What A Week!

Oh my goodness!  I can't believe it's been over a week since I posted.  Last week was the busiest week at work that we have EVER had.  We did over a normal months worth of work in less than a week.  It was intense.  Lucky me though, I have a great team and we got through it.  However, it didn't leave much time or energy for blogging or really anything but work and sleep.  Eating even got moved down the list.  But now life can get back to normal.

Now that it is past Memorial Day, fashion law states that we can start wearing white.  I love white in the summer.  I love white pants, dresses, etc.  However, I don't really rock white often since I a) work in a warehouse, and b) have 3 dogs.  That's just a recipe for disaster on both accounts.  But I'm seeing a lot of white and mint, or turquoise color combinations for this spring/summer and I am really loving the pair.  I think they are very fresh, clean, feminine, and modern.  I have been incorporating mint into my wardrobe and love what I am coming up with.  I will definitely be adding more mint and white to my summer wardrobe.

Look at these fun examples I've found online:


This picture I found on Pinterest and love it.  The link takes me to a dead eBay link but it's a good example of what I'm talking about.


Another Pinterest find.  I love this one for a summer party or BBQ.  Just don't spill on yourself like a certainly would wearing this top.  I'm not sure where to get these pieces but I love the shorts.  I would get them if I knew where to buy them.  Super cute!  I love the texture.

So what are my new mint wardrobe pieces?

I got this Harper blouse from Alloy.  I wasn't sure about it or if I could pull it off but I love it.  I do wear it with a statement piece necklace and I do think it needs a little extra to really make it pop.  Next time I wear it I will take picture to share with you.  I didn't think about it last week when I was wearing it.

I got this Cloe dress from Alloy as well.  I wore it last night for date night with the hubs.  I wore it with a big pearl necklace and some floral flats.  I should've taken a picture of that as well but also didn't think about that.  I will do better in the future.

I also got some mint skinny jeans.  They haven't come yet and I'm pretty nervous about wearing a colored jean.  I love colored pants on other people but am not sure if I am comfortable wearing them.  I'm not sure why but I'm a little self conscious about that but I'm excited to give it a try.

Oh!  It's June, which means it's semi-annual sale time!  Nordstrom has already alerted me that their sale for women and children is on now.  Victoria's Secret is having theirs (that is very dangerous news, I can easily drop a few hundred dollars at that one).  I haven't been to the mall for a bit but I am sure several stores have theirs on now too.  I would bet that Express has theirs on.

Anyway, that's all for now!  I'll do better posting this week :)

Alloy Contest and A Little Bit About Boys Tees

When I started this I didn't plan to be sharing so many sales and promotions but that has turned out to be a fun direction.  I'll try not to do it so much in the future but I probably will still share them with you so you don't miss out on the good deals and sales that I hear about.

I have a quick one today.  Alloy (I've shared about them before - I love to get my Vigold jeans from them and I ordered a few things from there last week that I shared pictures of my order) has a Facebook contest going right now to win a $1000 gift card with them.  You just have to "like" their page and enter the entry form.  Super simple right?  They do this promotion a couple times a year.  I always enter and haven't ever won but I would sure love to.  If I don't win, I want one of my friends to win :) If you enter through me via the link I'll post below, I get an additional entry too.  Enter and share with your friends.  Let's one of us win :)
http://bit.ly/12ygDCq <--- Enter from this link to give me credit too :)

Now, on to the boys....

I am not a fan of printed T-shirts for girls as a general rule.... or really the standard T for girls at all.  I think a slightly more dressy T is much more flattering for women.  Even just a T with a V-neck is so much better than the standard T.  That being said, I love T's on guys.  Especially soft, fitted ones.

One of my favorite places to buy T's for the man in my life is Threadless (www.Threadless.com).  It's a website where people submit original designs and artwork and members of the site vote on them and if they get enough votes, they become shirts and you can buy them.  I've bought several for my husband from Threadless and am happy every time the shirts arrive.  Depending on the design, it can be bought in T, tank, long sleeve, sweatshirt, mens & womens, and sometimes babies and childrens sizes.  But as I said already, I think they are best for men (babies ones would actually probably be really cute too).  Right now, Threadless has all their T's on sale for $15.  They also have an awesome clearance selection as well so you can usually find awesome shirts for less on clearance.

