What I Wore Wednesday

I am on a blogging roll this week.
Today I am linking up with Lindsey at The Pleated Poppy for What I Wore Wednesday.  Sharing outfits from the week in an effort to make an effort and not just wear stretchy pants and hats.  ;)
None of my outfits were anything special, but I had fun wearing some Fall colors this week.

 yellow tee- Target, jeans- Vigoss Nordstrom, scarf earrings & necklace- Charming Charlie's, and flip flops- Havianas Nordstrom Rack.  Oh and I'm also wearing my new sunnies.  My aviators had been in bad shape so I saw these for a good price at Nordstrom and I got em.  They are Marc Jacobs.

 navy 3/4 sleeve top- Forever21, jeans- Vigoss (a different pair from the pic above... I'm not gonna tell you how many pairs of Vigoss jeans I have) leopard scarf- Nordie's BP, leopard flats- Lucky Brand also from Nordie's. Earrings are from Old Navy.

I was trying to get a pic of the back of my hair here.  I tried something new.  I teased the crown area, and then I seperated the back into three sections and twisted them into little buns and bobbi pinned them to stay.  Then I twisted back the pieces on each side, hair spray hair spray hair spray, and voila.  Outta my face all day.  

This was a Thursday.  Thursdays are good hat days for me because I worked late the night before and helped out early in Claire's classroom.  That's why I'm holding a giant mug of coffee to take with me out the door.  ;)  grey v neck tee- Old Navy, jeans- Gap, Chucks- Nordie's, yellow scarf- Etsy, hat- Target and bag- BP Nordie's.

The week warmed up again here in Cali and I had to bust out the self tanner and my shorts again.  Luckily this week is back to 70's and partly cloudy so I might get away with wearing boots a day or two.  white tee with leopard pocket- Windsor, shorts- American Eagle, flips- Havianas Nordstrom Rack, necklace- it's the Stella and Dot knock off for 1/3 of the price from the Accessory Concierge.  I have lusted after the Stella and Dot version for forever and I jumped at the chance to buy the knock off that looks almost identical to the orginal one.  


That's it for outfits from last week.
Don't forget to hop on over to The Pleated Poppy to see the other great link ups for some fun fashion inspiration!
Have a great week my friends. 

What I Wore Wednesday

Happy Wednesday friends!
The weekend is almost here.
Hallelujah.
I'm linking up with The Pleated Poppy again for What I Wore Wednesday.
I still feel silly sometimes posting so many pictures of myself. 
But I LOVE to see what others are wearing, and get great ideas for myself just from taking pics of what I've been wearing and being able to look back on outfits that I can shop my own closet for.
This time I'm throwin' my morning workout outfits in the mix too, because I love to see what others are wearing to work out in too, and because I love clothes of all kinds, stretchy waist bands and all.  ;) 
 So here we go...

 tank- Old Navy, shorts- Lululemon, and shoes- Aasics
and after my workout and shower...

shorts- so old but from Old Navy, tank- Old Navy, flip flops- rainbows

I was in Hannah's room and remembered I hadn't taken my wiww pic yet...

 football tee- BP Nordie's, orange tank- BP also, shorts- Kohl's, flips- rainbows, necklace- Lisa Leonard, earrings- Kate Spade

Running errands on the weekend and it was so hot, but the stores are always cold with the ac cranked, so I grabbed my chambray shirt to throw on top of my tank.  Here I am in the Target dressing room. A girl can't go to Target without trying somethin on.  haha.

 shorts and tank top- Target, chambray shirt- ON, cognac tote (The Madwell copycat bag)- BP Nordie's  

Morning workout wear...

 shirt- C9 Target, shorts- Nikes
and later...

shirt- Old Navy, jeans- Vigoss Nordstrom, Toms- Nordstrom, belt- Target

 jacket- Zella, running capris- Lululemon, tank- Old Navy, shoes- Nikes
and much later that night Mr. H and I made it out to see a movie.  We saw The Hundred Foot Journey.  It was great!! We loved it.

 shirt- Nordstrom, jeans- Vigoss, flips- Lauren Conrad Kohl's

Saturday morning, my Soccer Mom outfit... I started out with my hair down, but after turning into a sweaty mess five seconds after the start of the game, it was twisted up...

 camo tank- Target, shorts- Nordie's, shoes- converse, crossbody- I think Francesca's boutique, earrings- Kate Spade

striped tank- Gap, shorts- Target, scarf- Nordie's, leopard tennies- Target

 tank- C9 Target, capris- Old Navy
and later...

 skirt- Target, tank- Target
buttt I was not feeling this skirt so later I changed into shorts...

