Life as of Lately

This is what my life has looked like as of lately. Mostly animals and food as per usual.

This week has been a bit of an emotional drain. I've been lonely. Yesterday I had a meltdown and cried while eating cold french fries in my car in the parking garage. Last weekend I was close to a panic attack driving in circles on the highway trying to get to a couple different thrift stores alone because my mom was out of town and the few friends I have were busy. I may be directionally challenged, but I'm determined and I did find them...eventually. I've been thinking a lot about life and what I want mine to be like. I have the basic outline, but actually getting to the goal is a terrifying mystery. I may also be hormonal so I'm not taking this funk too seriously. Mostly because I also had to fight tears when I heard the opening of My Heart Will Go On last night.

The highlights:

• I found a fantastic recipe for salted caramel butter cream frosting.
• I found out that my Memere is coming for a surprise visit from South Carolina.
• I've been eating massive amounts of leftover chocolate from Canada.
• The last seasons of Glee and Private Practice are up on Netflix so I can catch up to the current seasons.
• Christopher is wonderful. I really lucked out in the guy department.  
• My little red convertible Volkswagen is fixed and road ready!

I hope this week has lots of good highlights for all of you!

Last Wisps of Summer - What I Wore

I love the in-between Summer and Autumn weather. The air is so crisp and clean but the sun still keeps everything warm. The world must have knew I needed good vibes because everyone seemed to be just a tiny bit sweeter to me. To put it the best way I can, a usually harsh and not terribly complimentary coworker told me that I'm the type of girl her granddaughters would think was a princess. Another coworker agreed and followed up by saying that my soul was equally as beautiful as my looks. I don't think compliments get much better than those. 

Bo was looking sweetly at me from his playpen so I decided to sneak him in for a guest appearance...

lace top - Target clearance - $4.00

Pants - thrifted - $2.50

Beaded necklace - Thrifted - $5.00

White vest - Thrifted - $2.50

Mocassins - Minnetonka - $40.00

InstaBITTY

1.) My brother being a stud muffin on one of his motorcycles.

2.) I usually keep the cheesy love stuff to a minimum, but I had to share this little message Christopher left for me.

3.) Babysitting is exhausting.

4.) My hair does interesting things...

5.) Thrifted Betsey Johnson ring!

6.) Some dressing rooms have the best lighting...how do they do it?

7.) Bo is not a huge fan of baths.

8.) New shades!

9.) Coconut chocolate chunk ice cream for lunch.

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Is anyone else on Instagram 24/7? (Please don't say it's just me.) Follow me! I always need new people's photos to scan through while I'm wasting time at my desk or on my way to work.

What I Wore: Thursday Office Attire

I go through phases where I'm really bad at being office appropriate. I work in two fairl casual office settings so it's not usually an issue that I just can't stand the black pencil skirt, white shirt thing all the time. Sometimes, a girl just needs neon flowers and sequined leopard print! I did wear a white crochet sweater over the dress to tone it down a bit, but that's all i could do. I just had to let my freak flag blow in the wind a bit.

Oh, and my animals were not far during these shots.

Bo supervised the photo process from his play pen on the back lawn.

sweater - vintage, thrifted - $2.50

dress - Simply Vera Wang, Kohls - around $15.00

flats - Kohls - clearance - around $4.00