A Little School Girlish

Outfit Details:

Pumpkin Soup Cardigan & From Gear to Ear earrings: Modcloth

Shirt & Skirt: Walmart

Peter Pan Collar shirt: Lace Affair

Tights & Boots: Target

Necklace: gift

Puppy: Ollie & Kitten : Myka

I love my pets, that should be rather obvious to anyone who knows me. I don't think I'd ever survive without some by my side. Like humans I've always found it amazing how personalities differ with these creatures. Scared-y dogs and fearless cats. 

Something that has grabbed me of late was the death of my puppy-Ollie who is feature greatly in this blog and in these pictures. It's strange on some level I feel as if I should apologize for being so sad over his death, he was just a dog. But that's ridiculous. I've lived beside him for eleven years, his been a constant companion, a friend. He's sat with me as I've read, he's gone on great adventures with me, and he's been there every morning when I got home from work.  He was as real as any person I've known; and even if you've only read a few of my posts you should be able to recognize how much I loved him. So I shouldn't feel like I need to apologize for being heartbroken over losing my yellow puppy. 

I still have a couple outfits that I need to put up that has him parading beside me, it's a little strange, but then I'm so grateful that he was by my side so much that my camera caught many cute photos of him. That being said I've been having a hard time even editing them, which is one reason I've taken a little break from this outfit journal of mine. But now I'm going to try to get back into the swing of things. Also I think it's perfect to have a post about my puppy on Valentine's Day, last year he shared in my outfit as well. 

P.S. Here's a few adorable pictures of Ollie.

Our Girl Indigo

 Outfit Details: 

Jacket & Skirt: TJ Maxx

Eyelet top & Belt: Charlotte Russe

Purse: Forever21

Tights & Shoes: Target

Vintage ring, mood ring, and black ring from Belgium

Puppies: Indigo & Ollie

We recently lost our eleven year old dog, Indigo, who I've photographed several times. It was rough, but she had been having some health problems so it wasn't a terrible shock. She was such a beauty and a happy dog. She had bad hips for the last couple of years, but she didn't let it tear her down. More recently we had noticed that she wasn't feeling well, she moved less and less and tended to be in the way of the car more and more. A few days before she passed we found out she was diabetic, which explained her lose of weight and fatigue. She went peacefully in her sleep, there isn't much more to ask for than that. This will be the last post with her as a special guest. 

These were taken before we were aware of her sickness, and strangely, as the last pictures I was able to capture of her, they happen to be some of the cutest I have, especially the first one with both of the darlings. 

A Few Green Things

Outfit Details:
Jacket & Earrings: Gift
Scarf: Gift (from Kenya)
Shirts & Tank Tops: Kohl's
Skirt: Charlotte Russe
Tights & Shoes: Target

Necklace: Forever21

Purse: Charming Charlie

Puppies: Ollie and Indigo

While looking over these pictures again maybe the title of the post doesn't fit, yet I was wearing a lot of green. It just doesn't pop. It's overpowered with all the other effects. It's a busy outfit, but I like it. Somehow with all the busy-ness, it's still casual.

In all my pictures I take at home, I have animals jumping to be in them. Often I crop them out, but sometimes they are just too cute to be left out. I'm a sucker for animals. (While I'm typing this, I actually have a cute kitten curled up on my lap-pushing my laptop out of reach.)

Life of the City or the Country?

Outfit Details:

Coat: Kohl's

Dress: Charming Charlie

Scarf: Belgium

Tights & Shoes: Target

Purse: Charlotte Russe

Necklace: Vintage

Bracelet: Rue21

Earrings: Claire's

Puppy: Ollie

While I was born and bred a country girl, I love a good trip to the city. I love the walking and the sites to see, it's a strange mashing of pieces of different lives. However, I think, were I ever to decide to move to the city, I would miss the ability to jump outside and run in the fields. I also don't do the best in crowds, unless I have a strict purpose. But the occasional visit is amazing and heart pumping.

I love the bright notes in this outfit. I couldn't help but fall in love with this dress from Charming Charlie, even more so when it was still there when I came back a couple weeks later. The necklace, though it's not so easy to see in the pictures, is the exact same shade as the dress. Considering the necklace was my mother's before mine, it's pretty awesome combination. Also, though it might be a weird admittance, I like how this dress looks all wrinkled. It adds something to it, doesn't it?

The snow came back. Where I live there is always one big snow storm in March and then comes spring. I looking forward to spring clothes and muddy terrain and the flowers and the allergies. Hmm, spring. What are a few of your favorite things about spring? 

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Modern Girl in a Modern World

Outfit Details:

Coat & Skirt: Kohl's

Shawl: Forever21

Shirt: Thrifted - originally from Forever21

Tights & Boots: Target

Purse: Marc's

Necklace: Made by me

Earrings: Museum gift shop - brand 1920

Puppy: Ollie

I have officially stepped into the modern world with my first ever smart phone. My last phone I have had for almost four years, and while I adore it (and the I heart voting stick on the back) it was becoming increasingly annoying as the buttons weren't working. Yeah, it had buttons and it's small. I've liked that I didn't have a smart phone, but it's nearly impossible to find a good non-smart phone. So I'm happily conceding to the modern world. I can listen to music on it and surf the web and read books on it! What marvels! So now I happy to introduce my instragram account to those that might want to follow. ---> instragram

Happy Valentine's Day

Dressing like Gossip Girl

When I can't sleep I clean, actually it's more like organize. It does wonders for keeping a clean place, but not so much for my beauty sleep. One night at about two in the morning I took to organizing my closet. I pulled out about four pieces that I don't wear enough and made them into outfits. This top was one of them. I paired it with the plaid skirt in true Gossip Girl fashion. I've always had a thing for school uniforms, and secretly hoped I would have to wear one. So, even though I'm out of high school, I decided to create my own.

Outfit Details:

Jacket & Socks: Target

Shirt: Jennyfer in Belgium

Skirt: Wal-Mart

Snake Necklace: Gift - Belgium
Earrrings - Claire's

Shoes: Can't remember. (Kmart, maybe?)

Purse: Forever21
Puppy: Ollie

Though these photos look like they were taken in November, they were actually from a freaky warm spell in January. That phase as left and now we have about four - five inches of snow. Stay warm and enjoy this winter wonderland, that is, if there's snow where you are.

Purple and Puppies

 

Outfit Details:

Jacket: Wetseal

Shirt: Hot topic
Leggings: Target

Scarf: Esprit in Belgium

Belt & Shoes: Charlotte Russe

Bracelet: Lace Affair

Necklace: Forever21

Purse: Gift

Puppies: Ollie and Indigo

I love my puppies, by puppies I mean mature dogs, they are way past being puppies. Not that I have favorites, but the yellow one, Ollie, is my favorite. Indigo, the other dog, is amazing as well and I feel horrible saying that I love one more than the other. I suppose it's because Ollie is calm-most of the time-and Indigo is a little more rowdy.

Ollie has a really cute-read annoyingly cute-trait where, when he stands beside you, he stands on your foot. This should explain why my shoes look so dirty. I think it is his protective instinct, or maybe it is like dog equivalent to holding hands. Indigo is our real guard dog though. If she sees anyone who could be dangerous she starts barking and growling. It might surprise you but these two darlings are brother and sister, as well as best friends.

I put together this outfit for a movie night, as I wanted something comfortable, yet something I could be seen in if we happened to go anywhere. This is one shirt that I don't wear enough, despite how much I adore it. I think I just might need to find more ways to wear it.