Lizzy Rae

It might not be the first thing you think of, but sometimes when it comes to clothes good old grandma might just have some trendy digs lying around in her closet somewhere.

The story behind this statement…

I spent last week in Las Vegas for a photography conference with work. I flew, so I packed only my favorite clothes into a carryon and headed out on my Southwest flight. Keyword here is Southwest. Your bags fly for free and therefore my carryon sized luggage was unnecessary. But that is besides the point, the point is that because of my carryon sized luggage I had packed so very strategically for that week. I packed my favorite jeans, accessories, and shirts. The thing that I forgot was that Vegas has a very familiar yet repugnant smell to it. The smell of smoke that seeps into your clothes and into your luggage and doesn’t escape until you have the time to wash them.

Resourcefully, I got through Vegas with the clothes that I had. The next hurdle was when I got home that night went to bed and woke up the next morning and had to pack for my trip to Arizona. (The trip that I was leaving for in about an hour). With laundry still washing and Vegas clothes smokey I packed what I could and headed out.

So how do grandma’s clothes fit in?

On Saturday night while in Arizona, the bf and I went to meet up with some friends that were also in town and had drinks. Hmm those clothes that I packed to wear to spring training baseball games don’t quite work for that occassion do they?

So I went to my grandma’s closet.

There is a little girl’s excitement that happens when you open your grandma’s closet like you did when you were a kid. She always seemed to have shiny and glamorous stuff. So which of that shiny and glamorous stuff would fit for that outfit that night?

The outfit didn’t need to be too fancy but couldn’t be the Cubs t-shirt and sweatshirt that I had brought or be the only other suitable outfit which I had already worn on my way to Arizona that violated my never repeat an outfit rule. I needed something comfortable, casual, and trendy.

In Grandma Villa’s closet I found bunches of clothes that she had bought but never worn. Clothes that she probably didn’t know how to piece into an outfit but thought they were cute while shopping one day. I couldn’t help but drool a little. I was wearing my one pair of clean jeans and found a vintage flannel button up that fit perfectly with it.

When she saw my interest she threw some more clothes at me that she didn’t care to wear but that will serve a very important role in my wardrobe.

So whether your grandma is an impulsive buyer or not, I encourage you to peek around in her closet (if she isn’t creeped out by it)… you might be surprised what you find. My only regret to my excursion is that I didn’t take a picture!

xoxo

When most people think comfort food they think home cookin similar to mashed potatoes and meatloaf maybe? What is comfort food for you? I didn’t grow up with much down home cooking, we had meatloaf on occassion and some mashed potatoes always hit the spot, never really had casseroles, but to me comfort food includes mexican food and sushi. There is nothing to take my worries away like a bean and two cheese burrito from wahoos or a sushi night at ichiban. Today I went for the comfort food early, as I gave up my usual go to (Soda) for Lent and needed something to give me an extra boost of energy for the rest of the day, Sushi Boy.

I have said this time and time again, I am a sushi lover not a connoisseur so don’t judge me on my love for fast food sushi, it’s not necessarily my love for the fast food version but just my love for sushi in general that takes over and tends to veer left toward the closest sushi restaurant. Don’t judge me. Just love me and my quirky ways. And try not to be too jealous of my Sushi Lover Lunch.

{Sushi Lover Lunch}

I am getting extremely frustrated with my blog not letting me upload pictures. Coming soon…

On another note, I went shopping this weekend. If you recall I have said that I will not be purchasing new clothes this year without the assistance of my graduation gift cards, so just so you know all of my shopping purchases were done according to the rules.

Today’s outfit includes one new item, a long teal and dark blue striped T with a braided high waisted belt attached. Along with this item are jeans, a black loose sweater (for warmth purposes), and brown mid height flat boots.

I really love this new shirt, its a super casual shirt that can be dressed up a little and warn to work.

Here is the proof.

{The Proof}

Coming soon…

Happy Monday!

The pursuit of volume for a straight haired lady.

I have thick hair, there should be something to work with, but while I have thick hair it is also hair that completely lacks volume up until the point that it gets poofy at the bottom and starts to go crazy, all the while staying flat on top.

Curl my hair one second and the next second it’s flat. Flat flat flat.

Today’s solution… Big Sexy Hair products. Specifically Root Pump and Hair Spray

Root Pump (above) and Hair Spray (above)

36/365 

The chosen outfit to accompany this newly volumized hair was a teal blue blouse that is loose at top and banded at the bottom, jeans, and my favorite pair of yellow shoes. I think it was a little too bright though. I didn’t have time to take a picture today, or blog because my computer crashed and everything was a little behind but just picture it very bright.