Bacon Everything, Bells and a Graphic Tee

Top - UO  //  Bells & Shoes - ThreadSence  //  Necklace - Lucky Brand  //  Sunnies - c/o Woodzee

A friend has this great tradition called Feast of the Swine.  On Easter, he gets people together and the menu is pork.  Various connotations, various servings - from pie, to sausages, to olives wrapped in bacon - but it's got to be pork.  This year I attended the pork feast.  And a feast it was.

Bacon wrap grilled pineapple, and bacon wrapped olives, and also apple bacon bourbon pie.  Oh yum!  It was just yum!

If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em

Cardigan - ThreadSence  //  Lace top - FreePeople  //  Corduroys - Gap  //  Boots - Locale  //  Scarf - SheInside

That's the saying isn't it?  Well, it's a full on snowy gray winter here, so I guess since I can't beat it and I have tried, I might as well join in.   It seems that no amount of wishing and hoping, and wearing bright colors and lace dresses will make this bitter chill or tufts of snow leave.

I think the time has come to embrace the snow and the cold and see what will happen.  The least I can do is try to make the white and gray as fabulous as possible.

p.s. I think it's awesome that no one noticed that I got rid of my highlights and dyed my hair back to dark brown about a month ago.  I guess it was only a dramatic to me.  It always is. 

Woman at Work

Cardigan & Top - UO  //  Pants - Free People  //  Boots - Locale //  Scarf - SheInside

This day I was on my way to assist at a shoot all day.  So the mantra of the day was comfortable, movable *to lift and adjust gear etc* and no jewelry *you don't want it getting caught on some lever*

Since I couldn't use accessories to brighten my wardrobe, I went for what Andrew calls 'loud' pants.  I love a good paisley.  Much more so than a floral, and this grey and cream pant was perfect.  They're a bit big *they were on sale and the size left was a touch bigger than mine* so once I break them in it'll need a good belt, but I kind of like the baggy boyfriend cord look once in a while.

Long Live the Monday Morning

Poncho - Love Threads  //  Corduroys - Gap  //  Hat & Necklace - I forget  //  Shoes - Ruche

Gotta say, I love Mondays.  I know most people who have a 9-5 hate them, but I love them.  All through my life I've been a freelancer or shift worker, and the fields that I work in have usually been most active on weekends.  So for me, the weekend usually meant work. Monday meant rest.

Now, Mondays are an extra long day for my girl as she has Spanish class right after kindergarten.  So now, Mondays are a big day of free space.  Space for work, for productivity, for a pamper day if I need it.  Mondays are full of opportunity.

My Girl's Going To School Today

Pants -Urban Outfitters  //  Top & Sandals - ThreadSence  //  Bag - Target  //  Necklace - I forget  //  Sunnies - Lace Affair  //  Rings - F21

Giggles. Tears. Jitters. Nerves. Laughter.

Oh, she's fine. I'm talking about me.

My girl's going to school today.

That's pretty much all I can think.

What Is A 'Hot Mess'

Fringe Kimono - SheInside  //  Floral Tank -  c/o Ever. Mi. Crush  //  Textured Pants - FreePeople  //  Suede Panama Hat - UrbanOutfitters  //  Sandals - F21  //  Red Necklace - I forget  //  Skull Necklace - Monserat de Lucca  //  Backpack - Stela 9

What do you think of when you hear 'hot mess"?  Is it someone in disarray but who has some semblance of charm or beauty?  If so, I'd like to think that you'd think of me.  Hopefully.

This odd, nerdy, and yes, often klutzy girl can be found trying to take a picture with her backpack falling off.  Catching her hat, like it's supposed to magically save the backpack.   Opposite directions really!

C'est la vie.  *sigh*

Gazebos? Really?

Lace Top - Free People   //  Palazzo Pants - Lush  //  Kimono - made by me  //  Sandals & Hat - Threadsence  //  Sunnies - Lace Affair  //  Necklace and earrings - don't recall *old*

There's this secret that everyone else is in on, and yet I'm left out of.  It's a secret that everyone just instinctively knows, it's in the DNA, except that I seem to be missing that gene.  It's the "What the heck is the real purpose of Gazebos" gene.

Honestly, what is the purpose and the logic of having a tiny little gazebo shoved in around a beach, trees, and field?  It's only big enough for maybe three people and it seems to serve no function.  I have yet to find a gazebo of who's purpose and function I am capable of gleaming.

It's a tiny little wood structure in the middle of nowhere with rather uncomfortable seating, so it's plain that they don't want you resting there. The views are usually obstructed by timber. It's never in a convenient location. Plus, there's a decided lack of hammocks. So really, what's a gazebo for?

Other than being a fun background for a fashion blogger of course.

Pause the News

Bell Sleeve Sweater - Somedays Lovin  //  Velvet Pants - Gap  //  Fringe Booties - Aldo  //  Necklace - Threadsence  //  Jacket & Sunnies - F21

We don't have tv in the classic sense.  We have Netflix and networked computers.  So my girl is used to using a keyboard to play her shows and can navigate it pretty well.  So, recently we were watching the news on the three digital channels that we do actually get on tv (from the antenna) and she needed to go to the bathroom.  We got up to go.  She walked over to the keyboard and hit the spacebar, 'cause that's what she does to pause her shows.

Nothing happened.  She did it again. Nothing. She furrowed her brow and tried one more time.  Then looked at me and said, "Mama, the show's broken.  It's not pausing."

It was one of those moments when you realize that your upbringing and hers is totally different.  She's so in tune with our tech that to her it makes perfect sense that you can pause all your shows, whereas I never did.  You left, you missed part of the show.

I know it's a minor difference, but it's illustrative of the greater differences between being a kid now, and being a kid then.

It's Official, I Hate Children's Building Blocks

Tribal Cardigan - Fate via Shopsosie  //  Velvet pants & White Shirt - Gap  //  Button Up - Jacob  //  Boots - Call It Spring  //  Necklace - I forget  //  Headscarf - from my Babcia

.  Never mind that I step on them several times a day and either hurt my foot, or trip and hit some other part of my body.  Never mind that they get everywhere and are impossible to all corral into the same box.  No, that's not why I hate them.

I hate them because Baby Girl loves them.  She loves them so much that she wants, "Mommy, you come build with me?"  all day and every day.  I have built something at least twenty times a day for the last two weeks.  And that's about the limit of my sanity.

I hate building blocks.  Hate them!

*pause*

*sigh*

"Yes, I'm coming to build with you honey."

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