Ross

Shoes, Urban Outfitters

Necklace, Vintage

Purse, c/o Handbag Heaven