Some of the designs I'm loving right now are:



"The City That Never Sleeps" Designed by Dina Prasetyawan



"World of Bike" Designed by Matt Hoch



"Which Door?" Designed by Patrick Seymour - They did a contest for Monsters, Inc. themed shirts to go with the movie when it came out.  This is probably my favorite from those.



"Blow Away Barcode" Designed by Kevin Keeton

I could list dozens of shirts from their site that I like.  They are great shirts and I love seeing my husband in them.  I feel like they are good quality too.  They've been holding up really well.

Other places to get good mens T's:



Old Navy has fun prints and I also love their soft wash, V-neck T's.  They are soft and a V is always flattering for men, especially muscular ones, such as my husband.  www.OldNavy.com The one above is "Men's Boombox Graphic Tee" on sale for $6.99.



Banana Republic.  I've gotten a bunch of shirts from there for the hubs over the years.  The occasionally have fun prints but it's their soft wash and vintage T's that sold me on their shirts.  www.BananaRepublic.com The shirt above is "Vintage V-Neck Tee" and comes in a variety of colors.  Priced at $29.50.



Forever 21.  Believe it or not.  I have a love/hate relationship with Forever 21.  Their clothes aren't the best quality and it's definitely hit or miss with finding something you like but I have gotten some of my favorite pieces of my wardrobe from Forever 21 over the years.  And they always have fun T's for men.  We've gotten several from there as well.  The shirt above is "Abstract Graphic Tee" priced at $14.80. www.Forever21.com

Sales!!

I was hoping to post one of my creations in my 2nd post but life has been a bit hectic this past week, as it always is.  So, instead, I thought I'd share some sale information for sales I know that are going on at stores I love.

First, is Banana Republic (www.BananaRepublic.com), which I love dearly and probably half of my wardrobe is from (partially because I worked there for several years).  Today they are offering 30% off purchases of $150 or more online.  Just enter "BRTAKE30" at checkout.  If I were shopping with them today, I would be ordering the following:


I love this trench.  It's on clearance now for $145.99.  It is two things that I love; orange and a jacket.  I have an obsession with jackets.


I love a classic handbag.  I don't own many bags but I admire classic bags that will be appropriate for everyday life and stand the test of time.  This reminds me of Coach and one of their standby bags that are white leather with colored leather trim.  It seems like they have a version of that bag every year.  This one is canvas and runs at $198.


Boden (www.BodenUSA.com) is offering 15% off and free shipping & free returns.  I haven't ever ordered from Boden but I love their style.  They have simple designs but use fun fabric choices.  I am loving the following from them right now:

I think their Retro Pocket Dress is super cute.  It comes in different colors.  I'd probably go for the green and white print.  This one is $128.

The Selina Dress is classic and would be great to dress up or down depending on the occasion and accessories you use.  I, of course, am loving the rust color in this picture but it also comes in about a half a dozen colors.  This one is more spendy at $198.

This Notch Neck Shift dress is on clearance right now.  They actually have a pretty extensive clearance section at the moment making them much more affordable and there are a ton of cute things to choose from.  Especially with the 15% off of your purchase they have running right now.  I don't see it saying anywhere that the 15% is only good on full priced merchandise so I believe you can take it off of clearance as well but I'm not positive so don't take me to the bank on that one.

One of my favorite sites to shop from is Alloy (www.Alloy.com).  It's geared towards teenagers and it's hit and miss but I order pretty much all of my jeans from them.  I love Vigold brand and they cost around $30 through Alloy.  I have a hard time justifying spending $200 or more on designer jeans, even if I love how they look, because I've made jeans before and I know how inexpensive they are to make and how quick and easy they are to make.  So it's much easier for me mentally to order $30 jeans from them.  And now I have probably 15 pairs of jeans whereas if I were buying designer, I'd only have about 3 pairs at the same cost.  They are currently offering free shipping on orders of $75 or more.  You just have to type in "AGFW75" at checkout.  I have a shopping cart of things at the moment and with all of the below, my total is a whopping $71.78.  Not bad at all: