A Whirlwind {part 1-Atlanta}

June 10, 2013

My whirlwind trip to Atlanta to meet Marianne and Tiffany could not have been any more perfect. We easily connected and felt like long lost friends. We stayed up chatting way past my bedtime and I could not have felt more refreshed. Tiffany, our gracious host, took us to Optimist for dinner on Thursday. It was amazing!!! The design concept was brilliant and the food was divine. They even catered to my gluten allergy. I can most definitely see this becoming a must have stop in Atlanta for me.

*more of the trip tomorrow and some other fabulous ladies I had the pleasure to meet.

Wrinkles and All

June 6, 2013

This past weekend the Mr did some rush photos for the girl that was our flower girl years ago! Of course I had to tag along and bask in sweet memories. The Mr then decided that I should start doing posts on what I wore once again. Ha. So let's pretend my hair was washed, shirt not so wrinkled, and I was not standing pigeon toed. The fashion bloggers are quite adorable these days and I most definitely do not compare, but this is what I like to think a a thrity-something mother of two, who works, runs errands, and cleans the toilet would be most comfortable in. You can say this is my start to summer wear.

Gingham Top: J. Crew

White Jeans: J. Crew

I-Phone case: On sale in store a few months ago. LOVE this one too though!

Shoe by Enzo Angiollini: Have had for years!

Bracelet: J.Crew, can't find it either, but they have plenty to choose from!

More importantly I am off to Atlanta today and tomorrow to meet Tiffany and Marianne! We are having dinner and heading to Scott's in the A.M. I simply can not wait! The whole reason I began blogging was to meet like minded people and share what inspires me. There weren't too many blogs when I began and pinterest wasn't even a thing. I must say it has made blogging much harder. Trying to post things you all haven't seen 100 times before and the community of blogging has broken down some. Yes, I still make and have friends that I adore that I have met through this little world of ours, but most of that is now done through instagram. I still adore it don't get me wrong, but I feel as if blogs are evolving into something else. Not sure of the word I am thinking of, but it's not relationship based. Kind of sad.

Organizing {the master closet}

June 5, 2013

Yesterday one of my long time best friends came over to help me clean out my closet. Could I have done it myself? Maybe, but it most definitely would not look like this! She inspired me and reminded me that I do not want a whole lot of "extra" and to live simply. In the end that is what I we achieved!

Here is the beginning. I got to a point where I got so overwhelmed I simply lost control over the year. My feet grew, my girth grew, and there were so many pieces that no longer were flattering. I just did not have the inspiration to tackle this one on my own.

First she pulled EVERYTHING out. This was my "what was I thinking" moment...

In the end the more I purged the more free I felt. Majority of these things no longer fit or I simply never wear. Who needs 20+ striped shirts anyway? The piles to the left are yard sale items and the piles to the right will become a blog sale. Those pieces are more of the high end and barely worn. Don't get me wrong some yard sale peeps will be getting killer deals on really cute items too.

Now on to the less embarrassing parts. Everything after being whittled down was re-hung or folded by color. My next step will be to make sure all the hangers match. The Mr will have simple white hangers and I will have the beige velvet ones.