look#41

i got a pant suit!

I have been wanting to get myself a pant suit for ages now and I finally managed to score one from my local Ross. This pant suit is fashionable, cool and it looks like a "baby clown suit" or something like that.

Paired with my favorite glittery-gold flats, this outfit really does say something along the lines of "Hey, I am a disco queen."

I have also been wearing my hair pulled like this a lot more often here lately! It's cute, quick, easy and keep my headaches at bay. It also keeps the back of my hair from going way flat.

god/goddess ask

thor: would you consider yourself to be pretty powerful?

Some of these questions are so far out. No, no I do not consider myself powerful at all. Smart? Maybe. Conscientious? Sure. Powerful? That is a definite no, no.

look#40

uhg, I am so shiny in this post.

Like I said, I am going to be making quite a few posts with looks that I will be wearing to work, so this is one of those. 

It's really fun to re-style other pieces that I have that I would not necessarily thought of as being work clothes. And I love this necklace, it has tiny yellowish gems surrounding it with some type of brown crystal mass in the center.

look#39

another look for work.

Honestly, I wish that I had a new camera. I also don't wear a bolero with this dress unless I am wearing it to work because it is a spaghetti strap. I got it from a Ross and it is way cute.

That is a size small children's belt that I re-purposed into a skinny belt that I use to accentuate my waist.

I wore a small ring to work that day... It is has a completely black (fake) jewel. You can't tell, but on either side of the jewel there is a small heart, so it matches the dress pattern!. Again, it makes me think back to LOTR. Doesn't it just look like it could be an artifact of Mordor?

god/goddess ask

odin: what is your family like?

My family... I have a lot of family, extended and blood. I have a great love for all of my family. Although there have been many (many *sigh) disagreements between some of us, we always manage to put the pieces back together. I haven't talked to my sister for a really long time now, though. We haven't been getting along... Then again, this isn't the first time that I have gone a long time without speaking to her though. My Mom has a chronic illness that effects her nervous system, so that's something for Joshua and I to think about in the long run. My Dad is just a simple, cool guy that suffers from lifelong hardship pretty much... Josh is my life and family as well, of course. That being said, I get a mother in law and a little sister in law that I love sooo much. I also get a Doug, which is Joshua's ex-step father.

god/goddess ask

loki: what is the best trick that you 

have ever pulled on someone?

I don't pull tricks on people. The most exciting thing that I do that may even be close to pulling a trick is when I hide behind corners and scare the bejesus out of Joshua.

look#38

Here is yet another of my new looks for work!

I already had my owl tank top that you see here, but the cardigan and the skirt are a new addition! I also have a new pair of way fresh wedges.

Here is another pair of handmade-gauge-hiders. They work perfectly for shielding my not so work appropriate lifestyle choices.

... And my new wedges. 

Keep checking back daily for more looks and other posts!

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god/goddess ask

lounn: how old are you?

If you are measuring my age by typical human years, I am 20 years old. I will be 21 this coming September... For all I know I may even be hundreds of years old through reincarnation... I feel so old sometimes.

look#37

here is my first work outfit!

Remember how I said that I went shopping for my new receptionist job? Here is one of my new outfit coordinates!

Even thought it is technically supposed to be business casual in our office, we can all get away with wearing really cute outfits. I am talking high heels, flowy blouses and cute summer dresses.

I love this new shirt so much, the floral print is so delicate.

I don't have to wear my lip rings at work because I have had them long enough that they won't seal up one bit. I can leave them out for eight hours straight and it's cool. I made the earrings so that I can cover up my gauges. It's true that people in the world of business will not take you seriously if they are visible... Or at least I think so.

Here are my super cute new flats. The are like bedroom slippers with righteous buckles on them.

updates

so sorry that I missed a post last friday.

But I have some fantastic news. You are now reading articles written by the new temp to hire receptionist through Remedy Intelligent Staffing with Keefe Supply Group! Oh yes, go figures that I job search for a month on my own and as soon as I apply with a staffing agency, I am just handed a great position, with a great company, surrounded by helpful, sweet and supportive coworkers. I could not have asked for a better position. I am starting out at $10.00 an hour with bank hours from 8 - 5. No weekends either. Bye bye Coach warehouse, hello new and exciting receptionist opportunities.

Along with all of that, I have new fashion related news.
Since the office that I am working at is mandatory business casual (aside from casual days), I have acquired quite a few new pieces for my wardrobe that I will be sharing for the next few looks, so keep watching out!

apartment photos!

i'm compiling pics of our new apartment!

Now, this isn't the whole place, but these are a good few ones that I captured! I still have a lot left to put up, but I am almost there!

Check back for even more pics later on!

god/goddess ask

hoenir: are you a silent or a talkative person?

