My Bestie: Hero Edition

This is my bestie Raela. She is my hero and participated in the Scott Firefighter Stairclimb to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on Sunday morning.

She climbed the 69 flights of stairs and 1,311 steps to reach the highly acclaimed observation deck overlooking the city IN FULL FIREFIGHTER GEAR! Air tanks and all...

I followed her around like some crazed paparazzi. I hid in every corner.

Doesn't she look cool? I have watched this woman run into burning buildings and I AM NOT A FAN (seriously who wants to see their bestie RUN INTO A BURNING BUILDING?!?), but then I see that it is her passion, the one thing that she has worked her whole life toward and smile at the fact that she has achieved her dreams.
Here she is getting ready to start her air for the climb...
The swipe that starts her timer...
I waited and waited at the end of the escalators to get her face coming down. I was so proud of her!

Look at this girl.... Barely breaking a sweat! She shaved 6 minutes off her last year's time!

Raela~

You are an inspiration to all that know you. You never take "no" as an acceptable answer and have smashed the glass ceiling in our small town. You are a powerful woman who I am proud to know!

Loves!

Weight Loss Wednesdays

Covering my face seems like a common occurrence these days...

Peek! I have good news!
I lost the pound that I gained on vacation! So yay me!

Keeping track? That is back to 27.4 to go! Groundhogs Day, anyone? (Bad reference to the movie... ha ha...)

Here goes another week of being mindful. Who knew it would take so much more energy?!?

Welcome New Readers and Followers! Glad to have you! :)

Sweatshirt: BENCH

Spreading the love...

It was one of those nights last night. Where your head won't stop and you get so frustrated that sleep won't come that the anger keeps you awake longer! I felt the way an unripe orange must feel when you try to peel it as I dragged myself out of bed this morning...

It was going to have to be a comfy day. No make-up (I guess to really make it look that I hadn't slept) and boyfriend fit jeans. Yes, yes...They are not the most flattering, but comfy no less.

I walked into the training I had that day and a teacher from another school said to me "I love coming here and seeing what you are wearing! You always have a different take on your clothes!"

I then told her about my blog. At first I was super embarrassed...I mean, I am just a girl who takes pictures of her clothes. I am not that thin girl (give it up for booty!), or the one with $500 shoes on, or even a blogger whose photos are super refined. I am just a girl who loves textiles and has a wonky little blog.

So then, even with the bad nightlurking over me..I had to smile. Even if it was just for a second...
Is it bedtime yet?

Trench: Target

Jeans: Target

Shirt: Bean's

Cardi: TJ Maxx

Socks: TJ Maxx

Necklace: F21

Shoes: Target

Anchor's Away!

I was taking my photos right outside my apartment and a bird threatened me (hence the face).  I am afraid of birds.  Well not all birds, just ones that fly...

Whoa.  Gain weight. Get boobs.  The only good thing to come of it!
Requisite Little Miss Lee blogger pose to get the shoes in the shot.
Black skinnys remixed and cuffed UNDER.  Yep. Under.  Poor girls hem.  My mom used to try to make me do this in high school and I would be MORTIFIED.  But now I do it... As you age how many times do you really have to apologize to your mom for being a teenager?

More cheese please.  Happy Monday!

Jacket: Bench

Tank: (best ever and deserves its own blog) Target

Shirt: JCrew

Jeans: Target

Shoes: BC

Sunnies: D&G

Happy 101: How to have a happy day!

Shirt: Old Navy    Skirt: IDK    Scarf: Thrift    Belt: JSimps   Socks: The Sneakery    Boots: Doc Martens

Thanks to Nina at Ballerina's Closet Obsession I received that Happy 101 Blog Award!  She is a very thoughtful blogger who always has the best pictures of her SHOES!  Go on by and chickity check it out for yourself!

To keep with the blog award rules, I must now list 10 things that make me happy!  Here they are (in no order and I could go on for days!)

1. Finding a Hershey's Kiss in my coat pocket

2. Hearing my nephews laugh

3. Tickling Bean

4. When I see growth in one of my students

5. Small presents from the grocery store

6. An I LOVE YOU text from my dad

7.  When my mom does "bird lip"

8.  Having all my besties in one room for the Shoe Exchange

9.  Warm sun on my face

10. HUGE bathtubs

and Number 11 would have been MY NEW DOC MARTENS!  Aren't they the most...to say the least? (sorry.  Huge Grease fan!)

I will award my picks tomorrow.  I just watched a category 5 hurricane get SILVER.  No points for originality?  Lame.

See ya tomorrow!

Weight Loss Wednesdays

Who doesn't love vacation? Who doesn't love a turkey leg?

Well my diet didn't love either. I gained a pound. Just 1 pound which is kind of amazing since I really did eat A LOT on vacation! But I told myself that I wasn't eating gluten so I would be OK. What a good liar to myselfer (not a word, but it sounded right...) i am!

Keepin track? That is +1 so 28.4 to go! I am not beating myself up for it. I had a GREAT time and am back on track.

I just work so dang hard for every ounce lost...

This pic makes me laugh every time!

See ya tomorrow!

Back in BLACK

I wanted to find a pair of black skinny jeans.

BUT I didn't want to pay a lot for them as I hope to change sizes soon...

So I set a price point of $30 bucks and went out looking for the black skinny and I FOUND them!  Gotta love Target!  They fit great!

Jeans: Target     Shoes: JSimps     Burnout T: UO     Jacket: ROXY     Hat: ROXY     Earrings: IDK

I love when a fashion plan comes together.  I often dream up something I want, and it doesn't even exist!  I used to write these items on my Christmas list and drive my mom crazy!  She used to look and look and would always pull me aside and say  " I have searched everywhere and I really don't think that they make XYZ..."  Ha ha...Poor MOM!  What a trooper!

Ugh. Tomorrow is Weight Loss Wednesday.  WWW+Vacation=NOT GOOD.  

Till Then...

P.S. Welcome New Readers!  I appreciate every one of you!!! :)