Fashion Friday: Overdress

I have always been the girl in jeans; never in sweatpants. I was fashionably repressed by school uniforms from 1^st grade until senior year of high school. When there was an opportunity to wear something other than those navy slacks and my blue polo, I took it. Never dress down, always over dress. This was a tactic in style and fashion I learned very young and has stuck with me. I live in a place where this is not the norm. It is completely acceptable to go out in sweatpants, no makeup and poke fun at the woman dressed to the 9s. I have been that girl in sweats and it was one of the most uncomfortable situations I can remember. Jeans are my sweats.

I enjoy spending time on my hair and makeup. I enjoy dressing up to go to the grocery store or out to dinner. Nothing beats it. Make the occasion and dress for yourself. Every day is an occasion – dress for it! There are holidays, parties, concerts and weddings, but what if you want to wear your red shoes and red lipstick on a Tuesday? I say, why the hell not.

See you tomorrow.

Yours xx

Fashion Friday: My 23rd Year

It has been a long time since I have done a Fashion Friday. Um, like, a year. And today, I settled into my blogger zone and now, it's time for Fashion Friday!

Last week Friday was my 23rd birthday. But, I'm still 10 and watching Disney princess movies in my pajamas and telling my mother that the dress Belle is wearing is the most beautiful dress I have ever seen. But, I'm 23 and still doing that, so I guess, things don't ever really change, do they?? We all just get older, our problems still exist and their influence is only a major as a person lets them.... I'm getting off track!

I'm usually not a "Hey look what I got!" type person but I received an absolutely gorgeous Fossil bag and a wallet from my AWESOME SAUCE parents. Plus, I had to treat myself to the simply divine Naked 3 eye shadow palette from Urban Decay. My co-workers celebrated with cake and Starbucks bakery treats. (Yeah, they rock!) Safe to say I was spoiled rotten for my day!

Anyways, I do have a couple OOTD's to share with you from last week. Spring time has arrived here in SD. I know I'm not the only one who is hoping that it stays!!

I got this card in the mail from my parents. I chuckled! Can't go wrong with the road trip tunes to head home.

Cake and Starbucks treats!!

 

The bestie's met up! We are such party animals! ;)

 

I firmly believe that a great denim jacket can change a person's life. Mine is from the Gap  (similar)and I l-o-ve it! The standard black jeans from New York and Co with a casual white tee shirt makes for a really easy going outfit great for running some errands around town, which is exactly what I did. The scarf was in my March PopSugar box (Still absolutely in love with that thing!!); it is from Brokedown clothing Co., which specializes in creating unique vintage looking garments.

 

I wore this outfit to a high school basketball game -- yeah, it's been a while since I had been to one of those. I love the print of this  Billabong cardigan and it totally caught my eye in the shop window (similar)! I paired it with the sea green pocket tee from Target and dark jeans. The boots with the peek-a-boo gold heel are super convertible which is perfect for the much hated bleacher butt.

Or do... :D

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!! Enjoy the sunshine!

Yours xx

Fashion Friday: OOTD

Doing what an average girl would do on a Saturday night after a couple glasses of wine, I spent my time on Pinterest. In my pinning adventure, I found this absolutely adorable photo of this girl and her layered outfit. I scoured Pinterest to find the original pin and couldn't (color me frustrated!). 

I pinned it HERE!

I woke up on Sunday, still inspired, and did my best to create a similar look based on items in my closet. I have a navy and white nautical striped dressed, I put on over leggings. I added my thin oatmeal sweater and my brown boots. I'd say it is pretty damn close to the original but, still very me. But, hey, isn't all that fashion is? Finding inspiration in something and making it work for you.

The sweater is from Old Navy / Couldn't find exact :( / Dress: Hauled here!

Yes, I did take a Selfie in the ornament hanging in one of the stores during my shopping excursion.

Happy Friday! Hope you all had a great week! 

Yours xx

Fashion Friday: Redesign

Well, ahem, you may have noticed it looks a bit different around here!

For several months now, I've been oogling at blog upon blog on their designs, functions and all the goodies to make it a original place to house thoughts. Just like I need an organized..slightly broken in...binder for my work, I wanted my blog to feel like the same thing. And, finally, it does!

This is all thanks to the lovely Joyce at Joyful Outfits! I've been following Joyce's blog on Bloglovin since May and in my scouring of the interwebs Joyce was the best option for me on my redesign. She was an absolute joy (pun intended) to work with and I couldn't be happier with the results!

I thought I'd let Joyce introduce herself to you all:

"Hi everyone! My name is Joyce and I blog over at Joyful Outfits. I started blogging two years

ago as just a casual hobby but has since turned into a part time job that I absolutely love! 

I really enjoy working with people on a new look for their blog and Haley was definitely so fun

to work with :)"

See? How awesome is she! Stop over and stay "Hello!" to Joyce and wish her luck on the college hunt! :D

And how awesome is this redesign??

My introductory picture is a sketch of me done by ioanatrsc that I found on Fiverr, which is a website where you can "hire" someone for $5 to provide a service. Obviously, my service was for a personalized sketch. Pretty accurate, I think, with the iPhone in one hand and the coffee in the other all while wearing a scarf. Very me. 

Hope you loved Blogtober. I skipped some of the posts but, no worries, I will be filling them in soon! And I hope you all had a great week! 

Yours xx

Fashion Friday: September 27, 2013

You've all had this feeling. It is straight up euphoric hearing your favorite song. Not even your favorite song, it's that song you jam to in the car alone/with friends. I listened to 90s Radio on a road trip for work -- jam session commenced. In celebration of Friday, I ask you: what is your ultimate jam song?? 

Plus, how happy is she?? 

Yours xx

Fashion Friday: 30 Facts about ME!

Fashion Friday on a Saturday? Why not!? I think the last time I did one of these Facts about Me challenges I was in junior high but some of my favorite bloggers have been doing them lately so I thought I'd give it a go.

1. I can recite every line from Legally Blonde.

2. I've worn the same ring that I purchased in London as a junior in college every day since I bought it.

3. I own all the seasons of Gilmore Girls on DVD.

4. I quote Gilmore Girls so much that I don't actually know when I'm doing it anymore.

5. The Great Gatsby is one of my favorite novels of all time.

6. Harry Potter is my favorite book series.

7. I have been tweeting my life since the fall of my freshman year of college which adds up to about 10,000 tweets.

8. I hate wearing socks.

9. Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney movie. Naturally, Belle is my favorite princess.

10. I'm one of the worst spellers I know.

11. I still use my fingers to do basic addition and subtraction.

12. I love the smell of a bonfire. In addition, I want to live in a place that is 60 degrees year round. So basically, fall...all the time.

13. My first car was a white Daewoo Nubira.. yeah, that's a thing.

14. Remember number 1? I lied to get into theater to see it. The clerk at the theater asked if I was 13 and I said I was 12. (Badass, Haley!)

15. I'm absolutely obsessed with my iPhone.

16. I cried at the series finale of Friends.

17. I was meeting my best friend's parents for the first time and Extreme Makeover Home Edition was on TV. We were watching the show for 15 minutes and I started crying. I cry at every single episode. No matter what.

18. I have a reoccurring dream that I own a Golden Retriever named Neville.

19. I will sing/rap to the radio regardless of who else is in the vehicle.

20. Each night before bed I drink a cup of Sleepytime Herbal tea.

21. I don't like pickles.

22. I'd like to travel to a new place each week and write about my experiences.

23. I don't like candy canes.

24. I once pulled a pan out of a 400 degree oven bare handed and got 3rd degree burns. It was awful. I now pay very close attention when I cook/bake.

25. In first grade, in response to the "What do you want to be when you grow up?" question, I said a nun because I loved my kindergarten teacher Sister Barbara.

26. If that seemed odd, this one will make sense...I went to parochial elementary, middle and high school.

27. I really don't like ladders or the dark.

28. I firmly believe that a person can never have too much stationary.

29. I own about 65 different scarves. Yeah.. that's a lot, I know. It's a problem.

30. I think you're the prettiest person in the room.

Yours xx

Fashion Friday: The Universe Speaks

Every morning for the past couple of months I have been getting ...A Note from the Universe.

A Note from the Universe is from TUT, or Totally Unique Thoughts. This community "believes that everyone's special, that every life is meaningful, and that we're all here to learn that dreams do come true. We also believe that "thoughts become things," and that imagination is the gift that can bring love, health abundance, and happiness into our lives." via

Each day I get reminded at 3:51am, that life is anything you can imagine it to be. Yep, I receive automated emails of inspiration, encouragement and, at times, hilarity along with millions of other people. It makes me feel a part of something more and my "thoughts become things" so I consciously choose the good ones.

Here are a few of my recent favorites:

Yours xx

Disclaimer: Everything mentioned above was purchased with my own money, pictures were taken with my camera (unless otherwise noted/credited) and all opinions are mine and in no way represent anyone or anything other than me, myself and I. This is NOT a sponsored blog post. You're beautiful.

Fashion Friday: July 5th, 2013

I am well aware that I haven't done a Fashion Friday in several Fridays. I apologize my faithful readers. I've been going to lots of changes with moving and a new job, but I am on my way to getting settled.

I think everyone has a "Someday..." list. Like "Someday... I will read all the books on my bookshelf." or "Someday... I will watch all the Instant Queue of my Netflix." Hey, we've all been there! I have a little Pinboard on Pinterest entitled "Someday..." full of things or ideas that I'd like to do someday. Some may be a bit, well, impossible and some are easy accomplishments. I definitely recommend making a board or even a list like this. Happy Friday, everyone! Oh and I hope you all had an amazing Fourth of July! Hooray America, and fireworks!!







































What is on your "Someday..." list??

Yours xx
(Oh, I pinky promise, no crosses count, to be a better blogger!)

Fashion Friday: June 14th, 2013

As I said earlier this week, I've been doing a bit of exploring lately. I took a walk about downtown St. Cloud, MN this week as well as Lake George. It was around 8AM and finally, FINALLY, after too many days of clouds and rain, it was sunny.  I loved all the different colors and textures that greeted me on this morning. I took some images...I hope you enjoy.

And this week, I went to a Twins game at Target Field. Go TWINS! (They won too! It was an awesome game!) Plus, I figured out how to do panoramic shots with my iPhone. It was all very exciting!

Have a happy Friday, everyone! Cheers to the weekend!

About as Target Geek-y you can get...Spot with Target Field and Target Center. Go Bullseye!

Yours xx

Disclaimer: Everything mentioned above was purchased with my own money, pictures were taken with my camera (unless otherwise noted/credited)  and all opinions are mine. and in no way represent anyone or anything other than me, myself and I. This is NOT a sponsored blog post. You're beautiful.