Please ignore the towel on the counter.  Why can't kids learn how to fold a towel???

That's it for this week's What I Wore.

My favorite Fall purchase so far has been my leopard shoes from Target.

And they are SO darn comfortable!!!
Now if it would only cool off enough to wear my ankle booties and jeans I could sip my pumpkin spice lattes throughout the Fall season a little bit more merrily.

Have a great Wednesday and don't forget to check out all the others linking up at The Pleated Poppy today too!  :)

Big Bear, Recent Randoms, and Stepping Out of My Box

Two weeks ago our Labor Day was a 4 day weekend!!
Yahoo!!
Except Mr. H had to work on Monday, so only a 3 day weekend for him. 
But we made the most of it!
Friday morning we packed a few things in a bag and drove up to Big Bear.
The weather has been so hot and humid and gross here and we were so excited to get up to the fresh crisp mountain air!

This particular trip was a little bit sad though because my Grandma's cabin sold and this was our last time staying the night.  Womp womp womp. :(  
Mr. H and I sure would love to buy our own place up there some day.  
Regardless of that being a little sad, we still had a great time.
We took the girls to the Discovery Center, on the other side of the lake from where the cabin and my Dad's boat are.  It was fun to explore on that side a bit and the girls loved the Discovery Center.
We did a short little hike they have there, and picked up some information on some longer hikes that we want to check out our next trip up.

After that we scoped out a Mexican restaurant we thought we'd try for dinner.  BB isn't known for the best resaurants so I was a little nervous but it was pretty good.  We ate at Azteca, but first we went to Vons for a few grocery items, and also had our first pumpkin spice lattes of the season!!!  So very Fall.  

 I posted this picture on instagram with the quote "The bad news is time flies.  The good news is you're the pilot." -Michael Althsuler

The next day my parents were heading up to spend the weekend too.  While we waited for them to arrive, we went to Snow Summit and took the girls up to the top of the ski lifts.  What a view.  I've never done that in the Summer time and it was fun and the girls quickly got over their fear of the lift!

By the time we got back, my parents were at the cabin and we spent the rest of the day out on the lake with them.  Did a lil fishin', motorboatin' and might have even done some day drinkin'. ;)

 Clairey was the only one to catch a fish all day!

 We drove down the mountain that night because we had a lot of stuff we wanted to do around the house the next day.  Starting with our front porch.

 It needed some curb appeal.

 Big time.
The spot by the door has been empty since we ripped the bushes out that used to be there and I've been anxious to find something to plant there.

 We bought two jasmine plants but haven't put them in the ground yet because I'm not sure if they'll get enough sun in this spot.  So we are waiting it out to see.  Mr. H replaced our old dingy doorbell with a new bright shiny light up one.  Such a small little doorbell but what a difference.

 Hannah spotted the Welcome Fall flag at Lowe's so we got that, and a few hydrangeas to add to the front too.

Sundays I'm trying to get back into meal planning for the week.  The girls have homework that they can start over the weekend so it's nice to get a head start on that on Sundays too.

 Clairey and me waiting to pick up Hannah one day.  She recently earned 10 bengal paws and got to shop the teacher's treasure chest.  She was so proud of this bouncy ball and pink kazoo she picked out.

 Hannah's got such a great soccer coach this season.  Her practices are Mon and Wed, and since I'm at work every Wed evening, I am really glad I get to make it to her Mon night practices.  The girl above in the purple stripes is our neighbor and Hannah loves that they're on the same team.  

 Our first games were last Saturday.  Unfortunately Mr. H and I both work every other weekend.  So this day I was off to take the girls.  Although... both their games were at 10am!!! Bummer!  My parents helped me out big time and took Hannah to her game, and I took Claire to hers at a different field.  It was HOT HOT HOT but they were troopers and played their hearts out.  

Recently I stepped way out of my comfort zone to try something new.
I put together a resume and a cover letter, and I applied for a job to work from home as a part time stylist for Stitch Fix.  From the moment I heard about this company I was intrigued.  It is a women's online styling service and once a month you get a personal hand selected Fix with 5 items picked just for you by a stylist (the position I was interested in).  It's really fun and I've loved getting my first two Fixes so far.  

I sent in my resume the end of July and started to think I wouldn't hear back and that was ok because I already work part time in the salon, and plan to up my days very soon, and with school, soccer, and Girl Scouts, I thought maybe adding to my plate right now wouldn't be a good idea anyway.  

