Coffee Date/Hang Out Sesh

Happy, Happy, Happy Friday!

It has been a helluva week. I feel like I am on a never ending roller coaster ride, and I am ready to get off now. This should make for a very interesting post. I kind of have diarrhea of the mouth when I am feeling like this. 

Sooooo.....

If we were having coffee and hanging out today, this is what I'd share:

- Job Hunting is a B-I-T-C-H. Yup I said it. I swear I thought it would be easier. I have been proven wrong. I have applied and I wait. Apply and wait. It is making me crazy, I tell you!

- I got my hair done and I am headed to a wedding tonight. I am excited to wear my new dress and rock a fun new hairstyle (inspired by Reese and Emma) . I also LOVE celebrating love. I am so happy for my friends and am honored to be celebrating them!

- When it comes to matters of the heart, I know nothing. I don't know what I am doing. Love is hard. I am afraid I lost a good one this week. Praying I didn't but I just don't know.

- I have cried more times this week than I have in the last three months. I hate it. Blah!

- I got invited to attend Lucky FABB which I am super excited about. I am *trying* to find a way to pay for my ticket so I can go! UGH! It would be such an incredible time. Is anyone going???

- I am running a 5K a week from Saturday. At Angels Stadium. I am so excited to be running another race. Plus we get to go to the game that night. BASEBALL is back. Woohoo! I heart baseball season. A lot!

- I would tell you that I didn't get to work out once this week due to a big fat bruise on my inner thigh from riding the bull at the Bachelorette party last weekend. It is HUGE, gnarly looking, black and purple and hurts to touch. My legs touch. So even walking is painful. Which means that running and cardio has been pretty much impossible. It sucks because the ONE week I REALLY needed working out as an outlet, I didn't have it. Probably why this week has been extra hard to deal with. I am craving it!

- Music is getting me through the ups and down. I have been getting in my car to drive and blow off steam and my radio level is at 50+. So loud and I don't have a system in my car. I just have a deep need to feel the music at the core of my soul. Literally. I love feeling my body shake from the vibrations.

- I would tell you that I am OBSESSED with THESE heels, that I am dying to buy these in camo and I really, really, really have to have these pants in my closet in the blue color (worn with a loose tank, wedges and straw fedora. Summer Style!). What are you currently coveting??

So tell me what is going on with you! Share something funny or light hearted if you can. Or commiserate with me and share what has been troubling you! Nothing is off limits. Good or Bad we just need to keep it real!

Thanks for reading about my awful week! 

It can only get better! I really believe that!

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What I Wore: Casual keeps winning!

When the sun is shining (and since I am not working) I tend to wear the most casual things. I have not "worked" for one month and I have not really missed getting dressed up every day (yet). I was always jealous of the girls who got to wear jeans to work so I am pretending I am them :)

This is my version of Reese's outfit from Tuesday.

I am wearing the Old Navy shirt that I linked you all in that post. It is $15, cute and so comfy. It is perfect for the summer weather. 85% of my shorts are old jeans. Which makes them even MORE amazing in my book! Cut offs are my choice of shorts to wear. I think that they looked the best at various lengths. Pairing the look with wedges gives the outfit a slightly dressier look (in my mind anyways!)


Casual Card

What I Wore:

Top: Old Navy

Shorts: Old Navy cut offs (5 years old)

Shoes: Jessica Simpson 'Gemy'

Tuesday Travel Style {32}

Keeping in theme with my casualness this week, I decided that this week's travelista needed to be casual and comfy, too! Seeing this pic of the ever darling, Reese Witherspoon, made her a PERFECT candidate.

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I really liked this look because it is something that every single one of us can emulate and look good in. I have been obsessed with my plaid Old Navy button downs. They are PERFECT for Summer because the are lightweight. You could pair them with BF jeans like Reese, or in cut offs and Haviana's like me! Surprisingly (Ok, not really), I was drawn to her hat and shoes. I think it is safe to say that everyone has Chucks (or slip-on Vans, Keds, Jack Purcell's) and a fedora in their wardrobe. I love pure white sneakers and Reese is wearing them. She is also ricking the Ray Ban wayfarer's! I personally don't think that look good on me but EVERYONE and their MOM has replicated this look. Target's version is like 14 bucks! Reese looks fab and we all can too!

