purple and a new 'do

 One of my Christmas presents was this cute hard sided leather bag from Sam's Club.  I love it! The purple shirt and tights are from Lane Bryant.  The skirt is polka dot from Dillard's.  Shoes are Dankso.

 A new pixie 'do.  I love the cut and color!  I blow dry, put some "dry wax" product or hairspray on it and go.....easy and fun!

astronomical statistics....and a funny story

so, the other day i was reviewing my stats and was ASTOUNDED that during the weekend of thanksgiving i had over 200 hits on my website.  well, a fun friend had "pinned" me on their pinterest board!  thanks new friend;)

however, she said i was funny....not sure if looks are everything but it sure put some pressure on me:)

so here is the funny story of the day....the other day we are talking about balanced forces in my jr. high class and those that mean no movement is happening. i asked the class if they could come up with an example in the classroom.  a student answered 'the books on the shelf!"

in my ever so eloquent way I responded "yes, good, the books shitting on the self"........

purple tights--we love colors
black/white striped shirt--thrifted
belt--thrifted
dankso shoes
chicos earrings

red sweater with hood and pockets=smile

 a venezia thin red sweater for $4--oh, yeah!  with pockets and a hood, even better!  afraid it is my new favorite!  rockport leather shoes in the same shade are just so worth it when you are on your feet all day!  gray lane bryant pants and some floral accents top it all off!  the silver rose pin in the middle is from Grandma--yeah for vintage jewelry!  love my chicos earrings--match so many things!  

the thing i am most grateful for today is that we have paid off a credit card that has been "haunting" us for years!  i am proud of us (my spouse and I)  to have committed to change our consumer behavior over time.  we did not declare bankruptcy, we are establishing a positive credit history and learning to make do with the stuff we have.

have you experienced something like this before?  if feels fabulous freeing!

rod stewart hair and other music musings.....

so if you remember rod stewart in the 80's, (google forever young video) then you might think i stole his hair:)  but, i think i am a bit prettier than he is--haha!

speaking of bands or music that you don't mind on the radio but would never buy an album, here is my list:

• Boston, which even to me is weird because I own both Foreigner and Journey which sound very similar
• Maroon 5
• Matchbox Twenty love Rob Thomas's voice but won't invest, sorry:(
• Ted Nugent
• Lynnard Skynnard
• Rush (sorry Thom--I know you are ashamed to by my friend)
• Rihanna--this type of music is my "you like that?", but I am a die hard Brittany fan
• Justin Timberlake--that guy has a great sense of humor about himself, though
• The Doors
• AC/DC
• Ozzy Osbourne

obviously i am a rocker and a dancer--never country or pop music so there are the parameters for my list....

p.s.  where the heck did November go?  i can't believe i haven't posted more often....hope your holidays were great!

1000 springs road--awesome road trip

Near Twin Falls Idaho,  there is my favorite weekend road trip excursion!  Road 30 is also called Thousand Springs Road.  Near the Snake River it has over 1000 hot springs, the most gorgeous river valley, fossil beds and a few more miles up the road Shoshone Falls. 

 A couple of shots of Shoshone Falls, this year's volume is tremendous compared to the last few year's volume.  The sound was TREMENDOUS!  It calms my heart to hear the sound of water! 

 This is us staying in the Queen Dome at Miracle Hot Springs.  The door is shorter than my husband, heated tile floors, a small space heater, and really comfy bed!  Miracle Hot springs is THE BEST!  You can rent a private pool for between 1-2 hours.  The water comes out at 114 degrees.  AAAAAHHHHH...my sore muscles = gone!

Weekend clothing includes sweats from Lane Bryant, a Shopko tank top underneath the turquoise jacket from Dillards.....all old, all comfy, all road trip worthy!  Oh, can't forget the Croc flips from Big Lots!

Have a great day!

featured and fall

Happy Surprises!  I was featured on this blogpost as a top ten Mormon fashion blogger!  I am so honored!  I love that we can make a choice and a difference by doing something different than the expected!  Yay for Modesty!

Love you all!

Each shirt was 99 cents on a Monday night at Savers!  This black skirt has been one of my best purchases EVER!  Fashion Bug years ago and pounds ago...it has fit me through all sorts of sizes and years!  And of course, my Dansko sandals!

love the fall time, by the way!  the cooler nights and fall leaf colors are fabulous! 

too hot or too cold

so, my school is supposed to have air conditioning.  it works in the morning and somehow not in the afternoon.  so with full classes, my little room gets to be like 76 or 77 degrees Fahrenheit.  That is really hot for me to be walking around the classroom, I start to sweat and getting irrationally agitated. 

I wear sandals.  There is something about if my feet are cool then I feel cooler....that is my problem solving way of dealing with the heat.  The only issue is that we are supposed to have a closed toe/heel shoe policy at our school.  (It just is and we could have a completely different debate about why that is, but I choose to not engage about that now.)

I liked how this outfit turned out!  The green and gold scarf that my friend Emily brought me back from Jerusalem ties in with my dansko shoes and gold earrings.  The ruffled skirt has those cute little roses with a touch of green.   

here is to changing weather, too hot or too cold buildings and having a great day!