Recent Looks

I do not post my own outfit photos the way most bloggers do. I don't have someone to follow me around while I prance about in my outfit. I don't have a fancy camera either. My pics are taken with my iPhone and I am the photographer. Oh well. I guess I also feel shy about posting my outfits because I think "who really cares?" but I know how much I love seeing bloggers post outfit pictures, so what's the big deal? Stupid insecurities!

Whatevs. Here are some of my most recent outfits.

Maxi Skirt: Sears
Top: Simply Vera Vera Wang at Kohl's
Necklace: J. Crew via eBay
Shoes: Aldo (seen here)

Cropped Jeans: Old Navy (not online but these are a good dupe)

Top: StyleMint - The Madison T

Gladiator Sandals: Target (old)

Necklace: Spike the Punch - The Dakota (40")

Jeans: Old Navy - The Sweetheart (boot cut)

Sweater: New York & Company (not online)

Shoes: JustFabulous - Elvira

Jewelry (necklace & bracelets): - unknown

Jeans: Old Navy - The Sweetheart (boot cut)

Top: Old Navy (not online)

Cardigan: Old Navy

Gold "Boat" Shoes: Old Navy (also seen here)

And finally one taken by someone other than me (first seen here)...

Jeans: Gap - 1969 Always Skinny

Top: Express (not online)

Shoes: Jessica Simpson via eBay

Necklace: J. Crew via eBay

So tell me....are you shy about outfit posts or is it just me?




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Pink for Mom

That is my mom. She had just walked through the finish line at a Breast Cancer Awareness walk in October of 2009. Many of our family members joined her for a three mile walk that morning in honor of her and our grandmother who have battled this disease. My mom has been affected by breast cancer twice in her life, the most recent diagnosis just a few years ago. She underwent a few surgeries, several rounds of chemotherapy and radiation and even lost her hair. I'll never forget that day when I helped shave her head - it was a moment when I felt our roles had reversed in a sense. Here was the woman who spent my whole life taking care of me and my needs and now I had the moment to take care of her. The most memorable part of this experience was always seeing my mom with a smile on her face. She displayed such an enormous amount of strength during her treatment period. Thankfully she never got too sick during those treatments and she was always positive knowing that some women had it worse than she did. She put her faith in her Lord to keep her going through it all and He did!

 

(Rockefeller Center - pink for the cause!)

Many retailers help support BCA month by offering a donation by purchase of item(s) that are pink for that cause. Two of those retailers are Shoedazzle and JustFabulous, monthly membership clubs (read the terms and conditions for each membership site) that offer shoes, handbags and other accessory items each month for less than $40.

Shoedazzle is offering five items (three shoes, one purse and one scarf) in their "Powerful Pink" collection. Ten percent of your purchase from this collection will be donated to Susan G. Komen For the Cure. Not a member of Shoedazzle? Sign up here!

JustFabulous will be donating 100% (Wow!!) of the proceeds when you purchase "Hadley" in pink. Donations will be given to Triple Step Toward the Cure. Not a member of JustFabulous? Sign up here!

Take the time and get to know the facts of breast cancer and how it affects women. My mom survived it but many women do not. You can find more information on the Susan G Komen website.

As the most common cancer among women outside of skin cancer, the numbers associated with breast cancer are staggering, with over 230,000 women estimated to be diagnosed in 2011.*

*Provided by the American Cancer Society