I am so behind! Forgive me!

Hi Girls!
I am so sorry that I am so behind on catching up with your blog posts lately! Please know that I miss you all and I miss it here! I have been running around like crazy for Easter and trying to get it together with my store and my new job too! So I went shopping the other day at Target, (thanks Nik!) and got two dresses, a skirt and a black top for my job for $90! Yay! I wore one of the dresses the other day so I just thought I'd share it with you. I've been talking non-stop about florals so now I'm about to practice what I preach :


Hopefully you can see the print a little bit better in the second shot, that was my intention :)
Dress: Target $21.99! :)
Cardigan: The Limited $50
Shoes: Aldo $90

I'm hoping to catch up on my blog reading tomorrow. Thank you again for all of your help with your feedback and your comments. You girls are the best :)

My outfit for Saturday.....

I just wanted to quickly check in and share my outfit for Saturday with you guys. You know I've been digging the nautical look lately, so I'm going to try it for the first time this weekend. Let me know what you think.....



Dress: F21
Cardigan: F21
Shoes: Nine West

And as an added bonus, we had my little boy pose with the mannequins at Forever 21, hehe :)...

Danielle On Making Summery Clothes Wintery....

The beautiful Danielle did a wonderful Outfit Of The Day post on Fatshionista for me about a month ago. She took a sleeveless dress and accessorized it to make it into a winter outfit. I wanted to share the post here. Be sure to check out Danielle's page at: http://elleinwonderland.wordpress.com/


So, I've been grappling a lot with my wardrobe recently. I seem to have lots and lots and lots of summer clothing and just not enough long-sleeved shirts, sweaters, and more.

That said, since it's time to strap down and save money (and the fact that I am once again on a student budget), I can't always afford to just go out and buy those shirts and stuff. So I'm trying something new--I'm trying to incorporate summery clothes into winter. I have a buttload of dresses that I absolutely love, but sometimes feel I can't wear because of the weather.

Here's what I tried:



Your model today is about 5'8" and around 280 pounds. I normally wear somewhere around a size 22.



(By the way, I apologize for the photos being sort of funky.)

Here's what I'm wearing:

Colorblock dress with POCKETS!! -- Jen's Fashion Plus (which I ADORE--affordable and fab!) -- size 3X
Leggings -- Torrid -- 3X
Boots -- Torrid (last year) -- 3X

I didn't get a photo of this, but I wore this outfit out with a lightweight long-sleeved sweater that I also got from Jen's Fashion Plus, and I felt it was warm enough AND season appropriate, despite the tank-top-style dress.

Details!!



I hope this isn't too hard to see, but I'm wearing this fantastic feather-fanned headband I got from Etsy.



These earrings were made from beads from this bracelet:



which used to be on stretchy cord and then broke. The beads are made from paper, by women in Africa, and the proceeds went right back to them. I got this bracelet at a place in Portland, Oregon, called Global Exchange. If you guys are around, definitely check it out!....



Anyway, thanks for looking. I'm hoping for more suggestions on working with what I already have this winter. Recessionistas unite!!