Snack Attack

One of my favorite snacks is Nacho cheese doritos and an avocado. This may sound weird but give it a shot! All I do is scoop the avocado into a bowl and mash it with a fork sprinkle a little salt on top of it. So delicious!

Just Fab

Just Fab offered me a deal I just could not refuse! They gave me $20 off my first pair of shoes and I received an email with a $20 off code. Now if you aren't familiar everything on their web page is $39.95 so I had $40 to play with! I got some 'suede' over the knee boots and a purse. I'll only share the purse in this post. Saving the shoes for an ootd!

The 3 above photos are the top and front of the purse.  The main closure is a magnetic snap and it has that rope to go over the purse and closes in the back also with a magnetic snap.

The above 2 photos are of the inside.  The one on the top is just as soon as you open it.  The bottom show that the side panels have zippers and they both open.  There is also a center zipper in the main part of the purse.

When I saw the bag I fell in love. It has a textured front and gold hardware. I like the texture because I hate the way faux black leather looks but this is some good faux leather! Lol

It has handles and an optional over the shoulder strap. The handles are a little thin for it being such a large and roomy purse but I know that I'll mostly use the shoulder strap which feels substantial.

This last picture is the back.  The back isn't textured.  It has a zipper pocket good for keys and a cell phone.  I'm holding out the strap for the cross body part here.

Sunsets

I love sunsets or rises! The sun just creates so many beautiful colors. I mean you hardly notice the construction mess because the sun looks so nice! Lol ok maybe not quite but you get the idea. Do you enjoy watching the sun meet the horizon? Share your favorite photo you've taken.

October/Halloween

With October just around the corner time is running to enjoy the beautiful fall weather in Chicago. I don't want to think about what comes next!

What are your plans for the month & halloween? Do you plan on visiting a pumpkin patch or any October Fests? How about decorating for halloween or going to a haunted house?

October is one of my favorite months! You can layer your outfits to stay warm and look cute! Plus there are so many different activities! I love the Gooberts pumpkin patch in Schaumburg.

I also want to make these ghost dresses for my parents front lawn for decoration.

And of course I gotta find a good haunted house to hit up! So excited for the events ahead?

What are you most excited about?
Escape Reality 1 hour at a time with aa peaceful massage.

Jewelry Show & Tell (haul)

So I have been on a bit of an earring kick lately!  These first three are from Old Navy and I like how they can add a little sparkle and color to any outfit.  From left to right they are red, orange and a peachy rose gold color (my favorites!). 

These I got from a jewelry sale at my job.  They travel to different buildings.  I believe they are called Art as Jewelry.  But It is a feline head with Ruby eyes.  I just think they are fun!  Marked as $35 but got them for 60% off!  They are sterling silver.

The ones on the left are also from Old Navy.  I love Blue and thought these were so pretty and might make my eyes pop a bit.  The ones on the right I got from a craft fair called Art in the Park.  They are hand made from magazines!  I like owning some original pieces and no two sets of these look the same.  A bit funky and eclectic, I love em!

What is your favorite jewelry item?  I love earrings!  In all colors and sizes.

Friday Outfit of the Day

So yesterday I got my package from Lane Bryant and this cape was inside! What do you think? Its really growing on me! I'm beginning to love the lines when they hit the thigh.

So its Friday, TGIF! Here is my outfit of the day. Sorry that the pic is a bit blurry it was not even 6am when I took this. :)

Cape: houndstooth cape from Lane Bryant

Top: Chambray top from Lane Bryant

Jeans: Red sweetheart skinny jeans from Old Navy

Flats: Shoe Carnival

How do you style your colored skinny's and cape?

Happy Friday! Share, comment & like, you know you want to.

They Misunderstood

There is so much music out here that is just horrible!  Kids these days know too much and don't have enough of an actual child hood because they are trying to grow up too fast!  Be careful what you do around kids and what you subject them too.  Let them keep that innocents for as long as possible.  Let them be a kid!

