Tag: fashion

Black, White, Yellow, & Carbs

yellow lace top, kate spade windowpane bow flats, skinny black pants, bucket bag

yellow lace top, kate spade windowpane bow flats, skinny black pants, bucket bag

yellow lace top, kate spade windowpane bow flats, skinny black pants, bucket bag

yellow lace top, kate spade windowpane bow flats, skinny black pants, bucket bag

yellow lace top, kate spade windowpane bow flats, skinny black pants, bucket bag

yellow lace top, kate spade windowpane bow flats, skinny black pants, bucket bag

I’m trying to think of something to say about this outfit but I can only come up with a random string of excited words: Yellow! Pretty shoes! Bows! Sparkly things! Basically, I liked this outfit so much that I forgot to how sentences make.

I’m also going to blame my brain fog on the large amount of unhealthy but delicious food I ate today. A Giordano’s Pizza opened this week down the road from me, so I just had some serious deep dish. Also, earlier today I was looking for something in my purse and I found the second half of a s’mores brownie I bought 5 days ago. I’m not ashamed to tell you that I took a bite just to see if it was still good. I’m also not ashamed to tell you that once I confirmed it was still good, I ate the rest of it.

Now that I think of it, I ate the first half of that brownie while wearing this outfit. There you go…I made a complete thought about this outfit. My work here is done.

similar Top (on sale) // Cardigan (under $25!) // similar Pants // Bracelet* // Shoes* // Bag (under $30!) // similar Necklace

*Bracelet and shoes purchased with gift card provided courtesy of Shopbop.

Budgeting Bloggers: January

January Budget Breakdown

I’m sitting here working on this post and watching Parks & Recreation, which is LIT-RALLY the greatest show in the universe. If you don’t watch it, you should start immediately and don’t stop until you’ve caught up on the first 6 seasons. Done? OK, great. So now you understand the concept behind “Treat Yo Self.” That’s what Tom and Donna are doing in tonight’s episode, and it’s what I did for myself this whole month. I opted not to bedazzle my elbows because it’s just not practical in the winter. Instead I stocked up on sweaters, coats, and jewelry.

As you probably remember, I use my blogging income to supplement my shopping budget, and January was a good month so I had plenty to work with. I would have spent the rest of my budget, but I had to hold back thanks to good ol’ vehicle troubles. It’s a little too cold to walk 15 miles to work, and I have exactly zero pairs of shoes appropriate for such distances. So. New tire thingamajig for me. #TreatYoself

My Budget

  • ~$335 ($150 starting budget plus $185 leftover from December)
  • ~$479 (blog income)
  • ~$18 (sold old clothes)

        = $832

What I Spent

        = $644 (total retail value: $1,115!)

Look at that, $188 under budget. That almost makes up for my bill at the mechanic. There were only a couple things I bought at full price. I definitely took advantage of all the post-holiday sales.

What I Received

See how the rest of the budgeting bloggers treated themselves this month – linking up with Franish!