Honestly, it really depends who I am with. My Dad, Josh, my Mom and a select few others can get me to have great, long conversations with them. Although, if I take to a stranger well enough, I can have a good talk. But I wouldn't consider my self talkative or silent. I think I am at a healthy medium.

makeup review!

almay clear complexion makeup w/blemish heal technology

&

almay smart shade smart balance pressed powder

I have been struggling with my foundation/powder makeup for the past few weeks and I decided that it was high time that I try switching to a brand that is known for its hypoallergenic, no animal testing and non-comedogenic makeups. Enter, Almay.

I have read various praising reviews on Almay's products and I figured that it would be worth a shot to try some of their makeup seeing as how I tend to pick when I am not wearing any makeup. The makeup keeps me from picking, but most makeup out there causes breakouts to get worse... However, Almay's clear complexion line boasts that it can actually clear blemishes while helping to prevent future breakouts. While I can't test out that theory here and now, I can test out the daily wear and tear of the makeup today!

Let's do this!

I thought that rather than over load my skin with salicylic acid, that I would go with the Smart Shade Smart Balance Pressed Powder so that I could gauge how well it blends to the skin.

Here I am, sad face. You can see that I have a few healing spots. I just got over a major breakout on my forehead. Thank you Hempseed Oil and Teatree Oil. I would be lost without you. Note, crazy eyebrows that need to be combed. I made the photo extra-large so that you can get a good feeling about how my skin is. Also, I have been taking my Maca Root supplements religiously with many awesome results. I will leave that for another post, though.

As you can see this makeup gives a great first impression! It sits well on my skin, gives a really natural look, isn't cakey and the blending powder matches my skin to a T! I have such a good opinion of the combo right off the bat, but I will do a follow up post in the next few weeks. 

All of the makeup that I am wearing in this photo:

-Hempseed Oil as a base moisturizer

-Almay Clear Complexion Makeup w/Blemish Heal Technology

-Almay Smart Shade Smart Balance Pressed Powder

-Covergirl lashperfection Mascara in Very Black

-L'Oreal Wear Infinite' Eyeshadow in 826 Antique Brown

god/goddess ask

freyr: do you have any children?

If you consider a goldfish my child, then yes, I do have one child. But most people wouldn't consider a goldfish a child, so no not really. Nor do I intend on having any children for a long, long time. I am not even sure if I want to bare children, even if it were just a single one. I want to foster children... People need to stop reproducing anyway. There are too many people eating up our world's resources and too many children in the foster/adoption care system that are receiving poor care that is coupled with millions of cases of neglect and abuse.

hair picks: scarves

it gets so freaking hot here during the summer

One of the best ways for me to cope during the hot summer months are hair scarves! Not only do they look really cute, but hair scarves keep your hair protected from the sun, they help to absorb sweat (yes, gross, I know) and they also can help when the weather is so humid that your head turns into a giant poof-ball.

I decided to compile some of my favorite images of ladies wearing head scarves for your viewing pleasure and for you to get some great ideas to style your own head scarf!

I love how this maiden has her scarf braided into her hair! It looks so chic and is super easy to do.

I feel like the back of my hair would go really flat if I tried this, but it looks really cute and boho regardless!

Is it just me, or does this really look like a Jack Sparrow-esque head wrap?

Women of color always have the most beautiful, voluminous curls as it seems to me. I wish that I could pull off a wrap like this, but my flat, white girl hair just does not have that oomph.

I wanted to make this image larger but it keeps coming out way to grainy. But here, you can see Miss Audrey Hepburn rocking a very large headwrap. I think that it may be a little too big for my comfort, but thanks anyway Audrey.

look#37

this isn't the fanciest of looks that i have done, but...

I decided that with all of the moving, cleaning and basically working out, that I would do a look featuring one of my workout-outfits!

Like I said, this is not one of those looks that I put a whole lot of effort into with accessories, exotic eye makeup and frisky style... But I love my harem pants and my bandeau top! This is one of the outfits that I will normally wear when I am working out (i.e. yoga) or just cleaning the house. Which I definitely consider working out anyway, you can really work up a sweat when cleaning thoroughly!

And yes, that is a photo of the Washington Monument that I took a photo of when Joshua and I got to go to D.C! It was very rainy and very cold.

god/goddess ask

freya: have you ever been in love?

For those of you that do follow my blog, you know the answer to this question. But for those of you that are viewing my page for the first time, yes, I have been and am in love with my sweet, sweet Joshua. Next February it'll be three years that we have been happily conjoined at the hip. Not literally of course, but boy is he great.

i'm back

sorry about being gone last week

But, I am back full force this week with a new look and a God/goddess ask! Josh and I successfully moved into our new place. Moving is such a nightmare, however since we are now pretty much fully moved in, I will be posting pics of some of my favorite spots in the house for you all to look at once I have everything tucked away!

Thank you to all of my viewers!