Fancy Free

{Shop: Similar Top, Similar Wedges, Belt, Watch (c/o Fossil)} I'm on this floral skirt kick for some reason. (Two outfits = obsession?) I just feel so darn fancy in them. In fact a nice man told me that I should be a model because I dress so nice all the time. I checked into it and unfortunately that's not the only requirement of being a model. Also, all of the modeling jobs in my area are listed on Craigslist. Creepy. Still a compliment in my book....that I keep compliments in. Who's creepy now? 
(And by fancy, I mean this kind of fancy.)

Blush

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Two things are working against me today: my computer might be possessed (the cursor is going crazy and it deletes my words as I write them. Dang. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, please tell me the only solution was not to buy a new computer.) And I have a slight case of writer's block. (No worries, I'll take two glasses of wine and try again tomorrow.) Of course this is only worsened by the fact that I write a sentence and my computer deletes for me. I don't know maybe that's not a bad thing, that last sentence wasn't even that great. Nor was that one. Gosh, it's like having a built-in editor....that absolutely hates everything I write. 
So I'll make this quick: it's Friday. Can I get a collective sigh of relief?

Summer Nights

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I wore this out the other night to a little town close-by that we like to sneak away to every once in a while. For one, they have better pizza than in our town and two, this little alley way looks like Europe. (At least it does in my head.) You know it's funny, other parts of the country dress for the weather. But I feel like in Texas we just dress around the weather. Sure it's hot, but I still have to wear clothes right? I mean really in this heat naked would be the best option. But I've been kicked out of too many places to try that option again. 
As I'm trying to type out this post, I can't finish because annoying 6th grade Kendi is in my head and keeps yelling "JORTS!" when I try to make complete sentences. You don't remember 6th grade Kendi? How could you forget?
I give up. Jorts win.

Naturally

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When I say I depend on accessories to make an outfit work, I'm not kidding. Take this scarf for example. I would have never paired this with my emerald green dress but lo and behold in the fabric is pink and green. This in my mind says that those two colors must go together. So here we are. Hot pink + green. Who knew? 
(Technically you could argue that nature presents this color combination as well.  Flowers are hot pink and green but I'm a style blogger not a botanist. Geez.)

The Long and Shorts of It

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This post is going to be short for two reasons: a) I've used all of my words and have no more for today (I have a limited vocabulary ok?) and b) I came up with the title of this post before I came up with the actual post. This is very dangerous timing, you see. As now I'm so focused on the title I can't think of any more words. You just come here for the pictures anyway, right? 
Long story short, somedays it's easier to get dressed than to write about it. It's also easier to be naked than write. Just throwing that out there. 

Ball and Chain

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 As I was trying to figure out what to wear today, my husband casually said "I've got an outfit for you." To which I thought this meant he went out and bought me a whole new outfit. What a sweetie. After a few "You shouldn't have!" moments, I realized that he meant that he had an outfit idea for me, not an actual outfit. He gives and then he takes away.

I'm always up for a good time so I said "sure, dress me up kiddo" and he came up with this little number. I was expecting my "too short for my own good" dress but instead this outfit came together. I have to take credit for the accessories, but the rest was him. Not too bad for a man that wears Birkenstocks, eh? 

Last Friday Night

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Technically I should be wearing red, white and blue today because of the holiday. But technically I'm not wearing this today. (I wore this Friday night.) And if you wanted to see patriotic Kendi you had your chance. Don't get grubby.

Hope everyone is having a happy holiday weekend. And if you are in Canada, please for the love of Pippa, shake Catherine Middleton's hand for me. 

Hats Off

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Do you remember that song "Did I Shave My Legs For This?" (If you don't, this means you actually had a chance at being classy when you grew up. Good for you.) I feel like this lately. Except I don't shave my legs, so this issue is with my hair. It's so hot, humid and windy that I can spend 14 hours (and I always do) on my hair and I step outside for it to immediately fail. I think "really? did I wash my hair for this?" And then I remember that I didn't actually wash my hair, where is my hat? 

And now kids.... a little remix equation for you:

Isn't math fun?

Piece of Art

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When I saw this blouse, I died a little inside. (The Rachel Zoe kind of dying, mind you. All of my organs are still working thus far.) It's not only a watercolor inspired blouse, it's a freaking piece of art. Who does that? J.Crew Outlet does, my friends. High class, low cost. That's how I roll. 
But then I wore it. And I felt very...flashy? Flamboyant? Over the top? I was with my mom when I wore it and I asked "Do I look like Liberace's daughter in this top?" She took one look at me and said "No. You look like my daughter in that top. Where'd you get the shirt from? It's fabulous." 
I can't fight it, flashy is just in my genes.

Loud and Clear

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I'm not a particularly loud person. But when I put this outfit on I immediately felt like this combo was yelling "Can you see me? I'm over here!! Pass the ball!" (Ok, not 'pass the ball.' Sorry that was left over from my past life as a 7th grade basketball star .) It's cloudy out, which means it's the perfect day to draw attention to myself. I was getting tired of constantly waving my arms at people so that they'd notice me; wearing bright colors works so much better. 

I don't normally play favorites with my closet (that's like picking your favorite kids, right?), but this might be a new favorite outfit of mine. Comfortable and yet slightly loud. Perfect.

Shortie

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For most of my life, I've felt like a huge science project and I've come to one conclusion: there are two problems with being tall. 1) Random strangers ask if I can reach items on shelves that rise many feet above my head. And even though I'm merely inches taller than them, I am expected to reach it. It's almost as if they assume I have a step stool hidden in purse, which is why I've started carrying one. 2) Shorts. Shorts are and have always been my nemesis. In high school, we had the fingertip test where if your shorts reached the ends of your fingertips with your arms down, then you were allowed to wear them. This makes plenty of sense if you are 5'2". But if you are 14 and a behemoth, the odds were not in your favor. After assessing the length of my arms to the length of my legs, I realized my body ratio was screwed and pants were my only option. Capris if I wanted to show a little leg. (By the way, I subconsciously just typed "elf" instead of 'leg.' How terrifying/awesome would that be if I had an elf hanging around at the bottom of my capris?)
Every once in a while I give in to a cute pair of shorts, ignoring the fingertip rule and embracing my height. Specifically I gave into these shorts. Sure they were $20 for $5 worth of fabric -- but $5 of the cutest pink J.Crew throwback outlet fabric ever. And while I can't get into high school, I can go on a date with my husband. I don't even have to pass a test for that one.  

Day Late, Dollar Short

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You know that saying "a day late and a dollar short"? This could be my motto. It's really just a polite, grandma way to say 'hot mess'. Which could be my back up motto, if I ever needed one. But you know how I cover this secret up? Cute clothes and clean hair. It works every time. You would have never known that I went on a rager, uprooted a tree and smashed my husband's camera after this shoot, would you? (I kid, no cameras or husbands were hurt in the making of this post. Maybe a tree, though.) 
Since this week was bananas, I'm off to do laundry and other fun chores. (See kids? Adulthood is fun!)  I was trying to pass on laundry, but it seems to be imperative since my next 30 for 30 remix starts Monday. I'll be posting my 30 items this weekend, too. Pinky promise. (If you want to join in you can still sign up here!)
I hope your weekend is happy and laundry-free. 


(Outfit Under $100, courtesy of Francesca's)