 

Now that I'm off my soap box I just wanted to let you know that Lupe Fiasco's album dropped yesterday!  This is some real music! (still not appropriate for kids) You may learn something!  My favorite song so far is 'Bitch Bad'.  Lupe Fiasco is really speaking the truth on this track!  He explains how you do things and may not realize how kids pick up and perceive things.  If you haven't checked out this song yet please do!  Then go buy the cd because you will not regret it!

 

'Bitch bad, woman good, lady better they misunderstood'

 

Take a moment to check out the video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3m3t_PxiUI

Lip Junkie

So I'll admit that I have a little addiction to lip products. Mostly chap sticks and glosses as I'm not big on lip color (I'm a chicken with lip color).

Those revlon lip stains in the giant pencil form came out and I had to have it! I got 2 colors and I really liked the product! The color was long lasting and buildable. Here is where my problem came in. I'm not sure if it was the crayon or the change in weather but my lips got super chapped and I've never really had that problem.

I stopped using the stains and picked up the eos and began using that mixed with other glosses when I realized that's all I had with me. At night I would just use vaseline hoping I could cure this icky problem before it got out of control and before I grossed my man out. The problem was inconsistent but the eos wasn't working like I'd hoped it would. So I found my trusty carmex in the bottom of my purse and after a few hours the dryness was gone!

Being at the bottom of the tube and jar! I stopped and picked up a new jar, tube and stick since they were buy 2 get 1 free. I've been using this all day and my lips are back to smooth! I will defiantly be sticking with carmex through the winter season!

What are some of your favorite lip moisturizing lip balms?

Random Acts of Kindness

I had a very lovely birthday including some unexpected gifts.  My facebook was full of well wishes and my phone buzzed and rang all day with people wanting to talk to me and share the love.  That day and a few days after I was still feeling like I was walking on cloud nine!  This inspired me to spread my joy and do some random acts of kindness.  So far I brought a cake into work to share with my coworkers, stuck money in each of the vending machines, and shared some tacos with a few less fortunate people.  I am looking to keep this going!  Any ideas of what else I can do?  I know there are a lot of other things I want to do.  I will keep you updated!  What random acts of kindness have you committed?

Aged Whine

So tomorrow is my 27th birthday (I posted this a few days late).  I'm not or have I ever been one of those ladies who is afraid or ashamed to admit her age.  The only problem I have with my birthday is now I'm starting to think 'I'm about to be 27 and I am so behind'  I do my best to shun these thoughts that are only depressing and heavy.  Things pop in my head like I haven't finished getting a degree, I haven't even decided on a degree!  I only live in a studio and I struggle weekly to make sure things get paid and that I have some me money every now and then.  I haven't traveled enough or to grand enough places.  I'm not married and I don't have any kids.  Yes, these are the crazy things that sometimes run through my head.

 

On the other hand I stop myself before I hyperventilate and think 'hey its cool, I've got plenty of time'.  I don't have a degree but I have plans to continue school and move up in my company.  I live in a small efficient studio.  Who needs to pay all that money in rent for a larger apartment just to store more junk?!  I struggle a bit from week to week, but oh well struggle builds character and having limited funds has encouraged me to be more mindful about the items that I buy.  Sure I haven't traveled the world but I do travel!  It's not where you go it's who you go with and how much fun you have.  I'm not married which only means that it is not yet time, and the same goes for children.

 

The point is that there is time!  Plus I'm learning to prioritize what is important to ME rather than live or do what society projects on me as acceptable for the age that I am.  Be happy where you are and learn to love these kinda young kinda still carefree days.

Stop the Leaks!

One good thing to being financially strapped is you look for better deals.  Something you don't usually do when you got the money in the bank!  I know I have thought several times 'the savings won't be worth the hassle'

Well I decided to call tmobile to see if I can get a smaller plan. Unfortunately there weren't any plans that would save me money and not risk overages. So I told the guy forget it I'd just leave it as is. As I was getting ready to hang up (and cursing t-mobile in my head) he said 'Hey! Since you've been with us since 2006 and have more than 3 lines with mobile internet your eligible for a $20 credit to your account for 3 months. Would you be interested?' Uh of course! Thank you for that! $60 to apply to my debt pay off!

