What I Wore

One of my favorite blogs for style advice and fashion is What I Wore by Jessica Quirk.  You should check it out!  She has a book coming out soon that I am so excited about!  It called What I Wore: Four Seasons, One Closet, Endless Recipes for Personal Style.


She is giving away 10 copies of her book.  Go to her blog to enter!

Trying to Remember

Sitting in my bedroom
Trying to remember -
Kindness, laughter
Sharing of thoughts
Listening, caring, loving -
Wondering what was becoming.
Sitting in my bedroom
Trying to remember -
Our friendship
Bearing a special place
Deep within my heart
Always there -
Never to depart
Sitting in my bedroom
Trying to remember -
Long nights together
Wanting to go on
Seemed to last forever
But too soon were gone.
Sitting in my bedroom
Trying to remember -
What we shared
The happy times
Longing to be together
Sitting in my bedroom
Trying to remember -
Why it ended
What went wrong
How could something so good
Suddenly be gone?
Sitting in my bedroom
Trying to remember.

30 for 30 Challenge

I've decided to join the masses in doing the 30 for 30 challenge created by Kendi from Kendi Everday.  I have always had an interest in fashion.  In high school I was called "Fashion Princess", and took Fashion Mechandising classes.  I was also the president of DECA, the business club which dealt in fashion.  My dream job was to be a Fashion Psychologist (think Stacy & Clinton from "What Not to Wear").

Now I'm a stay at home mom, with a not so perfect wardrobe.  I'm hoping that this challenge can help me to embrace my clothes, and come up with new and unexpected looks.  I'll be posting my clothing choices in a few days!  I can't wait to see what I come up with!

Believe

Believing in something
Means having hope
That your dreams will come true

Believing in something
Means never giving up
Even when it seems the world has given up on you

Believing in something
Means sacrificing everything
To have what is most important

Believing in something
Means losing yourself
In order to find happiness

By believing that all things are possible
Through faith, hope and love -
Our trials can be conquered
And our dreams will come true.

Coral Spring

Coral Spring by cutestains featuring summer wedges

I submitted this look to the Design Your Look Challenge at makeundermylife.com.  The challenge was to design a look for spring.  I love the idea of layers, especially here in Utah.  You never know what to expect with the weather here.  One day it is in the 70's and the next day it is snowing.

I started out the outfit with a lace tank from J. Crew to add texture, and a pair of denim boyfriend capri's.  This is layered with a slouchy coral cardigan from River Island.  I have paired this with some camel wedges from H & M, and a trench from fashion-conscience.com.  The bag is from topshop.com, and the jewelry is from jesslc.com.


Part of the challenge was to use 2 pieces of jewelry from jesslc.com and incorporate them into the outfit.  My inspiration for this outfit came from the Astor Cluster Bib Necklace in Coral.  I just love it!!  The color is so gorgeous!  It just screams spring to me.  I thought the bracelet added some visual interest and just finished off the look.

Spring at the Office

Spring at the Office by cutestains featuring glass shades

Welcome!

Hello!  Welcome to my blog.  I have a lot of thoughts swirling through my head, and I hope to be able to put them to good use here.

I love fashion, food, reading, traveling, blogging, friends, and most importantly, my family.  You will find my thoughts and inspiration here on these topics, plus many more!

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