Happy Tuesday!!



336: Rainy Day attire

The rain isn't keeping many people from living their every day lives. I mean, Christmas is in a few days and clearly people are still shopping.

There seems to be a uniform for this weather.

It is made up of Hunter boots and Black jackets.

Some throw in a droopy beanie.

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Would this be your uniform too?

332: Rainy Monday

It has been raining in Southern California for days!

It NEVER rains like this.

I lived in Seattle for a fleeting moment in time and I am having flashbacks.

Would you believe that i have ZERO pairs of shoes that work in the rain?

I have boots...but they are in a super high heel or seude.

I have Uggs but we all know that they are not water proof.

I have tennis shoes, Vans slip ons and Chucks, but they get soaked in 2.5 seconds.

So I need to head to target to find rain boots that fit!

The Hunter boots don't fit my calves :(

So in all this rain, many celebs are still finding a way to look cute! I love this picture of Reese.

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The jacket, scarf and boots are darling.

She looks casual, comfy and chic!



326: Fitted Sheath dresses

Nothing looks better on a woman's figure than a fitted sheath dress. This silhouette shows off the figure, is sexy but isn't too revealing. You can pair it with a cardigan or blazer for work or funk it up with loads of jewelry for a night out. I prefer my sheath's to hit right below my knee, it helps elongate my body. A sheath that hits just above the knee is very flattering as well!

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This dress is my favorite. I love the color, the cap sleeves and the deep V neck.

I love how Hilary pairs the dress with nude heels.

Makes Hil look long and lean.

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Lo maintains her sophisticated look with an LBD.

This dress makes her look curvy, womanly and beautiful.

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Polka dots! RED polka dots.

They totally make this outfit.

Reese looks amazing in this polka dot sheath with stand out red Jimmy Choo's.

She looks pretty, professional and FUN.

One hundred sixty eight: Reese's pieces

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I Love floral dresses with a grandpa cardigan! She looks sassy with natural wedges and a straw fedora.

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The color of this dress matches her eyes perfectly. And I think that the volume lays nicely and compliments her shape instead of hiding it.

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I want this whole outfit. I love the color of the dress. She looks so comfy! The long necklace really makes the outfit.

Reese Witherspoon is a very simple dresser and it totally works for her. She tends to wear shift dresses, cardigan and flats. She casually adds hats and scarves for a different look. I love how she looks classic and elegant even while running errands. 

Who wore it better: Reese vs. Jessica

Many magazines and websites like to pair off celebs that wear the same thing to see who looks best. Many times they talk about the way the shoes and accesories make someone a winner. I truly believe that shoes and accesories make a huge difference and can make an outfit. But what drives me crazy is that most times they are comparing people with completely different body types. Clothes look different because of how the fabric drapes and molds to the body.

For W.W.Y.W. Wednesday I am going to show a comparison of Reese Witherspoon and Jessica Simpson and tell you WHY Reese looks better and HOW Jessica could! A little twist to what I normally post for WWYW.

L'Wren Scott Dress

Reese and Jessica are both the same height, 5'3". But they clearly have different body types. Reese is more lean and Jessica is curvier.

WHY Reese is the winner: Wearing a Print dress is harder to pull off for many people. This dress is cut perfectly for a petite woman. The dress hitting just above the knee makes Reese look leggier than she really is. And since Reese doesn't have a large chest the print doesn't pull in that area. The split cap sleeve shows off her toned arms.

HOW Jessica can look better: Two things would help Jessica, a shorter length and a skinny belt or NO belt at all. The longer version makes Jessica look very squat. Her legs look very short and the dress should elongate her frame. If her dress was hemmed 2-3 inches so that the sheath hit just below her knee you would get a better look for her curvy body. Having a large chest and a short torso, clothing can make a person look heavier than she really is. By wearing a wider belt her body and her torso are cut in half which draws attention to the chest. Wearing a very skinny belt would draw attention to the waist which is her smallest area and doesn't cut her in half. I think that she should lose the belt altogether. She also could have gone up a size so that the fabric didn't pull in the chest making the print larger than the rest of the dress. She could have altered the rest of the dress to fit closer to the body if it was too big.

Do you agree with my observations?