Lesson-It never hurts to ask!

Traffic in the City

There are roughly 2.7 million people in the city of Chicago.  With all these people plus the people migrating in from the suburbs for work that is cause for a lot of traffic.  For some people this means sometimes unbearable commute times.  Which in turn people get frustrated and look for faster routes and short cuts which has somehow turned into what I call the 'stop sign epidemic'.

 

People have either forgotten how a stop sign works or just do not care.  It is becoming a big issue in the city!  I'm on a site everyblock.com and there have been people not native to Chicago comment about the issue stating how they have never seen so many people roll through stop signs like they do here.

 

I live on a corner where 3 streets intersect and so it is a 6 way stop sign.  Just the other day 3 cars moved through the intersection and I decided to proceed otherwise I'd likely sit there forever.  I pulled forward, tooted my horn and held my hand out the window to the other car who decided he didn't need to stop.  He said something I couldn't make out I replied with 'that's a stop sign' and he replied with some vulgar words and was so angry.  I laughed it off and shook my head.  The more I thought about this situation the more it upset me.  I didn't care what he called me what bothered me was how angry he was that I made him stop when he should have done it on his own.  Who does he think he is that he is so special to not have to come to a complete stop and give others a chance to get through the intersection.

 

At this same intersection I was crossing the street one day with no hassles.  Well crossing the main street was a woman in a motorized wheel chair and her dog.  This young girl rolls up to the stop sign and didn't even look to her right to see the woman coming and rolled right through the stop sign almost hitting her.  The lady luckily was able to stop and pull her dog back before getting hit.  Out of reaction to the situation I screamed 'Oh my God you almost hit her' and she didn't even notice and kept on driving.

 

It saves lives!

These are just two examples and are very recent.  On a daily basis I have at least one issue where someone doesn't know how to use a stop sign.  This is so dangerous and really doesn't save any time.  It's to a point where I feel like something needs to be done, but what?  None of us want a stop light at every intersection.  None of us want cameras or police at every intersection.  So what do we do to get drivers to realize how important it is to STOP at a stop sign?  I guess for now I start with this post.  Read it, share it and educate others, It saves lives to stop at stop signs.

Love Thyself

Love Thyself is self explanatory!  Love you because if you don't love you, no one else will!  We live in world that is very visual and there is always this message of 'fitting in' or being 'normal'.  Just be you and love you.  No matter if you're short or tall, skinny or fat, blond or brunette, purple or green!  Here is a little inspirational picture quote that I love!  And I'm sure this is more than enough cheese for one day! :)

Dental Dilemma

I need a dentist! I've really been a procrastinator in this department and its bad! I've been taking care of my teeth as I should but things happen. My molars were coming in and out causing pain burt as usual I ignored it. Well this time when they came in they did so with too much pressure and cracked my last tooth. As I type this I just popped 2 advils (and I don't do medicine) to stop the pain. This is so unbearable I don't know how people deal with this pain.

PSA: Go to the dentist for a routine cleaning every 6 months to avoid this.

I know once I go I'll think, why did I wait so long? Part of the reason I've waited so long is $$$. The dentist is expensive and dental insurance doesn't cover much. Ugh here begins my search. Hopefully I can find a place that will do payments with me.

Blogging

I guess everyone's 'first' blog post is a bit generic just giving an overview of what you may find here in future posts. This isn't my first post but this is my first post since I've decided I want to get this blog going.

Well I'm a 20 something girl born and raised in Chicago. I don't have one main topic for this blog, you will see a little bit of everything. Just trying to find me and my place in this world and figured I would share my growths and struggles. Maybe you'll learn something and hopefully I will!

Welcome! Kick back and enjoy! Feel free to comment and share :)