But the job sounded fun.  So fun that for me, if I got it, I think I'd like it so much that it wouldn't feel like "work".  Shoot I spend time daily pinning different outfit ideas for every season for myself on Pinterest anyway.  The idea of going over other women's Pinterest boards to see what they would like to receive in their Fix sounded like a blast.  

And last week I received an email asking me to do a video interview.
I was SO excited.
And SO nervous.
And SO unsure about what to wear!!!!!!!!
So I did what any girl would do,
after work one night I tried on just about every shirt in my closet...

 and then finally decided on the outfit in the bottom right.

 The interview was only three questions, and you had 1 minute to answer.  The good thing was you could re record your answers until you were satisfied with it.  I thought about my answers to each question, and I was satisfied with my responses given the limited time I had to reply.  Of course I could have gone on but I didn't want to talk too much.  

A few days later I got an email that I did not get the job.
Womp womp womp.
Big sigh.
I didn't realize how excited I would start to get about the possibility of the job, and I was more let down than I thought I would be.
Of course I spent days analyzing my responses, and wishing I had said something more so maybe they got a better idea of who I am.
I thought that I could do a really great job as a stylist.
But, C'est La Vie I guess.
All things happen for a reason and I'm still trying to remember that.

It's like Tina Fey says, "Do your thing.  And don't care if they like it."

It's been a long time since I applied for a job.  I've already been doing hair for 15 years!!!  That sounds crazy, but I was 18 when I started.  I learned a few things by doing this, and I was proud of myself for pushing my comfort limits and stepping outside of my introverted box I love so much.

And today I read Gina's blog at The Fitnessista, and her I Will What I Want video really struck a chord with me.  And so did ballerina Misty Copeland's.  I've watched Misty's several times. So inspiring.

Anyway, I better run.
We've got soccer practice tonight.
But first, have you guys heard of this nail polish yet???

 I got it at Target and it is Ahhhhhhh-MAZ-ing!  It's a fast drying top coat but I swear it makes your polish feel like gel polish!!! My polish stays for days with this stuff on!!!  I love it.  Already on my second bottle.

I've got a WIWW post in the works too so hopefully I'll have that up on Wednesday.

Go do your thang my friends.
And don't care if they like it.  ;)

What I Wore Wednesday

I've got a handful of outfits from the last couple weeks and a special request for a WIWW from my friend Jenny, so I am linking up with Lindsey at The Pleated Poppy for What I Wore Wednesday.  If you're new to my blog, What I Wore Wednesday was started by Lindsey, taking a picture of her outfits throughout the week, and sharing them on Wednesday in an effort to encourage and inspire herself to get out of her yoga pants each day.  It sure does encourage me to do the same.  Although I do love my yoga pants.  ;)

So here's what I've been wearing...

striped tee- Old Navy, shorts- Target, military jacket- Nordstrom, Toms- Nordie's

I didn't get a full outfit pic this day, but I love these jeans!  Gap.  And the fun little hair tie was from Etsy.

orange tee- Gap, grey cami- BP Nordstrom, white shorts- Kohl's, Toms- Nordie's

red tee- Target, distressed Vigoss jeans- Nordie's, leopard shoes- Target (they even matched my leopard apron at work that day!) earrings- Nickel & Suede

palazzo pants- Target, black cami- BP, ruffled tank- Anthro, sandals- dv Nordie's, earrings- Kate Spade Nordie's, short necklace- Lisa Leonard, long necklace- BP Nordie's

slub tee- Old Navy, green tank- Target, Vigoss jeans- BP Nordie's, Toms

We had a fun dinner out with friends last weekend so I wore the Target dress I got recently with my white Target sandals.  jewelry was all from Nordie's.

camo shorts- Old Navy, pink tank- Target, white tee- Halogen Nordie's, Toms, black tote- Nordie's, earrings- Francesca's, necklace- BP Nordie's

Looks like I've been wearing a lot of shorts, tees, jeans and Toms lately.  I'm itching for our temperature to drop at least below 90 so I could maybe thinking about wearing a scarf again.  And my new camo pants and aztec sweater from the Nordie's Sale are just begging to be worn too.  

Soon.  I can feel it.
The nights are getting dark earlier.
Boise State Football starts soon.
Our pool temp has dropped from 85 to 80.
And I might have actually been chilly this morning when I walked the girls to school.
I love to layer my clothes and our summers are too darn hot to layer much more than a swimsuit and a coverup.
But soon... Fall will get here... I hope. ;)

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the other link ups over at The Pleated Poppy!